Soccer, sports and politics (R)

Argentina winger did some embleshing and so to the Aussie scrum half the other day. Is seems to be creeping in amongst the wings and halfbacks as one would expect. I cant see an 8 or lower number doing it.

 

Give him time. He just worked a miracle taking a 1 win team to 3-0. Only been done 4 or five times before.

 

As someone who usually wore the #3 shirt, but at various times wore all of them up to and including #5, I endorse this message.

You might want to see this, Deadtigers. . . here's a guy giving forwards a bad name.

 

When O.J. Simpson went on trial, I didn't watch it. I didn't need to- the result was something that was going to happen every day- a rich man was going to be acquitted or a guilty man was going to be convicted. No, I tuned in at the verdict to hear what Whites who had seen those two outcomes all their lives were gonna say if a rich Black man went free. I was not disappointed.

Likewise, IMO it's not about Coach Sanders. lol, I haven't watched any Colorado games. What I've done was watch Whites to see how long it would be before one of them decided to opine about how they think he should conduct himself based on their Western European White concept of "arrogance" or "flashiness" (translation: that boy is uppity), things like "bandwagon". I was not disappointed.

If these twangs are that triggered by a gold necklace and a folksy sales pitch, maybe they need to find something else to follow. The mirror is there for Whites who can't wait for Colorado to lose to question everything they've been taught by their equally White role models, but they never do.

They. Never. Do.

And you'll notice that neither you nor I was the first person to bring him up.

 

Oh, and the hysteria over the whole Anointing thing- thin White mouths all puckered up like lemons and vinegar... If the Buffs go .500 (that's my reasonable expectation) this season and get better next year, Trump (or the GOP nom whoever it is) may benefit from all the hurt fee-fees on BigSoccer's Fraternity Row...

 

I have the Buffs covering today. Getting 21 which seems too much. Will report back later

 

There's probably a middle ground between instant coaching sainthood and thinking he's just a gimmick coach beating others to the punch with NILs & transfer portal. Might take 2-3 years of proving it in Power 5.

 

That straw man is screaming for you to quit beating him. This isn't about anything but your privilege. Everything is in the post you didn't quote.

The Colorado program has turned a corner from last year, their coach is a man of color who does not conduct himself like Tony Dungy, and for some reason the combo bothered you enough to comment on it when no one else had done.

 

You're usually more long-winded than this. And you're usually more considerate.

Do you have anything of value to offer on the post itself (all is what I said it was), or is this your day to one-line dismiss a topic that very clearly deserves more scrutiny than you're willing or able to give it?

 

do your views towards Whites deserve more scrutiny though? is anyone here going to change your mind about Whites, really?

 

Yeah. didn't think so.

Enjoy the deflection, and congrats on the multi pronged attack

 

I just think you've made up your mind about Whites and it's not a flattering view. I can't fault you for that, you have your reasons. but I think they're deeply held views and you're unlikely to shift, so what's the point of scrutinizing this?

 

This isn't the topic of scrutiny. I know how much fun it must be for you to come here and twist my worda to suit your agenda, but that's not what my post was about.

It's about scrutinizing the tendencies of Whites to make judgemental calls about Black people who seem not to fit into a narrow and subservient role.

I wish you were willing to understand.

 

isn't generalizing about people fun!

 

Lol! It's necessary for my survival. Be glad you don't have to.

 

How much Deion paying you?

Despite your preconceived notions, I, a northeasterner, has followed CFB (and CBB) my entire life. Deion has changed the Power 5 landscape super fast and as always he's entertaining. Beyond that the book still needs to be written. I'm of the wait & see approach and you want him on the Mt Rushmore of CFB coaches. Or the Mt Rushmore of pissing off Wypipo..not sure

 

You're still killing strawmen.

Coach Sanders is (yet) a(nother) view into how the privileged can behave when their Western European ideals about both coaching and religion have been challenged. Shit, not even challenged- just one guy out there who's missing a couple toes and has a way with recruits. You people are so bent out of shape about a guy going 3-1 at a mid-tier Pac-12 program, so emotionally wrecked that you have to lie and say I want to put him on some mountain.

I didn't bring him up, Joisey- you did.

 

GO BUFFS!

 

Even if it did require OT to beat a traditionally mid-table Mountain West team last week!


And for the record, I'm all for the political statements he is making (intentionally or unintentionally). This comment was simply heckling Colorado as a team that is probably overrated.