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Post by ThatGirl on Oct 30, 2005 13:26:10 GMT -5
hahahahahahaha! I was wondering how long it would take...
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Oct 30, 2005 13:28:25 GMT -5
To turn to football or to get me mad about it?
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Post by ThatGirl on Oct 31, 2005 11:19:10 GMT -5
For anyone to notice! :' Back to business...baseball, baseball, baseball We are currently immersed in making college application softball videos for our girls' fastpitch softball players. We have a year round organization with teams in five age levels from 10 to 18. That's as close as I get to baseball. I have nothing against it. I just like football more.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Oct 31, 2005 14:30:06 GMT -5
You would.
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Post by MelMac on Nov 1, 2005 2:16:25 GMT -5
Football....are you kidding me? Who cares? In high schools in Texas, football is king in the fall. (Well, it was in mine until volleyball took a bite out of its dominance in '96. ) Like watching high school football myself, but haven't seen a football game in a couple of years (I know for sure since I graduated college). I think everyone has at least two favorite sports: One they love to play and one they love to watch. In my case, I love to play volleyball (and call lines most of the time) and I love to watch baseball. For others, it's football or another sport. So, in the end, everyone wins.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 1, 2005 13:20:47 GMT -5
Not true, because some sports are never aired on television because those in charge do not like it, so some of us are left out in the cold.
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Post by MelMac on Nov 1, 2005 16:43:39 GMT -5
Not true, because some sports are never aired on television because those in charge do not like it, so some of us are left out in the cold. I was referring to watching in all senses (even radio, though it's not as interesting to look at a radio), but I agree with you on some not ever being shown. What annoys me most is when they show golf on every single main station. It's hushed talking all the time, and I usually watch it if I need to go to sleep. Or, it's the obverse, and it's all racecar driving, which is very noisy. I don't have anything against either sport, but they are annoying when run ad nauseum. They need to show a balance of events so people will be interested in more activities. We had a woman qualify for rhythmic gymnastics this past Olympics. If we started showing it, we may end up having more people compete and qualify for the Olympics.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 1, 2005 16:46:26 GMT -5
True...even the Olympics are staged to where only the "popular" sports are shown...some the US kick arse in are not even shown. Sad state of affairs.
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Post by ThatGirl on Nov 1, 2005 17:01:54 GMT -5
Not true, because some sports are never aired on television because those in charge do not like it, so some of us are left out in the cold. I was referring to watching in all senses (even radio, though it's not as interesting to look at a radio), but I agree with you on some not ever being shown. What annoys me most is when they show golf on every single main station. It's hushed talking all the time, and I usually watch it if I need to go to sleep. Or, it's the obverse, and it's all racecar driving, which is very noisy. I don't have anything against either sport, but they are annoying when run ad nauseum. They need to show a balance of events so people will be interested in more activities. We had a woman qualify for rhythmic gymnastics this past Olympics. If we started showing it, we may end up having more people compete and qualify for the Olympics. Haha! You know, I guess I understand that people might like to play golf...but watch it? That is beyond me. Racecar driving is not for me either. My sister used to drive in a local circuit of muscle car racers. She couldn't understand how I was not interested. I'm sorry. Those cars go around about 200 times. It's boring, it's noisy, the air is noxious...what's not to love?
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 1, 2005 17:04:19 GMT -5
I concur.
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Post by MelMac on Nov 1, 2005 17:41:02 GMT -5
I agree with you on the golf. One year I helped with a golf tournament, and I had more fun trying to drive the golf cart (I don't golf, so picture a comedy of errors) than I did watching the players play.
As far as the Olympics, I wish they'd show more of the unusual sports. I know people were making fun of curling, but I thought it was a rather interesting game. What made me sad was that we won several awards at the Athens Olympics in swordfighting, but they just showed them receiving their medals.
Anyway, as far as baseball, I can almost always watch it, unless the game isn't sold out, then I have to listen to it on the radio.
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Post by scenario on Nov 1, 2005 21:48:41 GMT -5
Football....are you kidding me? Who cares? In high schools in Texas, football is king in the fall. (Well, it was in mine until volleyball took a bite out of its dominance in '96. ) Like watching high school football myself, but haven't seen a football game in a couple of years (I know for sure since I graduated college). I think everyone has at least two favorite sports: One they love to play and one they love to watch. In my case, I love to play volleyball (and call lines most of the time) and I love to watch baseball. For others, it's football or another sport. So, in the end, everyone wins. I've seen middle schools around the Dallas area, I think it was in Plano, that had football stadiums that were larger and more state of the art then a lot of colleges. Football is indeed everything in Texas. I was with some friends this summer and we visited Austin College in Sherman, TX....and for whatever reason we checked out their little football field, then we drove by this middle school in Plano and were amazed at how huge it was. It was for middle school kids, but it dwarfed college stadiums. -scenario
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Post by MelMac on Nov 1, 2005 23:13:25 GMT -5
I've seen middle schools around the Dallas area, I think it was in Plano, that had football stadiums that were larger and more state of the art then a lot of colleges. Football is indeed everything in Texas. I was with some friends this summer and we visited Austin College in Sherman, TX....and for whatever reason we checked out their little football field, then we drove by this middle school in Plano and were amazed at how huge it was. It was for middle school kids, but it dwarfed college stadiums. -scenario Yep, I've seen a few of those as well traveling through Texas (and I've traveled everywhere). Though they built a new high school, my alma mater still plays at the field they've always played. It's a small stadium, and I think the only additions were two more sets of bleachers for the band. But it's also steeped in memories, as that's where our string of state championships began. Don't get me wrong, I love football, but sometimes we do take it a bit seriously. Sometimes, we need to just keep it simple, as we're watching the game.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 2, 2005 17:38:50 GMT -5
I played in fields usually or sometimes we got lucky and got to "borrow" the collegiate stadium.
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Post by MelMac on Nov 2, 2005 18:20:43 GMT -5
I played in fields usually or sometimes we got lucky and got to "borrow" the collegiate stadium. The only times we played on fields other than the high school fields were in playoffs. My senior year, we played at a college stadium in San Antonio, then at the Astrodome twice. It was really cool to be on the floor level of the Astrodome, it gives you a whole new perspective of the stadium (although parts of the Astroturf were very bouncy). I also liked cheering in San Antonio, but (though escorted) I had to walk halfway down the stadium in the suit, which was a bit scary since the stairs were about as steep as they are on the battleship Texas.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 2, 2005 18:25:51 GMT -5
Never been on that battleship. We did not have a high school field per se. We did, but ONLY football players could use it, the morons.
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Post by MelMac on Nov 2, 2005 18:41:49 GMT -5
Haven't been on the Texas since I was in second grade, which was before it got a major renovation and paint job. It's now in its wartime blue paint, and there are many rooms open that weren't before.
Anyway, back on topic (well sort of), we weren't allowed on the field during the week unless it was for track practice (the long jump and high jump pits were in the field as well) or on game day. The only ones allowed were the football team and band once a week so they could get their steps on the lines right. But those rules kept the field in good shape, unlike one field we had to play on in the playoffs.
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 2, 2005 18:45:08 GMT -5
Track could use it to some degree, but I always found ways to run amok...who do they think they are anyway?
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Post by MelMac on Nov 2, 2005 19:31:04 GMT -5
Track could use it to some degree, but I always found ways to run amok...who do they think they are anyway? Always a rebel with a cause, huh? The only time I was on the fields were for cheerleader introductions at the beginning of the football games and after they were over. I also was on the field once for track when I helped measure long jumps during a meet. I was a shot thrower and runner myself, so didn't have much use for the fields. (Funny thing was, I threw shot most of the season, but I would get ribbons for the running events.)
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Post by HoudiniDerek on Nov 2, 2005 19:33:15 GMT -5
You threw shot? So did my sister. What running events? A cheerleader too and a mascot? Miss Multi-Talented.
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