2008 Woodie Awards
COMMENTARY: Less thanks, more complaints
Eli Rosenswaike, Collegian Columnist
Issue date: 12/2/08 Section: Sports
After Thanksgiving weekend with my family I'm really tired of giving thanks. So now I must take the time to complain about everything sports-related I can think of.
Why does the letter 'C' still appear in the BCS? And how many screw-ups will there need to be to finally see a playoff system? I don't even care much about college football and this still bothers me. Correcting this needs to be Barack Obama's first order of business.
Why do fans care so much about the Heisman Trophy? It's lame. Every year it goes to a quarterback, and every time that quarterback makes it to the NFL (see Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, Troy Smith, Jason White, Danny Wuerfell, Gino Torretta, Andre Ware, etc.) they play like they belong in Pop Warner league. If I were Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy or Graham Harrell I would begin a smear campaign against my own candidacy and refuse the reward if I won. It's a kiss of death.
Why did Plaxico Burress shoot himself in the leg and not Stephon Marbury?
Speaking of 'Starbury,' check out what he said to The New York Post in Monday's paper:
"When things got bad and then worse, guys like Quentin Richardson say, 'I don't consider him a teammate. He let his teammates out to dry.' He didn't care I was his teammate when I was banished. They left me out for dead. It's like we're in a foxhole and I'm facing the other way. If I got shot in the head, at least you want to get shot by the enemy. I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn't even give me an honorable death."
Can we get this guy a muzzle? I'm so sick of prima donna athletes.
I love it when athletes speak their minds, but Charles Barkley had it right: Can LeBron James please shut his mouth and play for Cleveland until his contract runs out - and then ditch the Cavaliers for a higher-profile team? And while we're at it, can Amare Stoudemire stop complaining? Is 22 points, eight rebounds, an 11-7 record and 38 minutes per game not enough for you? Stop crying about Shaquille O'Neal playing a prominent role on the team you play on. How many championships has he won? How many have you won? Right, OK.
Why does the letter 'C' still appear in the BCS? And how many screw-ups will there need to be to finally see a playoff system? I don't even care much about college football and this still bothers me. Correcting this needs to be Barack Obama's first order of business.
Why do fans care so much about the Heisman Trophy? It's lame. Every year it goes to a quarterback, and every time that quarterback makes it to the NFL (see Chris Weinke, Eric Crouch, Troy Smith, Jason White, Danny Wuerfell, Gino Torretta, Andre Ware, etc.) they play like they belong in Pop Warner league. If I were Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy or Graham Harrell I would begin a smear campaign against my own candidacy and refuse the reward if I won. It's a kiss of death.
Why did Plaxico Burress shoot himself in the leg and not Stephon Marbury?
Speaking of 'Starbury,' check out what he said to The New York Post in Monday's paper:
"When things got bad and then worse, guys like Quentin Richardson say, 'I don't consider him a teammate. He let his teammates out to dry.' He didn't care I was his teammate when I was banished. They left me out for dead. It's like we're in a foxhole and I'm facing the other way. If I got shot in the head, at least you want to get shot by the enemy. I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn't even give me an honorable death."
Can we get this guy a muzzle? I'm so sick of prima donna athletes.
I love it when athletes speak their minds, but Charles Barkley had it right: Can LeBron James please shut his mouth and play for Cleveland until his contract runs out - and then ditch the Cavaliers for a higher-profile team? And while we're at it, can Amare Stoudemire stop complaining? Is 22 points, eight rebounds, an 11-7 record and 38 minutes per game not enough for you? Stop crying about Shaquille O'Neal playing a prominent role on the team you play on. How many championships has he won? How many have you won? Right, OK.
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