| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight 01:12 - Aug 27 with 2259 views | Illinoisblue |
Feels like a pivotal moment. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 02:26 - Aug 27 with 1870 views | Kievthegreat |
I don't have your confidence. |  | | |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 03:50 - Aug 27 with 1842 views | Illinoisblue |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 02:26 - Aug 27 by Kievthegreat |
I don't have your confidence. |
Lakers and Clippers now saying they’re done for the season. Would have more impact in non-COVID times but still a huge statement. Or at least more than meaningless hashtag and slogans | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 08:16 - Aug 27 with 1738 views | GeoffSentence |
For those of this not in the Land Of The Free and who don't follow their sports, what's the boycott about? Is it a Black Lives Matter protest? |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 08:20 - Aug 27 with 1728 views | bluelagos |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 08:16 - Aug 27 by GeoffSentence |
For those of this not in the Land Of The Free and who don't follow their sports, what's the boycott about? Is it a Black Lives Matter protest? |
In response to a policeman shooting an unarmed black man 7 times in the back at point blank range. In front of his children. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 08:45 - Aug 27 with 1692 views | Mullet |
NFL would be the one to really hurt Trump wouldn't it? That is the sport that resonates in all stripes of society right?
I remember joking about it over there and enraging pretty much everyone in the group - was an expensive round that! |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 09:18 - Aug 27 with 1659 views | WarkTheWarkITFC |
I remember watching Kaepernick take a knee four years ago. Felt like a pivotal moment.
Four years later Roger Goodell has said maybe they should have listened to him as Kaep misses out on $40m in earnings and has largely been vilified for having the audacity to think all people should be treated equally.
I don't have any faith that the joke that is America sorts itself out. I can actually see it getting worse. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 11:54 - Aug 27 with 1597 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 09:18 - Aug 27 by WarkTheWarkITFC |
I remember watching Kaepernick take a knee four years ago. Felt like a pivotal moment.
Four years later Roger Goodell has said maybe they should have listened to him as Kaep misses out on $40m in earnings and has largely been vilified for having the audacity to think all people should be treated equally.
I don't have any faith that the joke that is America sorts itself out. I can actually see it getting worse. |
It never really felt that pivotal. Whilst it generated a lot of publicity and debate the kneeling was ultimately fairly toothless - games were still played and it was only really the NFL’s own image that took a hit
Players/teams refusing to play is a completely different scenario and a very powerful one, that will ultimately hit powerful people where it hurts (ie. in both the wallet and court of public opinion). See also how quickly Mississippi retired the confederate flag when threatened with not being able to host key sporting events |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 12:07 - Aug 27 with 1580 views | Radlett_blue |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 11:54 - Aug 27 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
It never really felt that pivotal. Whilst it generated a lot of publicity and debate the kneeling was ultimately fairly toothless - games were still played and it was only really the NFL’s own image that took a hit
Players/teams refusing to play is a completely different scenario and a very powerful one, that will ultimately hit powerful people where it hurts (ie. in both the wallet and court of public opinion). See also how quickly Mississippi retired the confederate flag when threatened with not being able to host key sporting events |
If this continues, it will have big repercussions in popular sports which involve huge bucks. Not really sure how anyone can resolve this situation though. It would be better if cops didn't keep shooting unarmed men, but reducing or preventing that would need years of training & education. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 12:57 - Aug 27 with 1550 views | Illinoisblue |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 08:45 - Aug 27 by Mullet |
NFL would be the one to really hurt Trump wouldn't it? That is the sport that resonates in all stripes of society right?
I remember joking about it over there and enraging pretty much everyone in the group - was an expensive round that! |
That is a good point. NFL is the biggest sport here. If that gets canned or affected that’s going to be huge | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:05 - Aug 27 with 1528 views | J2BLUE |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 12:57 - Aug 27 by Illinoisblue |
That is a good point. NFL is the biggest sport here. If that gets canned or affected that’s going to be huge |
If that gets canned I will cry. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:10 - Aug 27 with 1515 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:05 - Aug 27 by J2BLUE |
If that gets canned I will cry. |
Sports entertainment is a privilege of having a functioning society unfortunately J2.
COVID might put paid to NFL anyhow. Plenty of college football is canned already. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:16 - Aug 27 with 1496 views | J2BLUE |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:10 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
Sports entertainment is a privilege of having a functioning society unfortunately J2.
COVID might put paid to NFL anyhow. Plenty of college football is canned already. |
I never said the cause wasn't worth it, just that i'll be gutted if we don't get NFL. | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:18 - Aug 27 with 1489 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:16 - Aug 27 by J2BLUE |
I never said the cause wasn't worth it, just that i'll be gutted if we don't get NFL. |
Oh I know, I assumed you felt that way.
I was just trying to break the possibility to you gently! Might be a good time to buy the 1987/88 season recap on DVD... | |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | | Poll: | Selectamod |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:26 - Aug 27 with 1474 views | monytowbray |
Until we have a global uprising nothing will change enough IMO. |  |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:59 - Aug 27 with 1433 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:10 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
Sports entertainment is a privilege of having a functioning society unfortunately J2.
COVID might put paid to NFL anyhow. Plenty of college football is canned already. |
The FBS fallout is quite funny to watch at the moment, although I’m gutted it won’t be starting in earnest next week and will be a shell of itself when it does
As for the current issues, SEC players/teams refusing to play would arguably be as powerful as the the NFL, given the pull that football has in those areas | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:00 - Aug 27 with 1430 views | monytowbray |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:10 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
Sports entertainment is a privilege of having a functioning society unfortunately J2.
COVID might put paid to NFL anyhow. Plenty of college football is canned already. |
I have no idea how at one point I argued with you so much.
I blame you though ;) | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:05 - Aug 27 with 1421 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 13:59 - Aug 27 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
The FBS fallout is quite funny to watch at the moment, although I’m gutted it won’t be starting in earnest next week and will be a shell of itself when it does
As for the current issues, SEC players/teams refusing to play would arguably be as powerful as the the NFL, given the pull that football has in those areas |
College football is indeed powerful.
Just a minor example but my wife went to a large Midwestern college that was traditionally an entirely dry campus... until their football team switched division to the SEC. One condition of the switch was that they allowed open container alcohol from that point on because the southerners love their tailgating!
So overnight the booze did flow. Just because of game day. | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:10 - Aug 27 with 1406 views | Mullet |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:05 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
College football is indeed powerful.
Just a minor example but my wife went to a large Midwestern college that was traditionally an entirely dry campus... until their football team switched division to the SEC. One condition of the switch was that they allowed open container alcohol from that point on because the southerners love their tailgating!
So overnight the booze did flow. Just because of game day. |
I went to Maryland university once and was gobsmacked at the stadium. It's like Man Met having their own Council house or something. Crazy money and power over there.
Likewise wrestling in Iowa and the mid west. | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:22 - Aug 27 with 1384 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:10 - Aug 27 by Mullet |
I went to Maryland university once and was gobsmacked at the stadium. It's like Man Met having their own Council house or something. Crazy money and power over there.
Likewise wrestling in Iowa and the mid west. |
The largest college football stadium in the States is at the University of Michigan and seats 107,601 people.
Every stadium in the top ten seats above 90,000. Portman Road is roughly the same size as the stadium that the Eastern Michigan University Eagles use... And who they hell are they?
Barcelona have a smaller average attendance than the Arkansas Razorbacks. College football is in many ways bigger than NFL.
Of course, this insane amount of money and power is built largely off the back of black students, who (other than possibly receiving a full scholarship) receive $0 of the billions that it rakes in. | |
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"Imagine being a heterosexual white male in Britain at this moment. How bad is that. Everything you say is racist, everything you say is homophobic. The Woke community have really f****d this country." | | Poll: | Selectamod |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:42 - Aug 27 with 1360 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:05 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
College football is indeed powerful.
Just a minor example but my wife went to a large Midwestern college that was traditionally an entirely dry campus... until their football team switched division to the SEC. One condition of the switch was that they allowed open container alcohol from that point on because the southerners love their tailgating!
So overnight the booze did flow. Just because of game day. |
Missouri? | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:44 - Aug 27 with 1348 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:42 - Aug 27 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
Missouri? |
Go Tigers!
I just looked it up... I might have got a few details incorrect, but in general it seems the change was made because of the SEC and probably wouldn't have come about otherwise.
https://www.stltoday.com/sports/college/mizzou/its-official-mizzou-will-sell-bee [Post edited 27 Aug 2020 14:46]
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:48 - Aug 27 with 1331 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:22 - Aug 27 by SpruceMoose |
The largest college football stadium in the States is at the University of Michigan and seats 107,601 people.
Every stadium in the top ten seats above 90,000. Portman Road is roughly the same size as the stadium that the Eastern Michigan University Eagles use... And who they hell are they?
Barcelona have a smaller average attendance than the Arkansas Razorbacks. College football is in many ways bigger than NFL.
Of course, this insane amount of money and power is built largely off the back of black students, who (other than possibly receiving a full scholarship) receive $0 of the billions that it rakes in. |
I went to Neyland Stadium to see the Vols a few years back. 102k capacity - for a while after I just used to smile whenever I was faced with someone waxing lyrical about touring the Nou Camp, or similar
You’re spot on about the last point though (although that tide looks to be changing, at long last) | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:53 - Aug 27 with 1313 views | SpruceMoose |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 14:48 - Aug 27 by C_HealyIsAPleasure |
I went to Neyland Stadium to see the Vols a few years back. 102k capacity - for a while after I just used to smile whenever I was faced with someone waxing lyrical about touring the Nou Camp, or similar
You’re spot on about the last point though (although that tide looks to be changing, at long last) |
I guess when you consider a state like Arkansas, with a population of 3 million and no professional sports teams, it's not all that surprising that college football is so popular and important. It's the only sporting outlet.
It really does make celebrities out of 19 year old kids though. I can't imagine going away to university, possibly away from home for the first time, and everyone knowing who I was, locally and nationally, and expecting certain things from me.
It' must be like being a 16 year old PL footballer without the money or the circle of people to try and keep you on the straight and narrow. | |
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 09:22 - Aug 28 with 1160 views | Kievthegreat |
NY Mets and Miami Marlins take to the field, hold a moments silence and then all leave the field after placing a BLM shirt covering home plate.
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| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 09:27 - Aug 28 with 1154 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| NBA and MLB teams boycotting their games tonight on 12:07 - Aug 27 by Radlett_blue |
If this continues, it will have big repercussions in popular sports which involve huge bucks. Not really sure how anyone can resolve this situation though. It would be better if cops didn't keep shooting unarmed men, but reducing or preventing that would need years of training & education. |
Would it really need years of training and education? Of course there has got to be a change in mindset as much as anything.
I really do not get how in the current climate you can still have an incident like the latest one. Surely every white police officer has to be more cautious knowing the current climate? How do you ever get to the point of shooting anyone 7 times in the back for reaching into their car while you are standing close enough to physically restrain them, black, white or whatever? |  |
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