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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce Wayne" data-source="post: 92125" data-attributes="member: 231"><p>I can say this. </p><p></p><p>The <em>only </em>reason I follow college athletics even to the meager extent that I do is because I am a Tech fan. I have the good fortune of being a fan of one of the very few colleges/Institutes that, for whatever flaws it <em>may </em>have vis-a-vis handling of athlete education (admitting nothing just being realistic that perfection is rare), it has a long-term track record of consistently giving a damn about not exploiting athletic gifts and of doing its best to actually give a kid an education worth having that both sides can take pride in. </p><p></p><p>But I really <em>only </em>follow Tech and it will always be rare that you find me watching any other teams games. I seriously could care less about watching two factories play for conference or national championships. I have no problem <em>abstractly </em>recognizing and respecting the excellence in on-field athletic performance of your random game between factories. However, it is kind of like some people when they become <em>too </em>aware of how factory farming produces a hot dog then they can no longer enjoy eating one. I can enjoy watching the excellence in athleticism and team achievement and prowess in professional sports and also for <em>true </em>amateur athletics but in the college game it is follow and root for Tech and that is it for me. </p><p></p><p>And I think this is very sad because the pageantry of college athletics is so good, pure, and fun. You see the OSU band in its halftime shows, or Tech's band with its post-game tradition of "The Horse" and the student maintained Ramblin' Wreck. You take the natural pride a student has in their alma mater and the healthiness of intercollegiate competition as a part of the education of youths into adulthood and it really is frustrating that the unseemly exploitative side has always been such a huge factor. Lord, this site is sucking up too much of my time today!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce Wayne, post: 92125, member: 231"] I can say this. The [I]only [/I]reason I follow college athletics even to the meager extent that I do is because I am a Tech fan. I have the good fortune of being a fan of one of the very few colleges/Institutes that, for whatever flaws it [I]may [/I]have vis-a-vis handling of athlete education (admitting nothing just being realistic that perfection is rare), it has a long-term track record of consistently giving a damn about not exploiting athletic gifts and of doing its best to actually give a kid an education worth having that both sides can take pride in. But I really [I]only [/I]follow Tech and it will always be rare that you find me watching any other teams games. I seriously could care less about watching two factories play for conference or national championships. I have no problem [I]abstractly [/I]recognizing and respecting the excellence in on-field athletic performance of your random game between factories. However, it is kind of like some people when they become [I]too [/I]aware of how factory farming produces a hot dog then they can no longer enjoy eating one. I can enjoy watching the excellence in athleticism and team achievement and prowess in professional sports and also for [I]true [/I]amateur athletics but in the college game it is follow and root for Tech and that is it for me. And I think this is very sad because the pageantry of college athletics is so good, pure, and fun. You see the OSU band in its halftime shows, or Tech's band with its post-game tradition of "The Horse" and the student maintained Ramblin' Wreck. You take the natural pride a student has in their alma mater and the healthiness of intercollegiate competition as a part of the education of youths into adulthood and it really is frustrating that the unseemly exploitative side has always been such a huge factor. Lord, this site is sucking up too much of my time today! [/QUOTE]
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