International I Hate Sports Club

I kinda get the impression that Sergey and SportsGuy92 don't like each other very much. Sheesh! Oh, well. I've read worse.

Earl wrote:I kinda get the impression that Sergey and SportsGuy92 don't like each other very much. Sheesh! Oh, well. I've read worse.

That means Sergey is on the right track. Sergey Sergey kick him blue, make it hard on Sports Nine Two ! Oops, sorry

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Now, that's funny. You gotta watch out for that school spirit. It's contagious!

SportsGuy92 wrote:

Earl wrote:SportsGuy92, you might be wrong about this. Please scroll down Page 1 of the list of "Sports Sucks!" topics; and read the very first post (by SEAL76) of the topic "Sports and school budgets," which is dated Monday, May 25, 2009, 7:39 p.m.

Aren't sports games one of the few ways a school can make money for itself?

I guess so. I'm not well enough informed about that issue; so, I really can't say one way or the other.

In another post SEAL76 pointed out that the school district where he teaches is in financial trouble but has refused to make any cuts in the sports programs. Instead, they have fired teachers and have also cut programs that were set up for the neediest students. In other words, the sports programs have been completely exempted from having to bear any of the financial burden, as if they are sacred and more important than anything else. Not many years ago I read that the head football coach at a high school in Round Rock, Texas, was being paid three times as much as any other teacher. Yes, I realize that high-school football coaches are going to be paid more than other teachers, given the low salary that teachers usually receive; but they should be paid that much? Maybe there's something I don't know, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

Is he gone?

He was online earlier today, but didn't submit a post. I'm sure he'll be back.

Earl wrote:

SportsGuy92 wrote:

Earl wrote:SportsGuy92, you might be wrong about this. Please scroll down Page 1 of the list of "Sports Sucks!" topics; and read the very first post (by SEAL76) of the topic "Sports and school budgets," which is dated Monday, May 25, 2009, 7:39 p.m.

Aren't sports games one of the few ways a school can make money for itself?

I guess so. I'm not well enough informed about that issue; so, I really can't say one way or the other.

In another post SEAL76 pointed out that the school district where he teaches is in financial trouble but has refused to make any cuts in the sports programs. Instead, they have fired teachers and have also cut programs that were set up for the neediest students. In other words, the sports programs have been completely exempted from having to bear any of the financial burden, as if they are sacred and more important than anything else. Not many years ago I read that the head football coach at a high school in Round Rock, Texas, was being paid three times as much as any other teacher. Yes, I realize that high-school football coaches are going to be paid more than other teachers, given the low salary that teachers usually receive; but they should be paid that much? Maybe there's something I don't know, but that just doesn't seem right to me.

They should have cut spending in the athletic department as well, but to eliminate sports completely would hurt them in the long run.

They should have cut spending in the athletic department as well, but to eliminate sports completely would hurt them in the long run.

It hurts them all the time for not buying new books.

Wow. I guess I agree with Sergey; but I never would favor eliminating sports either. That was never on my mind. (Well, I guess that was on SEAL76's mind.) Sounds wimpy, doesn't it?

Sergey wrote: It hurts them all the time for not buying new books.

New school books are very expensive, as in $100 or more each, so sports teams aren't they only things that are expensive for schools to maintain.

Sergey wrote:Is he gone?

I said this before, I'm going to be on here as often as I can, so don't hold hold your breath waiting for me to be gone permanently.

Why do you suppose there is such animosity between you and Sergey?

Earl wrote:Why do you suppose there is such animosity between you and Sergey?

He said this.



"I like video games too, and I have nothing against people who are into sci-fi, anime, etc., I just find it ridiculous that anyone would think those are more worthwhile activities to play or watch than sports."

I don't think he's saying that sports are better than video games. I think he's saying that one is as good as the other, but I could be wrong. We need a clarification. Perhaps you should ask him exactly what he means. On second thought, you don't need to ask him. I'm sure he'll read this post. I wonder if he wants to understand why we are critical of the sports culture, or if he just wants to prove us wrong.

SportsGuy92 wrote:

Sergey wrote: It hurts them all the time for not buying new books.

New school books are very expensive, as in $100 or more each, so sports teams aren't they only things that are expensive for schools to maintain.

Yes, textbooks are expensive.

So, some schools have resorted to firing math teachers to hire more PE coaches, and also, so they can spend more money on sports.

That's because it's still cheaper to put up new basketball hoops and by new football uniforms and helmets than it is to buy new equipment for a chemistry or physics lab.

But in the long run, society is going to pay a much higher price when more and more people go uneducated and end up living in poverty.

Oh! That's right! They should become football players! DUH!!!