tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post507871321301829426..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-69746003914141025602009-10-17T09:13:19.705-07:002009-10-17T09:13:19.705-07:00Effective punching combinations take some work, Si...Effective punching combinations take some work, Sir Carp. It's not a real elegant sport, but sort of real. Building up the stamina for a 10 round bout requires a great deal of road work. <br /><br />When done correctly via Marquess of Queensbury rules, boxing also seems sort of honorable: the fighters' weights have to be close (unlike say some 350 lb lineman vs a 200 receiver), as are Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-62533539944964672822009-10-17T08:49:39.608-07:002009-10-17T08:49:39.608-07:00Not sure I agree about boxing, Dr. J.Not sure I agree about boxing, Dr. J.CharleyCarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367092598444103753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-46785632617455931952009-10-17T06:37:35.347-07:002009-10-17T06:37:35.347-07:00I don't deny that football (and any pro sport)...I don't deny that football (and any pro sport) requires superb athletic abilities, and tactical thinking of some sort. Baseball seems to involve a higher level of skills and technique, however. Golf and tennis as well. Even boxing. <br /><br /> I'm opposed to the professionalism, and to the corporate aspects, the hyper-inflated salaries that jocks bring in, and the influence pro-sportsJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-29076898704344085692009-10-16T21:25:27.883-07:002009-10-16T21:25:27.883-07:00I'm not really a football fan -- baseball is m...I'm not really a football fan -- baseball is my spectator sport these days -- but I think you sell short the critical mental aspects of the game. Brute force is important, sure. But at the NFL level, they're all strong, and all athletically able. What separates winning teams from losing teams are superior tactical planning -- reading the opposing team's weaknesses on each play -- CharleyCarphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367092598444103753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-11154799881188709382009-09-08T15:56:31.158-07:002009-09-08T15:56:31.158-07:00Football's right-wing, believe it--strictly co...Football's right-wing, believe it--strictly commercial. <br /><br />It was started by spartan-like jocks. Vince Lombardi supported Nixon, and hated the new left. <br /><br />Community can be right-wing as well--like say a community of Mormons--=even ones who vote Demo (and sell cool Subluxated pens). Or gangsters. Or a Rotary club meeting. Right wingers are not all caucasian, for that Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-74032831152424320052009-09-08T15:12:05.370-07:002009-09-08T15:12:05.370-07:00I think you hinted at it with the "tribe"...I think you hinted at it with the "tribe" comment. Football and most other sports is about feeling a connection with your tribe. It's especially effective for right-wingers who think anything smacking of community is evil. They get to have their tribalism kick without realizing they're no better than commies.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902187799552292369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-66862009286532069022009-09-08T13:54:00.001-07:002009-09-08T13:54:00.001-07:00We will win only via superior technology, materiel...We will win only via superior technology, materiel, and tactics--not because of thug-power. Winning in football depends mainly on brute force. Even baseball requires a bit more skill and finesse. <br /><br />Winning in chess, on the other hand, requires greater intellectual power, knowledge of strategy, competence. Mere brute force does not count for much, and usually results in a loss. A Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-61300906257593015022009-09-08T13:34:52.714-07:002009-09-08T13:34:52.714-07:00What wrong with knowing how to win? It will come i...What wrong with knowing how to win? It will come in handy when the space aliens invade. So who's your pick for the super bowl?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01902187799552292369noreply@blogger.com