Two sports-takes that probably no one cares about.
First, I
can’t believe Ohio State is being considered for the playoffs. I would much
rather see a deserving 10-2 Clemson or even a 10-3 Utah. They at least won their
conference. I would even rather see a one loss Southern Cal make the playoff. They
at least played in their conference championship. I hate that Ohio State, the
most overrated team in the past decade, can benefit from sitting at home while
USC is penalized for playing in a conference game. The playoff should be the
top four conference winners. No more of who deserves it. No one deserves
anything. If you want in, then win your conference, period. If they keep
talking about who deserves it, that it should be the best four teams no matter
the record than I can make a good argument for Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and
LSU being the four teams. Does anyone deny any of those four can beat any of
the other teams in contention right now.
My second take is on my least favorite athlete, LeBron James
This week he threw a tantrum because the media did not ask him about the Jerry
Jones scandal this week but plagued him with questions about Kyrie Irving last
month, alluding that the media was racist. Here is my answer to James. Why
should they? Who are you that you think we care about your opinion on
everything? If you are unfamiliar with the story here is the breakdown. The media
asked James about Irving who is a basketball player, the same sport that James
plays. It was about an event that occurred last month when Irving posted his
support of an antisemitic movie. James and Irving know each other well having
played on the same team and lastly, James claims to be a social justice
warrior, unless its helping people from other nations who buy his shoes, and
the media wondered why James was not condemning Irving. As for the Jerry Jones situation,
it deals with football, which I am pretty sure is not James’ sport. It was
about a photo that was taken 65 years ago when as a 14-year-old boy he attended
a rally to stop the Little Rock Nine from attending Central High School. It
also involved a man who James is not familiar with. They never played together
or run in the same circles. I don’t care if James wants to share his opinion, I
certainly do, I just don’t understand why James feels he should be asked about
the situation. Is he upset he was not asked about the social justice issues in Iran
right now, probably not. By the way I am not saying the Jones is not a story,
it is, if for nothing else we can use it to teach about nine incredibly brave
teens who risked their lives to challenge segregation. I am just saying the story
is not about James.
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