<p>"Opie, I disagree with virtually every point you are trying to make. Especially your contention that the drive to shut down men's programs isn't fueled by PC motives. "</p>
<p>Why is giving women the same opportunity as men PC? Women make up the majority of college students these days, shouldn't they have opportunities that are at least as close as men's? While I respect your right to disagree with T9, I fail to see why my pov is given a implied "bad label" of Politically Correct? Am I PC because I disagree with how T9 is used by many programs as a out for non revenue producing sports? </p>
<p>You claim these male nonrevenue sports are being dropped because of women. I'm claiming they are being dropped because an opportune momment was created when T9 was introduced. Moving non revenue sports into club sport or intermural status saves money, in coaching salaries and travel costs.
In many cases, it's an accounting move, just business rather than PC. </p>
<p>Now do you understand where I am coming from on T9? T9 offered ways to allow for programs to exist in harmony, it would have just cost money to do so. Some colleges did go that route. </p>
<p>"You are an amazingly mellow man if you could just shrug off the shutting down of your kids' career preparation paths. I wonder if your kids will be so nonchalant when opportunities are yanked out from underneath them."</p>
<p>I am mellow because with my size rage is waay too scary. As for my kids, they know if they're smart, do well and work hard, they won't go hungry. They have been taught flexibility and to look ahead. Mainly because let's say your prediction pans out... after the tears and anger.. then what? </p>
<p>Ya still gotta eat, pay the bills and what not. Never spend more than you make, never buy what you don't really need, save your money, live reasonably, with little debt and don't worry about what other people have. </p>
<p>"You also believe that my statement regarding the value of sports successes is "BS." I don't think so. I'm pretty sure that the accomplishments of the quarterback of a state championship football team will be viewed more favorably than the ten minute mile of the slow kid on a no-cut cross country team."</p>
<p>It's going to depend on who reads the application doesn't it? :) What if the application reader is female who liked to run cross country? Or a guy who hated football players for how they treated him? </p>
<p>One time, I was in an emergency room getting 47 stiches to reattach my lower lip to my mouth. I forgot my mouthpiece in a rugby match. Knocked a guy out with my chin. As the doctor sewed me up the pain killers wore off after the 10th stich or so.. All that time he complained about how the rugby players treated him in college. At the 20th stich, I told him I could feel the stiches and they hurt..I got back "whatsa matter aren't you tough enough?"
Now there's some good emergency room banter. :) He split as soon as he finished and before I could remove the hood to get a look. </p>
<p>So realize not every highlight in someone's live is reviewed favorably by someone else. </p>
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So if my kid's a long stick middie, he has a better chance to go to Dartmouth med school than his MCAP score? interesting. </p>
<p>Maybe I'm getting tired, but I'm not following your meaning here. "</p>
<p>I am implying that you're placing too much emphasis on sports on the resume. </p>
<p>"If you are nearing 50, you must realize that college sports have changed a bit since your day. Unless you are Bo Jackson (or Jeff Smardzija) it's not likely that you can switch from sport to sport and make a competitive program."</p>
<p>Is sport only important if it's a "competitive" program? What about being happy in playing? When I decided to leave college basketball because it no longer made me happy to play and took up rugby because it made me happy, did it become a lesser experience? </p>
<p>At best I was a D2 level Bball player, with rugby I had an outside shot to play for my country, till knee injuries forced retirement from the game. Rugby allowed me to visit and play in other countries and experience cultures outside my own. How did I lose? </p>
<p>As I said, I love sports, I do. But when one door closes, another opens. Rather than complain, walk through the door and have fun. Learn something new, grow and have a good time.</p>