Coach K

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Tu quoque or tu volleyball - those are always tought decisions at our family picnic.

But isn't that a little off-topic?

Is Elmer Fudd part of your family?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Is Elmer Fudd part of your family?

Shhh...I'm hunting wabbits.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Shhh...I'm hunting wabbits.

Wascally wabbits?

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Wascally wabbits?

That's wight.

And, just fyi, I dislike Duke just as much as I dislike the Yankees. For essentially the same reasons - too successful over time. I don't know if I would put the Steinbrenner family in the same category as Coach K, but each has their own annoying aspects. So, when the baseball thread starts, don't be one of them annoying Yankee apologist fans.

Also, aren't these very similar arguments used as to why people either like or dislike Bob Knight? All the good he's done/graduation rates/great teacher/etc. vs. bully/intimidator/anger management issues? Wonder if it's simple coincidence?

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

And, just fyi, I dislike Duke just as much as I dislike the Yankees. For essentially the same reasons - too successful over time. I don't know if I would put the Steinbrenner family in the same category as Coach K, but each has their own annoying aspects.

Also, aren't these very similar arguments used as to why people either like or dislike Bob Knight? All the good he's done/graduation rates/great teacher/etc. vs. bully/intimidator/anger management issues? Wonder if it's simple coincidence?

Spoken like a true Cubbie fan.....someone who detests success.

The success of a team doesn't bother me. It's the individuals associated with a team that piss me off more. I don't mind the Dallas Cowboys that much but Jerry Jones is a consumate dickhead. Steinbrenner in his prime was just as embarrassing to us Yankee fans as he was aggravating to the Yankee haters. And if I didn't have a mute button, I don't think that I'd watch too many sporting events on ESPN either. Their talking heads are beyond being merely irritable. And then there's Geraldo Rivera, Donald Trump, Yoko Ono, you, etc. The list is long.

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Spoken like a true Cubbie fan.....someone who detests success.

The success of a team doesn't bother me. It's the individuals associated with a team that piss me off more.

Ah, don't hurt yourself jumping those conclusions. It's not success per se that's the issue, it's how it's handled, and that follows closely with your ideal that it's the individuals involved. Growing up a Cub fan in the Chicago area, the major rivalry was Cubs/White Sox. However, my best friend was a White Sox fan, and his family took me to my first baseball game ever at Comiskey Park. That, along with knowing other Sox fans who don't really rub it in, I've come to "not dislike" the Sox. In fact, I was kind of rooting for them in the '05 Series. Cardinal fans, however, are a different story. They have a tendancy to be a little more difficult to deal with (kind of like LaRussa - one of your favorites), so I've learned to dislike the Cardinals a lot more. Same with Yankee fans - they have a tendancy to be a little grumpier...

On the other side, I don't mind watching the UConn women. Even with the supposed lack of widespread talent in women's basketball, it is still an amazing feat to see their current run. While I can certainly understand some people rooting for their winning streak to finally end, I'm not one of them.

I just hope I live long enough for people to start hating the Cubs because they're too successful.

[DLH17]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

Spoken like a true Cubbie fan.....someone who detests success.

LOL....

C ompletely
U seless
B y
S eptember

[Lcubed48]

Originally Posted by DLH17

LOL....

C ompletely
U seless
B y
S eptember

LOL!!! Luv them Redbirds!!

[just another ref]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

I don't mind the Dallas Cowboys that much but Jerry Jones is a consumate dickhead.

+1


I knew his name was bound to come up here.