Troll Alert - Track & Field Declared Irrelevant

[Marlow]

home-page-linked article lead:

So the Olympics concluded the other day with the United States rightfully on top of the total medal count and the American public now collectively breathing a sigh of relief that
we no longer have to pretend we care about track and field.

[Kevin Richardson]

To what end is this thread heading? Why should any of us get our knickers in a twist over some person we do not know, nor whose opinion we respect? :?

[FinishLinePundit]

The www.anchorweb.org/media/storage/paper1224/news/2008/09/03/Sports/An.Olympic.Recap-3411873.shtml]article in question[/url] comes from Rhode Island College's Student Run Newspaper (emphasis mine). That ought to tell you everything you need to know--there's no adult supervision.

[SQUACKEE]

When did the U.S. pretend to care about track?

Step away from the silly student who is obviously writing during an all night keger.

[Marlow]

To what end is this thread heading?

I just like to give the guy his 15 seconds of fame. We laugh. We move on.

[Cooter Brown]

Now he can go back to pretending a degree from Rhode Island College is better than one from Hamburger University.

[az2004]

hey, it's not just some student paper in rhode island...

IT'S NBC...who doesn't care

[Paul Henry]

That author deserves a proper hiding with a fan belt from the spirit of Jesse Owens.

[Daisy]

That author deserves a proper hiding with a fan belt from the spirit of Jesse Owens.

That's probably what he needs to get a day job at the paper.

[unclezadok]

Well, of course compared to things like televised poker, interest would be low...

[paulthefan]

televised poker..

one of the most discouraging developments of the past 20 years.