Alaska Darin Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 “If you can't answer a man's arguments, all is not lost; you can still call him vile names.” - Elbert Hubbard "You sir, are an idiot." Larsen Wow, quoting dead guys is fun. Of course not all reporters are going to know more than the fans do. I never said that. I inferred that most of the reporters probably know more of the individual player than the fans do. If we knew as much, then why do we watch ESPN? Think about it. That's your rationale? Because people who like sports turn on a sports network, the people who work at the network are smarter about individual players? Shows like PTI and others would not be on the air without an audience watching to see what they think about a certain subject. There was once an entire show where analysts would breakdown the game film of certain games on the NFL network. None-the-less, my main point about this topic is that fans of any particular team is going to be blinded to certain criticisms due to the fact that they are a hardcore fan. Right. Now fans are too optimistic about their players because they are hardcore. RMPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 "You sir, are an idiot." Larsen Wow, quoting dead guys is fun. That's your rationale? Because people who like sports turn on a sports network, the people who work at the network are smarter about individual players? Right. Now fans are too optimistic about their players because they are hardcore. RMPL. If daquix has a point ("Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.'" -- Harry Nilsson), it's the obvious point. The guys on TV probably know more about more players (on other teams, in different sports), and has more info about various goings on, than the average fan. Of course, the average fan is a moron. Just take a look around THIS forum...and it's the finest of it's kind, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 If daquix has a point ("Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn't, then there's a point to it.'" -- Harry Nilsson), it's the obvious point. The guys on TV probably know more about more players (on other teams, in different sports), and has more info about various goings on, than the average fan. Of course, the average fan is a moron. Just take a look around THIS forum...and it's the finest of it's kind, IMO. Oblio! You've come back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 To quote five time national championship winning collegiate wrestling coach Don Murray, " There is a reason that these journalists write about the sport: they don't know enough to coach it and aren't good enough to play it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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