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omg, who gave the people who created that criteria ...

Posted on: December 6, 2016 at 11:30:19 CT

tmcats KSU

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the right to do so? i mean this is getting beyond the loons here. he's a basketball coach, man. a competitive sport. good lord. they've always played for the trophy.

Edited by tmcats at 11:30:46 on 12/06/16

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A coach that gets it: - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:15:26

look at what's happened to youth sports - El-ahrairah KC - 12/6 12:02:23

I can understand why parents don't want their kids playing - ummmm MU - 12/6 12:19:41

me too. Watched the movie "concussion" the other night - - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:28:01

Yeah, same. A real eye opener (nm) - ummmm MU - 12/6 12:33:59

Everyone wins in soccer and swimming? - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 12:03:36

Come on now - El-ahrairah KC - 12/6 12:06:01

There are varying levels of youth sports. - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:39:46

He has deal with the results - El-ahrairah KC - 12/6 12:05:07

Here's a thought - if you don't want competitive structure, - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:52:44

That's not what I was saying. - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:55:49

i wasn't trying to disagree with you (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:57:12

Gotcha(nm) - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:57:35

"who gets it", not "that gets it" (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:29:33

Sorry man.. I am a Beaker. - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:30:19

only reason i corrected you here is only on the last few - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:32:22

No worries... I tend to ramble on about English skills - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:36:14

RE: No worries... I tend to ramble on about English skills - pickle MU

- 12/6 11:47:52

lulz - FootballRefugee MU

- 12/6 11:58:25

there are very few (or no) posters here capable of answering - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:54:38

Spanky struggles to answer questions (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/6 12:17:58

everyone struggles to answer your questions (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:20:03

Spanky struggles to answer questions. Actually - pickle MU

- 12/6 12:28:19

two separate and true things have been asserted here - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 13:19:07

No.. You struggle to ask questions and understand answers - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:53:04

Is the Constitution federal law? Yes or no (nm) - pickle MU

- 12/6 12:18:38

RE: Is the Constitution federal law? Yes or no (nm) - Spanky KU - 12/6 12:49:30

Wonder how he feels about the special olympics(nm) - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:21:03

good grief shoe (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:29:59

His premise is false - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:33:27

You didn't put your best team on the court and bench - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:40:29

I'm sorry your life was so tough - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:56:19

who is calling people a loser? Clearly not getting a - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:58:05

You aren't arguing his premise above, now you are. You - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:34:20

Really? Do you think that was his point? - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:25:04

He seems to feel that only the best - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:28:08

what is the meaning of recognition if it isn't given to thos - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:56:38

Life does not reward losing. Have you noticed that yet? - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:34:30

If you're the ****tiest kid on a winning team - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:37:35

What message does that send? - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:42:03

Lol, why do you even care?(nm) - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:56:59

I could ask you the same thing? - Spanky KU - 12/6 12:00:06

why do you care about people giving their best? if outcomes - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:00:03

you're creating yet another subgroup - FootballRefugee MU

- 12/6 11:38:54

you can't avoid subgroups - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:51:10

there weren't any in the original example - FootballRefugee MU

- 12/6 11:57:18

omg, who gave the people who created that criteria ... - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:30:19

So what? - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:33:59

well, it's a good divide and conquer strategy regardless ... - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:26:03

I'm sure he feels that's an attempt to change the context. - FootballRefugee MU

- 12/6 11:24:33

special olympics was likely not his subject(nm) - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:24:18

So where's the damn line? - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:30:01

lol (nm) - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:32:46

you're creating a sub group to win an argument ... - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:31:51

Jerome Bettis - TheShoe STL - 12/6 11:34:44

This is nothing new - meatiger MU - 12/6 11:19:46

if it's about "how to win and how to lose" how is that - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:31:22

Wha tdo you mean there is no difference?(nm) - meatiger MU - 12/6 11:32:46

if there is no outcome difference if you win or you lose - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 11:33:40

There is clearly an outcome difference - meatiger MU - 12/6 12:02:14

you're arguing everyone gets a trophy - how do you - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:06:07

I am nto arguing that at all - meatiger MU - 12/6 12:27:40

you're not saying anything then, as usual, you have no point - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:29:04

Why do I need a definitive position - meatiger MU - 12/6 12:36:00

My man corrects Spanky then misspells "lesson"? - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:52:26

typo, typing fast, phonetic spellings slip in a ton in these - 90Tiger MU - 12/6 12:01:58

Just busting your chops.(nm) - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 12:02:48

And those people are 36 years old and younger now and - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:24:15

If you feel that way - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:51:14

Who is blaming the kids? Did you read the OP? - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:54:10

So who are we blaming for this? What can be done?(nm) - kcnorthside KC - 12/6 11:56:43

Who do you want to blame? - Spanky KU - 12/6 13:21:20

your rationale is senseless ... - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:22:10

i wonder what the context was for his rant ... - tmcats KSU - 12/6 11:19:13

His team was under-performing and complaining - Spanky KU - 12/6 11:27:01