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Friday, October 14, 2005

Vikings Scandal

I will not give acknowldgement to the recent so-called scandal that is rocking the Vikings ship. This is a piece of "reality tv" journalism that appeals to only the most dim witted of fans. It is nothing but fodder for those looking to scream against the NFL and the Vikings. It is "bush league" reporting for a "bush league" newspaper. I am not entirely suprised that ESPN has picked this up an made it national news either. They seem to be focusing more on the lifestyle of the athletes over the actual games they play. ESPN and the rest of the media that is covering this crap story should seriously consider hiring quality reporters that can bring about a real scoop. They should be ashamed of themselves for focusing more on the off field happenings rather than the on field matchups. They are a sports channel, not a social gossip channel. Give me the scores. Period. I don' t need to worry about what some rich football player does on a lake. If I did, there is always 60 minutes and Mike Wallace for that

Should we care about the scandal? NO. We did not start watching football and other sports because they canceled our favorite soap opera. We watch because we love the game, or the competion, of the history of the team. What players do on thier own time is their business, and none of ours. Players should not be role models either. Throwing a ball 75 yards is really neat, but in no way compares to the great social and scientific achievments others have achieved in the past, and those that are continually being made everyday.

For a great arguement on why sports stars should not be role models, please visit The Four Hoarsemen.

I have given this issue to much time already,

Skol Vikings Skol

posted by chicken face at 11:21 PM

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

skol was that your daughter propositioned on that boat? Wake up this world is not about lunkheads bumping heads and jar heads sitting and drinking beer and thinking these people are great no matter what they do.

8:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

skol was that your daughter propositioned on that boat? Wake up this world is not about lunkheads bumping heads and jar heads sitting and drinking beer and thinking these people are great no matter what they do.

8:12 AM  
Blogger chicken face said...

What about all the NFL players that do great community service? What about the guys that help to make thier community better? Do we ever hear about that? Do we ever care about that? Did we know how much Randy Moss did for the community? NO! Randy did alot for the Minnesota community, but the only press time he ever got was when he did something bad.

Sensationalism in journalism, formatted in such a way to make you think you care. If you really cared or were able to have an objective opinion, you would look into the history of community serives that these players have.

Until that point, don't dare pretend to be offended. I think if we don't care about the good the NFL and its players do for communities, we should not care about the harm.

Think for yourselves folks, don't be offended by what everyone tells you to be offended by.

5:03 PM  

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