> Also, it is "just a game" -- but so
are
> intercollegiate sports, and our favorite
>
student-athletes, even those
> who have NO chance of making
big bucks in the
> pros, take their
competitions seriously, so why > shouldn't
we?
Playing inter-collegiate sports as opposed to buzzer bowl
for a year gave me a little perspective. It's fine to
be intense during a game; but realize that nobody
cares if you beat the spread or not - buzzer bowl is
not even NCAA DI Rowing or Water Polo. When I played
against Stanford last year, I dropped the gloves with one
of their defensemen. And we still shook hands, left
it all out on the ice, and went for beers after the
game. We would have laughed at anyone who really cared
about the outcome of the game after it was
over.
That should be the case with buzzer bowl, but it's
not. Talking smack and being angry have as much a
place in buzzer bowl as they do in 9 year olds soccer.