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Post by jjas on Aug 3, 2020 13:07:52 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Aug 3, 2020 19:29:31 GMT -5
Basketball and football wont be getting any TV time from me as long as they continue to kneel during the National Anthem. Why can't they do it during a different time in the game?
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Post by 36fan on Aug 3, 2020 20:19:44 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 3, 2020 20:42:56 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds. Glad to hear it. I'm out too. Overpaid bunch of yahoos anyway. They want to earn their keep in society, let them come work with me in the trucking business. Let them keep America rolling and doing something productive in society, not play games for way too much money. Let them earn a real paycheck, where you do anything you can to make ends meet. Where you work 35hrs/wk during this virus crap. Where you pay all your bill's, grocery shop, and fill your gas tank, and you are happy to break even sometimes. Dont get me started.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 3, 2020 22:11:25 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds. Glad to hear it. I'm out too. Overpaid bunch of yahoos anyway. They want to earn their keep in society, let them come work with me in the trucking business. Let them keep America rolling and doing something productive in society, not play games for way too much money. Let them earn a real paycheck, where you do anything you can to make ends meet. Where you work 35hrs/wk during this virus crap. Where you pay all your bill's, grocery shop, and fill your gas tank, and you are happy to break even sometimes. Dont get me started. YUP! Not saying I won't ever be there again but I can remember plenty of times when I'd get my pay check, pay all my bills buy groceries and have 50 bucks to make it for two weeks and be ok with that.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 3, 2020 22:57:50 GMT -5
Well, I'm NOT ok with it!!! Single income family, child, 35hr paycheck. What I am saying is, its not freaking right that I am busting my ass and being productive in society for pennies compared to those jokers playing a game for millions of dollars for an hour game.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 4, 2020 0:52:38 GMT -5
Well, I'm NOT ok with it!!! Single income family, child, 35hr paycheck. What I am saying is, its not freaking right that I am busting my ass and being productive in society for pennies compared to those jokers playing a game for millions of dollars for an hour game. I hear you I'm just saying that I was ok with it because the bills were paid and everyone in the house would eat as long as we weren't wasteful. I agree they are way overpaid for what they do, if they were looking for the worlds greatest machine operator and would give a hefty paycheck I'd apply for the job (not that I would get it) but as for now I don't see that happening too soon. I believe doctors, teachers, police/fire/paramedic men and women should be paid the most out of society, after that the blue collar folks not layers bankers and professional sports players. I hear you I really do but I don't see any shoe contracts coming our way any time soon.
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Post by beermaker on Aug 4, 2020 4:46:09 GMT -5
I haven’t watched the NBA since Bird retired. Not much MLB since Kirk Gibson’s World Seried HR in 1988. A little more NFL, but not enough to amount to a full game/season.
Professional sports could cease to exist tomorrow and my life would not change one bit.
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Post by jbird on Aug 5, 2020 17:26:16 GMT -5
Our society went to hell when we valued sports players more than people who actually contribute to society! Nobody is worth a million dollars a year! Imagine what you could do with a single season of Lebron's money! When the people kids looked up too are no longer their fathers and grandfathers or Uncles or Veteran's or Policeman, or teachers....but instead now they are some ball player.....
The only way to change it is to stop supporting it....stop buying the tickets and the merch and watching it on TV and the like....
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 17:41:49 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds. Kneeling during our National Anthem, supporting a marxist, racist org., like blm, blasting this wonderful, great Republic, blasting our law enforcement and military, rioting and looting in the name of some supposed "justice", our household is finished permanently with all of them. No chance of us coming back. Period. nascar, mlb, nba, nfl, ncaa sports. they`re all finished and won`t be on our televisions again, ever. They can bash America without our presence or our support .
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Post by moose1am on Aug 5, 2020 18:35:29 GMT -5
EDIT of a racist post.
Not nice moose1am.
I don’t want to see another post like that ever again in here.
We should all boycott the advertisers that sponsors the NFL and NBA on TV. Hit them in the pocket book.
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Post by moose1am on Aug 5, 2020 18:40:16 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds. Kneeling during our National Anthem, supporting a marxist, racist org., like blm, blasting this wonderful, great Republic, blasting our law enforcement and military, rioting and looting in the name of some supposed "justice", our household is finished permanently with all of them. No chance of us coming back. Period. nascar, mlb, nba, nfl, ncaa sports. they`re all finished and won`t be on our televisions again, ever. They can bash America without our presence or our support .Just not watching them on TV won't hurt them. Boycotting the advertisers that sponsors the TV program of the NFL and NBA will do them harm and make them sit up and take notice.
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Post by greghopper on Aug 5, 2020 18:49:03 GMT -5
The NFL's addition of the "black National Anthem" isn't helping their cause either. There is only one National Anthem, and it's for all races and creeds. Kneeling during our National Anthem, supporting a marxist, racist org., like blm, blasting this wonderful, great Republic, blasting our law enforcement and military, rioting and looting in the name of some supposed "justice", our household is finished permanently with all of them. No chance of us coming back. Period. nascar, mlb, nba, nfl, ncaa sports. they`re all finished and won`t be on our televisions again, ever. They can bash America without our presence or our support .Explain how NASCAR bashed America.... I love to hear this answer explained I got a funny feeling it won’t be because it’s a BS statement but I will be waiting!! BTW.... name another sport other then NASCAR where they pray before the event starts!
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Post by Ahawkeye on Aug 5, 2020 19:08:25 GMT -5
EDIT of a racist post. Not nice moose1am. I don’t want to see another post like that ever again in here. We should all boycott the advertisers that sponsors the NFL and NBA on TV. Hit them in the pocket book. Really? You want to go back in history 60-80 years? I'm as white as anyone here but I've got black people I know and work with that would be welcomed at my table at any time. You pretty much just trashed some great Americans both black and white. I've got to say I thought we were better that here on this site. Not all the black people in NFL and NBA are acting this way just the ones who get the media time.
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Post by Woody Williams on Aug 5, 2020 19:31:23 GMT -5
EDIT of a racist post. Not nice moose1am. I don’t want to see another post like that ever again in here. We should all boycott the advertisers that sponsors the NFL and NBA on TV. Hit them in the pocket book. Really? You want to go back in history 60-80 years? I'm as white as anyone here but I've got black people I know and work with that would be welcomed at my table at any time. You pretty much just trashed some great Americans both black and white. I've got to say I thought we were better that here on this site. Not all the black people in NFL and NBA are acting this way just the ones who get the media time. We are better than that. That type of post will not stand any longer than it takes me or one of the moderators to see it. Then it’s gone. If it persists the the poster will be gone. There is absolutely no room on here for that kind of posts.
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Post by deadeer on Aug 5, 2020 20:26:28 GMT -5
I didnt get to read it, but it must have been pretty stupid.
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Post by beermaker on Aug 5, 2020 20:36:32 GMT -5
I was meeting with a vendor yesterday that has Pacers season tickets. He said that if the political/social statements on the courts and jerseys are still present when fans are allowed in the stands, he would not attend any games and not renew next year.
Let’s take a look at the bigger picture. This guy has four season tickets for he and his sales staff to entertain customers. That usually results in two hotel rooms, dinner, bar tabs, etc. In other words, contributing to the local economy. I have no clue how many home games there are, but I’m going to take a good gues that he spends a minimum of $2k/game just in food, booze, lodging, etc.
What happens to the downtown Indy eonomy when 1,000 ticket holders think this way? Simple math tells me that it would be a $2 million hit to the local economy per game.
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Post by greghopper on Aug 5, 2020 21:14:12 GMT -5
I was meeting with a vendor yesterday that has Pacers season tickets. He said that if the political/social statements on the courts and jerseys are still present when fans are allowed in the stands, he would not attend any games and not renew next year. Let’s take a look at the bigger picture. This guy has four season tickets for he and his sales staff to entertain customers. That usually results in two hotel rooms, dinner, bar tabs, etc. In other words, contributing to the local economy. I have no clue how many home games there are, but I’m going to take a good gues that he spends a minimum of $2k/game just in food, booze, lodging, etc. What happens to the downtown Indy eonomy when 1,000 ticket holders think this way? Simple math tells me that it would be a $2 million hit to the local economy per game. I think your be surprised how fast them tickets would get bought up if he gives them up..... the diversity of the fans may change ! Only time will tell!
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Post by deadeer on Aug 5, 2020 23:37:01 GMT -5
I take from this... that maybe while not watching, rooting, or listening to sports may not effect them financially, it gives you (me) peace of mind knowing we are not promoting it. I have never bought jerseys, memorabilia, etc, but did watch sometimes. Only been to one Nascar race. Once to baseball game when kid. Once to ND football game. I like my cushy chair at home more than being there.
But ad said, it's the couple bad apples that are making a bad name. But theres a lot that flaunt their wealth and immaturity that I dont want to see. Spoiled rotten brats!
Are they the elite on planet earth, yep, are they good at what they do, yep, are they better than the rest of us, nope.
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Post by dbd870 on Aug 6, 2020 7:25:07 GMT -5
Really? You want to go back in history 60-80 years? I'm as white as anyone here but I've got black people I know and work with that would be welcomed at my table at any time. You pretty much just trashed some great Americans both black and white. I've got to say I thought we were better that here on this site. Not all the black people in NFL and NBA are acting this way just the ones who get the media time. We are better than that. That type of post will not stand any longer than it takes me or one of the moderators to see it. Then it’s gone. If it persists the the poster will be gone. There is absolutely no room on here for that kind of posts. I’m thinking one more like it will do it
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