Intelligence And Football?

[monk81]

Originally Posted by Sociofan

Funny that you mention Notre Dame. I was just listening to a press conference with Charlie Weis where the question about winning came up. Although he said that winning was how he would be judged, he also made mention of the fact that attracting top talent to ND is difficult because of the high academic standards. They would do the best they could with what they had and he believes that having a smart team is critical to football success, equating ND to the Patriots. The Fighting Irish for pete's sake! With a coach wearing 3 Super Bowl rings! How could you not attract talent there as in years past? It must be one of two things: 1) The overall pool of talent is just not of the academic and character calibre of years past, or 2) Other schools have lowered their standards so much that athletes don't worry too much about academics anymore. This is NOT a knock on Jason Campbell since I don't even know the guy. From what I have heard, he has tremendous character and work ethic. That's a great start in my book. As a football fan, I just don't want the NFL to develop this "thug" image that destroyed my interest in the NBA.

ND's new coach will definitely help in recruiting.......he can wear and flaunt his Super Bowl rings. I think item #2 is your answer.

But Sociofan not all NBA teams are thugs......cheer on the Spurs...Good character, well spoken, do a lot for the community etc. And they are NOT boring, they all have a great sense of humor, and they love having Madden tournaments. Of course, you will have to wait until the playoffs to see the Spurs, since nationally they get FEW games televised.....guess the commish David Stern likes the "thug" image.... :shrug: . Why does the media love an NFL team who derives their strength from defense, but hate an NBA team that does, besides the Spurs can run 'n gun with the best of 'em.....even the Suns

I think Gibbs goes a lot on character so I have no concern over Campbell or our other draft picks. Gibbs knew what he was doing in selecting Carlos Rogers......even if Pac Man or Rolle had been their when the Redskins picked, Gibbs declared early that Rogers was our guy........After Pac Man was arrested, one of the Titan's coaches revealed that he had wished they had picked Rogers.......

[monk81]

Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Well it's a good point about Notre Dame that monk81 brings up. But on the professional level I think we're essentially saying the same thing, Sociofan. It's not necessarily that are fewer upstanding player/citizens it's just that it's not reported as much. And it's a shame.

You also make a good point TAFKAS.....the GOOD guys don't get much publicity ...........