Comments on: All-Comers Swim Meet http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet Confessions of the Highly Motivated Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Christine Sodaro http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet/comment-page-1#comment-399 Christine Sodaro Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:02:29 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet#comment-399 Even though I do go to an all-woman's college I can understand the frustration here, and I agree with Brian that I would not want my sport to be put over cutting a guys team, that is just not right. I don't know about Syracuse's pool being frozen over but I always wonder what the heating bill must cost for a pool house, they are quit large and ridiculously hot (that is unless you are a diver and then they are not EVER warm enough when you are standing freezing to death on deck during practice). Even though I do go to an all-woman’s college I can understand the frustration here, and I agree with Brian that I would not want my sport to be put over cutting a guys team, that is just not right.

I don’t know about Syracuse’s pool being frozen over but I always wonder what the heating bill must cost for a pool house, they are quit large and ridiculously hot (that is unless you are a diver and then they are not EVER warm enough when you are standing freezing to death on deck during practice).

]]> By: The Lorpeedo http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet/comment-page-1#comment-397 The Lorpeedo Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:43:43 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet#comment-397 I think Ben was really just helping Aaron understand that he was being 'chicked' but a really really really cute one. He was doing his job as a guide - way beyond his call of duty. Nice job Ben. Soon she'll say 'Matt Borchat, Chotrab or whatever his name was....' I think Ben was really just helping Aaron understand that he was being ‘chicked’ but a really really really cute one. He was doing his job as a guide - way beyond his call of duty. Nice job Ben. Soon she’ll say ‘Matt Borchat, Chotrab or whatever his name was….’

]]> By: Susan http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet/comment-page-1#comment-395 Susan Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:33:31 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet#comment-395 From what I understand, that's not the only thing you were saying as Jillian was running ahead of you. As for syracuse, perhaps the real reason they are cutting swiming and diiving is because when the pool freezes over during their frigid winters, it's alot cheaper to zamboni the ice than melt it for the swimming. thus Hockey is the only option. LAME From what I understand, that’s not the only thing you were saying as Jillian was running ahead of you.

As for syracuse, perhaps the real reason they are cutting swiming and diiving is because when the pool freezes over during their frigid winters, it’s alot cheaper to zamboni the ice than melt it for the swimming. thus Hockey is the only option. LAME

]]> By: Brian Davis http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet/comment-page-1#comment-393 Brian Davis Thu, 25 Oct 2007 21:29:48 +0000 http://bencollins.org/blog/2007/10/all-comers-swim-meet#comment-393 Screw the "core sports" argument. How is cutting a program in any way in keeping with the NCAA's "core" values? And how does ruining the careers of 20-40 guys help women succeed in sports? When suffragettes stirred for the vote, did we take men's votes away to appease them? When women wanted equality in sports, I'm pretty sure they didn't want us all to be equally without opportunities. Title IX will be considered a technical "success" if the only sports left are football, basketball, and 10 token women sports (you know, so the numbers are equal). And that's just pathetic. Screw the “core sports” argument.

How is cutting a program in any way in keeping with the NCAA’s “core” values? And how does ruining the careers of 20-40 guys help women succeed in sports? When suffragettes stirred for the vote, did we take men’s votes away to appease them? When women wanted equality in sports, I’m pretty sure they didn’t want us all to be equally without opportunities.

Title IX will be considered a technical “success” if the only sports left are football, basketball, and 10 token women sports (you know, so the numbers are equal).

And that’s just pathetic.

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