Can ISU's coaches please not mix politics and football???

[Kagavi]

I'm upset that the ISU coaches are making a clear political statement and not focusing on football.

Clearly, we all saw what happened with ISU's star black player. Not good.

There's a time and a place for everything and I think we can all agree that football is not a time for politics. When I go to a game, I want to be entertained and not be confronted with social issues of the day.

Can we just play ball? Stop shoving it down my throat.

D$#% politics ruining my favorite sport.

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I am, of course, talking about Jack Trice in 1923.

Bloviating politicians of the day often discussed the big, scary NEGRO QUESTION and strongly advocated that the black community needed to be completely separate from the pure, untarnished white citizens of this good country, lest their wily clutches besmirch. (The negro league sprouted up, separate from MLB, etc.)

Football fans sitting in the stands, some of who may have been members of the newly reformed Ku Klux Klan, would have clearly resented Iowa State University (and East Tech) for inserting themselves into a political hot topic by putting a black player on the field, in violation of the "Separate But Equal" norms gathering steam.

Seeing that uppity young black man running around as an equal to white players must've really galled some people.

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Just musing about historical inequality in sport and the forms that protest took.

 

[CyValley]

There's a time and a place for everything and I think we can all agree that football is not a time for politics.

No, we cannot all agree. Your viewpoint, like mine, does not rule.

(Oops. Got me. I didn't read the entire post. My apology.)

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Didn't get me this time. I'm learning

 

[Cyclonepride]

Didn't get me this time. I'm learning

Me too. Going to have to up his game!

 

[Stewo]

I'm glad that the main board has turned into the politics board all of a sudden.

 

[CyValley]

I'm glad that the main board has turned into the politics board all of a sudden.

A melding of sport-politics, hard to handle. It'll go away from the main board . . . I hope.

 

[Tri]

Agree we can't agree. Big Lazard fan here as his loyalty to ISU has been second to none. However I do wish he had not tweeted the comments as it put Cambell in a tough spot at media day and that's selfish and an unforced error and distraction in my opinion. Same thing Trump does to often. Cambell did an excellent job of handling thank goodness.
With that said...Go Cyclones!

 

[Lineup]

This will hurt the sport programs at ISU

 

[3TrueFans]

This will hurt the sport programs at ISU

Oh way to go Kagavi, this post will hurt the sport programs at ISU.

 

[Pat]

If only Coolidge hadn't tweeted about it...

 

[srjclone]

I'm also learning, go me.

 

[3TrueFans]

No one is bigger than the team. Lazard's tweet is a distraction, and anything can be a factor in preparation for a big game between two evenly matched teams.

Distraction for who? You?

 

[MeowingCows]

I'm glad that the main board has turned into the politics board all of a sudden.

It's kind of like this stuff is a nationally-relevant event right now, weird.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

No one is bigger than the team. Lazard's tweet is a distraction, and anything can be a factor in preparation for a big game between two evenly matched teams.

Distraction to who? You? So what?

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

Distraction for who? You?

I didn't see your post until after I made mine. Nice work.

 

[HitItHard58]

I'm upset that the ISU coaches are making a clear political statement and not focusing on football.

Clearly, we all saw what happened with ISU's star black player. Not good.

There's a time and a place for everything and I think we can all agree that football is not a time for politics. When I go to a game, I want to be entertained and not be confronted with social issues of the day.

Can we just play ball? Stop shoving it down my throat.

D$#% politics ruining my favorite sport.

___

I am, of course, talking about Jack Trice in 1923.

Bloviating politicians of the day often discussed the big, scary NEGRO QUESTION and strongly advocated that the black community needed to be completely separate from the pure, untarnished white citizens of this good country, lest their wily clutches besmirch. (The negro league sprouted up, separate from MLB, etc.)

Football fans sitting in the stands, some of who may have been members of the newly reformed Ku Klux Klan, would have clearly resented Iowa State University (and East Tech) for inserting themselves into a political hot topic by putting a black player on the field, in violation of the "Separate But Equal" norms gathering steam.

Seeing that uppity young black man running around as an equal to white players must've really galled some people.

___

Just musing about historical inequality in sport and the forms that protest took.

Almost had me AGAIN! You're good. Reeeeeal good.

 

[Rural]

The coach should be alert for negative factors that can lower the team's performance, occurring in the week or day before a big game. Anything could be an influence.

Have they added a JFC button yet?

 

[3TrueFans]

Have they added a JFC button yet?

A JFC button would be a distraction and might cause us to lose the football game. Coaches have to be on alert for that kind of thing.

 

[HitItHard58]

The coach should be alert for negative factors that can lower the team's performance, occurring in the week or day before a big game. Anything could be an influence.

Well you should get ahold of Campbell asap and let him know how he should be running his team. Obviously he isn't aware that there's a time and place for everything and there are a lot of sensitive snowflakes who just want to escape from life for a few hours and watch a game. Tell Lazard to stop tweeting his personal opinion on his own time as well. He represents ISU so he's not allowed to be an individual. We have to put a stop to this!

 

[Peter]

The coach should be alert for negative factors that can lower the team's performance, occurring in the week or day before a big game. Anything could be an influence.
Now try to explain what happened to Missouri after the tail started wagging the dog.

Wow blaming BLM for the demise of Missouri football? I'm sorry but how stupid can you be? I'm sure it has nothing to do with them switching conferences, losing their recruiting base, and hiring a horrible coach.