I know some will look down on me for saying this, because I am a Yankee fan through and through, but I have never understood what makes people dislike teams because they win. More specifically, I tam talking about the venom I see spit from people when John Calipari and Kentucky are mentioned.
If John Calipari was the coach of your pathetic or annually-disappointing team, would you be upset when he took you to the Elite 8? Or perhaps the Final Four? Would you be upset if he got you recruits like John Wall? Derrick Rose? Chris Douglass Roberts? My guess: You'd take it. You'd take the wins, the top-notch recruits and the success. And find another "greaseball" or "scumbag" coach to criticize and dislike for being good at what they do.
College sports is a business now, folks. It's for grown-ups. This isn't about who has the best pep band anymore, or who has the best fight song. It's about money, money, money and more money. And power. And success. And celebrity. And headlines. And WINS.
So, sorry fan of (insert name of mediocre college team here). You don't like John Calipari or Billy Donovan or Rick Pitino or Nick Saban because they are superior to your team and your coach. Just admit it. You don't like that someone else wins more than you do. I wish people would just own up to that, rather than hide behind covers of "he runs a dirty program" or "he puts too much gel in his hair."
Like I said, this is a game for grown-ups. Leave the kids stuff at home.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)


No comments:
Post a Comment