[quote=Allan from Fallbrook][quote=Russell]
I didn’t mention football once, Allan.[/quote]
Gee, Russell, when you referred to the “national sports obsession”, I figured you were including the most popular (and aggressive) sport in America. You know: Football?
Of course, I’m sure the Marine Corps just loves basketball and baseball players, too.
Ask any Army or USMC recruiter about their favorite sport (from a “raw material” standpoint) and they’ll all answer the same: Football. It stresses unquestioning obedience to authority, sacrifice for the team and the warrior ethos. That was what you were referring to, right?[/quote]
Actually Allan, I don’t carry that perception of football players compared to athletes from other team sports. Football, Basketball, soccer, and the other games where there is a goal on each end of a field or court, seem pretty similar to me.
I did however paint cheerleaders with a broad brush,by agreeing with FLU. I was wrong to do that. The idea of the prettiest girls, in mini-skirts and tight tops, cheering for most athletic boys, who are running up and down a field,or court, or whatever, is funny though.