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i was a dicky V hater for about 2 days, but now i'm one of your biggest athletic supporters.

That's quite an accomplishment, congrats!

4 goals 5 minutes into the game is pretty nasty.

it really is a shame... it makes no sense to me when i see parents living vicariously through their kids to the point where they are more passionate than the kids playing the game, and more disrespectful and outspoken. parents are supposed to be role models for their children. i see more and more parents acting like children in the stands. and we wonder why kids talk back to their coaches, disrespect the referees, and get into fights at the drop of a hat. their parents are doing the exact same thing in the stands! it blows my mind. until parents begin to act more like adults, i can only see youth sports continuing to deteriorate.

babe, i don't think your choice is stupid. he's a phenomal athlete and competitor. he just doesn't fit MY idea of the world's best athlete. i think this is a case where we can respectfully agree to disagree.

because there are so many sports, with so many great athletes... do you go with someone who's a great olympian, a champion decathlete? do you go with the best quarterback or running back? do you go with a great soccer player who can run for 90 minutes straight while doing things with his feet that nobody else in the world can do? what about the best point guard, who can dribble, pass, and shoot as well as anyone else while playing a full game without a sub. maybe you can even argue for the world's fastest man. if you picked anybody who fit into any one of these categories, i probably wouldn't try to dispute you. the fact that you've picked a highly skilled athlete, who dominates his sport would normally make me agree with you as well. the problem is that you've picked a sport where the athlete doesn't have to do anything more physically exerting than walk a mile or two over several hours while swinging a long stick at a ball that isn't even moving. that's not all that athletic in my opinion. what tiger woods does is amazing. his skill level is beyond that of anyone in the history of golf, and his mental edge is staggering. i agree that he is the most skilled athlete in the world. he's arguably the most dominant athlete in the world at his sport. i just don't think he's the best athlete in the world. i don't have to name one in particular to state that opinion. i feel that the top pros in several sports are better athletes than him. there are athletes in every sport who can run faster, jump higher, and hit harder than him. there are athletes in every sport who could probably beat him at every sport outside of golf. how is he a better athlete than them?

Kansas should be #1. it will be disappointing if KU keeps beating good Big 12 teams and Memphis keeps beating nobodies and Memphis still remains #1.

i can certainly second this, bear.

That's difficult, because each sport requires different skill sets, but i just don't feel that golf is a true testament to athleticism. professional football players need speed, strength, skill, and stamina. the same goes for basketball, soccer, hockey, and many other sports. tiger is a tremendous golfer, and he's in great shape. i won't argue these points. i just don't see how the best player at a sport that doesn't involve running, jumping, stamina, or contact can be considered the best athlete in the world.

Angel Cabrera. He's only 38, but he's a fat smoker, and he won the U.S. open last year. I'm not trying to knock golfers. It's dang hard to be successful at the game, but i tend to think of the best athletes as those who play sports involving some contact (or at least running). is tiger a great athlete? absolutely. are all golfers? not really. skilled athletes? sure, why not. There are different type of athletes... games like golf, bowling, etc. involve more skill than either strength or stamina. to me when i think of the best athletes in the world, i tend to lean towards the athletes who are playing more physical sports. this, of course, is just my opinion* *but i'm right ;D ;D ;D

at least we don't have to see any of the posters naked.

Most beloved poster Most hated poster MWhizzie Most intellectual poster Most obnoxious poster Funniest poster Most improved poster Most valuable poster I'm going to have to do some thinking about this, but that one was a no brainer

i don't know who to pick anymore. with both teams at full strength, i picked HJ. when burrell got hurt, i started leaning towards silsbee. now if silsbee loses anyone to suspension, i'd have to go back to HJ. no matter who's on the court, these games are always hard-fought and well contested. it should be interesting to see what happens.

where were the women picked to finish in conference?

well, austin is an impressive 3-21. i'm curious to see what they've been losing their other games by. we've seen some results nearing 100 in this area too, but it seems like the coaches here are decent enough to call off the dogs. the game was 72-18 at halftime, but they kept pouring it on, outscoring their opponent 61-15 in the second half. it seems to me that when a team in southeast texas is up like that at halftime, they find a way to make it a little closer in the second half to make things reasonable.

good deal... i've been curious about that. everything over there is hush hush this year.

it was a joke, bud . kind of like saying that chuck norris idolizes sutherland when everyone really knows he idolizes Coop.

i have to agree with Coop on this... tiger is highly skilled at what he does, but i doubt he could hold his own on the football field, or the basketball court. when i think of the best athletes in the world, i think of these guys who make all-state in 4 sports in high school, go on to play a couple of sports in college, and then move on to play some form of professional sports. i know couch potatos that are good golfers. it takes a large amount of skill and talent, but athletic ability is at most somewhat important in being good at golf. it's more about coordination and instinct. off the topic of my post, but to respond to one of your posts, federer got his tail handed to him the other day. he might be losing his dominant grip a little.

yeah, i figured... good to see you back.

no problem!

another good win for the cards... they're finally starting to play like the team that was picked to win their division in conference! way to go, cards!

73-47, final! Texas really took it to em tonight... it's good to see the horns finally get a convincing victory in Big 12 play. Another positive, AJ Abrams hit three 3 pointers. He's been struggling since the start of conference.

70-47, a minute left...

i don't know if he's the BEST athlete in the world. he's dominate in a game where fat, 50 year old smokers can win a major. i wouldn't argue if you called him the most SKILLED athlete in the world, or even the most DOMINANT, however.

63-44, 5 1/2 left.