re: Does the NCAA involvement in politics concern you

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Yes, they are private organizations and can do whatever they want. The problem is this sets a precedent that whenever they disagree with a law a state has passed, they'll just pull them from venue consideration.

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Is there something wrong with that in a free society?

If I run a private organization, I want to be able to say if my organization will or will not sponsor events - under whatever circumstances I feel are important to me. And that precedent was set a long time ago.

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lot of people that will grow tired of it and just decide not to spend their money on their product.

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That would be a predictable market response, that may already be taking place (and for other reasons besides politicization).

The question then becomes, where to draw the line as an organization. Do you stand on principle and just shut the whole thing down, or do you make compromises?

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This bathroom issue is ridiculous.

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I agree, which is why states should stop making these dumb laws. It is another example of the state trying to create a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

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I agree, which is why states should stop making these dumb laws. It is another example of the state trying to create a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

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if you look at the history of this issue, it started from something pretty innocent. It started with colleges several years ago installing gender neutral bathrooms. That progressed certain cities/states making all single occupant bathrooms gender neutral. Then Washington enacted a law that allowed transgenders to use the bathroom of which they identified with. Where it got dicey on a large scale was when the city of Charlotte and others like Austin and San Fransisco enacted a similar law and the people of the state of North Carolina lost their minds and the state legislature got involved. Then it became a domino effect

Can't even bring my guns to the stadium anymore.

This isn't about politics. This is about not being an ***hole bigot. If your political views don't allow you to be a decent person, you deserve no measure of consideration from anyone.

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This isn't about politics. This is about not being an ***hole bigot. If your political views don't allow you to be a decent person, you deserve no measure of consideration from anyone.

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well it is about politics. North Carolina enacted a law, a law the NCAA and other entertainment governing bodies do not like. And their response to said law is to effectively punish the state for their political process. They are well within their rights to do so, but saying it isn't about politics is incorrect.

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The NCAA and NFL are trying to strong arm states based on social engineering.

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Again, that sounds so much like what was being said in the 60s about allowing black players.

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If that's what you want to call the vast majority of parents who do feel it not appropriate for a grown man to use the bathroom with their little girl or wife

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In the past it was about having white kids and black kids in the showers together. Turns out, it really isn't a big deal to allow it.

But furthermore, if a man wants to go into the women's room, he's going to go into the women's room - regardless of anything.

I don't want some 300 pound IT geek sitting in the stall next to me and unloading a colon full of dead rats, but I've learned how to deal with that potentiality without having to pass a law mandating that 300 pound IT geeks have just as much right to dump their loads as anyone else.

Maybe people should just tell their little girls to just hold it, because there may be an ax-murderer hiding in the little girl's room, and it may not be safe in there.

The NFL and NCAA can threaten North Carolina all they want, but they have significantly less pull in a state that contains 4 of the top 11 largest cities in the country.

I'm a progressive. To some of you, I'm a "liberal" (if you're from California, I'm probably a "moderate). I agree politically with most of the positions taken by the NCAA.

BUT, that being said, I wish they would stay out of politics. Why should the NCAA make a political statement by refusing to allow championship games played in states which fly the confederate flag (despite the fact that I agree the flag should be taken down)? Why do we need to mix our sports with politics? I am not talking about individual players - they have the same rights as the rest of us to express themselves, they just happen to have a wider audience. But the NCAA itself, in my opinion, should stay the hell out of politics and just be the organization they were created to be.

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You realize courts are not supposed to do what is popular but what is right?

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That's false. Courts are supposed to uphold the constitution, not uphold the vision of "what is right" as understood by the new civic religion proponents.