re: I wish I could see the Vandy players faces when ole girl gave them a speech at halftime

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Was it this bad when people of color joined this league ?

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Why do you support awards being given to white females simply because they have a vagina instead of males of color who actually performed well?

Would you feel the same if a male joined Sarah's soccer team, made one pass, and received an award instead of Sarah who had a standout game?

Female literacy was a mistake.

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Was it this bad when people of color joined this league ?

Were there riots ? Demonstrations ?

No ?

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No riots that I am aware of but there were definitely demonstrations and speeches made and all sorts of pontificating....but then those men of color went out and performed at a high level and even the pontificators thought, damn, this might be good. If old gal had gone and nailed a 40 yard field goal the reaction would have been much different on all sides. As it is Vandy is lucky they didn't kick off to start the game because that kick to start the game probably would have lead to players walking out right then.

Its damned difficult work to play football at Vandy...its a grind. The work is just as hard as it is at Alabama but success if far harder to come by....good football players, and Vandy has some, stick with it for the sake of their team mates, kind of like soldiers do not wage war for a flag but for their brothers on the battlefield. This old gal was marched into that group as a publicity stunt...that was never going to go over well in the locker room...then, apparently, she had the audacity to speak to the locker room at the half and instead of being humble and thanking them for the opportunity to be part of their team, she chewed their asses out for not having a proper level of enthusiasm when they made a first down. Then, for whatever reason, but probably to reduce the chances she gets blown up in front a TV audience, she goes out and squib kicks to start the half. All the while the media is making the story out to be equal to Jackie Robinson being called up....just a shite show all around.

If you look at the young woman's body there is not a glaring difference in her physical appearance, outside of being a woman, which would indicate she is less able to do what male kickers do...a lot of male kickers ain't necessarily physical specimen...they often get blown up on a kick off....or nearly killed when asked to fake a kick...it happens...we all like the idea of a kicker getting curb stomped trying to make a tackle or running for a first down. Thats one of the reason why we are so excited when they do get a first down, because it is unlikely. Usually it is not pretty....lots of unathletic shite happens most of the time...I think it is entirely possible that a female athlete could do what a male kicker does...but they should only do so after earning the respect of their team mates by being there for 2 a days and going through the same shite, albeit far different for kickers than linebackers, day in and day out. And for god's sake do not take your teammates to task for underperforming when you have NEVER performed and then put the cherry on top by going out and squib kicking to start the half...even if thats what you are told to do....unless you do not have the ability to do otherwise she should have kicked the ball down the field and told Mason after the fact that she wasn't a pawn, she was a football player. She wouldnt be any longer, no doubt, but she also would not have created this issue.....