aaronburro Sup, B 52880 Posts user info edit post |
It's prancing around while wearing ice skates.
There, I said it. 2/9/2014 8:55:04 PM |
Fermat All American 47007 Posts user info edit post |
it's more of a sport than golf or car driving 2/9/2014 8:56:34 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 52880 Posts user info edit post |
Except I don't need 6 biased judges with agendas to tell me who won a golf match or a race 2/9/2014 8:57:50 PM |
puck_it All American 15446 Posts user info edit post |
I agree with everything. 2/9/2014 8:58:07 PM |
BigMan157 no u 103353 Posts user info edit post |
I dunno, this seems pretty hardcore
2/9/2014 9:02:19 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 39178 Posts user info edit post |
athletes participate in it
it's a competition
sounds like a sport to me 2/9/2014 9:04:17 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25420 Posts user info edit post |
I've always thought the [x] isn't sport!! argument was kinda silly and pointless. Who cares if it's, by definition, a sport or not?
What's the fascination of proclaiming something not a sport?
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 9:04 PM. Reason : ^^thats what I think. ]
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 9:05 PM. Reason : Dnsnjd] 2/9/2014 9:04:28 PM |
Fermat All American 47007 Posts user info edit post |
people who think shit that isn't a sport is a sport, for one 2/9/2014 9:05:34 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25420 Posts user info edit post |
^ well yeah, but why? What's the fascination of defiantly proclaiming that ice skating or golf or race car driving isn't a sport?
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 9:06 PM. Reason : Kl] 2/9/2014 9:06:44 PM |
Fermat All American 47007 Posts user info edit post |
WHO WANTS TO KNOW 2/9/2014 9:08:44 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
i can't stand any competition where the winner is decided by a panel of judges. i don't care if folks call it a sport or not, it's lame either way. 2/9/2014 9:09:37 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 52880 Posts user info edit post |
I aint saying figure skating is easy. There are lots of things that are hard that aren't sports. Not looking like a total goober while wearing ice skates certainly isn't easy, but it's still not a sport. 2/9/2014 9:09:42 PM |
Fermat All American 47007 Posts user info edit post |
the best rule of thumb, ive found, is "If steroids don't help, it ain't a sport"
Steroids play an understated, yet vital role in figure skating. Just sayin 2/9/2014 9:26:55 PM |
puck_it All American 15446 Posts user info edit post |
I just want the ability to watch something else. The prime time re-airs a have been terrible. 2/9/2014 9:33:43 PM |
GingaNinja All American 7177 Posts user info edit post |
Isn't boxing decided by judges? 2/9/2014 9:36:31 PM |
beatsunc All American 10740 Posts user info edit post |
It aint a sport if you cant play defense imo 2/9/2014 9:41:26 PM |
aaronburro Sup, B 52880 Posts user info edit post |
unless you knock the other guy out, pretty much. and I agree with puck-it: show something other than fucking figure skating. The luge competition hasn't even sniffed prime time, but we've seen every single figure skating practice and event so far 2/9/2014 9:42:41 PM |
puck_it All American 15446 Posts user info edit post |
Doesn't even have to be on NBC. Put other shit on nbcsports, CNBC (especially on the fucking weekend), anywhere. 2/9/2014 9:47:41 PM |
ncstatetke All American 41128 Posts user info edit post |
^^^ Wolfpack basketball hasn't been a sport since 2006 2/9/2014 9:57:25 PM |
SuperDude All American 6922 Posts user info edit post |
Any "sport" where the winner is determined by judges should be relegated to an "athletic competition". Doesn't lessen the impact of the strength, agility, endurance, etc., to succeed, it's just not called a sport. 2/9/2014 10:03:25 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
Football isn't a sport. It's just running with a ball 2/9/2014 10:11:31 PM |
GingaNinja All American 7177 Posts user info edit post |
Or any "sport" where you've got to wear makeup amirite? 2/9/2014 10:11:44 PM |
dmspack oh we back 25420 Posts user info edit post |
^^^i get what you're saying...but why does the word "sport" have to be so sacred? I mean...if we wanna use the definition:
Quote : | "an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment:" |
That's pretty broad...why must we try to narrow it down to what is worthy of being called a "sport"? What's the point in protecting which activities can and cannot be termed a "sport"?
Not trying to be a dick...I really don't understand it.
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 10:14 PM. Reason : Uu]2/9/2014 10:14:21 PM |
wolfpack2105 All American 12428 Posts user info edit post |
is the gif the 15 year old russian phenom? I heard she was bonkers 2/9/2014 10:16:06 PM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
^ yup that was her. Good right? That's her signature move 2/9/2014 10:46:00 PM |
AndyMac All American 31922 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Except I don't need 6 biased judges with agendas to tell me who won a golf match or a race" |
What about a boxing match?2/9/2014 10:58:13 PM |
thegoodlife3 All American 39178 Posts user info edit post |
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 11:05 PM. Reason : whoops. read that wrong. ]
2/9/2014 11:04:24 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
Go into any NC State basketball thread and you'll see nothing but bitching about 3 biased refs. Guess that makes basketball not a sport either
[Edited on February 9, 2014 at 11:15 PM. Reason : .] 2/9/2014 11:15:20 PM |
Hiro All American 4673 Posts user info edit post |
There's a lot of endurance and physical fitness required to drive a racecar. 2/10/2014 12:04:03 AM |
acraw All American 9257 Posts user info edit post |
sex is a sport 2/10/2014 12:05:21 AM |
yuffie_chan All American 4898 Posts user info edit post |
^can also be reported as a duration of physical activity if you need to keep track of that kind of thing 2/10/2014 12:53:40 AM |
The E Man Suspended 15268 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | ""Except I don't need 6 biased judges with agendas to tell me who won a golf match or a race"" |
2/10/2014 1:17:53 AM |
Fermat All American 47007 Posts user info edit post |
get that shit out of here hiro 2/10/2014 4:03:47 AM |
Hiro All American 4673 Posts user info edit post |
da fuk 2/10/2014 6:14:34 AM |
0EPII1 All American 42535 Posts user info edit post |
Here is a sport
http://www.ifoce.com 2/10/2014 7:23:27 AM |
Dr Pepper All American 3583 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "There's a lot of endurance and physical fitness required to drive a racecar." |
100% true.2/10/2014 7:56:30 AM |
Bullet All American 28265 Posts user info edit post |
I don't care for it all that much (although i watched some of this weekend), but it most certainly is a sport, it requires extreme strength and athletic abilities.
Burro's ankles probably couldn't even hold his body up on blades.
(more bitching by burro) 2/10/2014 10:46:17 AM |
stateredneck All American 2966 Posts user info edit post |
It is just the most boring sport of all time. I wait all damn night to watch some Luge but it doesn't come on till 11:30 so I feel asleep. 2/10/2014 10:48:08 AM |
mildew Drunk yet Orderly 14177 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | ""There's a lot of endurance and physical fitness required to drive a racecar."" |
I remember writing a paper at State in which my argument was that NASCAR was not a sport. I ended up proving my opening statement wrong throughout the paper and sadly admitted defeat at the end of it.2/10/2014 11:20:23 AM |
Wraith All American 27245 Posts user info edit post |
^I had to write a similar paper when I was Freshman (English 111Z I think?) but we had to do cheerleading. I can't remember if I had to prove if it was or wasn't a sport. 2/10/2014 11:30:32 AM |