Professional Sports: A Rebuilding Year Again? ***VANITY***

mukraker

[mukraker]

Hey, this forum can't be all about serious topics every day.

[Red Badger]

FOOTBALL IS SERIES!!!!!.......

[cripplecreek]

I would be thrilled if FR had a sports section.

[steve8714]

My team is the Cardinals; they are always reloading.

[Blzbba]

"If you take a close look at a championship high school or college team, you'll often find that the team has been a team, working together as a team, for the past 4 years."


Or the 3-time Super Bowl Champ New England Patriots.

And I'm not even a fan of them, but respect their accomplishments.

[Red Badger]

My team is the COWBOYS........We're always dumping........mostly on the CARDINALS........

[MikefromOhio]

that's why I like College sports...if you think about it, it is ALWAYS a rebuilding process...

of course some teams have a higher payroll than others hehe

[So Cal Rocket]

Nice idea in theory... putting it to practice might be difficult.

Take Baseball for example... where would you find a high functioning team from which you would pluck these players?

95% of the minor league teams are made up of players already contracted to a major league team. The independent teams are way down the ladder... Single A at best.

The players on the college teams are subject to the MLB draft, so the "stars" on this team will be split and go to the teams that drafted them.

[mukraker]

For the players with standards beyond the almighty dollar, the game itself, and becomming a champion in that sport, is what counts.

Remember Reggie White and his trade from the Eagles to the Packers? He came to Green Bay specificly because he wanted to go to the Super Bowl. He could have gotten more money elsewhere, but he still chose Green Bay.

Reggie White and Brett Favre brought a sense of teamwork, and good old fashioned hard work, back to the Packers again. Result: SuperBowl.

[cripplecreek]

I'm a loyalist. I'm not a big football or basketball fan so the UofM MSU rivalry doesn't come into play. For me it's Detroit Tigers and Roush racing.

[Wristpin]

The ultimate team is our military, constantly having to reload due to seperations and retirements.

As far as sports goes, the example of what not to do is the $208 Million NY Yankees. They truly underacheive.

[LizardQueen]

The New York Giants have been rebuilding in 90% of the years I've been a fan.....

LQ

[MikefromOhio]

check out my webpage then....

you will see a definite theme....

[MikefromOhio]

yeah or the 160 million dollar red Sox...

instead look at teams like Milwaukee or Florida or Atlanta....

[mukraker]

Get brand new players straight from college then. The key is that ALL the team players know what the deal is. They all play as a team, not as superstars. And they're treated as such. It would be best if there were no players with any prior professional experience. Start with a clean slate. But I know that isn't possible in the professional ranks today. It is, after all, a business.

[MikefromOhio]

yeah well I dont like scUM either :)

[Asphalt]

Semi NFL PING
FReepmail me to get on or off

[NeoCaveman]

I'm in Cleveland, it's always a rebuilding year.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Turn them loose and watch them perform for you.

The Oakland A's do it that way all the time. The problem is, they can't afford to re-sign their stars at contract renewal time, so they are perpetually "almost good enough". ;)

[MikefromOhio]

I'm in Cleveland, it's always a rebuilding year.

I am in complete and total agreement with you.