LOrd people, don't you know that FillyPhan is the

Devil's Advocate General

yeah, it's a, it's a new position created by President Chen...um, W to thrwart the efforts of the Terra-ists from getting the upper hand.

Women's basketball is now FREE.

Perhaps if it was free someone might go watch it (except family memebers)....

i couldnt tell from the pic of saw of summitt, she got a nice set on her?

Just trying to find something to give her praise for...

[quote]Joe in Philly:


[quote]Originally posted by PhillyFan:
[qb] Dear Lady Di
[/quote]Where have you been? It's Princess Di!
wink

[QUOTE] [qb]

That's right ( I'm sure the people that love me might have a more appropriate title)

It's FRIDAY and guess what...

Chic basketball still sucks...

And this little lady is STILL overrated.

tally ho ho ho.

As long as they're not calling you Camilla.

[ March 11, 2005, 09:13 AM: Message edited by: Joe in Philly ]

I'm not telling.. wink

Reading Philly Fan's comments reminds me of the trial scene in To Kill A Mockingbird where Bob Ewell takes the witness stand and Scout relates, "All the little man on the witness stand had that made him any better than his nearest neighbors was, that if scrubbed with lye soap in very hot ater, his skin was white."

Substitute penis for white skin and you have Philly Fan.
Trouble is (from the point of view of people like him) that while white skin and penises still confer privilege, it's not as much as it used to be. Why else would he be so infuriated at the accomplishments of women?
Look, few of us read every thread on the board, right? I imagine the big majority skim down the list and open those threads that interest us, while skipping the other. But while I neither know nor care about lacrosse, for example, if others do that's cool. It's no skin off my nose. It sure does not threaten my womanhood. Isn't that how most rational humans feel about others being interested in things we are not?
But Philly Fan is not merely not interested in women's sports, he actively hates them, although I seriously doubt whether he's ever watched any. Hates them to the point that he has to interrupt threads to spew his venom against women who are fast and strong (not to mention smart and successful; there is a reason why Hillary Clinton, whose politics don't even qualify her as a liberal, gets more venom than Bernard Sanders or even Edward Kennedy).
The fact is, Philly Fan would, I am sure, be clobbered if he tried to play tennis against Serena Williams, basketball against Diana Taurasi, soccer against Mia Hammm, golf against Annika Sorenstam or run a footrace with Marion Jones. The fact is that while men's sports records have improved incrementally over the past 100 years, women's sports records have improved by leaps and bounds. The fact is that the gap between men's and women's records is steadily shrinking. The fact is that the best female athletes are better than all but the very best male athletes in their respective sports.
And the fact is that Pat Summitt is one of the most respected coaches in college sports. Respected by male as well as female coaches. Real coaches know that her achievements are far from inflated; if anything she is underappreciated.
The only thing that makes him "better", in his own mind at least, than half the world's population is that he has a penis. And since his penis does not confer as much privilege as it used to, he has to mollify his ego by derogatory terminology, calling women little girls and barnyard animals, demanding women be selected for a team based on breast size, etc. He says the only sport women should be allowed to participate in is cheerleading for men's games. Cheerleading takes skill, but it is also, primarily, about looks, cheerleaders are ornamental, subordinate to the (male) players and serve to titillate male sports fans with veiled and sometimes overt heterosexual displays.
Unfortunately for this sleeping "beauty", the 19th century ended long ago. Women and girls don't have to ask ANYONE's participation to participate in sports. Or to be U.S. Senators. And that's what really rankles, isn't it?
Actually, even in the 19th century his views are backward. While Hollywood in Annie Got Her Gun made Annie Oakley, after singing "You Don't Get a Man with a Gun" throw a shooting match with a rival she'd fallen in love with, in real life Annie Oakley WON the match. Her male rival acknowledged her superiority, married her, retired from sport shooting and instead worked as her manager.
Fast forward a century. Nomar Garciaparra met Mia Hamm when the Red Sox sponsored a charity "celebrity penalty kicking contest". She beat him. They are now married.
So congratulations to Coach Pat Summitt. Congratulations to the women who have played their way into the NCAA tournament. Congratulations and best wishes to the girls who would rather be the next Diana Taurasi than the next Kate Moss. I'm sure you won't pay attention to the dying gasps of penis privilege. Why should you?

Women and girls don't have to ask ANYONE's participation to participate in sports.

I meant permission of course. Being a woman obviously does not make me a good typist.

It should, isnt that womans work? typing.. secretary...

whoops, nevermind.

Now that Buzz is out of the picture, this is another big chance for Pat!

Two wins to history...
USA TODAY story/interview

I dunno, Phil. Who you gonna let eat crackers in your bed?

A. This?

OR

B. THIS?

eek!

or C. 2 hot ladies, a pitcher of appletinis, package of crackers, and a deck of cards.


I'll take C. Wait, double D's.

Let's stop talking about what PhillyFan wants to buy at his next cosmetic surgery appointment.

Instead, let's get back to talking about the amazing Pat Summitt. Two more wins to history...and it will happen in Knoxville which is the sweetest part of it all.

In other news no one cares about...

-This might be the most run any chic sport has gotten on OS.

-The sun did not explode

-one of the players in the chic tourney actually put on makeup and shaved!

-John Kerry and his hag.

-cooking classes so these babes can be productive after their college "Athletic" careers.

Just to stay on topic, Overrated.

at least in women's b-ball, they play defense

it's not all fast break up the floor, take a crappy shot, don't wait around for the rebound and the other team does the same thing

Typically, to fast break you have to run, dribble, sometimes pass, then shoot, or dunk at the completion of the fast break.

Watching chic basketball, they can only do one, perhaps two, of these at one time.

Having big hips to get around, that's not really Defense...

Just sayin.

I bet your new Double D's will look nice with those big hips you mention.

I wonder if ESPN will show Pat's game for the history books on the 22nd?

Boober, I thought CBS had the rights to the...

Nevermind.

it might make ESPN2, unless poker is on.

small hips and double d's are the way to go... see my earlier comments.

Then instead of uniforms, they can do shirts and skins.. and black eyes.

I would really like to know why Philly Fan, clearly a straight male with a fetish for beating up women, now it seems physically as well as verbally, is doing posting here. Did he come here just for the purpose of making vulgar remarks about women? Seems like there are more likely sites for that than Outsports.
Weird.
I guess I am supposed to be impressed by his penis, but I doubt it's very impressive.
Now Pat Summitt, she is impressive.

Ms de Blazer, you go girl (if I may call you a girl). I rarely read his comments, and do not wish to engage him, but it's so difficult to avoid his venom. And I love Pat Summitt.

Well, yes, this thread.. of course..

BTW babe, i'll take you out for a beer, i'll buy..

you just have get up and bring it to me.

BTW this will still be the most overinflated record i've ever seen.

He claims to not be straight, but I wouldn't know from experience. If anyone's slept with him they should speak up and vouch for this. Just about everything else he says is because he gets a reaction. As long as he keeps getting the reaction he'll keep saying this stuff. You have to ignore it or reply in kind like GatorJamie...

...this is a good start.

Well, it's been "interesting" reading the ravings of some idiotic breeder.

I could spent plenty of time responding to his ignorance and sheer stupidity, but I have enough straight folks in my life as it is, so no need to accept applications. Back of the line, bub.

Yes, it's truly exciting to see Pat break the record. She has worked a long time to achieve this moment in time, and I agree that it's unlikely that her record will be broken.

However, I will address one statement PF said, that I agree with - it's different competition.

The Mens game and the Womens game are now two different approaches, equal in merit, but different in practice. For lovers of the actual game, the Women's game is closer to what Naismith envisioned.

Women's basketball has evolved by leaps and bounds from where it was in 1975, and there are so many people that share the honor of being pioneers, not Just Pat Summitt.

Jody Conradt. Cheryl Miller. Sue Gunter. Billie Moore. Chamique Holzclaw. Rebecca Lobo. The list could go on and on.

I'm very proud of Pat's accomplishments, and indeed, she could have had the Men's coaching job at Tennessee more than once.

But she's not done it alone - the supporting cast is literally thousands.

And Pat is the first one to share credit, which is just another reason why this is such a big deal. She's a class act all the way.

MV :-)

As I read PF’s comments on different threads, I kept thinking to myself that it was beyond me why any self-respecting gay man or woman, having lived and continuing to live with the discrimination we all face in this world, would bully people around. Well duh, no wonder it made no sense, he’s a straight man!!


Would just add Nancy Lieberman and Ann Myers to your list of pioneers!

Thats pretty funny! YEAH MAN!

Actually, i'm sure there is some wonderful wrestling coach out there with a ton of wins that no one cares about either. Probably a field hockey coach too...

The only reason we have this little lady around is because we have to be PC. Have to be nice to the ladies. Point is, unless the NBA bankrolled the WNBA, it would not exist. Why? It's boring.

Take that to the college level and you have 3-4 good programs and the rest stink. Why else would the dude up on Uconn also be packing on the wins? It would be much like letting Rich Kotite coach an NFL all-pro team in division AA football. Lots of wins beating up on the weaklings.

With that said, i am wondering... Patsy..

Spit or swallow?

It will be very funny after he gets the operation for his d-cup implants!

Ok, Phillyfan, time for you to get outta the Gene Pool!

I shall allow you to address me as PF if you would like (less typing).

The overrated coach, she may address me as Sir. Too bad I would never hear her, she would be too busy runnin the vacuum.

Either way, it is a gender-neutral title which will come in handy for LittleFilly in the near future.

Five Days to Pat's destiny.

And back to work, young man! The snow has melted off and there's a lot of aerating and sod repair to do, not to mention mulching the azaleas and scrubbing the brick deck. Get KeyWestGuy to help you - he enjoys doing yard work in the loin cloths that I let you two wear.

And - If you're very very good, I'll get you a coupla cold Ying-a-Lings, but only after you change the oil in my car AND BostonGirl's.

Get with it. Time's a wastin'. wink

xxoo

Hey Toots, don't you got some dishes to do and toilets to scrub....

HEY.. missed a spot dusting babe...

On a related topic, the results of men's and women's graduation rates among college basketball player were released today.
Of the 65 teams in the men's NCAA tournament, 42 graduate less than half their players (teams are given a generous 6 years to graduate players). Two teams, LSU and Minnesota, failed to graduate even one male basketball player. Two of the four #1 seeds, Illinois and Washington, graduated less than half of their players. Bucknell and Utah State graduated 100%. Four other teams topped 70%.
Of the 64 teams in the women's NCAA tournament, only 6 graduated less than half their players. 35 graduated over 70%. Holy Cross, Vanderbilt and Montana graduated 100%, with 5 other schools graduating over 90%.
The article noted that gaps in graduation rates between white and African-American males continue to grow. It did not give comparable stats for white and African-American females.

Do you have a link?

LINK

Well what are these little girls going to do besides go to school for the free education? Arent there only like 2-3 wnba teams now? The pay there aint no better than a job outta college..

I'd hope their graduation rates are better.

Actually the WNBA has expanded to 14 teams with the latest addition in Chicago.

I believe Pat Summit provides consulting services to the WNBA's Washington Mystics in her spare time in addition to her $800 K salary at UT. She's not only very well respected and successful as a coach, she gets paid quite well doing it. She's won Olympic silver as a player and Olympic gold as a coach.

Nope, wrong again (is that really a surprise, though), it's on ESPN.

800k? WOW... yawn..

ESPN, ranks right up there with the NIT in both viewership and excitement.

That's more than Mike Tice made in 2004 (unless you count scalping proceeds).

Yeah, I know...none of us ever watch ESPN.

Four Days to Destiny.