Is he really back

Post done by Trent Ringle

Is he really back

Throughout history, professional athletes have been challenged with overcoming injuries and outside distractions on a daily basis. At some point in time every athlete will have an injury that they will need to overcome or personal distraction in there life that leaves them wondering if they will ever be able to play the game again. Right now a prime example of someone who was able to beat the obstacles off the field was Plaxico Burress. Burress who was convicted in 2009 of a weapons charge, and sentenced to 20 months in prison. For any athlete being out of the game for this long could ruin a person career. However, for Burress he was able to overcome this and become the NFL’s 2011 comeback player of the year. He did not put up numbers as he had in past seasons, but he was still a major threat as a New York Jets wide receiver which earned him this award.  Could Tiger Woods possible be able to pull off a similar outcome in professional golf? This  past weekend he was able to win his 72th title at Bay Hill. Could this possible be the start to the second phase of Woods career? Though some will say it is I personally do not believe it is. By winning one tournament, it does not mean that a player has made a comeback. Tiger’s image is still not 100% back to the old form it once was. In order, for him to fully get back to the number one player in the world status he will need to both perform well on and off the course.

Golf...soft muscle sport

Post by Nick Daverio

For class on Friday we read an article about being unfit and playing sports. The examples they talked about were John Daly and Laura Davies. Both are professional golfers on their respective tours. The article talked about how golf is the last soft muscle sport meaning that one does not need to be in tip top physical condition. I partially agree with what the article has to say but part of me disagrees. I agree that one does not have to be in great physical condition to play golf competitively, just look at John Daly, Craig Stadler, and Jason Gore, who all have had success on the PGA Tour. One can have success on the tour such as these guys based on their talent and drive for competition and not based on their physical stature. But as the game evolves, I start to believe that calling the game of golf a soft muscle sport is very inaccurate. With technological improvements in golf and courses becoming more difficult, players are looking for ways to improve their game. Many golfers on tour now are very athletic and do work out and are in great physical shape. Tiger Woods was one of the first golfers that people started to notice that was hitting the gym often and in very good shape and people said that would hurt his game. Even though Tiger has had injury problems as of lately, the trend of becoming physical fit has grown throughout the tour with players such as Rory McIllroy and Dustin Johnson. Being physically fit is proving to have a great success for players on tour just take Rory for example who has been doing great for the past couple of years since he started working out because of his girlfriend. Golf is evolving and so are the players, so with that being said I believe that golf will soon be no longer categorized as a soft muscle sport. 

Invisible Knapsack

In class we had to go over a few questions. Our question was on the Invisible knapsack of white privilege. What the invisible knapsack really means is the privileges that white people get that they don't even think about and take advantage of every day. There are many different examples that people could come up with but the one that Dr. Spencer mentioned in class is a great example of this. When a person gets pulled over for "driving while black." This is not the only time that I have ever heard someone say this and I do believe it is a problem in today's society. This is something that white people don't even think about or worry about while driving down the road. But others they do have to worry about this. My example  of this would be the fact that white people that walk into a store or grocery store don't have to worry about being followed or even watched over while shopping. I have seen first hand one of my friends get followed around in a store because he was black. Also here at BGSU I was with a group of my black friends and I was the first one to walk into the bar then they weren't aloud in for various reasons.I feel that this is so unfair and really should be noticed by people and then maybe something will change.

Another thing that we talked about in class today was Don Imus. What he said on his radio report was completely unnecessary. He claimed that it was a joke. There is a time and place for people to joke and I believe that on national radio that is not a type of joke to say. People pick up on the things that reporters shouldn't say when they are on live television or radio. For example I can think of two instances on Ncaa Gameday coverage this passed season when things shouldn't have been said. One was Lee Corso he drops the F bomb on national television and the other was a special guest Brian Wilson when he makes an inappropriate comment on the mascots. However these statements aren't racist these are "jokes" that shouldn't be said on love coverage.

Post By Kane Godfrey

Lee Corso
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M35SPhRD0Iw&feature=related

Brian Wilson Start at 2:00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcqR7t6gFvc