Like with football and everything thing. That has been a national school sport for the longest time. Don't you think that they should change things a bit?
133090
No - football and basketball teach young people teamwork and how to work within a system, and learn from those who know more than them (coaches, upper-classmen). Skateboarding promotes none of those things.
430942
If there is no sport for the gender, then yes. For example, if there is no girls' football team and there is a boys' football team then either (a) let the girl join the boys' football team or (b) form a girls' football team.\n\nI feel the same vice versa. In the article you linked to, I disagree with the court's ruling. Since there was no boys' gym team, the school should have made provision for him to compete with the girls' team, formed a boys' team, or allowed him to join a neighboring boys' team.
47772
No, the sport has spread enough that the USA would be slaughtered by a team of World All Stars.  The World Baseball Classic is different because each nation has some players but to consolidate them all against the USA wouldn't work so lets stick to NL vs AL.  I don't care for the homefield in the WS stipulation though.  The team with the best record should have homefield with the exception of a Division winner vs the Wild Card the division winner should always have homefield.
448062
I'm with you.  Let's demand some variety.  This started way back when Tom Landry was coaching Dallas and they were the class of the League.  No longer true.
300054
it shouldnt be a big deal.  things like that make teams a tighter unit and make all the players feel their teammates have earned theyre spot
339160
OK, OK, here we go.............\n\nFirst I will address the concerns some of you have about a playoff.\n\nIT WILL MAKE THE REGULAR SEASON MEANINGLESS - and you cite the NCAA basketball tournament.  First of all, there is no need to include 65 teams.  I would make it "a tough to get in" 16 teams - the so called 5 BCS conference champions plus 11 at large teams to be voted in.  The "at large" category takes care of the independents (ie - Notre Dame) and the so called mid majors (non BCS) conferences.\n\nTHE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WOULD LOSE MONEY - This is complete nonsense.  A few years back, a corporation which wanted to promote such a 16 team tournament, offered about 3 to 4 times that amount of money that all the bowl games combined.  The predominant reason it has not happened is that the bowl sponsors and the Bowl Committees would not get the money for their personal pockets.  It's a matter of self interest, not what's best for the colleges or college football fans.  By the way, the Bowl committees are a bunch of do nothings who because of connections sit around and collect allot of money for doing nothing special!\n\nAn NCAA football tournament would soon be more popular than the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl!  We would finally have a true national champion.  Under the current system,  an undefeated team in a weak conference which plays a bunch of non-conference nobodies could easily be in the BCS title game.\nSuch a team might not even be one of the best 15 in the nation!
437787
I am for a playoff system. I think it hurts the sport when their is a tie for the national championship. There should be a way to show at the end of the season who is truly the best.There have been many match ups like Michigan/Nebraska and many more that never took place and have left speculation as the only answers that we will ever get.  I don't think it should be like March Madness, but it would be something special if the top ten schools were in a playoff.
32143
Yes.  Sports don't cease to be sports just b/c they aren't played on a grass field.  It is more of an individual sport, similar to tennis and golf in that respect.  In fact, some argue none of those are "sports" b/c they don't involve teams.  [except ryder cups, doubles, etc...]
648738
At the level of higher education (this section that you posted in), I don't think colleges and universities should be in the practice of "encouraging" student growth beyond the awarding of grades for the work performed. By the time students get to college, they should be prepared to take responsibility for their own learning. Things like pats on the back, gold stars, "recognition" banquets with motivational speakers, etc, are for K-12 students and football players.
113895
I totally agree.. Show-boating and grand-standing is giving a black-eye to basketball and football.. Everyone wants to be in the spotlight.. \n\nPlayers act like idiots after they make a touchdown or dunk a basketball.. They act like rookies who are on the field/court for the first time.. I thought that when someone works hard and accomplishes something they should "Act like they've been there before and that they'll be there again."
89699
no cos the game would be boring. to make it enteresting you need to have a team with different people from different cultures.
584862
yes. we want our country to participate also.\n\nThe more number of teams and groups, the more complicated the game. This increases our interest in the game.\n\nthats wat we think
220393
Okay, as far as each group being able to have its own board members, okay.\n\nIt's better than bussing children miles away to school, when there is one down the block from them.\n\nIt would be a good idea if there is a lot of racially motivated fights in a particular school.\n\nBUT--isn't this taking a step backward?  Isn't it telling our children that they are all "different," instead of instilling the information that "we are all the same?"\n\nCould it make racial relations in the future even worse?\n\nThere's a lot to think about here.  The most important being our children and our world.
609371
National championship talent is tough to bring to Memphis.  It could happen, but the chances are very remote.  Being able to put all those six games together requires a super team.  Also...there was a scholarship rule change that made it a little easier for teams like George Mason and Bradley to compete.  I believe that rule was changed back, so we may see fewer upstarts in the coming years than we saw this last time.
508764
If there is no girls team, then they should be able to go on the boys team. That wouldn't be fair if there was just a boys basketball team.\n\nMost schools have boys and girls basketball, baseball (boys and softball (girls), and volleyball is typically a girls sport in school, but boys should be able to play it too.\n\nLacrosse is separated, as well as other sports. And I know that they never let men join our gymnastics team ,which was so stupid! On our football team, they HAD to let the girls join even if  they were bad. That I thought was dumb, because I would hate to be put on a team without knowing I earned it...\n\nIf there is no girls, they should be able to join the boys, otherwise they need to make a girls and boys team.\n\nPeace!
250337
I don't think so because there have been so many new rivals. Also, who wants to see the same teams play your team over and over without any diversity. Would you want to see the same exact schedule ever year, not me. I say thanks for the new teams.  Side note, Go Cowboys, Yeah!!!!
21935
It's widely accepted that competition helps people improve themselves.  I think that would hold true for schools.