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- From: 97994779@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu
- Subject: Re: NCCA - Let's Fix It
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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 10:57:29 PST
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- In article <1993Jan23.024250.2111@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>
- webel@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu writes:
-
- >
- >I agree wholeheartedly on the question of NCAA sanction, but I would
- >like to stand up as a proponent for leaving collegiate racing the way
- >it is in terms of combining men's and women's squads. The way I would
- >look at it is that each school is represented by one team, which is
- >made up of both men and women, thus it is quite natural for both to
- >count for the national title.
-
- Hmm let's see here. You say that it is quite logical for the men's and women's
- teams to compete together for a combined title. Well, please tell me in what
- other sport this occurs. In what sport do the men and women fight for a
- combined trohpy but never actually compete at the same time in the same
- arean!
-
- I think maybe a solution to this problem is to have a Men's National
- Champion, a Women's National Champion and am Overall National Champion.
- (I am speaking of team not individual here.)
-
- >The biggest practical reason I can see for the current situation is
- >that it provides an incentive for men to recruit women into the sport,
- >and vice versa. Cycling is a very elitist sport, with a lot of
- >knowledge to be passed from experienced to inexperienced riders and I
- >think one of the good things about collegiate cycling is that it gives
- >a powerful incentive for this transfer to occur.
- >I get the feeling that some think that it is unfair, that a group of
- >good male riders, or a group of good female riders, is held back from
- >nationals due to their lack of more members of the opposite sex. If
- >this is one team, however, this doesn't make any sense. In any team sport
- >there are plenty of great athletes who may never get to compete for a
- >championship because the rest of their team is not up to the task.
- >Collegiate cycling is a team sport, so there will be good riders who
- >don't make it because of the rest of the team, but I don't understand
- >why the rules should be changed to accomodate this.
-
- We are not talking about a great running back on the football team that
- sucks. We are talking about the Women's Basketball team being denied
- a championship based on the results of the Men's team. It is the
- exact same thing!! If we want to have a combined title let's have
- combined races!!!
-
- >I welcome any further thoughts on the matter.
- >
- >Baird
- >webel@guvax.georgetown.edu
-
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