Well twodoebs fans . . .this week in sports, there is much ado about, I'm not sure what. Two things come to mind.
1. Reggie Bush giving back his Heisman. Honestly I don't understand why this is a story. He broke a rule, he shouldn't get his award. The school already gave back their 'copy' of the award, and I think it was pretty clear the Heisman Trust was going to take it away anyway, so getting in front of it and giving it away for one doesn't make him magnanimous in my eyes. It was calculated and frankly made more of than I thought the entire situation deserved.
Now if you want to get into WHY he had to give it away - there's a world of stuff to be said here. He received "inappropriate benefits" - a.k.a. he got money as a college student from an agent or someone before he was a "professional". I have to admit, I'm not a huge college football fan - I don't really follow it. But to get your panties in a wad because these kids are being wined and dined and treated like professional athletes because we expect college athletics to be about pure young talent and school spirit - well this just tells me you have blinders on my friends. College athletics, especially football, is a BUSINESS. It's about money, TV contracts, promotion, MONEY. Look at all the shenanigans with the shakeups in all the conferences this year - it was about MONEY.
The waters are muddy here. They system is perfectly happy to let talented young athletes go to college for free for 2-3 years under the guise that it's for an education when all it really is is a protracted try out for professional sports. As soon as these kids can get their pay day - they jump. The system is also perfectly happy to be the beneficiary of large fluffy piles of money because of fans, gear, tickets, tv contracts and what not. THEN we expect these kids - who've been trained to see the dollar signs coming to them - NOT to be taken out to dinner by an agent? Not to sell a Jersey to an agent? On one hand the system is a total prostitute but we expect the student athletes to be virgins. I really don't care one way or another - let them take money, it would be more honest frankly.
But Reggie Bush - keep your yap shut about it. I don't think anyone cares.
2. Women in the locker room!
Ok people this is pretty simple actually. She was a professional doing her job. Her hotness level IS a factor because she is a TV REPORTER. I'm quite sure if she was a dumpy dog she wouldn't have that job. So - you put a super hot reporter in a room of quasi naked men, there are going to be 'issues' - looks, stares (from both sides). If everyone is upset by this then reporters shouldn't be allowed in the locker room.
I don't suspect SHE was that bothered - afterall more people know her name today than they did last week, right? I'm also fairly sure it's not the first time these men have been quasi naked have been in front of a woman (or a pretty woman for that fact) in their locker rooms.
Now - if everyone's going to be all bothered by this then the solution is simple. No more locker room interviews. And frankly, that's their DRESSING room! Perhaps we should let the athletes shower and dress THEN talk to the reporters. If the journalist types don't like the wait time - then everyone needs to be grown ups and carry on. An investigation, memos, statements etc - is just to satisfy an antsy public.
In Summary: We don't want ugly reporters (well ugly ladies anyway). We want instant and on the spot interviews. So - while those two things are true, there will be hot chicks in the locker room. We are all grown ups. Act accordingly.
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