[Bruce Wang]

Just finished Chuck Klosterman's new book, But What If We're Wrong.  In it he says, "A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War feared the next generation of men would be soft and ill prepared for the building of a republic ('We gotta give these boys something to do," the veterans believed. 'Hell, they'll probably go through life without killing anyone!')."

[Bruce Wang]

Just finished Chuck Klosterman's new book, But What If We're Wrong.  In it he says, "A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War feared the next generation of men would be soft and ill prepared for the building of a republic ('We gotta give these boys something to do," the veterans believed. 'Hell, they'll probably go through life without killing anyone!')."

[Langdude]

I guess there are worse things than concussions...

-m.

[Langdude]

I guess there are worse things than concussions...

-m.

[CowboyIndian]

"A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War .....

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

[CowboyIndian]

"A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War .....

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

[martyup]

[quote author=Publius link=topic=15228.msg165420#msg165420 date=1466638748]
"A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War .....

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.
[/quote]

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

[martyup]

[quote author=Publius link=topic=15228.msg165420#msg165420 date=1466638748]
"A key reason college football came into existence in the late 18th century was that veterans who'd fought in the Civil War .....

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.
[/quote]

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

[yvonne]

Well, the two sides used to steal cannons and other American War of Independence armaments, but that's about the only war relationship that I've ever heard about.

http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-f...-game.html

[yvonne]

Well, the two sides used to steal cannons and other American War of Independence armaments, but that's about the only war relationship that I've ever heard about.

http://www.scarletknights.com/sports/m-f...-game.html

[CowboyIndian]

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

I was referring to the author.

[CowboyIndian]

He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

I was referring to the author.

[yvonne]

[quote author=martyup link=topic=15228.msg165430#msg165430 date=1466649302]
He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

I was referring to the author.
[/quote]

I knew that. Folks on here don't attack one another.

[yvonne]

[quote author=martyup link=topic=15228.msg165430#msg165430 date=1466649302]
He's giving me reason to doubt everything else he says. Or he has no editor, which may be equally ill-considered.

Giving Publius the benefit of the doubt, he did put the statement in quotes.  Perhaps the author of the book made the error?  ::)

I was referring to the author.
[/quote]

I knew that. Folks on here don't attack one another.

[Bruce Wang]

I'm perfectly OK with getting attacked by CI, because when it's happened before it was hilarious.

[Bruce Wang]

I'm perfectly OK with getting attacked by CI, because when it's happened before it was hilarious.