Thursday, October 28, 2010

Some Sports Analogies Should Not Be Made

It's been a tough year for Tennessee football this season. First their coach bolts on them at the last minute. After searching and searching the university had to hire a coach way down on their list because no one wanted to coach a program in shambles. Their top running back left school without telling anyone then wanted his unconditional release. Derek Dooley took on all these challenges and his team has played hard for him in the first half of all their games. Its been in the second half where the wheels have fallen off for the Vols. But after the Alabama game Dooley used an analogy comparing his team to the Germans in World War II. That is a no, no. I know Dooley doesn't side with the Nazis at all but using it in reference to sports its not good. For the most part people can accept you calling them "soldiers" and saying things like it was a "war out there" but when you say your team is like the Nazis, that's not a good comparison. I understand the context he used it in but it just kind of makes you squirm. You can judge for yourself.




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