(10-21-2012 02:16 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  nobody cares about water skiing.

has nothing to do with butthurt either.

western has won numerous national championships in forensics and nobody gives a crap.

football, hoops, and baseball.

middle can claim women's hoops.

glad it makes you guys happy but nobody else cares.

i personally love cross-country. western is pretty good in that. but water skiing as a sport is hilarious.

BTW, MT has never made it as far in women's hoops as ULM. Hell, even Western has a better history in the the NCAA.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Women%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship

(10-21-2012 01:00 PM)insideualr Wrote:  Yea, there is bowling, golf, and a ton of other sports that are not bb, baseball or football.

This is as big a deal as winning a championship in any other non-big 3 sport.

like I said Mr Mod.. when they are NCAA sanctioned...I'll give you all the props you deserve.. props to youe techsters becoming a member of the worst conf in the USA

Z

(10-21-2012 06:51 PM)zeebart21 Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 01:00 PM)insideualr Wrote:  Yea, there is bowling, golf, and a ton of other sports that are not bb, baseball or football.

This is as big a deal as winning a championship in any other non-big 3 sport.

like I said Mr Mod.. when they are NCAA sanctioned...I'll give you all the props you deserve.. props to youe techsters becoming a member of the worst conf in the USA

Z

Anytime we beat la-lafayette in anything is a good day

It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

(10-21-2012 02:16 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  nobody cares about water skiing.

I dont care about water skiing at all, but I must admit, they have some pretty nice looking girls on that team, and that is a very important requirement.

Besides, we at ASU like to thump our chest at our Rugby success, so ULM should be able to thumpt its chest at its Water skiing success. UALR is not allowed to thump its chest at its Bass Fishing success though, no one cares about that.

(10-21-2012 08:16 PM)chiefsfan Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 02:16 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  nobody cares about water skiing.

I dont care about water skiing at all, but I must admit, they have some pretty nice looking girls on that team, and that is a very important requirement.

Besides, we at ASU like to thump our chest at our Rugby success, so ULM should be able to thumpt its chest at its Water skiing success. UALR is not allowed to thump its chest at its Bass Fishing success though, no one cares about that.

I thought it was Arkansas Tech that's good at bass fishing?

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

gotcha juanito.

i guess if this place had a general forum where folks could post their tuba-player nonsense or ski team nonsense you wouldn't get our immature responses.

it's great when any member institution achieves. western has one hella forensics team that gets kids from all over the country. but it's not really a sport. and water skiing sits right up there with the echo presents log splitting championships on the ocho.

90% of the folks on this board care only about football. that'll move up to 95% when the last of the unt folks leave.

that's a bit fusstratin' to us western folks but we live with it.

put the water skiing stuff on the tv show board and it might get more love.

and yes....i shouldn't even have clicked on it. ima biotch for whining about it.

(10-21-2012 10:21 PM)dahbeed Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

gotcha juanito.

i guess if this place had a general forum where folks could post their tuba-player nonsense or ski team nonsense you wouldn't get our immature responses.

it's great when any member institution achieves. western has one hella forensics team that gets kids from all over the country. but it's not really a sport. and water skiing sits right up there with the echo presents log splitting championships on the ocho.

90% of the folks on this board care only about football. that'll move up to 95% when the last of the unt folks leave.

that's a bit fusstratin' to us western folks but we live with it.

put the water skiing stuff on the tv show board and it might get more love.

and yes....i shouldn't even have clicked on it. ima biotch for whining about it.

Water skiing = http://ultoday.com/node/333

Z

Don't mess with the WKU BJJ club...

http://www.wku.edu/sportclubs/activeclubs.php

mods can we get this moved to the other board forums. I thought this was a football forum.

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

I agree with you. Some people never grow up and others can never give a compliment. I say congrats! 24 out of 34 is an awesome accomplishment. (Yes, a Ragin' Cajun is applauding a Warhawk.) Hell, the Sun Belt took home the top 2 spots - beating out the SEC, PAC12, BIG10, and BIG12.

I competed in judo, which isn't an NCAA sanctioned sport, and it doesn't make any of my awards/accomplishments any less meaningful. Most sports fans never competed in college athletics, so it pisses me off when others downplay other sports - so, unless they are named Archie Griffin, they should stop taking up server space.

(10-21-2012 11:24 PM)Cajunjudo Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

I agree with you. Some people never grow up and others can never give a compliment. I say congrats! 24 out of 34 is an awesome accomplishment. (Yes, a Ragin' Cajun is applauding a Warhawk.) Hell, the Sun Belt took home the top 2 spots - beating out the SEC, PAC12, BIG10, and BIG12.

I competed in judo, which isn't an NCAA sanctioned sport, and it doesn't make any of my awards/accomplishments any less meaningful. Most sports fans never competed in college athletics, so it pisses me off when others downplay other sports - so, unless they are named Archie Griffin, they should stop taking up server space.

First of all...congrats to the ULM ski team. It is an accomplishment worth recognizing and I hate that anyone put the team down.

However, to be fair, this board is about the Sun Belt Conference and ULM does not compete in water skiing in the Belt. That, and the fact that only one other school (UL right?) competes in the sport means that you shouldn't be surprised that there is a general lack of interest and support on here.

(10-21-2012 11:35 PM)LifetimeTopper Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 11:24 PM)Cajunjudo Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

I agree with you. Some people never grow up and others can never give a compliment. I say congrats! 24 out of 34 is an awesome accomplishment. (Yes, a Ragin' Cajun is applauding a Warhawk.) Hell, the Sun Belt took home the top 2 spots - beating out the SEC, PAC12, BIG10, and BIG12.

I competed in judo, which isn't an NCAA sanctioned sport, and it doesn't make any of my awards/accomplishments any less meaningful. Most sports fans never competed in college athletics, so it pisses me off when others downplay other sports - so, unless they are named Archie Griffin, they should stop taking up server space.

First of all...congrats to the ULM ski team. It is an accomplishment worth recognizing and I hate that anyone put the team down.

However, to be fair, this board is about the Sun Belt Conference and ULM does not compete in water skiing in the Belt. That, and the fact that only one other school (UL right?) competes in the sport means that you shouldn't be surprised that there is a general lack of interest and support on here.

Believe me, I've been reading this board way too long to be surprised.

(10-21-2012 11:42 PM)Cajunjudo Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 11:35 PM)LifetimeTopper Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 11:24 PM)Cajunjudo Wrote:  

(10-21-2012 07:51 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  It is damn amazing to me that a post about an accoplishment for a member institution that is something to be celebrating has turned into a p*ssing contest.

Ok, so it isn't a NCAA sanctioned sport. A member of this conference has won 24 of 34 championships. I seem to recall another member of this conference (who finished second this year) winning that same national championship and posting about it (perhaps it was on the other board). Are some of you so damn petty that it hurts you so bad to so congrats on moving on? The vast majority of you posting probably could barely stay up on two skis, let alone do what it takes to do what these skiers do (not just the ULM ones but all those who compete). The sad thing about it is that we have a moderator of this board on this thread wanting to talk some smack.

I swear, some of the people who post on here have less maturity than middle school kids!!

Just my opinion!!

I agree with you. Some people never grow up and others can never give a compliment. I say congrats! 24 out of 34 is an awesome accomplishment. (Yes, a Ragin' Cajun is applauding a Warhawk.) Hell, the Sun Belt took home the top 2 spots - beating out the SEC, PAC12, BIG10, and BIG12.

I competed in judo, which isn't an NCAA sanctioned sport, and it doesn't make any of my awards/accomplishments any less meaningful. Most sports fans never competed in college athletics, so it pisses me off when others downplay other sports - so, unless they are named Archie Griffin, they should stop taking up server space.

First of all...congrats to the ULM ski team. It is an accomplishment worth recognizing and I hate that anyone put the team down.

However, to be fair, this board is about the Sun Belt Conference and ULM does not compete in water skiing in the Belt. That, and the fact that only one other school (UL right?) competes in the sport means that you shouldn't be surprised that there is a general lack of interest and support on here.

Believe me, I've been reading this board way too long to be surprised.

I'm sure we're all real sweethearts in real life.

Due to the way this thread was going I moved it from the main board.

I am amazed at how grown people act soemtimes. This was something that people should have said congrats and moved on instead of flaming the poster.

I have no problem with schools celebrating their club sports or cheerleaders, or band, or debate team, or forensics etc, but when people start talking about how it's just as relevant as NCAA sanctioned sports, I'm sorry, that's not something I agree(and clearly I'm far from being in the minority on this one) with and I'm going to voice my opinion in this open forum.

I'm sorry, but some of you are way too sensitive. And the argument that because we can't do it we shouldn't disrespect it is total BS, there are countless things in this world that require a great deal of skill, practice, athleticism, concentration, ability, talent etc. that I'm sure you don't care about. I'm not discounting the abilities of the water skiers, I'm not saying I could do even 5% of what they can, but the same can be said for world class chess masters, sword swallowers, magicians, poker players, chefs, cheerleaders, magic the gathering players, painters, authors, psychologists and just about any other thing you can possibly imagine that is a practiced acquired skill that one must devote their life to to reach championship levels.

Ever had an argument with an overzealous cheerleader or dancer who thinks that cheerleading or dance is a sport? Neither of them are sports, doesn't mean they aren't difficult, doesn't mean I could do what they do, doesn't mean they aren't athletes, doesn't mean there aren't sports that could possibly require less athleticism, but neither of them are sports.

We're all quick to criticize movies, television shows, books etc. Can we do what those writers, directors, actors, authors do? No we can't, but we're all willing to praise the ones we like and strongly criticize the ones we don't, how is this any different? The fact that I wasn't a college athlete and probably would be lucky to stay up on water skis for more than a few seconds does not disqualify me from making the point that FBS football and men's basketball are the only college sports that move the meter significantly in this country and there are only a handful of others that move the meter at all and club sports aren't even an afterthought, they are a complete non-factor. Not being mean, not trying to take away from anyone, not trying to tell those who do care that they shouldn't, just stating facts.

(10-22-2012 02:08 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  I have no problem with schools celebrating their club sports or cheerleaders, or band, or debate team, or forensics etc, but when people start talking about how it's just as relevant as NCAA sanctioned sports, I'm sorry, that's not something I agree(and clearly I'm far from being in the minority on this one) with and I'm going to voice my opinion in this open forum.

I'm sorry, but some of you are way too sensitive. And the argument that because we can't do it we shouldn't disrespect it is total BS, there are countless things in this world that require a great deal of skill, practice, athleticism, concentration, ability, talent etc. that I'm sure you don't care about. I'm not discounting the abilities of the water skiers, I'm not saying I could do even 5% of what they can, but the same can be said for world class chess masters, sword swallowers, magicians, poker players, chefs, cheerleaders, magic the gathering players, painters, authors, psychologists and just about any other thing you can possibly imagine that is a practiced acquired skill that one must devote their life to to reach championship levels.

Ever had an argument with an overzealous cheerleader or dancer who thinks that cheerleading or dance is a sport? Neither of them are sports, doesn't mean they aren't difficult, doesn't mean I could do what they do, doesn't mean they aren't athletes, doesn't mean there aren't sports that could possibly require less athleticism, but neither of them are sports.

We're all quick to criticize movies, television shows, books etc. Can we do what those writers, directors, actors, authors do? No we can't, but we're all willing to praise the ones we like and strongly criticize the ones we don't, how is this any different? The fact that I wasn't a college athlete and probably would be lucky to stay up on water skis for more than a few seconds does not disqualify me from making the point that FBS football and men's basketball are the only college sports that move the meter significantly in this country and there are only a handful of others that move the meter at all and club sports aren't even an afterthought, they are a complete non-factor. Not being mean, not trying to take away from anyone, not trying to tell those who do care that they shouldn't, just stating facts.

Your first comment was "to the parents of the students". So instead of just saying congrats or not saying anything at all you have to post something sarcastic because you don't "get it" or "don't like it" or because it isn't a sanctioned sport.

It is comments like that that start flame wars on this board all the time. But of course had I, or anyone else, really gone off on you we would have gotten a warning. You are a moderator. No one attacked you personally or your university. Yet you want to jump in and throw an insult.

(10-22-2012 05:47 PM)InjunJohn Wrote:  

(10-22-2012 02:08 PM)MTPiKapp Wrote:  I have no problem with schools celebrating their club sports or cheerleaders, or band, or debate team, or forensics etc, but when people start talking about how it's just as relevant as NCAA sanctioned sports, I'm sorry, that's not something I agree(and clearly I'm far from being in the minority on this one) with and I'm going to voice my opinion in this open forum.

I'm sorry, but some of you are way too sensitive. And the argument that because we can't do it we shouldn't disrespect it is total BS, there are countless things in this world that require a great deal of skill, practice, athleticism, concentration, ability, talent etc. that I'm sure you don't care about. I'm not discounting the abilities of the water skiers, I'm not saying I could do even 5% of what they can, but the same can be said for world class chess masters, sword swallowers, magicians, poker players, chefs, cheerleaders, magic the gathering players, painters, authors, psychologists and just about any other thing you can possibly imagine that is a practiced acquired skill that one must devote their life to to reach championship levels.

Ever had an argument with an overzealous cheerleader or dancer who thinks that cheerleading or dance is a sport? Neither of them are sports, doesn't mean they aren't difficult, doesn't mean I could do what they do, doesn't mean they aren't athletes, doesn't mean there aren't sports that could possibly require less athleticism, but neither of them are sports.

We're all quick to criticize movies, television shows, books etc. Can we do what those writers, directors, actors, authors do? No we can't, but we're all willing to praise the ones we like and strongly criticize the ones we don't, how is this any different? The fact that I wasn't a college athlete and probably would be lucky to stay up on water skis for more than a few seconds does not disqualify me from making the point that FBS football and men's basketball are the only college sports that move the meter significantly in this country and there are only a handful of others that move the meter at all and club sports aren't even an afterthought, they are a complete non-factor. Not being mean, not trying to take away from anyone, not trying to tell those who do care that they shouldn't, just stating facts.

Your first comment was "to the parents of the students". So instead of just saying congrats or not saying anything at all you have to post something sarcastic because you don't "get it" or "don't like it" or because it isn't a sanctioned sport.

It is comments like that that start flame wars on this board all the time. But of course had I, or anyone else, really gone off on you we would have gotten a warning. You are a moderator. No one attacked you personally or your university. Yet you want to jump in and throw an insult.

My first comment was in response to the insinuation that it "means something". Which in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't. A ULM fan called my response "pathetic"...where's his warning? You could call me any name in the book, you could say whatever the hell you want about me personally you could have certainly "really gone off" on me, this is not against the AUP. Warnings are issued for violations of the AUP first and foremost, like failure to discuss moderation issues in private, please show me an instance in which I've issued a warning for someone "really going off" on me, you won't find it.

And again, I wasn't throwing an insult about ULM or their water skiing club. In my opinion, club sports are a non-factor and I was expressing that opinion, if that hurts your feelings so much that you would call my response pathetic and accuse me(which if I really wanted to be the hardass you seem to think I am, I could certainly consider not discussing moderation issues in private) of issuing warnings for someone "really going off" on me, you need to take a damn chill pill. I was far from the only one that considered the idea of posting this non-story on the main board to be a bit laughable, there was even a ULM fan asking to have the thread moved.

Waterskiing is a club sport. Fact. Here are some highlights from the list of collegiate club sports:

badminton
billiards
curling
orienteering(really?)
paintball
quidditch(yes the game from Harry Potter)
tug-o-war
ultimate frisbee

ULM's waterskiing national championship is on the same level as a quidditch or tug-o-war national championship. Congrats.