Penndemonium
PhD Student
Posts: 1903
Reg: 11-29-04
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03-17-24 03:27 PM - Post#365567
In response to Jeff2sf
I was a Penn fan even through the worst of teams. When I was an athlete, I played hoops a few times with some of the players. Penn wasn't very strong then. I was decent friends with an all-ivy player and also a benchwarmer who barely saw the court. They were both simply great guys. The benchwarmer worked his tail off in basketball and his schoolwork. He was a true student athlete. I'm still judgmental from my armchair, but I choose not to be a militant @sshole as an alumni with regards to people I don't even know, as long as the program seems to represent. On the other hand, a former player from the Miller years interviewed at my firm. He said it was dehumanizing playing with Miller. He was someone who had good playing time, so it wasn't a gripe about that. It isn't all about winning. It really isn't. The winning is nice and can be a great positive experience. If winning means so much to you, help the program by giving. That's the path in this new era. If your personal happiness depends so heavily on whether these young kids win or lose, then who is the weird one spewing crud?
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