Impact of Title IX on Olympics

[PlayerRep]

Say what you want about Title IX, but it's clear that Title IX opportunities propelled the US and US women at this year's Olympics.

The US women had 29 gold medals, and the men 17.

The US women had 58 medals, and the men 45.

The United States women won 58 medals in all, better than all but three countries (China, Russia, Great Britain).

Univ of Montana graduate Georgia Gould won bronze in the women's mountain biking (and Sam Schultz of Missoula was 15th).

The relevance to the football section is that they probably have attended UM football games (or at least have seen the stadium). Ha-ha.

 

[indian-outlaw]

Tell that to all the wrestlers that had their programs cut in the late 80's and missed their opportunity to even compete.

 

[biga75]

Tell that to all the wrestlers that had their programs cut in the late 80's and missed their opportunity to even compete.

+1

Too many people forget (or don't even know about) the wrestlers and other male athletes that have suffered because of cuts to comply with Title IX.

 

[UMGriz33333]

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

 

[jagur1]

What they should have done is increase roster size on womens sports to make up for the football and wrestler slots. Double the slots in womens tennis, golf, track compared to mens tennis golf track ect.

 

[indian-outlaw]

If everyone wasn't so damn football nuts we could have wrestling, baseball and hockey.

 

[AZGrizFan]

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

Spoken like a true democrat. :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[biga75]

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

I'm 26...GFY

 

[UMGriz33333]

so the answer was to give those who play tennis and golf more opportunity, keep wrestling and not added volleyball or soccer? How is that a better solution? I think it's great that we had so many successful women athletes in the olympics. How many years need to pass before you all stop whining about title IX? We could also complain that the civil rights movement made many white guys lose their slots to black guys --- things change, time moves on. And we still had 58 femail gold medalists in this olympics which is a good thing.

 

[SDHornet]

Tell that to all the wrestlers that had their programs cut in the late 80's and missed their opportunity to even compete.

+1

Too many people forget (or don't even know about) the wrestlers and other male athletes that have suffered because of cuts to comply with Title IX.

I'd rather watch attractive woman jump around a volleyball net in tight short shorts any day of the week instead of a pair of sweaty guys wrestling in spandex. :twocents:

 

[indian-outlaw]

:roll:

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

Spoken like a true democrat. :roll: :roll: :roll:

What does politics have to do with that? :roll: :roll:

 

[jagur1]

so the answer was to give those who play tennis and golf more opportunity, keep wrestling and not added volleyball or soccer? How is that a better solution? I think it's great that we had so many successful women athletes in the olympics. How many years need to pass before you all stop whining about title IX? We could also complain that the civil rights movement made many white guys lose their slots to black guys --- things change, time moves on. And we still had 58 femail gold medalists in this olympics which is a good thing.

Never said don't add volleyball or soccer. Just said take womens sports add scholorships that balance out the ratio between men and women. Title IX satisfied. Why can't the womens basketball team have 22 scholorships and the men 18?

 

[jagur1]

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

The loss of oportunity for anyone to compete is bad. Women, Men, Black or White.

 

[GrizLA]

Say what you want about Title IX, but it's clear that Title IX opportunities propelled the US and US women at this year's Olympics.

The US women had 29 gold medals, and the men 17.

The US women had 58 medals, and the men 45.

The United States women won 58 medals in all, better than all but three countries (China, Russia, Great Britain).

Univ of Montana graduate Georgia Gould won bronze in the women's mountain biking (and Sam Schultz of Missoula was 15th).

The relevance to the football section is that they probably have attended UM football games (or at least have seen the stadium). Ha-ha.

And, most of those medal winners are from California or have Golden State connections...oh, well...

 

[Fahque]

OMG - you middle aged white men are so flipping picked on. Give it a rest --- people are not forgetting about the poor wrestlers who had their sports cut. But should we have continued with things the way they were? There have been several posts on this board over the last several months that are prime examples of exactly why sometimes we have to force change in attitudes and processes and whatever or the "good ole days" attitude and the way things are done will continue. I agree - wrestling should not have been cut. Let's cut mens tennis instead...

Spoken like a true democrat. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Spoken like a stupid ass republican #moredumb


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