The_Admiral Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 *ahem*EVERYONE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL DOESN`T MAKE IT OKAY.Thank you.WHAT ABOUT SPEEDING? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 There are a lot of things we do with our lady friends that are illegal in some states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Lance still accomplished a lot...beating cancer and competing in the Tour De France is impressive. One would assume that without the drugs he'd still have competed very well, but not been the winner. It's still amazing. Nevertheless, his image takes a hit and deservedly so. He sounds like a complete jackass. A great athlete who overcame a lot, but a jackass nonetheless. And this pedestal we have him on has to crumble, regardless of how many others were doing it.I would generally agree with this, but with the possibility that what Armstrong was doing to his body led to him getting cancer makes me a bit more wary to go with that theme at this point. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 This is an interesting storyhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-did-nike-pay-dollar-500000-to-verbruggen-to-cover-up-armstrong-positiveIt's clear in my view that the UCI were pretty corrupt in being complicit in allowing Armstrong to get away with doping, so this story has something of a ring of truth about the story. It's also clear that the UCI was keen for Armstrong to be a face for the sport in order to attract American money. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island_Style Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 It is funny that Nike dropped him for doping. Like sweat shops are a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yeah, when Nike decides that you're too sleazy to be associated with, that really says something. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Would as many people have doped though if you didn't have the already top athletes doping and thus making them that much better?While you may have had the 30 HR per year hitter not dope if the top guys were hitting a "natural" 50 HR per year, the moment they entered the 60s and 70s, that 30 HR per year hitter was then forced to dope to keep fulfilling his role in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 So lemme get this straight... Nike is letting go of Lance for doping. Yet, they have stood by Joe Paterno, even after his death?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 So lemme get this straight... Nike is letting go of Lance for doping. Yet, they have stood by Joe Paterno, even after his death?? Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yeah, there is that. But does Nike still have a contract with that er's estate? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 So lemme get this straight... Nike is letting go of Lance for doping. Yet, they have stood by Joe Paterno, even after his death?? Well not entirelyhttp://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/nike-removes-joe-paterno-name-child-development-center-184332103--ncaaf.htmlAlthough Phil Knight's comments still come across as a little creepy. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Yeah, when Nike decides that you're too sleazy to be associated with, that really says something.I thought the same thing. Particularly since it's not like they're abandoning Livestrong or anything like that. They just don't want anything to do with Lance. And this is the company that has stood by sleeze like Joe Paterno and Tiger Woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yeah, when Nike decides that you're too sleazy to be associated with, that really says something.I thought the same thing. Particularly since it's not like they're abandoning Livestrong or anything like that. They just don't want anything to do with Lance. And this is the company that has stood by sleeze like Joe Paterno and Tiger Woods.Lance received the same treatment in Beaverton as Paterno did. For now, Tiger's issues outside of sport (infidelity and divorce) are civil matters, not criminal. Plus, the Nike Board of Directors easily knows that Nike Golf as a brand and its $623+M in golf revenue would be gone. They could not get that much revenue from their other golfers like Michelle Wie, Paul Casey, Suzanne Petersen, Anthony Kim (or his shakes), Charl Schwartzel, and Stewart Cink. And there are three major winners there in those other Nike golfers under contract.Bottom line with Lance is that Livestrong was is "second act" and it was done in the process of his first act.Now that this is already done, he really does not have much of a forum to have a third one. Then again, he could use his wealth to produce a documentary series, or have a one-man show like Mike Tyson. But that is all he has left if he wants to still be a public figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Yeah, when Nike decides that you're too sleazy to be associated with, that really says something.I thought the same thing. Particularly since it's not like they're abandoning Livestrong or anything like that. They just don't want anything to do with Lance. And this is the company that has stood by sleeze like Joe Paterno and Tiger Woods.Tiger Woods should not be compared to that piece of , Joe Paterno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Agreed.Woods might be a lousy husband, but so far as I know he never repeatedly helped anyone rape kids. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Agreed.Woods might be a lousy husband, but so far as I know he never repeatedly helped anyone rape kids.You're right of course. But I still say he's scum worthy of immediate dumping by Nike, as I take a very dim view of adulterers. Particularly ones who screw 90+ women when they're married to a bombshell Swedish model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 You mean like Betty White? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Just as a post script on Lance Armstrong, the UCI has accepted USADA's report, and Armstrong has therefore been stripped of his titles. A decision on Friday about what to do with Armstrong's TdeF titles. It's likely they will remain vacant. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Just as a post script on Lance Armstrong, the UCI has accepted USADA's report, and Armstrong has therefore been stripped of his titles. A decision on Friday about what to do with Armstrong's TdeF titles. It's likely they will remain vacant.Probably for the best. I was reading somewhere that one year's would have to go back to 17th place to find a rider not convicted at some point of being a doping cheat. Which pretty much says it all about how bad the drug problem in cycling really has become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Just as a post script on Lance Armstrong, the UCI has accepted USADA's report, and Armstrong has therefore been stripped of his titles. A decision on Friday about what to do with Armstrong's TdeF titles. It's likely they will remain vacant.Probably for the best. I was reading somewhere that one year's would have to go back to 17th place to find a rider not convicted at some point of being a doping cheat. Which pretty much says it all about how bad the drug problem in cycling really has become.So in short Lance wasn't cheating, he was just leveling the playing field.End the race. The whole sport is crooked. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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