It wasn't financially feasible to introduce a $500 suit.

The numbers in U.S.S. and club swimming weren't high enough. Now that's changed dramatically in the past 8 years. I don't know why exactly. I have an idea but it's not a politically correct opinion and it really is a slap in the face of white families and I'd rather not share it.










I've got pics of the french girl. NSFW. :eek:

You do realize that without Phelps' 47.51 (3rd fastest flat start time in history) the U.S. wouldn't even be on the medal stand?

Lezak had an outstanding swim, no doubt. But it's common sense to give most of the face time to Phelps, who more than likely will break 8 world records and get 8 golds. Phelps is the draw, not Lezak. Lezak will be getting paid. Don't worry about him.

The microeconomics idea makes sense. I'm curious to your politically incorrect thoughts though, the one sport I'm competitive in these days (ski racing) is almost exclusively whites for probably the same reason. I don't think anyone here would object to you speaking your mind.


She had a sex tape right?? What does NSFW mean?

Not Safe For Work... which means I would love to see those pics! Anything is safe in the Beulah thread!

Well I've always had the impression that parents plan for their children to attend college at an early age. Tuition is going sky high and sports are an avenue where kids can go for free.

Basketball for white kids? Low odds for a scholarship
Football? Depends on how big your kid is. Most kids are pussies nowadays.
Soccer? Depends on where the kid lives. Most local programs are horrendous.
etc. etc.

Swimming is a hot sport for middle-class whites. Most coaches are former collegiate swimmers and they make a decent living due to swimming being a year round sport (10 months at least). A swim coach can double dip, U.S.S., High School.

The time standards make it easier to foresee the future and potential for an athletic scholarship.

15 years ago the parents, for the most part, were laid back at U.S.S meets. It was a vacation atmosphere...even the state meet. Today? It's madness. Parents are pushing these kids to succeed and coaches have to deal with both the adult and child during the meet. It's crazy.

But to a middle-class family with 4 children...how are they going to pay for their kids to get through college?

If you have a daughter you want to go to college on a free ride??? Start her in golf...Major colleges and universities are begging to give away scholarships to young ladies that are even marginally talented.

true that.. I was getting scholarship offers my junior year. My best friend, who never beat me when we played in high school (I was very competitive when I played daily), got a ride to Mt St Mary's and was there #1 golfer some years.

For me at the time, having to practice golf 4+ hours a day in college would have been torture.

What a tremdous few days it has been!!!!!

Michael Phelps what can anyone even say...
the relay WOW!!!
Coughlin being the first woman to defend the backstroke gold!!!!

I haven't kept up to the swimming thread....:o
but some interesting theories here...

I think the chinese did indeed soup up the water creating a pool bias for the americans and the rest of the world to smash records....:D

Oh and trusty forget coughlin and the french girl....I'll take that russian from last nite, the rogue who swims with his hair exposed!!!!!:p

So the overagressive, overbearing parent syndrome has invaded juvenile swimming now too. Makes sense, first it was just football- then baseball, basketball, and hockey joined in, now it's all those plus golf, skiing, swimming, running, parasailing, chess, whatever. Pretty pathetic in my opinion. I think a lot of these guys try to make up for their own inadequacy in sport by pushing their children too hard. With Title IX, it's even harder for a male to get an athletic scholarship and shouldn't be the dependent path to college. Doing well in class is still the best route, no matter what high school you attend.


I agree with GPK though... a girl with a strong 5 handicap is very much in line for a scholarship.

Partial academic/athletic has been the trend. Auburn is notorious for this.

A girl with a strong 17 handicap will get a golf scholarship.. I girl with a 5 handicap will be going to the University of Arizona on a golf scholarship.

Coach what are tonites predictions?

Have to be fast too, cause the horsies are almost on oxygen.


Oh and for anyone with Direct they added channels 750 to 756 for the olympics. I think it's 756 that is NBC universal..HD, I just found them yesterday.

and if they are p creamer hot..cha ching :$: :$:

I didn't watch prelims today and there isn't video OR heat sheets posted on NBC's goddamn-ridiculously s.hitty Olympic website. The webmaster should be sent to die by firing squad.

Ok found the semifinal results...:rolleyes:

Women's 200 Free

1 Hoff
2 Isakovic
3 Pellegrini


Men's 200 Fly

1 Phelps
2 Cseh
3 Wu

Women's 200 I.M.

1 Rice
2 Coughlin
3 Coventry

Men's 4x200 Free Relay

1 U.S. and A
2 Australia
3 Russia

OK good to go, I'm with ya on these.
And yeah about the site, ya gotta dig and search for everything......:zz:
The video stream is great though if you download the upgrade.
And did you know on Direct 750 through 756 they have an interactive menu, kinda useless but different nonetheless.

I can't stand having to wait through a commercial ONLINE. NBC and Microsoft can suck my balls.

Yeah all I care about is swimming. ;)

Halfway there.

He is alien.



On a much more important note...that 20 yo Alicia Sacramone on the gymnastics team was just giving out hugs...


Where does the line start?:o

OMG....why isn't this woman better appreciated for her obvious talents

Trying to watch this football game between the Red Sox and Rangers.....19-16 late 4th quarter and the anatomy lesson from the USA national team at same time

Yea....sox up a field goal late. Unreal.

White girls:
Soccer is also good for girls. But count on getting hurt.
Volleyball is decent, but plan on paying huge bucks for Club ball, and plan on spending enormous amounts of time on it in College; very rigorous training, although not as bad as swimming.
Basketball... forget it. A girl I taught in 1987 got a full ride to UT the year after they won the National championship. I dont think she would get a Division I offer in today's world.

Women's hockey gives on average the largest amount of scholarship money at
$20,500 for women. So dads, move to the great white North and get your girl on the ice. But dont count on the SEC to pay your way.

On topic. Phelps looked slightly human in the Butterfly. He actually looked winded.

Papplebreut we love ya......19-17 great game. Okee Dokee was the man tonight Texas is awesome at the plate but can't catch or pitch to save their lives

The Chinese look like little toy dolls while the USA women look like actual women.


What the hell is going on with Bella Caroli on NBC?? Too much Vodka tonight Bella??

So do the americans have to swim with a 7 lb disadvantage given how far ahead they are in the 4 X 200 meter relay.....it almost seems unfair somehow.

What the hell did the Chinese do to this pool???

damn....sub 7:00 for the 200Meter relay

It seemed like everyone of our guys lengthened the lead.
For the first time the wonderful camera displays for the swimming
got screwed up. We got too far ahead.

And on the balance beam the Chinese Choke.....c'mon USA make it happen now girlfriends

The pick 4 woulda paid tree fiddy :rolleyes:

Has become too good of friends with Hank the Hammer.

If those Chinese girls are 16 then I'm 47, "ages are verified by passport", my ass :rolleyes:

the biggest misnomer is when they keep referring to the gymnasts as "women".

"Here come the Chinese women now". women my ass

It's indeed built for speed: 9 feet deep rather than 5 feet (less wash); it has two extra unused lanes on the outside (10 lanes rather than 8) = less wash; and it has gutters all around (less wash, the waves break into the gutters).

The other big deal is the swimsuit construction improvement (ultrasonic seams, pressure panels to maximize oxygen flow to major muscle groups)

These guys also do other things like train at altitude, have detailed nutritional glycogen-reloading plans (carb to protein ratios, intake timing after exercise, etc.)

Sports medicine - pretty cool stuff ;)

whatever you say Coach Pants, I mean Riot! :D

I'm just here for Coaches picks ...

I agree... its time they make swimming a pari-mutuel event. Eventhough Phelps would be 1-9 every race.

What are you like 90 years old?

For 2 days been waiting for this here.

Pretty funny when the super-tiny one ran like the wind. She looks 10 years old (with attitude AND TALKIN' TRASH.).....BTW, The Venezuelan Womans Volleyball team played on the NBC late night show, and I swear they got them dressed with about 90% they a-s-s hanging out. They were hardly wearing anything. It was amazing. I have no idea if they won or loss. Hopefully, they won, and can continue on.

If you hear what Phelps is eating for Breakfast everyday, it is insane, he eats close to 5,000 calories for Breakfast