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Comparing the Pats to the Allied POWs in Victory isn't over-the-top, is it?
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The proper way to fend off unappealing naming rights problems
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Are sports fans ignorant about the arts? Do opera buffs have trouble distinguishing a fastball from a slider? Greta has never been much of a sports fan, but she loves taking in the arts, cultural events, and Broadway shows. I know lots of sports fans who've never heard an opera.
Over at the Mid-Majority, Kyle Whelliston (formerly of espn.com) has a great essay on the "Sportz" phenomenon:
My favorite bike shop has a photo of bicyclists lighting up cigarettes for each other as they rode along during a 1920s stage of the Tour de France.
it probably would be over the top, but he was comparing the Pats to a movie about POWs, not real ones. important difference. compared to some of the recent "Pats as Nazis" references in some of the other team's fan blogs, (not to mention this,) it's pretty innocuous.
and considering some of the history surrounding the pats, the colts and the rules, possibly not too far off. ;-)