02-18-2009, 04:13 PM
The role model thing is always going to be factor, whether you want it to be or not. And you better believe it's hurting people.. it's just not always the people who inject themselves. Some guys are natural born hitters and bonecrushing tacklers, but how many times harder can you hit someone when you're artificially jacked up?
With the ridiculous pressure on players joints as they get bigger while moving faster, is it possible that might have something to do with players needing surgery after surgery on their joints? You don't think Deuce McAllister testing positive for bumentanide (well-known as a masking agent for steroids) is a coincidence as he's coming off multiple knee surgeries, do you?
How about liver and kidney failure?
It's a bit of a catch-22. The players will take it and risk their health, but the owners paying them millions don't want to lose on their investments, which are only valuable in some cases BECAUSE they're taking steroids and risking their health. I'm against the use of PEDs, but I'm also a realist. They'll always be a part of sports, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
As for the players appearance, that kind of fails to explain the sellouts of GVSU football games. None of those guys are huge, and only a handful of them and other popular D-2 (err Bowl Subdivision or whatever the eff they're calling it now) programs will even sniff a practice squad's locker room.. but it's still popular. Maybe not 24/7 ESPN coverage popular, but I doubt the game would disappear.
With the ridiculous pressure on players joints as they get bigger while moving faster, is it possible that might have something to do with players needing surgery after surgery on their joints? You don't think Deuce McAllister testing positive for bumentanide (well-known as a masking agent for steroids) is a coincidence as he's coming off multiple knee surgeries, do you?
How about liver and kidney failure?
It's a bit of a catch-22. The players will take it and risk their health, but the owners paying them millions don't want to lose on their investments, which are only valuable in some cases BECAUSE they're taking steroids and risking their health. I'm against the use of PEDs, but I'm also a realist. They'll always be a part of sports, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
As for the players appearance, that kind of fails to explain the sellouts of GVSU football games. None of those guys are huge, and only a handful of them and other popular D-2 (err Bowl Subdivision or whatever the eff they're calling it now) programs will even sniff a practice squad's locker room.. but it's still popular. Maybe not 24/7 ESPN coverage popular, but I doubt the game would disappear.
Where would we be without the agitators of the world attaching the electrodes of knowledge to the nipples of ignorance?