MAYBE SHE SHOULD JUST QUIT AND WORK FOR MARY KAY
Sample responses today on the stupid pink locker room story that won't go away...
Greg, just a couple of thoughts on the pink locker room issue.
1. Just what we needed at the university is a professor teaching the students to play the sexist, homophobe, racist card when you disagree or don't like something.
2. On the other side of the coin, I hope the coach places more emphasis on the brain and brawn aspect of the gain rather than trying to psych out the other team with a pink locker room.
Bottom line, get rid of the pink room. It's an embarrassment to the school and the state.
Bob
U of I, BSME 1968
Bellevue, Iowa
"Psyching out" other players is standard practice in football...the band, fans (and their cheering), fake plays, all kinds of things can be done and are done to psych out other players and coaches.
Now, if Ms Busybody had brought this up under the "taunting" rules of the game...she may have a point...they change that rule all the time. But remember, she did so under the "gender equity" aspect of the NCAA...
Rule 9-2-1-a-1-a
Unsportsmanlike acts.
“Examples of such acts include, but are not limited to:
--Imitating a slash of the throat;
--Resembling the firing of a weapon;
--Bowing at the waist;
--Punching one’s own chest excessively;
--Crossing one’s arms in front of the chest;
--Placing one’s hand by the ear as if to indicate that the player cannot hear the spectators;
--Diving into the end zone when unchallenged by an opponent;
--Entering the end zone with an unnatural stride (e.g., high stepping);
--Going significantly beyond the end line to interact with spectators;
--Standing over a prone player in a taunting manner;
--Attempting to make the ball spin as it were a top;
--Performing a choreographed act with a teammate(s) (e.g., pretending to take a photo, falling down in unison);
--Entering the field of play by coaches or substitutes in protest of officials’ calls.”
Additionally, the committee added language to the rule that reads: “Spontaneous celebrating with teammates on the field of play, provided it is not prolonged, taunting or intended to bring attention to the individual player, is allowed.”
Rationale: By providing a list of examples, the committee hopes to assist officials to consistently enforce this penalty. Also, the committee believes there are some situations in which celebration penalties are flagged where the celebration was spontaneous and not excessive or prolonged. This isn’t a lessening of the penalty, but a reminder that team celebrations encouragement should be allowed.
Then, there's this brilliant comment from Ed in Iowa City:
Greg:
I think she may have only hit the tip of the iceberg. Let's look at other parts of Kinnick. What is the primary color of the Hawkeye locker room? It's yellow, which can stand for caution or coward. Is that what we want from our beloved Hawkeyes. And, what about the new turf? It is green and most of us associate green with the Irish. Isn't that offensive to other nationalities? The referees wear black and white striped shirts and are commonly referred to as zebras. This must make the PETA folks very angry. But lets not stop at Kinnick. Dr. Skorton should conduct a full investigation of all University facilities. We must have some rooms on campus that are painted blue, and we now know that these would be offensive to some females. And there may be white rooms, and we know that white is associated with angels. This could be offensive to atheists or people with religions that do not believe in angels. Beige has racial implications. So there are many colors out there, but are there any of them so neutral as not to offend anyone? Looks like we need Senators Grassley and Harkin to get us a big grant for the University to study this important problem. Thank you Erin for showing us the light! Maybe you should pick the color scheme for the new Rain Forest in Coralville.
Ed
Iowa City
And from the pink lady lounge...Marilyn
The color pink is said to be a girls color, while the color blue is said to be a boys color. So if pink is bad for boys than they better romove the color blue from all girls locker rooms as this would say they are to be moncho.
But another way to see the color pink in the locker room is that if you are calling them girlish with the color pink. They would be resentful and become more rilled up and want to come out with revenge.
It makes no matter what color the locker room is, I am sure it does not affect their game.
In fact, it just MIGHT have affected their opponents...Here's the record.
1980, Hayden Fry's first year...4 wins, 7 losses
1981, 8 wins 4 losses
1982, 8 wins 4 losses
1983, locker rooms painted pink, 9 wins 3 losses
1984, 8 wins 4 losses
1985, 10 wins 2 losses...Iowa in the Rose Bowl (where they lost...maybe because the locker rooms were neutral to each team, eh?)
'Nuff said
