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11-29-2006, 05:51 PM
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NCAA Oppresses Improper Crocheting
More NCAA brilliance... the following is from deadspin.com
In a November 11th game against San Jose State, Boise State running back Ian Johnson suffered a collapsed lung and cracked ribs. And just in case the young man's spirits weren't low enough, the NCAA decided to stop in and take away his main source of income, which happens to be crocheting hats and scarves. And not only can he not make any money from them, he can't give them to charity, either. The NCAA has a star running back on their hands who is able to crochet, and willing to give hats and scarves to charities, and they've stepped in to stop the practice. I think they should have commissioned him to crochet Boise State's uniforms for next year.
I suppose there's some logic in there somewhere about "protecting student athletes," but I can't find it. Maybe they were afraid his crochet hook would slip and he'd poke himself in the bad lung.
But the good news for Ian Johnson is that he was healthy enough to get back in the lineup today for the big game against Nevada. He's had four carries for 9 yards in the first quarter of a scoreless game.
NCAA to Ian: No more beanies [KTVB.com]
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11-29-2006, 05:57 PM
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I wonder if he could give me lessons. I suck at knitting! 
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11-29-2006, 06:01 PM
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And of course they found the gayest picture possible of him to post with this article.
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11-30-2006, 08:25 AM
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I for one applaud the NCAA for its stern stance on this issue, one that has been a suspected disgrace in college athletics for at least ten minutes. Closet crocheting college football players are a hidden menace that only the NCAA can tackle.
Football players knitting and crocheting, what was the poor lad thinking? Did he not see that his efforts to use his largely undisclosed brocade skills for personal gain would needle the NCAA?
This is the thin end of the wedge, the edge of the precipice, a slippery slope down which college football must not slide. There is no place for crochet in football. One can only hope this is a sign the NCAA will use broad investigative powers to eliminate competitive quilting bees, tatting, applique and cross-stitching wherever it festers on college campuses across the nation. Then they can move on to rein in bake-sales and other evidence of emasculating domestic skills in D-1A football.
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11-30-2006, 02:34 PM
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This stance by the NCAA, preventing somebody from crocheting and giving the proceeds to charity, seems completely in sync with the ability of somebody to use some boxing skills and the fame of his name from being an NCAA football player to earn $25,000 in a boxing match.
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11-30-2006, 08:45 PM
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The NCAA is a bunch of [censored]in wackjobs!
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