Misleading words
After reading the headline on Bill Briggs’ story “Tournament Lacks Madness (Women’s bracket doesn’t draw same interest as men)” and Joseph Sanchez/Theresa Smith’s “Low attendance leaves an empty feeling” (Sunday, March 19), my answer is: “If you say so!” Sure, women’s college sports draw smaller crowds and less attention than men’s. It has only been a scant 25-plus years since Title IX put us girls on the athletic map. (My 1978 senior year soccer team was the first to be allowed to play in school uniforms in the school stadium at Cherry Creek.)
I was moved to “madness” by the wording of these headlines.
Jennifer Green, Greenwood Village
Elitist reports?
In Monday’s Post, Chris Dempsey revealed to us that “In the 15 years since the term ‘mid-major’ was born and has grown in use, never has a mid-major made the Final Four.” This insight was essentially repeated in Friday’s Post, which said Bradley could “become just the second team in the mid-major era that began in the mid-1990s to advance to the Elite Eight, joining Kent State in 2002.” I found these “facts” quite startling, because they have several possible implications:
1) This means that the WAC/MWC must actually be the seventh “major,” since, if you remember (whoops, I guess you don’t) Utah played in the national championship game, featuring Andre Miller at the point, in the 1997-98 season, losing to Kentucky.
Or 2) The MWC doesn’t even qualify as a mid-major.
The result of this is that it leaves your Big 12 readers (and those from all the other “power” conferences) feeling smugly justified with their continued self-perception as unquestionably elite.
Paul De Maret, Fort Collins
Selective defense
It was amusing to me to read Terry Frei’s spotlight on French-Canadians after a fan questioned general manager Pierre Lacroix for once again bringing a player from Quebec to the Rocky Mountains. Frei asked that we take care to avoid offending anyone across the board. It must not apply to The Denver Post. Under the “Green and Sober” headline, Irish golfer Darren Clarke answered a question about what he did on St. Patrick’s Day. I didn’t see any other athlete asked that question. Oh, but he’s Irish, and we all know about the Irish. Mr. Frei, make sure you get a big pat on the back for protecting Mr. Lacroix and his countrymen. I will be on the lookout for offensive terms slanted at my countrymen.
Leo T. Sullivan, Centennial
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