Mark Cuban - Mavericks no longer playing the National Anthem

[ColoradoEagle 2,995]

14 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

I guess enough people actually do care after all

Only because it's a wedge issue. It's just another thing to get outraged about that actually has no bearing on anything ever.

[El Paso Eagle 6,483]

Just now, ColoradoEagle said:

Only because it's a wedge issue. It's just another thing to get outraged about that actually has no bearing on anything ever.

That is your well deserved opinion but not shared by all. If it has no impact then play it and choose to ignore if that's what you would like. Just because some might like it does not have to make them wrong. 

[ColoradoEagle 2,995]

2 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

That is your well deserved opinion but not shared by all. If it has no impact then play it and choose to ignore if that's what you would like. Just because some might like it does not have to make them wrong. 

I never said anyone was wrong. I personally couldn't care less whether the anthem is played or not. I pay just as much attention to it as nearly everyone else.

Edited February 12 by ColoradoEagle

[Censored by Laurie 9,971]

16 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

That is your well deserved opinion but not shared by all. If it has no impact then play it and choose to ignore if that's what you would like. Just because some might like it does not have to make them wrong. 

we tried that and it cost a man his NFL career. 

[NT93 1,391]

Who is this “we” that cost a man his NFL career?

[NT93 1,391]

And...kneeling isn’t just ignoring it, but you know that.

[greenminer 11,913]

7 hours ago, NT93 said:

And...kneeling isn’t just ignoring it, but you know that.

What posture would be convenient for you?

[NT93 1,391]

If I’m ignoring something, I just kind of don’t pay attention to it.  There is no posturing if all you’re doing is ignoring.

Edited February 14 by NT93

[greenminer 11,913]

7 minutes ago, NT93 said:

If I’m ignoring something, I just kind of don’t pay attention to it.  There is no posturing if all your doing is ignoring.

I'm not totally sure why CBL threw this out there, because Kap was not just ignoring.  It was clearly his protest to get people talking.  You can't get people talking if you don't get noticed.

Back on topic.  On one hand, I agree with traditions.  On the other, I don't want people doing this because "it's just what you do." I want people doing it because they want to.

If you have a solution, I'm all ears.

[NT93 1,391]

1 hour ago, greenminer said:

I'm not totally sure why CBL threw this out there, because Kap was not just ignoring.  It was clearly his protest to get people talking.  You can't get people talking if you don't get noticed.

Back on topic.  On one hand, I agree with traditions.  On the other, I don't want people doing this because "it's just what you do." I want people doing it because they want to.

If you have a solution, I'm all ears.

I agree with all of this.  
 

I’ve got nothing other than what I’ve already stated and I don’t think it’s a perfect solution, just the best I’ve heard.

[UNTLifer 20,409]

Why play the alma mater?

[El Paso Eagle 6,483]

20 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

Why play the alma mater?

Why send players out for a coin toss when it could be done off the field?

[greenminer 11,913]

 https://www.one37pm.com/grind/entrepreneurs/mark-cuban-national-anthem-interview

 

[ttunt1970 292]

Cuban is just an opportunistic hack that wants to be  accepted by all the elites and celebrities!

[Cr1028 7,090]

On 2/19/2021 at 2:16 PM, UNTLifer said:

Why play the alma mater?

It makes sense to me as the alma maters represent the teams competing much like national anthems at the Olympics.

[UNTLifer 20,409]

1 minute ago, Cr1028 said:

It makes sense to me as the alma maters represent the teams competing much like national anthems at the Olympics.

But it is mainly played out for tradition, correct?

[Cr1028 7,090]

3 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

But it is mainly played out for tradition, correct?

In the same way they play the national anthem of the nation on the podium at the Olympics I would say yes. It seems that is more relevant to the event  than singing Texas Our Texas before every sporting event just because it is held in Texas.  I don’t know if that makes any sense but hopefully it does.