Ed and I are on an intramural basketball team here at The University of Iowa. We recently had a game where we had no choice but to throw elbows, fists, and even a few times people. Here is a letter our team received after the game.
This memorandum is to inform you that on Thursday, February 26, 2009, your men’s basketball team “Team Nitro” received a 3 sportsmanship rating by the officials. Teams that receive the lowest rating of a 3 in a game will be rated in the next game by the sport supervisor. Consistently poor sportsmanship ratings can result in disciplinary actions, including, but not limited to team/player suspension or team/player expulsion from the league. Failure to maintain a seasonal average of 2.5 or better will also disqualify the team from further play. Your team will be rated by the sport supervisor during your first playoff game.
~Dave
Sometimes in life, you are forced to act in a way that the mainstream cannot understand. This particular Thursday was one of those instances. Can we really be held responsible if a 'roided-up dude, a hobbit, and the kid from "Twilight" can't take a little aggression in what should have been a friendly game of hoops?
ReplyDeleteI've said it before and I'll say it again: I wish a thousand plagues on their families. Go Team Nitro: the only team left at Iowa that knows how it's done.