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exboyfil

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11. Point taken but the Olympics

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #10)

Mon Jan 28, 2019, 10:03 AM

Jan 2019

are different than high profile college and pro sports in the US. The Bronze developed an intrinsic worth that predated big time US sports. In high profile US sports we don't have losers brackets (unless you count the football college national title where teams who don't win their conference still get in). The FCS football schools don't have consolation games either.

Here is an interesting article about the 3rd place US men's basketball team in the 2004 Olympics.

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/sports/summer-2004-games-basketball-men-s-bronze-medal-game-us-manages-hold-off.html

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Who knew that we had an NFL Pro Bowl yesterday? [View all] underpants Jan 2019 OP

Not really high profile True Dough Jan 2019 #1

One other difference is that the baseball players can play much closer to 100% without risking ExciteBike66 Jan 2019 #2

Baseball players also have something to play for, so that helps. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #3

The bad thing about the baseball All Star game exboyfil Jan 2019 #6

I just found out there was an NHL All Star game underpants Jan 2019 #4

The NHL skills competition is a lot of fun True Dough Jan 2019 #12

Get rid of it and have a third place game. bluedigger Jan 2019 #5

Third place games don't work exboyfil Jan 2019 #7

Bronze medalists in many sports would disagree. bluedigger Jan 2019 #10

Point taken but the Olympics exboyfil Jan 2019 #11

And football is different than other pro sports in the US. bluedigger Jan 2019 #13

I don't think players or teams would want to play in it. bearsfootball516 Jan 2019 #14

Didn't know the NFL had a Silver Medal. stopbush Jan 2019 #17

Or have the worst two teams play for an honorable mention. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2019 #8

And it shall be called the Toilet Bowl Angleae Jan 2019 #21

In this age where even high profile college players exboyfil Jan 2019 #9

I watched the game casually. stopbush Jan 2019 #15

No kickoffs? underpants Jan 2019 #16

They placed the ball at the 25-yard line to start the game/half stopbush Jan 2019 #18

It was nothing but a casual payday exhibition scrimmage Brother Buzz Jan 2019 #19

I knew but didn't care. Iggo Jan 2019 #20

I still watch the MLB all-star game because at least it somewhat closely approximates the real game. hughee99 Jan 2019 #22