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Post by irimi on Sept 11, 2023 8:38:49 GMT -8
I would say in this case it's more about the principle of it all. There are plenty of "big time" programs OSU can schedule if it so chooses. So money really isn't the issue, even if someone did offer a few million to keep it going. Diplomacy? OSU would be Neville Chamberlain. No tantrums. Just moving on to a new era. Suppose you’re driving across a long stretch of desert and notice that your gas tank is nearly empty. A sign says, “Last gas for 100 miles.” Unfortunately, the brand of gas is associated with an oil company that you consider to be unethical weasels. You have vowed to boycott their products. On principle, you drive past the gas station, run out of gas, and eventually die in the desert. Question: Were you principled or stupid? The answer is yes. You were both principled and stupid. And in this case, the principle that we are upholding is 100% pride.  (snip) Interestingly the next verse is: “Better to live humbly with the poor than to share plunder with the proud.” LOL But you are misusing this quote. What the verse means to comment on is one's relationship with God, and in that context, it is 100% correct. One must be humble and (can we say?) submissive in front of an All Knowing, All Powerful Being. The fall that is warned about is of your spirit, your belief, your willingness to be open to God's will, and falling out of favor with God. But applying this same Bible quote to the Civil War game (or any other secular situation in life) is inappropriate. Naturally the proud and the arrogant fail in business and life just as the humble and contrite fail in life. One is an interesting footnote or even newsworthy, but the other is not. That's all. |
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Post by irimi on Sept 11, 2023 8:39:28 GMT -8
That is like saying that there was nothing to learn Napoleonic Wars in the American Civil War. Or hell, nothing to learn from the Second Punic War in the Napoleonic Wars.  I love the painting, because you can see Hannibal's name carved in rock right below Napoleon's, as Napoleon crossed the Alps to win the Battle of Marengo, cut off the Austrian Army, and win the War of the Second Coalition. I have a picture of me in front of a copy at the Cafe Napoleon in New Orleans, which was originally built to serve as Napoleon's house should the Americans rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. The finer points change over the decades but the larger themes rarely change. Larger themes certainly do change... There were no media deals & conferences weren't realigned because of them. Apples to plastic... as is consistent use of battle/war analogies. Quantity over quality, eh? ;-) |
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Sept 11, 2023 9:56:26 GMT -8
That is like saying that there was nothing to learn Napoleonic Wars in the American Civil War. Or hell, nothing to learn from the Second Punic War in the Napoleonic Wars. I love the painting, because you can see Hannibal's name carved in rock right below Napoleon's, as Napoleon crossed the Alps to win the Battle of Marengo, cut off the Austrian Army, and win the War of the Second Coalition. I have a picture of me in front of a copy at the Cafe Napoleon in New Orleans, which was originally built to serve as Napoleon's house should the Americans rescue Napoleon from Saint Helena. The finer points change over the decades but the larger themes rarely change. Larger themes certainly do change... There were no media deals & conferences weren't realigned because of them. Apples to plastic... as is consistent use of battle/war analogies. Building up your post count? |
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