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Practice Players Pretty in Pink no more (merged)

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    • You have to be freaking kidding me!!

    Nutt doesn't want to offend cancer survivors

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    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top><!-- begin leftcol --><!-- template inline -->FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Arkansas coach Houston Nutt said that players caught loafing will no longer wear pink jerseys during practices in an effort to avoid offending breast cancer survivors.



    Nutt received negative reaction from people when they saw the players in the pink jerseys. Breast cancer survivors and their supporters often wear pink ribbons, and the nationwide Race for the Cure, which raises funds for breast cancer research, uses the color pink as well.

    "That's the last think I want to do, is to offend a cancer victim, someone who I know how strong and brave they are," Nutt said. "That was the last thing on our mind, to discredit somebody who has shown a lot of toughness. I've had members of my family who had cancer."

    Nutt said the coaches are considering another color, possibly burnt orange, the color of Arkansas rival Texas.




    This is political correctness out of control. Since when do breast cancer survivors own the color pink?

    Does that mean teams can't wear yellow jerseys b/c that color stands for the troops?

    When will this madness stop.

    In no way does those players wearing a pink jersey have anything to do with breast cancer.


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    In no way does those players wearing a pink jersey have anything to do with breast cancer.



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    Maybe vaginal cancer, but not breast cancer.
     
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    gbearbuck said:
    Guesss they will now need to wear yellow jerseys...
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    Then Lance Armstrong might get pissed off. When the equipment guy wanted to punish us they would give us one of the old 1970's kicker facemasks for practice. FYI never fuck with the equipment guy.
     
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    This is political correctness out of control. Since when do breast cancer survivors own the color pink?

    Does that mean teams can't wear yellow jerseys b/c that color stands for the troops?

    When will this madness stop.

    In no way does those players wearing a pink jersey have anything to do with breast cancer.
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    The worst part is that someone actually wrote him telling him they were offended!! Bullshit!
     
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    exhawg said:
    Then Lance Armstrong might get pissed off. When the equipment guy wanted to punish us they would give us one of the old 1970's kicker facemasks for practice. FYI never fuck with the equipment guy.
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    I think the dude's name might offend Lance Armstrong.

    Now if it were Houston Nutts... it probably wouldn't.
     
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    Practice Players Pretty in Pink no more

    No matter what you do these days, somebody will get pissed off. I sympathize with breast cancer victims, and know some women who've survived it, but why should this bother the Race for the Cure?

    But I can see Razorbacks not wanting to be designated for burnt orange jerseys. That should motivate players as well as the pink.

    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/ncaa/04/05/arkansas.jerseys.ap/index.html

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) -- Arkansas coach Houston Nutt has decided that his players who are caught loafing will no longer wear pink jerseys during practices in an effort to avoid offending breast cancer survivors.

    Nutt said Monday that he had received negative reaction from people when they saw the players in the pink jerseys. Breast cancer survivors and their supporters often wear pink ribbons and the nationwide Race for the Cure, which raises funds for breast cancer research, uses the color pink as well.

    "That's the last think I want to do, is to offend a cancer victim, someone who I know how strong and brave they are," Nutt said. "That was the last thing on our mind, to discredit somebody who has shown a lot of toughness. I've had members of my family who had cancer."
    Nutt said the coaches are considering another color, possibly burnt orange, the color of Arkansas rival Texas.
     
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