From: jecorbett4@gmail.com   
      
   On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 2:37:35 PM UTC-5, The NOTBCS Guy wrote:   
   > This year's Sportsperson of the Year: Deion Sanders.    
   >    
   > Because nothing says "sporstperson" like going 4-8. Okay, to be fair, this   
   is one of those years where nobody really stood out - well, at least, nobody   
   who meets the "unwritten rules" for the award (either (a) an athlete in one of   
   the four major pro    
   leagues, (b) someone representing USA in some sport, (c) an American   
   golfer/tennis player, (d) a college football or basketball coach, or (e)   
   someone who gets it for reasons that have nothing to do with sports).    
   > My "short list" was Mahomes, somebody from the baseball Rangers, and a "city   
   award" for Las Vegas (Golden Knights, Aces, and throw in the Raiders and A's   
   and a Grand Prix plus an upcoming Super Bowl as well).   
      
   Deion did a GOOD job at Colorado, taking a 1-11 team and improving to 4-8. How   
   does that earn you Sportsperson of the Year?   
   This used to be one of the most prestigious awards in all of sports. No more.   
   This latest award makes a mockery of it. Of    
   course they had already done that before when they gave it to Lance Armstrong.   
   I used to know every year who got this    
   award. I couldn't name you one of the last ten. The last one I can remember is   
   Tiger Woods.    
      
   All of print media is rapidly becoming irrelevant. I think SI did this to draw   
   attention to themselves, knowing it would generate   
   some buzz. Wrong kind of buzz.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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