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which major american sports have the dumbest athletes?

Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:24 am
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:24 am
logically you'd have to say baseball and basketball because both have a lot of players who never went to college or went for a year.


1) Basketball
2) Baseball
3) Football



*** I don't count NASCAR as a sport ***
Posted by BgwinLSU
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:26 am to
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*** I don't count NASCAR as a sport ***


Agreed. Driving a car around an oval for 3 hours is not a sport, nor does it require athleticism.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:29 am to
After hearing Manny speak the other day, i'm going with baseball...
Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:29 am to
Basketball
Posted by Muppet
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:35 am to
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After hearing Manny speak the other day, i'm going with baseball..


From my listening experience, baseball players are usually the best interviewees. The ones who actually give a frick and don't just wing it like Manny usually offer a lot of good insight.

I'd say this has to go to basketball because of the relative lack of education.

I have found that it seems those who have the most passion for the sport, whichever that may be, tend to be the best-informed and most intelligent individuals. And at least if they aren't, they are silently foolish rather than trying to prove it.
Posted by rpg37
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:42 am to
Basketball is by far the dumbest. Normally football and baseball players are pretty intelligent, especially pitchers and QBs, normally...

I know at my school I work at we did a little research on the topic and found that tennis, swimmers and soccer players had the highest GPAs six straight years. Men's basketball, men's track and football were the three lowest...
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:45 am to
Yeah, we soccer players are fricking smart.
Posted by TigerintheNO
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:48 am to
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After hearing Manny speak the other day, i'm going with baseball...


guessing Manny speaks more languages than you do
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 12:50 am to
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guessing Manny speaks more languages than you do

you would be correct
Posted by BgwinLSU
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:00 am to
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Yeah, we soccer players are fricking smart.


+1
Posted by SG_Geaux
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:22 am to
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Yeah, we soccer players are fricking smart.


You have to be to sell those fricking flops when the other guys jersey brushes against yours.
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:24 am to
Basketball players flop more than soccer
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:29 am to
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Yeah, we soccer players are fricking smart.
only cause while the real athletes are out getting laid the soccer queers are at home studying and shite


professionally I think Hockey players tested highest followed by baseball,football with basketball bringing up the rear
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:31 am to
No it's because we're wh-- I mean we're naturally smart.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:35 am to
whatever einstien


BTW my second point is legit, a couple years old but I do recall a report

and among football players, O linemen are the smartest
not everyone knows that
Posted by hendersonshands
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:38 am to
centers are smart as dick
Posted by BeachDude022
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:41 am to
too bad soccer isn't a major american sport, then you might have an argument.
This post was edited on 3/8/09 at 2:42 am
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:42 am to
yep, all those line calls, I thinks thats why alot of O linemen become great coaches

I think QB's were like 3rd on this list (football)

My guess would be Guards are the smartest ballers

I dont think baseball has enough difference position to position to make that much of a diff,, but I woulod think catchers have to have some smarts
Posted by Muppet
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:43 am to
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O linemen are the smartest


RBs are generally the the dumbest, with WRs a close second I believe. Although Manningham's wonderlic score of 6 may have singularly tilted that average.
Posted by LSUtigahs28
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Posted on 3/8/09 at 2:47 am to
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My guess would be Guards are the smartest ballers


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