NOTE: In light of the recent events and shocking scenes seen across the globe with regards to police brutality and systemic racism inherent in our societies, the Broke and Opinionated team stands up against all forms of injustice and hate. We can no longer sit idly by as a collective society and allow for injustices and offences to be committed. We must stand up and have our voices be heard. We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement,
This podcast may have reached its natural conclusion due to unforeseen COVID circumstances, however I thought it important to highlight that it is possible that this particular episode where Colin Kaepernick is discussed might have missed some of the nuance of his stance against the NFL. At the time I was unsure exactly how my co-presenters would respond. I believe the initial idea was to put his political stance, and kneeling, to the side and try to examine the player on the field. However I think not only is it incredibly difficult to separate Kaepernick kneeling and his abilities on the football field, it just plain shouldn't be. They are one and the same. To do so would be wrong and remove some of Kaepernick's agency and the power of a simple act, and that was never the goal. Our support of his protest went without saying, however, on mediums such as this you need to exactly voice those thoughts and beliefs otherwise it is left open to interpretation. His sacrifice is one of the greatest we have seen on a sports field in memory and only now is finally, getting the recognition it deserves.
First pod, take it easy with the first one you might say? Never, we jump straight in with Colin Kaepernick’s NFL tryout that wasn’t really an NFL tryout…huh? Mike Babcock is gonna be out by Christmas and Cale Makar is a Norris Trophy Winner within the next three years…oh and those two in Edmonton are defying the NHL’s ‘We ‘A League Where Superstars Can Carry The Whole Team’ vibe. Ever heard someone try and justify smacking someone else in the head with a helmet by using another example of someone hitting someone else in the head? Listen in folks, this one is a goodie!