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Athletics entering the virtual world - Jun 26, 2009 | 11:26:56
posted by: Molly Gallagher
Last night Tiger Woods appeared on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" to square off with the host in three holes of golf--virtual golf that is. Fallon challenged Woods in the Wii version of the video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 and defeated his guest handedly. When I read this, I immediately thought of a recent article the New York Times did on cost saving measures colleges are implementing. Apparently, Dickinson College held a "virtual swim meet" with Bryn Mawr College, about 112 miles away, where both schools competed at their home pools and compared event times to determine the winner. As ludicrous as this concept sounds, Dickinson's president estimated the school saved $900 on bus travel. 
CommentsIt is really cool that Dickinson was able to save money in this way, but I am definately not a fan of this happening more often in sports. This really takes away from the competition for both the fans and the student-athletes. Hopefully schools can work on unique ways to earn revenue in order to support their athletic programs without sacrificing "competition". Post a Comment |
  
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