I scanned through that, but I’m going to decline to participate.
FWIW, I’d prefer to the topic to remain off-limits in a sports discussion setting. In today’s climate, there’s very little profit in engaging the subject, particularly in a large-group setting such as an Internet forum.
(From a purely argumentative point of view, what often happens is people think they are arguing conclusions when what’s really going on is they haven’t settled premises. No argument towards conclusion can take place without first establishing the logical premises upon which the conclusions are built.)
