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**fairy_nuff** · 07-04-2012, 16:07

Most interesting race for years

**History_Man** · 07-04-2012, 16:08

Originally Posted by guzzijon

My response was supposed to be humourous.

So was mine... Don't worry, you weren't butting in.

**bokkatankie** · 07-04-2012, 16:08

Originally Posted by fairy_nuff

Most interesting race for years

Unless you were one of the poor sods in the boats!!

**seaweed** · 07-04-2012, 16:11

So sad nobody bashed the swimmer with an oar by mistake. I imagine this was some sort of 'protest'.

**fairy_nuff** · 07-04-2012, 16:12

Originally Posted by bokkatankie

Unless you were one of the poor sods in the boats!!

they shouldn't have chosen a woman driver then these fit young men

**Troy** · 07-04-2012, 16:18

I lost interest in this event years ago. I ask you, who was in the semi-finals? Rethorical question, because I know there weren't any. It's just an elitest event which rules out everyone else and grabs way too much attention as far as I'm concerned. At least the swimmer got to have a go, so good luck to him and I hope there's loads more swimmers in future. Unless they make this a proper sporting event with more teams, with more rounds leading to the final. Out of the top six university teams, would Oxford and Cambridge even reach the final? Maybe not.

**CQMS** · 07-04-2012, 16:20

So the Calcutta Cup should be open to teams other than England Scotland by that logic.

**bokkatankie** · 07-04-2012, 16:25

Maybe we should alter the Army Navy game as well?

**Caecilius** · 07-04-2012, 16:26

Originally Posted by Troy

I lost interest in this event years ago. I ask you, who was in the semi-finals? Rethorical question, because I know there weren't any. It's just an elitest event which rules out everyone else and grabs way too much attention as far as I'm concerned. At least the swimmer got to have a go, so good luck to him and I hope there's loads more swimmers in future. Unless they make this a proper sporting event with more teams, with more rounds leading to the final. Out of the top six university teams, would Oxford and Cambridge even reach the final? Maybe not.

They'd comfortably beat every other university crew in the country, but that's not really the point. There's the olympics, the rowing world championships and BUSA (or whatever the university sports stuff is called now), all of which are multi-team events. Who the hell watches any of those though? The Boat Race is all about the tradition.

Besides, you can normally make
quite good money if you bet sensibly.

**762baynet** · 07-04-2012, 16:30

Originally Posted by Troy

I lost interest in this event years ago. I ask you, who was in the semi-finals? Rethorical question, because I know there weren't any. It's just an elitest event which rules out everyone else and grabs way too much attention as far as I'm concerned. At least the swimmer got to have a go, so good luck to him and I hope there's loads more swimmers in future. Unless they make this a proper sporting event with more teams, with more rounds leading to the final. Out of the top six university teams, would Oxford and Cambridge even reach the final? Maybe not.

Right on bruvver! Viva le revolution etc.
I think that you'll find that most top- flight sport is eliteist.