Campbellsville University about to have first female defensive back for football

[Witchyjoshy]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/female-football-player-gets-college-scholarship_n_5484617.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592

While looking for colleges, [Shelly Osborne] got in contact with schools in Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina. But then, when the schools found out she was a girl, the conversation quickly dissipated.

"No more emails, no more calls, no more anything," Osborne told Fox 8.

That was until last Wednesday, when Campbellsville University had a recruiting visit with Osborne and she signed her letter of intent.

Since this actually is relevant, her build is 5'6" at 140 pounds.

I'm excited for her, despite my general distaste of American football.  Let's hope she does well.

[I am lizard]

Now for the MRA backlash.

[Ultimate Paragon]

Another glass ceiling broken.   

[Witchyjoshy]

Incidentally someone in the comments was talking about how it won't be long before she's put in a wheelchair.

...Funnily enough, I think these people tend to forget that women are more resistant to pain than men (to the point where if a man was to actually go through the birth process, he would die from shock due to the pain) so... I don't understand why women WOULDN'T be fit to compete, especially if they actually meet the physical requirements (because I doubt a university would just up and allow her into a physically demanding position without her being able to do it)

[Alehksunos]

A special reminder that fanpeople of professional sports are typically meatheaded and are typically offended by the presence of women not being sexualized cheerleaders. I expect any backlash to be particularly nasty, and I mean as nasty as Sandra Fluke running for Senator of California (having previously been vilified for using birth control).

We live in a society where men are trained and raised from boyhood to despise women.

[dpareja]

She wouldn't be the first woman to play college football, but she would, as far as I know, be the first to play at a non-kicking position.

[Witchyjoshy]

She wouldn't be the first woman to play college football, but she would, as far as I know, be the first to play at a non-kicking position.

Hence my very specific topic title.

Which unfortunately left no room for further information XD

[I am lizard]

Another glass ceiling broken.   

Well, cracked.

[Dakota Bob]

She'll probably get a ton of shit from the fans, but if she turns out to be great, I bet a lot of the complainers will suddenly say they were always supportive of her

[ironbite]

Eh...she's kinda small for a DB but if she can use that to her advantage to basically swerve through lines and HIT someone hard I'm not gonna judge.

Ironbite-gonna be interesting though.

[Witchyjoshy]

She's got a better center of gravity being shorter.

[ironbite]

No doubt.  Might have her switch to cornerback once she gets to collage.  DeAngelo Hall who is an amazing cornerback for the Washington, is only 5'10".

Ironbite-but if she wants DB, let her.

[TheUnknown]

Incidentally someone in the comments was talking about how it won't be long before she's put in a wheelchair.

...Funnily enough, I think these people tend to forget that women are more resistant to pain than men (to the point where if a man was to actually go through the birth process, he would die from shock due to the pain) so... I don't understand why women WOULDN'T be fit to compete, especially if they actually meet the physical requirements (because I doubt a university would just up and allow her into a physically demanding position without her being able to do it)

It's like they forgot how often serious physical injury occurs in male players, yet that's just attributed to "the game".  If she gets hurt, it'll be attributed to "being a woman".  Kind of reminds me how, in movie circles, there's the saying of "If a movie with a male lead fails, it's because it's a bad movie; if a movie with a female lead fails, it's because there's a female lead".

[Witchyjoshy]

Incidentally someone in the comments was talking about how it won't be long before she's put in a wheelchair.

...Funnily enough, I think these people tend to forget that women are more resistant to pain than men (to the point where if a man was to actually go through the birth process, he would die from shock due to the pain) so... I don't understand why women WOULDN'T be fit to compete, especially if they actually meet the physical requirements (because I doubt a university would just up and allow her into a physically demanding position without her being able to do it)

It's like they forgot how often serious physical injury occurs in male players, yet that's just attributed to "the game".  If she gets hurt, it'll be attributed to "being a woman".  Kind of reminds me how, in movie circles, there's the saying of "If a movie with a male lead fails, it's because it's a bad movie; if a movie with a female lead fails, it's because there's a female lead".

Someone even brought that up and they bullshitted it away.

[davedan]

Seeing as she played high school football in the same position, I guess it is a question of whether she can make the step up to college football. Which is the question that troubles most high school footballers. Anyway good on her.