Katy Kelleher at Jezebel says the issue isn’t about who is and isn’t an athlete, it’s about equality, “While I would certainly argue that cheerleaders are athletes, given the current state of college cheerleading, they may be athletes without a real sport. And while that is a shame, it would also be a shame to get rid of the volleyball team – or any other women’s team – to form a competitive cheer squad. Though Judge Underhill’s decision may be controversial, it’s not meant to be personal. From the sounds of it, he was acting in favor of women’s equality – and that is hardly a bad thing.” But is cheerleading worth bumping off the volleyball team? Or the equestrian team?  I’m all about Title IX equality but it’s just a little hard for me to cheer on cheerleaders and watch athletes–boxers, volleyball players, etc.–get cut so we can watch girls do high kicks in mini skirts. Forgive me, but I don’t think Title IX was meant to cover the next great cheer captain. And all the cheerleading scandals certainly don’t make me take cheerleading seriously. At least not enough to tell a future Olympic athlete she’s being cut in favor of another girl’s chance to make it on the Dallas Cowboys cheerleading squad.