WhistlinDixie

Break Time!

A have a few things to talk about, so I figured that I’d take a quick break from writing my Comparative Economic Systems term paper to talk about them.

First, it looks like Columbus will finally be able to get the New York Yankees out of town. The team has announced that they will be ending their affiliation with the Columbus Clippers at the end of the season. The New York Mets, Washington Nationals, and Baltimore Orioles are all possible candidates since they are not affiliated with any minor league teams. It has been stated that the Clippers will be back next year, regardless. It will be nice to be able to drive through Columbus on I-70 and not have to see the Yankees’ logo.

Second, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois has started a new promotion. As part of the FrightFest promotion that runs until Halloween, park goers can eat a live Madagascar hissing cockroach in turn for passes for four people to cut in line at any ride until October 29. The local health department is not too keen on the idea, but are not putting a stop to it. It looks like your FearFactor training might just pay off after all.

Mack Brown is a Sore Looser

Mack Brown, the coach of the University of Texas football team, placed the bulk of the blame for his team’s 24-7 loss to Ohio State on the new clock rules instituted for this season. According to him, the new rules robbed his team of 22 minutes that could have been used to mount a comeback. I think that he needs to watch the game again. At most, the new rules took about two minutes of game time away from both teams, combined. Two minutes is hardly enough time to rattle off 17 points against a defense that had stopped all but one of the team’s scoring attempts. If 22 minutes of the game were lost due to the new rules, it would be like loosing over a quarter of the game, which certainly didn’t happen. I think that Mack just needs to cope with the fact that his team is not the best in the nation (and that he will never win a national championship without Vince Young) and get on with his life. At least he has a pretty ring to look at for the rest of his life. (He’s lucky that Troy Smith didn’t start last year’s game, otherwise he wouldn’t have any championship rings, but that’s another story.)