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News Dump

If you thought Michigan was a crappy state just because U of M was located there, just wait for this. Osconda High School canceled their football season just because they were loosing! True, they may have been 0-4 and had not scored a point all season, but that is not a reason to cancel the football season. All I can say is that people in Michigan are inhuman and un-American to cancel a high school’s football season just because the team stunk. Football is America’s past time, and has been for many years, and it is just wrong to take that away from kids.

Continuing on the football theme, the state of Texas has proposed a college bowl game pitting a team of college football players that were raised in Texas versus a team of college football players from all the other 49 states. How can a state be so pompous to believe that they have a chance to win such a game? All I can say is that I hope that they get their butts handed to them so that they’ll be put back in their place. Even how, if a state were able to pull this off, I would think that California would have the best chance. Not that they would win either, but they would keep it the closest.

Lastly, I ran across a great quote made by The Sports Guy, Bill Simmons, at ESPN.com’s Page 2:

You know what the biggest difference is between baseball and football, other than the ferocious hitting and the fact that you don’t actually have to be in shape to play baseball? TV networks are allowed to interview baseball managers as the game is going on. And we’re supposed to take this sport seriously? Can you imagine if the Redskins were driving against the Texans in the second quarter and Gus Johnson said, "Right now we have Joe Gibbs live on the sidelines … Joe, you must be feeling pretty good with your team driving right now!" Ridiculous.

Amen, my brother! Baseball is indeed a joke and should no longer be referred to as the American past-time for this very reason, among others.

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.