Let’s have some more whining about Augusta National not admitting female members, shall we? Here’s a particularly inane article by Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated. There are times when freedom of speech can be really annoying. Frank’s comments on the ineptitude of the U.S. and international olympic committees are over the top as well, but…
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Texas A&M Basketball
Question for all of the Texas A&M alumns who’ll be watching the NCAA Final Four this weekend – why does A&M suck at basketball year after year? It’s bad enough that I have to watch those (short) ‘Horns from t.u. being ranked in the top 10 and winning all seaon long. Now they are in…
Martha Burk is a Fool
Something that irked me like crazy all of last year has recently poked its foolish little head back to the surface: the National Council of Women’s Organizations — led by chairwoman Martha Burk — and Jesse Jackson are still attempting to bully Augusta National golf club into admitting a female member. As anyone with a…
End Athletic Scholarships
Frank Deford of Sports Illustrated presented an interesting ound bite on NPR earlier this week: why not disallow athletic scholarships altogether? Read his article. If nothing else, this would end some of the rancor over athletes with sub-standard academic credentials gaining admission to colleges and failing to graduate or even attend classes. Some would argue…
MLB: Bring Pete Rose Back
It’s time for Pete Rose to take his place in the baseball Hall of Fame. Read the CNN.com opinion piece. A majority of sports fans agree with me, as shown in a CNN poll. Should baseball reinstate Pete Rose? Yes, he’s served his time 59% Yes, if he admits his wrongs 26% No, he should…
A Better Way
The so-called ladies trying to crash the gates at Augusta National could take a lesson from Suzy Whaley. She’s about to be the first woman to play a PGA event, the Greater Hartford Open. Read the MSNBC.com story. OK, it’s not 100% on the level, Suzy did play from the women’s tees during the qualifying…
Ex-CBS Exec Quits Augusta
The Augusta National Golf Club has suffered its first defection. Read about it on MSNBC.com. Apparently Mr. Wyman does not respect the right of private organizations to choose their own members. That’s his privilege. However, in agitating for CBS to join in a boycott of Augusta is going too far. It is doubtful he will…
Women Demand Augusta Accept Them
Martha Burk and the National Council of Women’s Organizations have declared war on an the males-only Augusta National Golf Club. Read Ron Borges’ commentary on MSNBC.com. What right does Burk have to lead this boycott? The right of an American exercising freedom of speech. What reason does she have? Only that of a foolish destructionist….
College Footbal BCS a Good Thing
We like the NCAA college football Bowl Championship series. Mike Celizic of MSNBC.com doesn’t. Who’s right? It doesn’t matter. It’s a question of fun versus order, unpredictability versus defined outcome. We think the BCS makes college football more interesting and gives college football fans something to talk about. Every game means something. In then end,…
A Perspective on Football
Baylor University announced that football coach Kevin Steele has been sacked, effective at the end of the seaon. Read about it in the Houston Chronicle. The fact of the matter is that Baylor has stunk at the game of football for some time now, long before Steele got there, and will continue to be a…