The sports scene

Let's start with colleges, beginning with Florida State:

Seems there are several players that may not be playing in their bowl game due to academics. Why is this not surprising? I hated the day FSU joined the ACC. They've been the lowest on the academic pole in the conference and frankly, an embarrassment to the ACC. Usually, Bobby is pulling them out of jail (hence the nickname, Criminoles) to play on any given day. I guess he hasn't found a way to re-calculate grades yet. With them losing, it will hurt our revenue for their bowl game.

Three different Duke lacrosse players have filed suits against Duke and the City of Durham. Good for them. Duke administration should be held accountable for putting the 47 members of the team (the 48th is black and didn't get the treatment the others did) through what they endured, along with not allowing the whole team to play throughout the year. They were also defamed by members of the "Gang of 88" in their classes. This isn't over folks, and shouldn't be.

Seems Arthur Blank experienced another shocker today, with the Parcells deal falling through. I'm beginning to think that Blank may be the one causing his own problems. I wondered why Parcells would consider taking any position with a team where the owner controls the sidelines, just as Jerry Jones does. I knew Parcells wouldn't put up with crap when he went to Dallas, and he didn't. Word out now is that Blank controlled Mora too much on the sidelines, and of course, we're aware of him having his head up Vick's ass during his tenure here. I really hope he learns the lesson Ted Turner learned about his involvement with the Braves. Once he allowed the people he hired to do their jobs, they starting winning.

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