The Sports Rumors

Today’s Rundown 7/31

*Last night, the college football season kicked off and there were some major throttlings that occurred courtesy of LSU, Louisville, Boise State and Rutgers.  I knew the games wouldn’t be close but wow, didn’t think people would get spanked like that in week one.  The aforementioned teams outscored their opponents, if you even want to call them that, by a margin of 212-20.  Yes, you read correctly.  Two Hundred and Twelve points to Twenty.  Of the four teams that won, I think Louisville looked the best, by far.  Brian Brohm, the Heisman hopeful quarterback who I predict will be the first overall pick to the Falcons next year, looked phenomenal.  Yes I realize that he was playing Murray St. but don’t tell me that 16/21 for 375 yards and 4 touchdowns along with a rushing touchdown, ALL IN THE FIRST HALF, isn’t impressive.  The Cardinals scored 73 and easily could have scored 100 if they wanted to.  I’d say that’s a good start. 

LSU dominated Mississippi St. as well with a 45-0 beating, but they didn’t look AS dominant as I had thought they would (which is great because my Virginia Tech Hokies are going to shock them in Baton Rouge in week two of the season).  Their offensive line looked spotty and made some of the guys on Mississippi St. look like they played for Texas instead.  However, 45-0 is still a damn good start no matter who you play. 

Boise St. and Rutgers looked good as well but it’s hard for me to get excited for college football teams located in Idaho and New Jersey.  Sorry, I’m just being real. 

*American Tennis star James Blake, ranked sixth, defeated Fabrice Santoro in a match that lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes.  I really don’t know too much about how this went other than Blake won and it was a long, grueling match. It’s good to see an American tennis player doing well.  You can check out the details of the match by clicking the link above.

*A high school student was suspended for tricking fans of an opposing rival to hold up signs that collectively read “We Suck.”  The student was suspended from school for three days and all extracurricular activities because the prank showed lack of sportsmanship. 

Wow, how terrible and absurd is that?  This kid tricked a number of people all at once to make a complete fool of themselves in some harmless, fan-vs.-fan fun and he is being punished for it like he brought a knife to school.  It irks me when principals of high schools think they are Roger Goodell and come down with unrealistic and harsh punishments for kids who are having a good time with a clean prank.  No one’s car was vandalized, a battery wasn’t launched from the stands at an opposing player, no one was in a fist fight, racial slurs weren’t yelled, kids didn’t show up drunk to the game.  Those are reason’s to be suspended.  Not for tricking some bozo fans from your rival to hold up a sign that says “We Suck.”  My hat’s off to the kid and the principal should take a hard look at what warrants a suspension and what doesn’t.  Jerk.