Sat, December 30, 2006
America: Love It vs. Leave It—2:39 PM
I don't watch a lot of football (although I'll admit, my concept of "watching a lot of football" was grossly underdeveloped before I lived in close proximity to my family). But on TV at the gym today was the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Navy vs. Boston College. Seems like the perfect matchup, really. Support Our Troops vs. Massachusetts Liberal College Boys. It's on!
Update: BC 25, Navy 24 – Timetable for immediate withdrawal!
By the way, I put the end of the game on at home while I made lunch. It's rare that I have anything good to say about TV sports announcers, but today's pair really set a new low. From the sound of the voices and the coherency of the remarks, apparently the Meineke Bowl was announced by Abe Simpson and Late Night's Clutch Cargo Martha Stewart.
How difficult must it be for Navy to recruit football players? All the other schools have varieties of the same pitch: come here, you'll get free stuff, easy A's, you'll be treated like kings, and the first four rapes are free; but for Navy, it's all responsibility, service, and latrine-scrubbing. Plus, when you graduate, instead of falling into the arms of an alumni/booster network with an endless list of cushy jobs, you have to go over and risk your life in Bush's immoral war.
