Wednesday, at an Orange Bowl press event set up by the Penn State sports information office for the purpose of creating opportunities for dialog between reporters and the the players, something was missing: the players. Our curmudgeonly head coach, Joe Paterno, had announced at the last minute that the players had better things to do and that he would face the press alone.
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Law & Order: Sinking Fast
As I sit here playing TV catch-up, watching my Tivoed copy of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit from Tuesday, I find myself just about at the end of my rope with the whole damn Law & Order franchise. This particular episode essentially preaches about same sex marriage, while other episodes have sermonized about a broad range of hot-button issues. The moralizing, preaching, and political pandering has increased over the past couple of years in all three (and last year, four) of the Law & Order series. Clearly, NBC and Dick Wolf have decided that the popularity of these programs provides a convenient pulpit from which to preach the liberal gospel.
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The Viagra Bowl (Updated)
Last night, Bobby Bowden’s two touchdown underdog Florida State Seminoles (8–4) pulled a 27–22 upset over #5 Virginia Tech (10–2) in the inaugural ACC championship game, earning the Seminoles an automatic Orange Bowl selection. Their opponent: the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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