As mentioned here on Tuesday, Brain Dropping has been behind and there's been quite a lot going on in the world of sport. Therefore, I wanted to jump in with some thoughts and we'll hopefully get back to the column next week. No hash tags for this one, just things right off the top of my head...
1) This Guy - You've all probably heard of Derek the RA at UCONN by now. If you haven't, feel free to read his letter to the students who live on his floor prior to the NCAA Championship game on Monday:
Derek caught a lot of flack for his comments and I can certainly understand why. However, I don't think Derek is getting credit for what this truly is...laziness. Derek just doesn't want to have to work. I've seen first hand the destruction that rabid fans can do in the wake of a major victory. It takes a lot of clean up. Derek would probably have to fill out a lot of paper work as RA. The bottom line is, nobody has time for that. So, Derek has done what any red-blooded American would do...pass the buck.
So, all of these other sport websites have trashed Derek but here at GRH, we applaud him. Because, well, we're American. If you wanted to make the translation that all those other sports blogs are Un-American then those are your words, not mine. But you can't say that about us and you can't say that about Derek either. Good job, man. Keep fighting the fight.
2) These Guys - The good news for Derek is that he is not an RA at the University of Kentucky. After they lost the championship game, there were 29 arrests and more than 35 fires set in Lexington.
UK has officially turned into the Hooligan capital of the US. Let's be honest, it's almost acceptable to turn over cars and rampage in the street after your team wins. I just hope I'm not too old by the time UGA wins a championship of significance (though it does have the only National Championship for an SEC team this year in Women's Swimming). However, when your team loses in the shameful way that UK did on Monday (basically by not making free throws), then you crawl into your hole and shut the hell up. You don't burn 19 couches (which is totally a WVU thing, come on Cats, be original at least). I'm glad they only get riled up about one sport there.
3) Pleasing the Patrons - This morning the Masters officially teed off right up the road in Augusta. It's hard to argue with the tradition of some of the legends of the tournament teeing it off ceremonially. There is no Tiger in this year's field which makes a lot of fringe fans pass on watching. I can't stress how exciting the last day of the Masters can be even without the most famous golfer in the world. Last year's finish by Adam Scott was must see TV as was the year before when Bubba Watson took home the green jacket. I don't know who is going to win, but there are some things I can guarantee: (1) Justin Rose will be on the leader board at some point today. He might even be leading after day 1. But don't expect him to be there on Sunday for some reason. (2) Fred Couples and Angel Cabrera will play well even if they don't win. (3) Uncle Verne will give us a good chortle sometime on Sunday. (4) The Eisenhower Tree will not be missed because it didn't matter for the pros. (5) Someone will forget that the ball always rolls towards Rae's Creek and miss a big putt because of it.
There's lots of other things but we'll leave it at that for now. Brain Droppings will be back on Tuesday in its regular time slot so keep an eye out for us. Also, don't forget to follow us on Twitter @GRHuddle or like us on Facebook. Have a great week!
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