May 2009 Archives

Syracuse Rallies for 2nd straight National Lacrosse Title [Yahoo Sports]

I hate Duke. No, I really hate Duke. I love it when they lose in the NCAA tournament. But all of that hate is for Duke basketball. I think Duke is a good school, and none of their other sports too put up enough to hate them that much. I have lots of friends that went to Duke. Really!

But I still hate Duke basketball, and so it is going to take a little while to get used to the idea of one of the cornerstones of the Blue Devil basketball program over the last four years, Greg Paulus is going to use his one year of college football eligibility to play for the Syracuse Orange football team.

Normally, I would be against something like this, but let's be honest here. It's not like the Orange football program can get any lower. Other than victories over Notre Dame and Louisville (not in the same year!), the program hasn't show much of anything. The program needs excitement and to get some fans back. In high school Paulus was a star QB for a local high school team and had offers from Miami and Notre Dame. He may have never thrown a pass in a college football game, but neither has any other QB on the roster. And we did beat out some other programs (Michigan, Nebraska) who reportedly looking at Paulus as well, and it's been a long time since we beat anybody recruiting anything in football.

So I guess there will be at least one former Duke basketball player that I am going to embrace.... Don't go getting any ideas Christian Laettner.

[Remember, if you need to get the latest scoop on Syracuse sports, Troy Nunes is An Absolute Magician should be your first destination]

Now that the uproar of the swine flu has begun to wane, it looks like the FDA is ready to move on to more important matters. Next up on the list? Making sure your cereal is not in "serious violation" of federal law. That's right, the FDA is upset that General Mills has been bragging that eating Cheerios can help lower your cholesterol. Perhaps it is slightly unethical to say that Cheerios will lower your cholesterol, and if you have high cholesterol you should probably see your doctor and start exercising, but from what I gather, nobody with heart disease has opted for Honey Nut Cheerios instead of a triple-bypass because of what it said on the box. So what if the claims aren't 100% true, at least the boxes don't contain e. coli, which is actually a huge accomplishment after all the food recalls over the last few years.

General Mills will back down on its claims, change a few sentences on the box and on the Cheerios Website, and another government bureaucrat will path themselves on the back for a doing a great job at something nobody gave a shit about in the first place. Congratulations Steven Sundlof, you are a jackass.