Happy Flag Day

Dial M for Moron: Have you seen this story??? This is why schools who recruit morons(who usually don't end up graduating) deserve to be made fun of. Florida St. quarterback Wyatt Sexton, already suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules, was taken to the hospital after causing a disturbance in the street. After returning from a music festival in Tennessee, Sexton decided to make strange gestures, jump on a car, then refer to himself as "God" or the "son of God". When asked to explain the actions of Sexton, a friend said that Sexton was "stressed about being the FSU starting quarterback". I get pretty stressed sometimes about things, but I can't say I've ever done something like that.

If I were a student at a school that played Free Shoes University this year in football, here's how I would heckle him:

• when he takes the field, the student section should hold up Bibles
• everytime he comes off the field or makes a bad play, either a "Alleluia" or "Amen" chant should start
• "You're not God!" "You're not God"
• dress up like the guy who always brought the "John 3:16" signs to games
• hold up a sign that says, "What's heaven like????"
  
• and if you wanted to be really over the top, you could make your own cross and bring it

Now, obviously one could do much worse, but when you heckle, it's better to be witty. That's what everyone remembers.

Well, what else is going on:

• The Pistons won Game 3 of the Finals 96-79. They actually played a little basketball to pull away from the Spurs. The game turned at the end of the 3rd quarter when the Pistons employed a full and half-court trap against the Spurs backcourt, forcing turnovers, creating easy lay-ups. I know, actual basketball, oh my goodness.
• Andre Agassi pulled out of Wimbledon, his hip still not cooperating. This is the 2nd straight Wimbledon Agassi will miss due to his hip. Let's hope he can get healthy for the U.S. Open, make a Sampras like run to victory, so he can retire.
• Michelle Wie has qualified for the Men's U.S. Amateur Public Links, a scaled-down version of the U.S. Amateur. If Wie were to win the Pub Links, she would qualify for the Masters. The championship is July 11-16 at Shaker Run in Lebanon, OH, not too far from here. I may have to wander over there if Wie makes a run at the title.
• Phil Jackson is back with the Lakers as their head coach. He is back with Kobe Bryant, who he openly criticized in his book that was released earlier this year. This move makes no sense to me. The only reason I can think of that brought Phil back is his girlfriend is the daughter of the owner, and he'll make 3 million a year. Let's face it, right now the Lakers aren't a playoff team. This team doesn't even compare to the Bulls team Jackson inherited in 1990 and the Laker team he inherited a few years ago. Can Jackson actually build a championship team????

7 days until my birthday, 18 until the Tour.