What Will Phil Do Next?

Heading to the weekend of the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson looks like the Phil from last year, shooting 67-65 to lead by 3 over Jerry Kelly. This has come out of nowhere since Phil hasn't won since the BellSouth in April, and his best finish in a major this year was 10th at the Masters. It was a typical Mickelson round today: 7 birdies, an eagle, 2 bogeys, and a double-bogey. Among those in the hunt are Davis Love III 4 behind (he apparently read my blog and became motivated after I called him overrated haha), and my pick Vijay Singh 5 behind. I picked Vijay, but I will continue to root for Phil. Hopefully, he can hold it together for 2 more rounds.

Oh yeah, that Tiger Woods guy made the cut on the number, having to make birdie on the last hole to play the weekend.

I meant to post this the other night, but my internet connection wouldn't allow me. This is the 60th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The debate still rages as to whether or not we should have used the atomic bomb. I agree with the decision to drop the bombs. Both sides lost millions of soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa, just imagine how many would have died in an invasion of Japan itself??? I watched a program on the Discovery Channel that went into vivid detail what happens when an atomic bomb is dropped and it is sickening to watch. Hopefully, we never have to use nuclear weapons again. The people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki did not deserve what came to them, but in the grand scheme of things, it was necessary so further loss of life could be prevented.

Alright, what else:

• Can anyone try and explain to me the logic of the NCAA's ruling to ban all "hostile" and "abusive" nicknames and mascots from postseason tournaments. Among the schools that fall under this category are: Florida St., Utah, and Illinois. 18 schools in all are effected by the ban. First, if these nicknames are so hostile, then why not ban them altogether??? Why just the postseason??? And second, what about the "Fighting Irish"??? I'm sure there is at least one Irishman that is offended by the nickname. Why is that not on the list??? Once again, the NCAA has lost touch with the outside world, and Myles Brand continues his reign as one of the most overrated organizational leaders. Ooh, he fired Bob Knight (I'll save that for another time).
• Currently, Andre Agassi leads in his quarterfinal match over Gaston Gaudio at the Rogers Cup in Montreal. This tourney is part of the Masters Series, which are the 9 tournaments that fall after the 4 majors in terms of prestige. Let's hope Andre continues this good play all summer so he can win the US Open and retire on top. It's going to be tough with guys like Federer, Nadal, and Roddick, who will be favorites when the Open starts in a couple of weeks.

Let's see, not a whole lot to report on Miami/Ohio St., just 21 days away now. It looks like OSU linebacker Mike D'Andrea might be out for the season, but OSU has nothing to worry about as they have 6 linebackers that could start anywhere else in the country. Other than that, not a whole lot to report. Please continue the good natured commenting on the game. But as one of the commentators said, trying to argue that Ohio St. is stronger than Miami academically is a lost cause. Just stick to football since that's what your lives revolve around.

Tomorrow morning is the 5K. It'll be interesting to see what kind of race legs I have haha.

Go Lefty!!!!