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I was perusing the internet today, just 2 days after my beloved New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl.  I see Rob Gronkowski and Matt Light were out dancing it up.  Good for them, see I don’t think this a problem.  They were celebrating the fact they made the biggest game of the year.  It was also the most watched event of all time, with a little more than 111 million viewers tuning in.

Some fans are displaying huge amounts of resentment and disappointment in the fact they are out partying after losing such a big game.  If you had actually watched the game, you would understand they played their hearts out and needed to unwind. There is nothing wrong with blowing off steam and dancing.  I think it is better them do this than out doing drugs or taking their aggression out on somebody.

I was just as upset the Pats lost this game as the next fan, but I also know this will not keep Bill Belichick and the Patriots down.  This team will re-group and be even better next year.

I was perusing the Yahoo Sports section this evening when I see an article jump out at me.  NBC apologizes for Omitting “Under God” from Pledge before U.S. Open. What in the hell is NBC thinking.  I understand the whole separate church and state. But this is bull shit, I mean really???? I didn’t get to see the opening coverage of the telecast due to work, so I didn’t actually see this for myself. In the link above and it shows the whole opening which was nicely done otherwise.  The clip shows the Military, and cuts back to the kids reciting the Pledge.  The kicker of all of this is the U.S. Open was played right outside Washington D.C. Click on the link above and you can watch the opening and see for yourself.

I do understand the portion of “Under God” was not part of the original Pledge from 1892, but it was signed in by probably one of the last great Presidents this Country has seen, President Dwight D. Eisenhower.  I for one believe if it is signed into law by a President, then NBC shouldn’t be afraid to “offend” any one by playing the words “Under God” or “indivisible”, especially in the time of war.  Dammit NBC, thank you for admitting the screw up, but you should have the guts to play the unedited version in the first place.  You are catching more grief for not playing it, than if you did play the whole thing.  Thank you Yahoo for pointing out the screw up on NBC’s part.

What is the NFL and its players really fighting about? Is it the $9 Billion or is it something else?  I think it’s the owners trying to show the players whose dick is bigger.   The NFL and the NFLPA are meeting again this week and trying to figure out how they can get back to playing.  That’s great and all, but who is the one who really is the one losing in all this.  It’s the fans.  That’s right I said it, the fans.  Once all of this is solved and the current and retired players get their way and get the majority of the shared $9 Billion, the fans are going to pay the ultimate price.

What this means to the fans is raised ticket prices to see these over-priced players get even more money.  The average price for a ticket is currently $63. That doesn’t even include the cost of food or a beer or soda.  This has to stop soon.  The fans will not be able to keep affording to attend the games.  As the economy continues to plummet we keep paying these players more money.  It is up to the fans to say enough already.