First, I can’t believe Ohio State is being considered for the playoffs. I would much rather see a deserving 10-2 Clemson or even a 10-3 Utah. They at least won their conference. I would even rather see a one loss Southern Cal make the playoff. They at least played in their conference championship. I hate that Ohio State, the most overrated team in the past decade, can benefit from sitting at home while USC is penalized for playing in a conference game. The playoff should be the top four conference winners. No more of who deserves it. No one deserves anything. If you want in, then win your conference, period. If they keep talking about who deserves it, that it should be the best four teams no matter the record than I can make a good argument for Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and LSU being the four teams. Does anyone deny any of those four can beat any of the other teams in contention right now.
My second take is on my least favorite athlete, LeBron James This week he threw a tantrum because the media did not ask him about the Jerry Jones scandal this week but plagued him with questions about Kyrie Irving last month, alluding that the media was racist. Here is my answer to James. Why should they? Who are you that you think we care about your opinion on everything? If you are unfamiliar with the story here is the breakdown. The media asked James about Irving who is a basketball player, the same sport that James plays. It was about an event that occurred last month when Irving posted his support of an antisemitic movie. James and Irving know each other well having played on the same team and lastly, James claims to be a social justice warrior, unless its helping people from other nations who buy his shoes, and the media wondered why James was not condemning Irving. As for the Jerry Jones situation, it deals with football, which I am pretty sure is not James’ sport. It was about a photo that was taken 65 years ago when as a 14-year-old boy he attended a rally to stop the Little Rock Nine from attending Central High School. It also involved a man who James is not familiar with. They never played together or run in the same circles. I don’t care if James wants to share his opinion, I certainly do, I just don’t understand why James feels he should be asked about the situation. Is he upset he was not asked about the social justice issues in Iran right now, probably not. By the way I am not saying the Jones is not a story, it is, if for nothing else we can use it to teach about nine incredibly brave teens who risked their lives to challenge segregation. I am just saying the story is not about James.
