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I'm not sure who allowed Lake Superior State University to become the grammar police, but I'm glad they don't have actual linguistic power. Given this year's list of words what should be "banished," I'm glad I don't need to lead an armed rebellion against them (though at least they did call it right regarding "frozen tundra," toward the bottom.) Check out the list here, and follow for a blow-by-blow through each of the terms. Very little editing follows. Not really for brevity, as this isn't brief at all....
( Follow me into the list of pain. )
( Follow me into the list of pain. )
Anybody want a textbook example of how to go from campus god to campus goat in, charitably, 10 minutes? Meet Ell Roberson. He had a chance to deliver to his team and his university its biggest bowl game victory ever. Now, best case, he'll be tainted, worst case, he's a sexual criminal.
Really. Even if Ell didn't sexually assault the alumna, even if all he did was break curfew, that's still enough to cast a huge shadow of doubt on every aspect of the game tomorrow night. Distractions aplenty for a team which needs none. Even if he plays the game of his life, at very best, he broke the rules, treated his teammates with disrespect and his coaches with contempt. If they lose, even though nobody in purple will say it, there's one person who'll take the blame.
And if he did assault her.... Jesus. How stupid and selfish can one person be? What was wrong with a decent season, a Big 12 championship and a three-year career in the CFL? Took one too many shots to the head in practice, did we?
Official stance: if Ell plays, I hope K-State loses. If Schwinn plays, I hope K-State wins. But let's be serious, I see neither of those scenarios playing out.
Really. Even if Ell didn't sexually assault the alumna, even if all he did was break curfew, that's still enough to cast a huge shadow of doubt on every aspect of the game tomorrow night. Distractions aplenty for a team which needs none. Even if he plays the game of his life, at very best, he broke the rules, treated his teammates with disrespect and his coaches with contempt. If they lose, even though nobody in purple will say it, there's one person who'll take the blame.
And if he did assault her.... Jesus. How stupid and selfish can one person be? What was wrong with a decent season, a Big 12 championship and a three-year career in the CFL? Took one too many shots to the head in practice, did we?
Official stance: if Ell plays, I hope K-State loses. If Schwinn plays, I hope K-State wins. But let's be serious, I see neither of those scenarios playing out.
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