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Archive for March 1st, 2010

More Proof That The Mississippi Coach is

Posted by Adam Butler on March 1, 2010

a QB KILLA.

I bet the “Mississippi Whatever Their New Mascot Is”es run the WildHog/Rebel/Cat 157% of the time this year.

The best part? The Mississippi Coach destroyed every QB he has ever recruited Jevan Snead and then told Snead  (after Jevvie took him to the Mississippi Coach’s apex–The Cotton Bowl) he would have to fight for his position if he returned. 

I wonder if he was going to move him to tight end like he moved Ryan Mallett.

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Have a Coke and a……Raging Controversy?

Posted by Adam Butler on March 1, 2010

The interwebs are abuzz regarding a win by the University of Arkansas’ own Zeta Tau Alpha sorority in a recent step competition in Atlanta called the “Sprite Step off”.

“Step” is a historically black art form, and members of the Zetas team are white.  After the Zetas won the competition, they were booed (despite nearly beinging down the house with applause during their performance) and, in the days that followed, chastized on the internet.

And, so, citing an unnamed “scoring discrepancy”, Coke has buckled under and awarded 2 first place prizes ($100k in scholies for each sorority).  This is CYA 101.  You are telling me that the judges did anything other than check their scores 100 quadrillion times before having rapper Ludacris announce the championship going to an all-white team in front of an already agitated crowd of black folks in the Atl.?

Now THAT’S  ludicrious.

(Thanks to my friend, colleague, and fellow blogger, Caroline Lewis for a much more detailed and insightful post about the brewing bruhaha)

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BREAKING NEWS — Halter in U.S. Senate Campaign

Posted by Adam Butler on March 1, 2010

Thank to our guy BK for the tip.  Brett works for Mr. Halter, see.  That’s why he has been absent for so long.

Lt. Governor Bill Halter has officially announced his decision to run for the United States Senate in the Democratic Primary against incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln.  The video on his website explains why.  Lt. Gov. Halter is expected to file official paperwork tomorrow at the state capitol.

Bill Halter Video

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