Lists and I have a love/hate relationship. People love lists, I hate them. People love to categorize, list and delineate differences. But lists are such a cop-out for a column. It’s what people use when they don’t have anything to say. It’s easy. You can make a list. The girl behind you can. The guy in the front row of your last class can, too (if he’d ever stop correcting the professor).
Jimmy Cannon made sports lists famous. Jim Murray didn’t like them. But
• Columnists that copy other columnists’ ideas are lazy.
• Winter in
• Legendary Gill Coliseum is about to be legendary for the wrong reason.
• When the athletic department asked for $18 per student per term I bet they didn’t think they’d have my support.
• Californians in
• If ASOSU doesn’t unanimously pass that student fee hike, it will be a slap in the face of athletics. And athletes don’t like to be slapped.
• The best part about this winter is that Talisa Rhea of the women’s basketball team hits two three-pointers per game and only three fewer per game than the entire men’s team.
• The guy who is responsible for the athletic department’s “WARNING…” campaign should warn himself to find a new career.
• “Warning” fans won’t get them into the door. Winning will.
• Kevin Mouton embarrassed
• The beginning of baseball season should be recognized as New Years Day.
• Women’s sports are underrated. They work twice as hard and reap half the benefits.
• Mike Riley will end up with his head in bronze somewhere on campus.
• It’s odd that students don’t seem to care there are fewer baseball seats this year. Just kidding. It makes perfect sense.
• If Slices Pizzaria had a big screen, I’d never leave.
• Everyone should touch the Heisman Trophy at least once.
• When 10 runners crack the all-time list at the same meet, it’s a nice coincidence, but when four are in the same race, it’s a freak of nature.
• Lyle Moevao was the biggest surprise in
• If the Beaver Dam is going to cost $20, it should give patrons priority seating to all sporting events.
• Watching Tasha Smith receive a 10 from one judge on her floor routine ranks in my top 10 athletic moments of my time at OSU, right behind the “immaculate deflection.”
• Calling Joey Wong “Jesus” is wrong, but I support it.
• How is it that the Event Staff can confiscate my half-full bottle of water, but the guy next to me has a six-pack of Budweiser?
with the event staff, its all “don’t ask- don’t tell”. you know, we have ways. kidding. maybe.
good list. I’d say James Rogers was the biggest surprise of 2007 though.
yea, gotta agree with Chris above. Rodgers was a big surprise.