Class But No Final

Clay Travis is a sad man

As many of my followers know I’m close to finishing my book “Say Goodnight Cassie”, which is a story on friendship and football wrapped around the 2011 LSU football season and while there’s been nothing short of good things said about the book project, something was brought to my attention this morning as I was posting to my sports website.

Somehow on Wednesday evening, Clay Travis (yes, that Clay Travis) left a comment on a page devoted to the book project and instead of wishing a young and upcoming writer like myself well on the project, he allegedly decided to go the route of troll like he does with the other SEC fanbases.

This afternoon I had a golden chance to unload what everyone thinks of him on his radio show based in Nashville.

But I didn’t.

Why?

Just because Clay Travis is and always will be a fucktard, something that everyone values as a known fact doesn’t mean I have to go the same route that he goes with people.

Sure, I love cracking jokes on Memphis football, hoodrats, as well as other things, but I’m not that quick to belittle a young and upcoming writer on their own blog.

You can have all the degrees in the world, write all the books you want to write and also host as many radio shows you want.

But how you treat people goes a long way.

Too bad Clay Travis doesn’t understand that.

Trayvon Martin has brought out the worst in some people

On my personal Twitter account, I try to steer clear of commenting on social issues, not because I don’t care about them, but because Twitter, from I’ve learned in the four years I’ve had an account, brings out the idiot in all of us.

Including me.

Over the last few weeks, there’s been a wave of outrage about what happened in Sanford, Florida with the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, a 17 year-old kid who was gunned down at the hands of a zealous flashlight cop.

On my Twitter timeline I’ve seen people wear hoodies on my timeline, use the #JusticeForTrayvon hashtag, and even attend prayer vigils like the one that was held in Memphis Monday afternoon.

But what trips me out is that certain people, namely the New Black Panther Party, has gone the route of exacting revenge on George Zimmerman, going as far as placing a bounty on his head.

In other words, completing the cycle of violence that took this kid’s life.

While I’m all for justice for Trayvon, some people have to realize that killing Zimmerman in cold blood won’t bring Trayvon back.

Putting bounties on random white people won’t bring him back.

Trust me, I’m aware that racism exists in this so-called postracial society.

But if we give the 15 percent idiot population an audience for their platforms, what good is going to come out of it?

Nothing.

What we need to do is rationally seek justice for Martin’s death.

Because if we go the route of violent revenge for his death, then the situation is going to be worse.

Case closed.

Goodell=Overprotective parent

So while I was in my Sport Finance class this morning, news broke that the New Orleans Saints were punished for having a bounty program that occurred between the 2009 and 2011 season.

While I was understanding of the fact that there should be (and was) punishments handed down to the franchise, which would include draft picks and hefty fines as well as a suspension for Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, I was not prepared for what was included in the punishment.

A one-year suspension for Sean Payton effective April 1st.

Not only that proof from the 31 teams that they don’t have a bounty system in place, which according to reports has to be in by March 30th.

While I do agree that draft picks needed to be taken from the Saints as well as fines, suspending a coach for a year without pay is insane.

Why?

Because it’s like putting a band aid on a kid when they scrape their knees.

No matter how many times a kid falls, they’re still going outside to play.

Since Goodell suspended Payton and threw the book at the Saints for this bounty program, the next thing that needs to happen is take away contract incentives as well as implement a class for rookies on how to tackle in the NFL.

That’ll make Goodell happy.

Regardless of how many player suspensions are handed down in New Orleans, guess what?

Defensive players will still sack QBs.

Blitzes will still be dialed up.

And fans will still park their asses in front of the television on Sunday.

Unfortunately, Goodell doesn’t see logic.

And logic is what was thrown out of the window today in New York City.

End of story.