MLB and Steroids

If anybody watched ESPN for more than 2 minutes today you probably already know that Alex Rodriguez has been found guilty for steroid use while in the MLB.  Further, he admitted to taking them from the 2001 season to the 2003 season when they were "legal"... This comment puzzled me since I don't believe steroids have been legal since I've been alive in the United States much less the MLB.  

The best part about this whole news story is that ESPN did a poll earlier today asking if people were disturbed by this news.  Most sports fans responded that they were extremely disturbed which indicates to me that they were surprised that arguably the best player in baseball was steroid free.  

How can someone be lead to believe that a man who has the physique of a Clydesdale Horse, the ability to run like a deer and can hit a baseball almost a quarter mile is not taking some kind of performance enhancing drug?  When I saw that this was late breaking news and observed peoples reactions in regards to the news I was in shock.  Of course I didn't jump to the conclusion that A-Rod was on steroids but I was in no was surprised.  I feel like baseball fans feel let down by this news when in reality he's just another super star who was cheating and in some ways a phony.

Personally I am not a huge baseball fan nor do I keep up with baseball but as a sports fan I think that players like A-Rod are a disgrace to the sport and should not only be banned from the sport but be erased from the record books.  I think the only way to fix the problem of steroid use in baseball is to show no reward for using such drugs.  These players are taking away from the true talent of the game and are making it look like anybody who wants to poke themselves with a needle can play the sport.  To me these are actions that can't go unpunished.

What to do this summer

It's about the time of year to start thinking about what I am going to do this coming summer.  Ever since I've been in college I have lived away from home which, is the way I prefer things to be.  The summer after my freshman year I lived and worked in North Carolina.  This past summer I lived in Norman and did absolutely nothing productive.  On top of that I worked 40 yours a week and went to rush events the entire summer before college meaning I have practically lived away from home for the past three summers.  

My summer of living in North Carolina was a blast although I worked a lot.  I stayed in Chapel Hill so I was 2 hours away from the mountains and 2 hours away from the beach.  Aside from being away from my friends it was one of the most fun summers I have ever experienced.  I learned a lot about how different the culture was just 1200 miles down I-40.  My only regret is not taking enough time to enjoy living there.

My summer living in Norman was absolutely crazy.  I was payed by my fraternity to recruit new members meaning all expenses were taken care of.  My days consisted of waking up around noon and going to the pool.  Later in the day I started coordinating recruiting events.  At nights we went out to the bars and all of us were pretty much worthless.  I worked 15 hours a week for the University Development office where I pretty much did nothing.  It seems like a pretty dull summer but I cant imagine having a better one.  Nothing beats living with 10 of my best friends and doing whatever we wanted whenever we wanted.

This summer I think might be my first summer to live at home since being in college.  I have a feeling it will be a long summer.  I live at home during winter breaks and I have a hard time living with rules.  I think three months of my parents rules will be a little too much for me.  I plan on interning for a lawferm and studying for the LSAT which I will take on June 8th.  But I will still be living under the same roof as my parents which will be an experience.  The only thing that will keep me from going insane is if I become a nomad and stay at random people's apartments in Norman.  If anybody is experienced in the field of living at home let me know.  I need advice.  Please pray for me.

Football Recruiting

For the past month every college football coach has been working around the clock trying to bring in the next generation of players to their program.  At the same time, obsessive fans have been monitoring the progress of their teams recruiting around the clock.  

This year OU's recruiting class is sub par when in comparison to past years and these same obsessive fans have been filling up the chat rooms and blog boards with complaints and irate suggestions.  The reason for this is because of the hype surrounding these high school players entering college.  The hype is so big that schools hold school wide assemblies and some players even make their announcement on national television either at their assembly or during high school All American games.  Even forming more hype are websites such as rivals.com and scouts.com which focus almost exclusively on NCAA recruiting.  

For those of you out there who are guilty of being one of those obsessive fans who constantly monitor rivals.com and scouts.com, I am not knocking you.  I happen to be just as upset as you... But for those of you who get all bent out of shape when OU has an off year in recruiting and then decide to blog about it, I am knocking you.  First of all I think that a top 15 recruiting class should hardly be considered an off year.  Second, if you look back at the history of coach Stoops' recruiting you will find that five star recruits rarely live up to expectation.  When you're considered to be at the top the only direction you can go is down.  Third, the last time Stoops brought home a National Title was with a bunch of "scrubs" who could just play as a team.  

Personally, I prefer a recruiting class with a lot of raw talent and less egos.  I think that egos can be to blame for a lack of success in the past.  I will leave you with this...(Sam Bradford was a 3 star recruit and was recruited as a back up... Rhett Bomar was a 5 star recruit and was recruited to be an all star)  Bomar's touchdown to interception  ratio was 10 and 10, Bradford's was 36 and 8.