In the criminal justice system...

So the T Puppy and I were talking last night about colleges and scholarships. Do you remember as a senior in high school how many scholarships colleges were handing out? Do you also remember how many of those scholarships apply to the first year only? Just like crack dealers. "Here you go, man. The first semester is almost free, but we offer no more scholarships for the next three years! HaHaHaHa!" I haven't seen a more ruthless dealer since Mr. Big on the arcade game N.A.R.C. Yes, I am fully aware that there are scholarships out there, I'm just saying there is a bigger pie available for the freshman than the sophomore.

Isn't it about time to thank Law and Order for what they've done for TV. Seriously, shouldn't we send them a card? Something? Check the roster: L&O, L&O: Special Victims Unit, L&O: Criminal Intent, L&O: Crime and Punishment, and the brand spanking new L&O: Trial By Jury. Wait, in my mind L&O: Crime and Punishment (L&O meets reality TV with excruciating results) never existed. I refuse to believe it existed. It think Law & Order should never go off the air. The one constant on that show is that the cast changes. Why can't it just carry on with a revolving cast forever? You could say that the shows with the late, great Jerry Orbach were the best (and I do), but are they really that much better than the seasons with Paul Sorvino? This is a franchise that picked Ice T for a role as a cop. Think about it, that's Ice T, who once wrote a songs called "Cop Killer" and "Smoked Pork." But, they made it work. They fired their assistant DA this year and as she's getting fired she drops that she is a lesbian completely out of the blue... with no further explanation. Loved it (mostly because she was a whiny bleeding heart on the show.) Heck, I suggest we even have International Law & Order Day. Why not? We've already got an International Women's Day...

I'm going to go straight to hell for this next part. Tuomas Tarkki was the best goalie in the CCHA this year, absolutely. If Jordan Sigalet (who has M.S.) or Alvareo Montoyeo (who is the GREATEST NHL prospect in HISTORY!) makes the All-CCHA team ahead of Tuomas, we need to rename the whole thing the "First and Second Unfairly Skewed Teams." Let us not forget how K-Wal got jobbed last year for second team and first team. Alvaro gets first team because he played on a great team with the most NHL prospects in the CCHA. Sigalet had worse numbers than Craig (slightly) but it was on a team that sucked, therefore justifying the selection...I guess. The selection seems like a no-brainer, but mark my words, there's still a possibility that Tuomas gets the shaft. If Jordan Sigalet gets the sympathy vote because he has M.S., the world of a Wildcat hockey fan is truly unfair. The only thing the "no peanut butter eating Finn" has going against him is that he didn't start as many games because we have a good freshman waiting in the wings who needs to get experience now to carry over to next year. Well, it's a big weekend for the Kitties and hopefully we can sweep out the Broncos on Friday and Saturday and make another appearance at the Joe and hopefully lock up a Frozen Four tourney invite.

(This is the part of the program where Grant usually starts yelling, "They've got no chance! They have to win the tournament to get in, that's the only way!" For a guy who loves his Wildcats, he hates talking about NMU's chances to make the NCAA's. I think it actually causes him physical pain. I still believe, though.)

I'm finished,
Nate