At the beginning of last year’s seasons, the Dallas Cowboys boasted that they would be playing in their brand new, shiny stadium for the Super Bowl. Unfortunately for them, it didn’t happen. However, as fans gathered to watch the game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, some fans were informed that their seats weren’t ready. As the hours went on and kickoff loomed closer, some of the fans realized that they would be watching the game on televisions in the lobby. Americans love to litigate and a few of the displaced fans are taking matters into their own hands and suing the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones and the NFL. For the fans who traveled across the country (or even just across town), there is no price that can be placed on the excitement leading up to the game and the sudden disappointment at realizing you weren’t actually going to see it. I, for one, sure hope Jerry Jones gets what’s coming to him. [More]

With sports, there’s always something to complain about. My current complaints include the Bears’ (just about everything about them), the Illini’s expertise at self-destructing halfway through a game and the Chargers inability to play in the beginning of the season. In recent years, complaints have increased against the current NCAA system for college football. While people cry out for a playoff system (similar to that of professional football), the BCS remains in place. However, despite the BCS remaining as it is, the college divisions have begun to shift. Whether it’s for prestige, money or some combination of both, teams are switching, joining and leaving conferences. As an alum of the University of Southern California, I am most interested to see what Utah and Colorado have to offer the new Pac-12. Regardless of their reasons for joining, I remain hopeful that the additions will make the new Pac-12 a stronger, more resilient conference. As with most things in life, only time will tell. [More]

As the year comes to a close, many people are wondering what will happen to the infamous Bush Tax Cuts. There are three main possibilities for what could happen to the tax cuts: extend them for everyone, let them expire for everyone or let them expire only for the “rich,” while keeping them in place for everyone else. While many people are arguing their views back and forth, chances are whatever happens (or doesn’t happen) to the tax cuts won’t solve our economy’s overall problems. Many will agree that our economy is faulty at its best and utterly failing at its worst. While there is a lot of curiosity about what will happen at the close of the year, in relation to the tax cuts, there is a bigger picture. In order to really work towards improving our economy, it is necessary to look towards more stable and permanent changes. Further, in order to avoid a “two steps forward, one step back” sort of progress, we need to stop fighting each other every step of the way and start working together. [More]