Cringing

I visibly cringed listening to a school superintendent on the radio say, "I'm doing good." Maybe I overreact, but it's like fingernails on a blackboard to my ears. Like I've maintained, not real college degrees....

And the fiasco at UM.... I read an article this AM about a rift, not real deep yet, but deepening, over the current fb coach and past/tradition. Apparently, what matters to most UM fans, former players, etc. is winning. I was somewhat heartened, but only somewhat, to read one or two former players talk about "the right way." I fear UM, for all of its arrogance, is becoming one with the other college programs.

BTW, doing things "the right way," the Jeffs go into this week's Little Three game with Wesleyan at 5-0. If I get back from Bopper's game in time, I will watch the Web cast. It really is very amazing that, with ratings in the top three liberal arts colleges nationally, year after year, AC (and, I must begrudgingly admit, Williams!) has such successful athletic teams. Football has fallen a bit over the past few decades, but not much. But basketball has a national championship with several other final four appearances, and hockey, wrestling, soccer, etc., both men's and women's teams, have earned national honors. And baseball is as good a program, over the years, as any. Cool. I am proud and very humbled by all of this.