Football, Politically Correct

Football season is officially upon us.  High School Jamborees have arrived, and NFL preseason games are in full swing.  With the way the world is evolving, eventually political correctness will totally take over the football arena.

Already, inappropriate banners are banned from high school stadiums.  No more "we're gonna beat the crap out of you".  Now its just " go team go!"

In the NFL, the Washington Redskins are in a battle to keep their team name and logo.  You gotta be kidding me.  The New Orleans Saints are all about smash mouth football, and they are the "saints?". The Tennessee " Titans", now that makes a whole lot more sense.

In the town of Oxford, they have a bigger battle on their hands.  The Rebel flag: it took some maneuvering to rid the stadium of these.  First the school stopped supplying them.  Then they finally had to ban sticks from the stadium.  Hummmm,  the drummers still have theirs.  Colonel Reb:  this character was modeled after a black man.  His image was removed from the football helmets.  Then,  he was dropped as a school representative, and not allowed on the field of play.  Next, he was banned from the stadium, regardless of who was wearing the suit.  Now, the trademarked image is locked up in the vault and no longer available for sale.  And the Black Bear, you gotta be kidding me.....

These Rebel fans are now in an uproar over the use of their beloved "Ole Miss".  Dan Jones has stepped on a hornets nest in his attempt to make this name go away.  I can just hear it " first DOWN, the University of Mississippi!". Or "We ARE, the University of Mississippi Rebels!". Sorry, just too wordy.  And the team name, " Rebels", don't even go there, yet......

 At Mississippi State, the cowbell has made its return.  It was banned when the Auburn head coach complained that it made too much noise.  Now that college stadiums can hold over 100,000 screaming fans it has become a mute point and now the bell is back, clanging away, until the center is over the ball.  Now that the stadium expansion is complete, forming a continuous "U", the bulldog fan noise factor has just gone up!  And I guess State's favorite cheer " go to hell Ole Miss, go to hell" will be soon forgotten. TSUN was a stroke of genius by Dan Mullen......

I'm guessing concessions will be taking the next hit.  Hot dogs will be vegan dogs.  It already started when they pulled the Bryan Hot Dog, for that Carolina Pride dog two years ago.  Burgers, if you can find one, will be veggie burgers.  Pulled pork nachos will become humus nachos.  And pork skins, forget about it!  Sugar is supposed to be bad for you, so say good bye to that coke you've been putting in your bourbon!  Peanuts will be banned when the cleanup crews start protesting about the mess!

Stay tuned for what they come up with next!