Three Things
1. I hope Jay Williams can regain some of his collegiate form. He came to the Bulls and that mockery of a squad he was playing with helped him to turn into a headcase. Hopefully, if he can go to a team and contribute this year, his career will be revitalized. Do I think he can be as good as hyped out of college? No, but I don’t want him to become Bobby Hurley either. He’s a bright kid with tons of talent. I’d like to see him succeed.
2. All those things I said about the Big 10 after the first week of the season … um … I was lying. Ohio State is clearly the best team in the conference. Speaking of Ohio State, the Vince Young Heisman Bandwagon is rolling along with only one detour on October 8. After they beat a down Oklahoma squad and handle a strong Texas A&M team, Vince SHOULD (but won’t) be a lock for the Heisman. I know how good Reggie Bush is, and they try to get him the ball any way possible. But Vince has the ball in his hands every play on offense, and with the way he played against Ohio State, he showed that he has the skills to win ANY game by running or throwing. As the career completion percentage leader at Texas, with some lesser receivers, Vince has taken a bum rap for his funny release his whole career. David Carr, Bernie Kosar, et.al. had funny releases, yet none of them could make the plays Vince does.
3. This is going to be my rant. I haven’t broken one of these out in a while, but after the travesty that happened two nights ago, this is looooong overdue.
I went to Wendy’s after a late flag football game. We lost in the last second of the game, and I played terribly, making me feel like I cost us the game. (That’s how far my athletic life has fallen. Beer league softball is right around the corner.) I didn’t feel like cooking something because it was close to 11:00 at night and I still had to read. The quick-fix: Wendy’s right down the street. When you are looking for some quick food on the cheap, Wendy’s always has the answer. However, as I roll up to the drive-thru something disturbed me. THEY CHANGED THE STINKING PRICES FOR THEIR $.99 MENU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Junior Bacon Cheeseburgers (quite possibly the best fast food item ever created that doesn’t belong to Arby’s) now cost $1.09. I know that Wendy’s has been gradually shrinking the sizes of their Biggie fries and Biggie drinks for years hoping that no one would notice. That didn’t bother me, but why the hell would they do this. The 1/4 Double Stack (1/4 Texas Double for my Texas readers) is now $1.29. I mean, this is absolute insanity. Sure the Nuggets and Chili is still $.99, but a man also needs a Junior Bacon to fill his gullet.
This complete and total disregard for its loyal customers is so disheartening, I almost didn’t eat there. (Keep in mind it was 11:00 at night, and there was no way in Hades that I will go to Taco Bell). I’m still hurt by this, and I’m hoping that it is only my Wendy’s that has lost sight of what matters. Not since the disappearance of Jello Pudding Pops (and possibly the Houston Rockets changing from the red and yellow championship uniforms to the navy-pinstriped-prison-monstrocity-uniform) has a franchise stabbed its customers in the back. First Subway stamps go, and now there are no $.99 items on the $.99 menu. WTF?
