Monthly Archives: October 2010

Legislating Hard Hits in the NFL

Posted on October 21, 2010 by brettryanclu

The NFL is trying to enforce their hard hits policy more strictly, resulting in fines and suspensions in the future, according to a a memo the league sent out this past week. We all know this, so I’ll skip to … Continue reading →

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Switching Gears: Parliamentary politics

Posted on October 10, 2010 by brettryanclu

I want to take a moment as absentee voting begins to do a comparison between the British and American styles of elections. The British have a Parliamentary system. Americans may like to criticize it, but remember, it’s the style of … Continue reading →

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The Dual Nature of Current MLB Officiating

Posted on October 8, 2010 by brettryanclu

Thursday, October 5th, 2010: Tampa Bay, Florida Down one game to one in the ALDS, the Tampa Bay Rays were down to the Texas Rangers. Michael Young was at the plate for the Rangers. As with most second games in … Continue reading →

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Randy Moss to the Vikings: a good move

Posted on October 6, 2010 by brettryanclu

The news flash of the NFL on Tuesday was the New England Patriots were negotiating a trade with the Minnesota Vikings for their number one wide receiver Randy Moss. On Wednesday morning, we got confirmation that the trade had been … Continue reading →

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To start off…

Posted on October 4, 2010 by brettryanclu

Hello, live from Thousand Oaks it’s the newest blog on the internet, for about thirty seconds. My name is Brett Andersen, I am a graduate student at Cal Lutheran University in Southern California, and in addition to loving politics I … Continue reading →

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