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...Brown running back Nick Hartigan, while not a Crimson athlete, is of the same breed. The thing is, he very well might not get drafted. He’s not as good as Fitzpatrick coming out of college, and he plays a position with more elite players than the quarterback spot. My top Ivy League football source predicts that his name won’t be called at all this weekend, yet that hasn’t stopped the hype machine from churning out useless info about him. ESPN’s Dan Shanoff blatantly admitted that every year...
...sports out of it. We get enough slack for everything else, and as much as it might hurt, it’s best to keep our sports out of the limelight until we give reason to the contrary. I’d love for us and our draft brethren to matter, but we don’t. In fact, I shouldn’t even be writing this column...
...should still watch the draft this weekend, for many of my reasons mentioned up front. Big guys crying? Check. Some of the most out-of-place suits ever known to man? Got ‘em. And don’t forget about the new commercials for next year’s Madden football game. Maybe Fitzpatrick will at least be on the roster this year...
...urge you all to pay close attention this weekend. See if you can catch the first on-air mention of Hartigan, outside the context of the proverbial “I bet he’s the smartest player in the draft!” I’m betting it comes later rather than sooner...
...insurgents against the king and his autocratic rule, turned into demonstrations in the streets with hundreds of thousands of participants.“People protesting feel they have a right to something,” Thapa said. “They are pushing for a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. They want change and peace. They are tired of the violence.” On Monday, King Gyanendra, under heavy pressure, offered to reinstate the Parliament he dissolved a year ago. The opposition leaders accepted the deal.The crisis is far from over, however, and the students?...