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Lightning strikes over Reed Green Coliseum Wednesday afternoon. During the severe thunderstorms that developed, the United Parcel Service ‘Road Trip to the Final Four’ truck made a stop at the University of Southern Mississippi to display the hardwood floor that will be used at the NCAA Final Four basketball tournament in New Orleans, La.
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Thirsty Hippo back on track Tyler Hill Printz Writer Owners of the Thirsty Hippo reached a vital achievement Monday after they appeared to resolve their differences with a local Hattiesburg attorney. Brad and Sarah Newton, owners of the Thirsty Hippo, purchased an abandoned building located in the 300 block of McLeod Street in December with hopes of relocating the night club and utilizing more space. Shortly after the renovation started, the Newtons learned that they were
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required to apply for off-site parking because of the limited parking spaces. On Feb. 1, the Hattiesburg Planning Commission approved their request to build a parking lot within 300 feet of their business. This parking lot will be able to accommodate at least 56 vehicles, which is the required minimum in a zoned B-3 community business district. The following day, however, attorney James Gladden appealed the commission’s decision and said that the proposed parking lot doesn’t meet requirements. In an opposition report sub-
mitted by Gladden, he concluded that the request should be denied because “the property would result in increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic congestion, increased security concerns, increased noise, increased debris and trash being scattered on adjacent properties and other interruptions to existing businesses located in the area.” Furthermore, the report also mentioned that “no such establishment shall be located within 400 feet of a school.” According to the report, Hawkins Elementary School is within 100 feet of the venue. Gladden’s appeal included six
businesses that agreed with the opposition. The Newtons and Gladden were set to proclaim their arguments during the hearing on Monday before the Hattiesburg City Council, but after deliberating privately, they reached a general understanding on some major issues, according to Gladden in a quote submitted to the Hattiesburg American. The Newtons weren’t the only ones attending the meeting to announce their arguments, however. Along with them were over 200 local residents, some of whom were business owners. Due to the parties reconciling
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their differences, however, no community residents offered their prepared statements for the city council. Sarah Newton said she and her husband are pleased with the outpouring of support the community offered. “I think people realize that the Thirsty Hippo is more than just a bar but an incredible music venue that has brought a lot to Hattiesburg as far as music is concerned,” Newton said. Newton said they have reassured Gladden and the businesses who opposed the application
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Mark Your Planner 22 23 24 25 26 10 a.m. Her Campus Southern Miss Informational Booth TCC Lobby 11 a.m. TOMS Shoe Drive/Bake Sale Shoemaker Square 6pm “The Help” LAB 203 7 p.m. Balls of Fury Dodgeball Tournament Payne Center Basketball Court
10:30 a.m. SGA Philanthropy Commission: Who Wants To Be A Hero? Union Lobby 11 a.m. Membership Drive/ March of Dimes Awareness TCC Lobby 11 a.m. TOMS Shoe Drive/Bake Sale Shoemaker Square
11 a.m. Tri Delta Triple Play Tournament Intramural Fields
6 p.m. Picture Perfect Models Practice Union Hall of Honors
10:30 a.m. SGA Philanthropy Commission: Who Wants To Be A Hero? Union Lobby 11 a.m. NPHC Divine Days of Distinction Union Lobby 5:30 p.m. College Democrats Meeting SA HUB Gold Conference Room
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The Student Printz Editorial Board would like to apologize for any errors in Tuesday’s publication, particularly in the Student Shout Out section. The Printz strives to produce accurate and unbiased material, and we deeply regret any inaccuracies that were published.
News
Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Forum to discuss Affordale Care Act Arielle Edwards Printz Writer The College of Health is hosting its annual spring forum series in order to continue education as it related to health care in our society today in ballroom one of the Thad Cochran Center.
This forum, sponsored by Hattiesburg Clinic, will focus on the Affordable Care Act and will be a compacted review of its legalities and survival. According to Lara Hudson, external relations project manager of the College of Health at the University of Southern Mississippi, the health forum series is
in a three-part format in which topics such as disease prevention and wellness, the Affordable Care Act and poverty and its impact on health are addressed. The legal issues and possible outcomes from the act’s Supreme Court hearing will also be discussed. This is the second of three forums in the 2012 series.
ful neighbors, but it’s a business and is something that generates tax dollars and revenue for the city,” Myrick said. “In this economy, we can’t say no to something like that.” The Thirsty Hippo was created in 2000, and it brought something to Hattiesburg that was, at the moment, absent: live music from different genres around the nation. “You are going to hear music in this part of the country that you won’t hear in the southeast,” Myrick said. “College students should come downtown to not only support local business but to expand their music vocabulary with unique bands in this music venue.”
Newton said she is hopeful that part of the Thirsty Hippo will reopen within the next few months, but the entire venue remains dependent on the parking permit.
HIPPO, from 1 that they would fully take care of their property and any property where their patrons may park. Owners of local business Click Boutique & Gallery Adam Myrick and Jason Le Viere were some of the business owners who attended the meeting to support the nightclub. “They have done so much for downtown Hattiesburg,” Myrick said. “They came to a place where they needed to expand, and McLeod Street was the best possible place for them.” Myrick also said the Thirsty Hippo and its owners would be a great addition to the historical downtown area. “Not only are they wonder-
The program will be led by health care attorney Dinetia M. Newman, who will partner with Bradley Arant Boult Cummins. Ryan Kelly, director of external relations for the College of Health, encourages students, faculty, staff, community members and health care profession-
als to attend. The event is free, and refreshments will be served. The final forum of the 2012 College of Health forum series will be held April 12 at 6 p.m. at the Fleming Education Center of the Gulf Park campus. For more information, contact the College of Health at 601-266-5253.
News
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‘The Help’ screening to
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address race and women Justin Mitchell News Editor In honor of Women’s History Month, the Committee on Services and Resources for Women is hosting a screening of the blockbuster movie “The Help” as well as a panel discussion next Wednesday titled “The Help: Controversy and Mystique” at the University of Southern Mississippi. “The Help” will be shown at 6 p.m. tonight in Liberal Arts Building 203. Kay Farris will introduce to film and lead a discussion post screening. “The Help: Controversy and Mystique” will be held next on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Thad Cochran Center 218 and will discuss roles of race and women during the civil rights era in Mississippi and as shown in The Help as a film and novel. Professor Kim LeDuff of the School of Mass Communications and Journalism will moderate the panel discussion. Judge Deborah Gambrell Chambers and Southern Miss Gulf Coast campus vice president Frances Lucas are two featured panelists who grew up during the civil rights era during the time that the film and novel were set, and they will share their personal experiences and talk about parallelisms between the social, political and gender atmosphere of their lives compared to those portrayed in “The Help”.
Literary publicist Stella Connell will also hold a panelist spot next Wednesday. Connell owns and operates The Connell Agency in New York City and Oxford, Miss and will talk about why the film and novel has garnered so much popularity in the mainstream media today. Rebecca Woodirck, director of Equal Employment & Affirmative Action at the University of Southern Mississippi, said that a diverse panel should make for good discussion. “The panel will be composed of prominent African American and white women,” Woodrick said. “The discussion will be led and discussed from different, respected angles.” Woodrick also said that students should make it a point to attend the discussion. “So many students read ‘The Help’ or watched the movie,” Woodrick said. “It gives students the opportunity to link something happening in the civil rights era to perspectives today. How accurate and real was ‘The Help’? Where the right on target not?” Connell also said that it’s integral for students to attend the panel discussion. “I think it is always important for all people, particularly young adults in college, to use history to formulate their own opinions on any number of things that will affect how they move into adulthood and their professional pursuits,” Connel said. “‘The Help’ was a wildly successful
movie, and I am not sure exactly how that happened, but it did and I’m glad. I think it can be brought back to the forefront how racially divided the South can still be, and that is up all people, particularly young people, to do what they can to make sure we are always moving forward.” Mary Beth Davis, a senior political science major, said the topic of race and gender should be talked about more widely. “The issue of race is not going to disappear as much as we want it to,” Davis said. “We need to talk about it in order to understand it. Women of color have always struggled with having their voices heard.” Senior psychology major Melissa Ambrosino said that the panel is extremely important because of the blackface and “Where’s your green card?” incidents that put Southern Miss in the national spotlight in a negative light. “I don’t think the students involved acted with malice, and the University was very quick to sanction what they did,” Ambrosino said. “It just really shows there’s not enough opportunity where we are to talk about race and our sensitive history with it. This panel is going to serve a good purpose.” Woodrick said that if anyone from the Southern Miss Gulf Coast campus wants to attend the panel discussion next Wednesday, she will offer travel service. Woodrick can be reached at 601-266-6610.
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Chi Omega sorority member Mason Burkett leads her team Wednesday night in the Delta Delta Delta Triple Play cheer competition at the Payne Centert. Chi Omega won the sorority divison of the competition, while Pi Kappa Alpha won the fraternity division. Triple Play will continue tomorrow afternoon with the softball tournament at the intramural fields.
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Pep band members disciplined Justin Mitchell News Editor Students at the University of Southern Mississippi received an email on Monday from Vice
President of Student Affairs Joe Paul that detailed the punishment of five members of the Southern Miss pep band who chanted racial slurs at a Kansas State basketball player last week.
At the NCAA Tournament last Thursday, the members involved chanted “Where’s your green card?” at freshman point guard Angel Rodriguez, a U.S. citizen from Puerto Rico, after Southern Miss lost to Kansas State. In the mailout, Paul said that the university decided to take disciplinary action against the members who participated in the taunting. According to the release, the students had their band scholarships revoked, have been removed from the band and will be required to complete a twohour cultural sensitivity class. “The students involved were incredibly forthcoming and cooperative,” Paul said. “Decisions were made in conjunction with the School of Music.” Students have mixed reactions regarding the university’s decision. Chelsea Beech, an accounting
major at Mississippi State University, said that while the chanting was uncalled for, USM is receiving unnecessary negative media attention that portrays Mississippi colleges in a negative light. “I feel like the comments that were made at the basketball game were racist, but I also think that USM is getting some very harsh ridicule,” Beech said. “I think that almost every university makes racist comments when it comes to sports, and it’s unfortunate that USM is getting heat for it.” Southern Miss marketing major Kasey Merchant agreed. “Of course I think it was wrong for them to say that, especially while they were representing USM,” she said. “It just adds to the Mississippi stereotype.” However, Merchant and Beech both think the students’ punishment was unfair.
“I feel the punishment was a little harsh because they obviously worked hard for those scholarships,” Merchant said. “I’ve heard worse at sporting events.” Beech said she thought the decision was unjust. “This decision was unfair and puts their families in terrible situations,” Beech said. “I think they definitely deserved to be punished, but not to that extent. There is a better way at punishing students who made racist comments than revoking their membership to band and taking away their scholarships.” Paul said that this incident is an isolated one and doesn’t represent the Southern Miss community. “Those that know Southern Miss know that this is a richly diverse place filled with wonderfully diverse faculty and staff,” Paul said.
Opinion
Thursday, March 22, 2012
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AS WE SEE IT
The Student Printz’s Editorial Board
Editors take over The Big Apple At the end of Spring Break, the editorial staff of The Student Printz left for NYC12, a College Media Association convention in the heart of New York City. As we left Hattiesburg early Saturday morning, we left the paper in the hands of our staff and considered calling Mayor Bloomberg to ask him to raise the security level alert in honor of our visit. Mississippi is coming to New York. Hairflip, y’all. Once we arrived, we got caught in gridlock traffic in the middle of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Fun fact of the day: New Yorkers don’t throw beads or moonpies at parades. What do all the trashy girls do at parades if they can’t flash the NYPD? #thoughtsofwisdom On the first night out, we met Batman in Times Square, broke into NBC Studios (oops), went to Rockefeller Center and ooed and awed at the sights of the Empire State Building. We pulled a Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. #empirestateofmind We all woke up bright and early to attend unique journalism sessions such as “Can you say suck my d**k in the newspaper?,” “From Lady Gaga to Godspell” and “How to not alienate the black folks.” Let’s just say that in every meeting each of us attended, everyone had heard of Southern Miss. #blackface #where’syourgreencard? In light of all of the media attention USM has received in the past year, we asked students from across the nation what they thought about Southern Miss. Students from Georgia Tech said they knew more about our athletic achievements than anything. Students at Harrisburg College in Harrisburg, Penn. said they heard about the blackface incident, but they believed the only reason we received media attention is because USM’s southern location. They had a similar racial inciden but didn’t receive any national attention. The recent “Where’s your green card?” scandal was brought up in the “Covering hate and bias in the media” session. Southern Miss was used as a primary
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The Student Printz editorial staff visits Times Square in New York City on St. Patrick’s Day. From left to right: Justin Mitchell, Justin Sellers, Mary Margaret Halford and Hannah Jones. The editors attended NYC12, a College Media Associaton journalism convention.
example of a university dealing with a race-based incident. Then, the night began. After eating an expensive dinner at Hell’s Kitchen, we soon realized that we would have to take Hannah Jones’s picture in front of EVERYTHING. Tall building? Burrough? Hot dog stand? Hannah’s having a photo shoot. If the photo was a tad bit blurry or her hair was blowing in the wrong direction or her scarf appeared dissheveled, we were retaking the picture, and she dared you to complain. #diva #model If Justin Mitchell bought one more piece of clothing, he would have had to ship his luggage back. We’re fairly certain H&M had to re-stock menswear after he went four separate times to buy colored skinny pants and high socks. And everyone was so tired of hearing about how much he loved Chelsea. We get it, he thinks he’s cultural and
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artsy. #carriebradshaw You can’t leave Mary Margaret Halford alone at any point in time. Aside from not being able to read a map, hail a taxicab, or naviagte the subway system, she also caused a riot in an Irish bar and had around 20 men from Dublin crowd around her and chant. Concerned? Not really. And that’s not even the best part. When we woke up the next day, Mary Margaret and Justin Sellers were nowhere to be found. Why? Because M.M. insisted on going to The Today Show, repping her letters and sweat pants. #must’vebeenaDG If we stopped somewhere (and by somewhere we mean anywhere), Justin Sellers had to have a Jack and Coke or a white Russian. Twelve Jack and Cokes later, our token ginger decided that he would attempt to flirt with the sassy men at Therapy, a gay bar close to our hotel, in order to get free drinks. When that failed miserably (his cowboy boots and vest were his Achilles Heel), he thought it would be a good idea to set the token gay up with a random from the bar. Justin Mitchell found out later that his love interest was, in fact, homeless. #sorrybro So, what did we learn from
our trip to the city that never sleeps? The media is still very important. We, as journalists, will always be expected to deliver accurate, unbiased news. Speaking with students across the nation, we discovered that
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
FASHION
Student Shout-outs
Crocs: The squeaking killer
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This weather cray. Floods and Hattiesburg do not mix. “Sometimes when I’m sad I stop being sad and be awesome instead” - Barney Stinson I hope the chanting fools get made fun of every day for the rest of their lives. Hey I just met you, and this is crazy. But here’s my number, call me maybe? Love, KCAF Blackface.... Racial Chants.... Oh Spring Break, you’re such a tease Campus should consider fixing the automatic toilets that flush constantly with every little movement to save some $$. Budget cut? Building a fence around campus is a ridiculous idea. It’s a school, not a prison. What is up with the new fence thing by the Hub? How pointless! What are the news crews going to do come football season?
Printz Writer “Never have I ever owned a pair of Crocs.” (Everyone puts one finger down but myself.) That’s right. I’m a proud resister of the shoeshaped, swiss cheese looking rubber since 2002. I remember the first time I saw a pair of Crocs. It was hate at first sight. A girl in my eighth grade history class had on a pair of yellow Crocs, and my first thought was, “Why does that girl have slices of cheese on her feet?” Any shoe that can be compared to a cow by-product needs to be reconsidered. However, I was clearly the only person with a brain in 2004 because then Crocs did the unthinkable: they made more types of Crocs— Crocs flip flops, Crocs flats, Crocs without holes, Crocs Mary Janes, Crocs heels and Crocs anything else you could imagine. What is even more appalling is that people bought them. Walking through the halls of middle school sounded like a symphony of mice squeaking. It still makes me cringe to this day. But that still wasn’t enough. People weren’t satisfied with senselessly wearing rubber on their feet. The Crocs fanatics had to make their rubber clogs stand out from everyone else’s. So, Jibbitz, or Crocs charms, were born. As if your rubber shoes don’t tell enough about your tragic personality, please snap a ladybug or a Hello Kitty charm into the holes of your cheese shoes so I can better understand you as a person. Someone literally created a company to make little, plas-
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tic, snappy things that fit into the holes of Crocs, and Crocs bought them out for $20 million in 2006. Besides the fact that Crocs are visually repulsive and absolutely ridiculous, what makes Crocs so horrible? Well, if you still aren’t convinced, let’s look at some serious, pressing issues involving the rubber foot adornments. If you are a decent human being, you probably watch Swamp People. If you don’t, you need to. Anyway, there was an episode in season two where Troy Landry’s right-hand woman Liz Cavalier wears a pair of camouflage Crocs to alligator hunt. Troy instantly makes fun of her and tells her that rubber shoes are impractical for alligator hunting. Well, guess what happens? Liz slips in the boat due to the lack of gripping on her shoes. She is out for 3 days and has to go to the swamp healer. It’s just an all around ter-
rible situation, all because of her beloved Crocs. Tragic. Now, if you unfortunately aren’t an alligator hunter and you still need convincing, a large portion of hospitals around the world have banned Crocs. When Crocs were in their prime, they were worn by many nurses. However, due to the holes in the shoes and the flimsy rubber material, they have been seen as unsafe to wear around needles and other medical equipment. Between August and September 2007, there were 39 reports of escalator injuries in Japan due to Crocs or similar rubber clogs. Most of these injuries were children whose toes were injured from their Crocs getting stuck. Standing near the edge of an escalator, the loose fitting and light shoe can be sucked into the machinery. Similar incidents were reported in the United States beginning in 2005. In comparison,
there are approximately 60 shark attacks in the world each year. There were 40 Crocs related injuries in one country over a one month period. Crocs are dangerous and they must be stopped. I really look up to people in the medical field, and I really look up to swamp legend Troy Landry. I believe that medical professionals and Landry make valuable contributions to the world, and they also fight passionately against Crocs. Those are people after my own heart right there. In conclusion, Crocs basically suck. They are ugly and pointless and try to take toes off innocent Asian children. If you are still a Crocs consumer, it’s time you aren’t. This was an article of opinion by Hayley Bush, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to hayley.bush@eagles. usm.edu.
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Sports
Thursday, March 22, 2012
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NFL annouces punishment for Saints Kyle Smith Printz Writer With news breaking recently about the New Orleans Saints football team placing bounties on opponents, the National Football League had to make a decision on the proper punishment they would hand out. Wednesday morning, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement announcing the punishment that shook the entire Saints organization. Head coach Sean Payton will be suspended one year without pay beginning April 1. General manager Mickey Loomis will be suspended eight games and fined $500,000. Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who is now with the Saint Louis Rams, has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL. Assistant head coach Joe Vitt will be suspended six games without pay, and the Saints organization was fined $500,000. Additionally, the organization will forfeit a second round draft pick in 2012 and 2013. Many fans said the punish-
ment is excessive. Southern Miss senior Napoleon Benoit, resident of New Orleans and lifelong Saints fan, feels the punishment is entirely too extreme. “To say the punishment is too harsh is not enough,” Benoit said. “Goodell gave the Saints the death penalty. If they can suspend our coach for that long, I fear for the careers of our defense that were a part of it.” Saints quarterback Drew Brees also responded to the ruling via Twitter. “I am speechless,” Brees said. “Sean Payton is a great man, coach, and mentor. The best there is. I need to hear an explanation for this.” Roger Goodell made a statement regarding his ruling Wednesday afternoon. “We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game,” Goodell said. “We will not tolerate this conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities. No one is above the game or the rules that govern it.” Not helping the situation was the fact that officials from the Saints denied allegations that
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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton takes off his cap as his team plays the Minnesota Vikings at the Metrodome. The Saints win 42-20.
the bounty program existed when league officials were investigating. This occurred over a three-year period. Also, Loomis admitted to league sources
that he did not fulfill his promised duty to end the bounty program, which he stated he would do in 2010. It is unclear whether the
Saints will protest the rulings, but it is not likely considering the protest would go through the commissioner’s office.
COLUMN
Manning in, Tebow out in Denver Kyle Smith Printz Writer
Just 14 months after taking on the title of Executive Vice President of Football Operations for the Denver Broncos, John Elway has already made a major splash on the free agent scene. With the San Francisco 49ers and the Tennessee Titans also in the picture, Elway did all he could do to ensure he would sign four-time Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning. He finally succeeded, signing Manning to a five-year, $96 million dollar contract. “He’s a guy that raises all boats,” Elway said regarding Manning. “He’s already made (his teammates) better, and they haven’t met him yet just because of the type of person he is, his reputation and what he’s done in this league.” Manning, arguably the best quarterback to ever play the game, has not played a relevant snap of football in over a year. He missed all of the 2011 season with a neck injury that has required multiple surgeries and
rehabilitation. The neck injury, along with his $28 million dollar bonus, was too much of a risk for his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, to keep him around in the future. With Indianapolis receiving the number one pick in the NFL draft come April, they are expected to take former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Manning is a future Hall of Famer. He ranks top five among quarterbacks in every relevant statistical category in his career in NFL history. He is a Super Bowl champion, and he has been elected to the Pro Bowl eleven times in his thirteen active seasons. He was among the highest paid players in all of professional sports when he left Indianapolis, and many people argued that he still was not paid
enough. His presence on the field is crucial for any offense he leads. Here is the twist: Denver already had a quarterback in Tim Tebow. While he is not a Super Bowl winner, Pro Bowler or overall number one draft pick, the third year player does have similar comparisons to a certain Bronco executive. Tebow led Denver to one of their two playoff wins since Elway won a Super Bowl in the late 1990s. Tebow has also put up very similar statistics in his first two seasons when comparing his to Elway’s first few seasons. The similarities are scary between the two. But, in comes Manning. Some experts argue that this is just Elway’s was of getting rid of Tebow and avoiding the Tebowmania craze that has hit Denver. It is no secret
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that Elway did not support Tebow’s style of play, nor did he ever support him throwing the ball. With the two clashing too much, it was rumored that Tebow was placed on the trading block. Wednesday morning, it was announced Tebow had been traded from the Broncos to the New York Jets. Tebow had told Elway that he wanted to be traded to Jacksonville to play in front of his hometown team and college fan base. However, in the end, it was a business decision for Elway, and the trade to New York was finished when New York offered a fourth round draft pick in the 2012 NFL draft. So with that, the Manning era in Denver begins. When it will end no one can say for sure. The five-year
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contract runs up when he is 41, but the major question is if his neck will hold up to an NFL season. As uncertain as Manning’s future in Denver is, Tebow’s future in New York is even more questionable. He will start training camp as the number two quarterback behind Mark Sanchez, who has been criticized recently for his inability to win under pressure. So, Manning goes to Denver, and Tebow goes to New York all in one week. Let’s hope the rest of the off-season provides this much entertainment. This was an article of opinion by Kyle Smith, a writer for The Student Printz. Email questions or comments to kyle.smith@eagles. usm.edu.
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