C.R.E.A.M (Cash Rules Everything Around Me)

Everything from the debate for college football playoff to the New York Yankees spending money like legislators in Washington seems to get everyone up in arms these days.

Before I go into the topic I would like to say that my last blog has held water. Hearing everyone moping about Ohio St. getting in over Boise St was kind of comical. Had Boise St. been in the Fiesta Bowl over Ohio St., the Broncos would have been the Hawai'i of 2009. Yes, they beat Oklahoma back in 2007 in probably the best college football game ever. Yes, they went undefeated for 12 games and was ranked in the top 10. However, just like Hawai'i, their schedule was weak with the exception of Oregon. My point was proven with TCU defeating Boise St. in the Poinsettia Bowl. Ohio St. gave Texas almost more than they could handle.

I've said it before, I'll say it again. The BCS is a money making machine. I've heard the argument that they could make as much or more money with a college playoff. If they can, why aren't they? You can make the excuse that they're protecting the student athlete. I'm not buying it. This only validates what the Rza, The Gza, Inspectah Deck, Ghostface Killa, Raekwon and the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan said when they wrote the song "Cash Rules Everything Around Me. C.R.E.A.M. Get The Money. Dolla Dolla Bill ya'll".

It's going to get more expensive to be a Yankee fan. Ticket prices, merchandise, hot dogs, and beer will be on the rise to pay for not only the new Yankee Stadium, but the gargantuan salaries of the Yankees new players. Spending over half-a-billion dollars for four players will get them their first World Series ring since 2000. How did that work for the Dallas Cowboys? How did that work when Daniel Snyder went on a spending spree for the Washington Redskins? It didn't work out too well. Everyone cries that the Yankees are getting all of marquee players because their checkbook is one hundred times fatter than the Florida Marlins. How has it worked for Bobby Abreu or Carl Pavano? Don't panic, the Yankees are going to do what the Yankees have done the past years and that's choke in crunch time. It never fails. I'm not saying that Sabathia, Burnett, or Texiera will be terrible. All I'm saying is the trend of spending more money to win championships has a high rate of failure. Did the Phillies drop a half-a-bill on 4 players in 2008? No. What happened? Championship!