Tuesday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Think 95% of people still call it Heinze Field with the 5% of people who call it Acrisure Stadium being employees connected to the team or the league (announcers, etc.)... If I were in charge of PR for the Vatican I'd advocate putting the "Rome" back in Roman Catholic. Growing up Catholics just considered ourselves Catholic. Only Protestants called us Roman Catholics - as if it were a slur. "You guys follow a Pope from Rome who is supposed to be infallible." I say time to finally embrace the Rome in Roman Catholic because the Romans actually had a bunch of cool things. Catholics should embrace that (if for nothing else for the marketing angle - what do the Baptists have to compare to aqueducts and the Coliseum)... Speaking of announcers - I think college football announcers who insist in calling a player a "true freshman" should also be required to call other players "true sophomore," "true junior," and "true senior." Let's be consistent here people... Too funny to be true. Just ask Shane Gillis... Who knew? The official State beverage of Indiana is water. That does make a certain amount of sense... Beyond Ecstatic would be a good name for a DJ who plays EDM at raves... Was at a bar Sunday that had the DirecTV Sunday Ticket last year but not this season because DirecTV raised the rates by so much it would have been impossible to justify. Have a feeling DirecTV may be extorting as much out of customers this year before they lose the NFL rights next season... Stump Grinders would be a good name for a country music band... Good question... If Donald Trump were President you'd hear stories every day about Brittney Griner being a political prisoner in Russia. But since Joe Biden is President the story has disappeared because to mention it just reminds people how impotent Biden is when it comes to foreign policy... Imps from Hell would be a good name for a heavy metal cover band... Speaking of DirecTV - have you seen that commercial where a couple combines Real Housewives with football? Am I a bad person because I'd love to see a version of that commercial starring Ray Rice?...  As always if this column has made you smile or think - don't be afraid to hit the like button. Also please subscribe (it's FREE) and share with your friends. Thanks in advance..