Congress needs to act, IMMEDIATELY

I hate few things more than Big-10 basketball. Hitler comes to mind, but even that may change after the embarrassment that was the Wisconsin/Penn St. game yesterday. Penn St. ended up winning by an incredible 36-33. Very seldom do collegiate athletes display such hatred for the sport they play. The 69 total points missed the O/U by a shocking 52 points.

Wisconsin made only one free throw the entire game! Come on Penn St., this is America, not the UK. Our bubbles are much smaller here, and it isn't considered rude to play a little physical defense. And don't get me started on Wisconsin - they won't even CONSIDER shooting until the shot clock is down to 3 or so. When you're shooting 9.5% from 3, this "let's take it slow guys!" approach may not be the smartest. Wisconsin scored TWO points in the first half of the first half. Penn St. scored TWO points in the second half of the first half.

Here are some fun numbers from the world of sports to compare to this act of treason:

1. There were 138 points (DOUBLE 69) scored when John Isner beat Nicholas Mahut in a TENNIS MATCH. This is a sport where you have to score at least 4 times to get a single point.

2. When the Red Sox completed their reverse sweep of the Yanks in 2004, a total of 86 runs were scored in the ALCS. I mean, this is baseball. I love baseball as much as the next guy, but you don't follow it for the high-flying offense.

3. There were 16 college basketball games yesterday alone that had more than 69 points scored by HALF TIME.

4. VMI scored 85 points in a single half against Central Pennsylvania this year.

5. I once bowled an 81 in a league game.

Anyway, I hope someone does something about this. I don't care who it is - Congress, NATO, Gabon, whoever. I also don't care what it is. Lower the shot clock to 8. Put live badgers on the court. Let the audience use those stadium t-shirt cannons to lob heirloom tomatoes at the players. Not even Pac-10 ball sucks this bad (and Pac-10 ball sucks pretty bad). I am hurt and offended that our leaders allow what frankly should be considered an act of international terrorism to occur. Anything less than the stocks or a pillory won't be enough.