Free college football nation.(College Football)

Different men often see the same subject in different lights.

--Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775

Those words ushered in arguably the most famous speech in the history of our republic. Patrick Henry stood proud and spoke loud that day, forging a new era with his emotion and devotion to his country. On the annual celebration of our independence, I have but a few things to say. Give me Liberty from ...

... a nation of playoff whiners.

It ain't gonna happen--ever. So just deal with it and embrace this nutty little thing that looks and smells like a playoff, only we call it the regular season. It's a funky concept I like to call: Don't lose, Don't bitch.

... Myles Brand, Let's all congratulate the NCAA prez, who is doing a bang-up job of tying academic reform to scholarships. Forget the fact it encourages cheating; it's an ingenious cover for an association that recently reported revenues of more than $400 million--as a non-profit organization.

... the Orange Bowl national championship game at Joe Robbie Stadium, or whatever they're coiling it these days. There's no place like the Old Lady Orange Bowl in downtown Miami. Yeah, it's outdated. Yeah, the foul stench makes me choke down puke every time I get within a few hundred yards of the joint. But the energy and electricity that place gives off could light a Third World country.