Gasoline prices are soaring and no apparent relief is in site.
Congress is working against us, keeping prices high. Last week a senate subcommittee killed a bill that would permit the expansion of off shore drilling. The voting followed party lines, 9 Democrats voted against the bill 6 Republicans voted for the bill.
We have thousands of capped wells ready to produce if the Government would allow. Yet they stay pat on their position while our economy goes in the tank.
People are paying more and getting less food. Families are in trouble, losing their homes and unable to feed themselves.
As we approach the upcoming football season, what is in store for we the fans? Will ticket prices soar? Will for some schools games be canceled because of travel costs.
If things continue as they are, I can see some colleges dropping football all together. The price to travel and buy food will make it an untenable deal.
The most obvious team facing soaring travel costs is Hawaii? What will they do, half their games are on the main land. Their travel costs will be astronomical, and how will they get out of conference teams to come there for games, short of picking up the travel expenses them selves.
Unless something is done to correct this current fuel crisis the landscape of college football could forever be changed. Less wealthy schools with marginal football programs may very well drop the sport. What other choice will they have and will we see the same situation carry over to hoops.
Without stepping on any ones toes, one solution is to write your congressmen and senators tell them what you want them to do in relation to our newest fuel crisis. One mailed letter is considered the equivalent of 100 voters.
Now is the time to write our congressional leaders, tell them what we want or that they will not like what they hear from us on November 4, 2008
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