Daily Double - Lundi Gras Edition

1. Raise your hand if you wrecked at the Daytona 500 on Sunday. It would be easier to count if we asked for a show of hands that didn't wreck. As I sat watching the race yesterday, it dawned on me that NASCAR is smart for using restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega. It makes the race more exciting with everyone bunched up. Of course, tell that to Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, or Kurt Busch. Stewart easily had one of the top five cars yesterday and Busch was just at the wrong place at the wrong time. As for Martin...man that close brother. Whew. Yep, exciting racing that kept you tuned in until the very end. Well, that is of course if you don't have a pregnant wife demanding food. Have no fear, I caught the end on the radio.
   
   
   As a quick aside, I had a thought yesterday while watching the race. Does anyone else find it funny that years ago the government used to bust up stills that made ethanol from corn and now they subsidize them? I guess those mountain folk had it right all along, huh?
   
   
2. When did the Arkansas Razorback football program turn into the set of One Life to Live? Frank Broyles now out as AD no doubt because his meddling in the program this year finally reached a crescendo. But what does this say about Arkansas administrators and fans that they trust a certifiably crazy used car salesman more than an octogenarian who is without a doubt the school's greatest athletic figure?
   
   
   
   Oh well, Pat Forde on the career of Frank Broyles. I personally love the Arkansas Mount Rushmore, Clinton, Broyles, Walton, and Tyson. Who would be on your state's Mount Rushmore?