Collapse.

I may be a day late with this topic, but it is too good to pass up.

I'm still trying to figure out how those contraptions in left field never seem to fail, but a simple deck, built by the Athletic Department, can't make it through half the season.

Is the collapsing deck symbolic of our baseball team or of our Athletic Department as a whole? We always joke about our teams folding under pressure, but the infrastructure too? At least the field looked nice.

I truly believe it's something in the culture in Starkville. For example, why did no one take charge and have the collapsed deck removed before Sunday's game? It wouldn't have taken long to remove with a team of 5-10 men and the right tools. Just get it done.

I'm hoping the General fixes some of these "cultural" issues at the University. But speaking of the General, why was he a no-show at SBW? Where were you, Doc? You should have thrown out the first pitch on Friday night, made a brief speech before the spring game and lead "Take me Out to the Ballgame" during the 7th inning stretch on Sunday. Maybe doing a Harry Caray impersonation would have been taking it a little far, but the General should have been visible this past weekend, that much is certain.

(The photo of the deck is courtesy of poster jsireland, from a post here.)