A reader down in the Gnat Belt: “Just read through yet another of those

plugs for the NR cruise at The Corner, and I believe I know beyond a shadow

of a doubt why it hadn’t sold out. Don’t these people understand that their

little boat ride conflicts with the Auburn-Alabama game? Does anyone

actually expect a self-respecting rational being to get on a boat bound for

God-knows-where without even the guarantee of ESPN for that high holy day?

This doesn’t even touch on those of us with actual tickets to the game, of

course–sheer blasphemy to suggest that we would miss it for a mere nautical

scamper. What kind of schedule checkers do you people employ up there,

anyway?”

Jack, who’s responsible for this foul-up? Heads must roll.