Texas Democrats propose resolution to ban Cruz from college playoffs: ‘Well-known curse’
A pair of Texas Democrats are putting forth a resolution aimed at barring “well-known curse” Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) from attending college playoff sporting events in the Lone Star State....
“The nine scariest words for any college fan to hear are ‘I’m Ted Cruz and I’m coming to your game,’” Kelly said in a statement.
The Houston Chronicle’s editorial board explained the so-called curse last year, writing that the lawmaker “has been present at so many disappointing games — the Rockets loss to the Warriors in the 2018 playoffs, the Texas Tech loss to Virginia in the NCAA men’s finals in 2019 and, well, the list goes on and on — that sports fans dread the ‘Cruz curse.'”
Citing Cruz’s presence at last month’s NCAA men’s basketball title game that saw the University of Houston losing to the University of Florida, the tongue-in-cheek resolution said the Harris County Democratic Party “will work with all partners to keep Ted Cruz away from attending college playoff sporting events in person.”
A Cruz spokesperson appeared unamused by the resolution, saying it was a partisan stunt that wasn’t worthy of news coverage. (waaa, waaa, waaa)
... Responding to the statement from the Cruz representative, Kelly said, “This should be something that Republicans and Democrats can agree on: Ted Cruz needs to stay away from college games.”
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I don't like this. Maybe nothing can be done about individual endorsement deals, but do the schools need NIL caps and mandated sharing of cash with other sports?