PLAN DRAWS BLANKS: New Mexico State University is implementing a "marketing plan to remake the university’s image on the national stage."
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports the first part of the grand scheme is to "disarm" the school ’s mascot - Pistol Pete. Instead of a gun, the mascot will now carry around a lasso.
That should really put the school on the map.

If NMSU really wants to make a splash, the Aggies need to launch a major ad campaign with the school’s most famous alum, Sam RED SOX RINGWORM: A Red Sox World Series Ring is up for auction on ebay - with a “Buy It Now!” price of $150K. According to the auctioneer, “this particular ring was given to an employee of the front office.”

What’s the odds that the person identified as the “employee of the front office” is still with the club, and recognizable to anyone outside the slobs who pour coffee and service copiers for the Bosox brass?