Mutiny!

"Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or overthrow an existing authority. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s)." (Wikipedia, 2008).

"During the Age of Discovery, mutiny particularly meant open rebellion against a ship’s captain. This occurred, for example, during Magellan’s journey, resulting in the killing of one mutineer, the execution of another and the marooning of two others, and on Henry Hudson’s Discovery, resulting in Hudson and others being set adrift in a boat." (Wikipedia, 2008).

I love it when the little guy gets the best of his superiors, when the tyrant gets his druthers, and when poop happens. It is a great lesson in social psychology, how much crap people can take before they just explode.

At this time in 2008, Detroit is a microcosm of many such pieces of crap. When the Pistons blew their chances in the playoffs we had the amazing Tigers to look forward to. When the Tigers blew their season in the first two weeks we had the Lions to look forward to. Kwame Kilpatrick killed all of our moods and our sports were the only relief we had. This Lions losing their first three games after looking (on paper) better than last year I was ready to go downtown and do something regrettable.

This town was about to burst into riots again only this time it wasn't about race. It was about hope. The economy sucks, the auto industry is in despair, the sports are in the crapper, the mayor (ex-mayor) is a criminal, the new city council president is under investigation by the FBI, and it goes on and on.

However, today we have hope again. First of all, the federal government is going to bail out the auto industry with a loan. Yay! To all the democrats who opposed this bailout because they wanted Obama to do it after the election, phooey on you. Kwame Kilpatrick is in jail, and his lying mistress plead not guilty in court. And the Detroit Lions Fired Matt Millen.

Mutiny at its best. There was going to be more than a "Millen Man March" which happened last season when thousands of fans walked out of their seats as a sign of no-confidence. This was heading in a very negative direction. The people have spoken. The gods (fords) of football have heard our cries and have cut out the cancer that was killing us.

Take it in. Take a breath. It just got a little sunnier in Detroit. I don't know the man personally, but I loved his mustache. His draft choices were a little weak. His coaching selection was regrettable. We really needed him out of here two years ago, but hey, progress is progress. Firing him now really has no effect on the season from a personnel perspective.

There are rumors as to who will replace him with lucrative deals being rumored about to Bill Cowher and a few others. I don't care. It won't change the season. It probably won't even help next season. But I have reason to hope.