WAKE UP! ON ETBLITZ | Y’all want to take a day off and dig for emeralds? Maybe Sark can go with us, since a sportswriter has already fired him
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Let’s all go rock-hunting
Well, I think I’ll just retire from everything and go out in my front yard and look for rare emeralds. I’ll catch y’all on the flip side.
A man in Carthage found what he thought was just a rock in his front yard a few years back. He decided to get it to someone who knew what they were talking about (the Metallurgical Engineering Service in Dallas; I didn’t realize there even was such a place), and after they tested it, studied it, and who knows, maybe dusted it off a bit, it was discovered to be green andradite garnet, a type of demantoid, one of the most valuable gemstones in the world. Its normal locations: places like Russia, Madagascar, and apparently, Panola County, Texas.
Yeah.
You can read the story here at The Panola Watchman (Carthage resident unearths rare 500-carat gem in his yard | Panola Watchman; you may need a prescription). It should be noted that Robert Lewis of Carthage is, in fact, a fossil and rock collector. I guess my question is why did he wait nine years to send this thing off? And question number two would be, is Robert prepared to come in from Whataburger one night and see 10-12 people digging in his front yard?
Great story by the Watchman. Not afraid to give credit where it’s due, a good, interesting story.
From the world of the stupid
Because people can’t help but fuel speculation, Pat Forde, a very good sportswriter (too good to be writing this), decided to do just that when he wrote in his column that Steve Sarkisian would be a great fit at BYU, where he once played quarterback.
Um — the SEASON IS ONLY FIVE GAMES IN.
Furthermore, Forde, of whose work I’m a fan, has already hired Sark’s replacement. That’s right, Texas fans, it’s Lane Kiffin.
Wow. Just wow.
Steve Sarkisian has coached the Texas Longhorns to the College Football Playoff the last two years. I don’t care if Texas only wins two more games — as long as one of them is Texas A&M, Sark is not going anywhere after one bad season. And it’s ridiculous to say that he is! It’s laughable, quite frankly.
Today on ETBlitz…
We’ve already posted the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football state poll (UM… WHAT? | Voters leapfrog Stephenville over Kilgore; Carthage still No. 1 in 4A-DII; Troup up to No. 6), presented here on ETBlitz by Zippy J’s Community Stores. But there’s more coming.
The Whataburger / ETBlitz.com Players of the Week from last week will be announced, and I’ve been told some of the recent player of the week stories are not on the site. We’ll get those fixed and have them back up for y’all to read.