Tomatoes and Lettuce!

While the game was the “big one” and all of Madison County was going nuts, I was disappointed. On Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, I went to the field house at Madison Central to purchase our tickets for the game just before the 12:00 noon closing of sales. The local McAllisters provided food for the team, at the field house. Problem #1 – no parking for ticket buyers. The football players parked everywhere, making it difficult for ticket buyers to get close to the field house. Problem #2 – tomatoes and lettuce being thrown all over the parking lot by the football players. I asked who was in charge and the adult on site, after the manly scratch, laughingly said, “I am.” Well, what example do you think your team is setting to any and all that make the effort to support you by being so disrespectful as to throw garbage out on the parking lot? Lots of eyes are watching, and being from the business community, this was so disappointing to see for several reasons. Do you think McAllisters wanted to see their food thrown around? Does this promote “Keep Mississippi’Madison County Beautiful?” Are these young men going to be leading our businesses and communities in a few years? It’s not just about winning the game. It’s about winning at life, with parents and teachers leading the way.

Throwning out lettuce and tomatoes speaks volumes to me.