Barbour: Merge the HBCUs; consolidate the W into State

At his 2:15 p.m. press conference, Gov. Barbour announced his plan to save money in higher education.  He wants to 1) merge Alcorn and Valley into JSU, and 2) merge the W into MSU.  He says that under his plan none of the campuses would close.  But I've got to wonder: if these mergers happen, how long will the campuses in Lorman, Itta Bena, and Columbus be funded?

Thoughts?

(By the way, I'm a fan of consolidating all of our eight public universities into one Jackson-based school that wins the BCS championship every single year.  But maybe that's just because I like winning.)

President: No Confidence in Bulldogs

The White House has posted President Obama's brackets for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. You can find the Pres' picks here:

I noticed that he predicts Mississippi State to be defeated by Washington in the first round. Perhaps the Ole Miss bag he's been carrying around has worked some osmosis on his thinking?

PS: He does pick Memphis to advance to the Elite Eight, but to lose to Louisville.