The highlight of Mike Patrick's broadcasting career, and what will appear on his epitaph we suspect, is his insane random Britney Spears mention during the Alabama-Georgia game last year. We still aren't sure what was going on with that, and frankly, no human explanation would satisfy us. We just prefer to imagine him sitting around thinking about Britney, all the time, with the subconscious bubbling up at just the wrong times.

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It's all due to Ms. Britney Spears, of course, who recently shaved her head and promptly entered rehab. The Crunch front office, never one to pass up a good thing, immediately offered Spears "an all-expenses paid trip to Syracuse" to watch as many AHL games as she pleases in "a stress-free environment." We suggested Royals season tickets, but haven't heard back.

This isn't the first time Ms. Spears has been involved in a minor league promotion, by the way.

This Just In [Syracuse Crunch]
AHL Team Offers Spears 'Stress-Free' Getaway [MSNBC]