Team Conan or Team Jay?

January 20th, 2010

In between studying for the SAT or ACT, writing college essays, filling out financial aid applications, and otherwise planning your next four years, sometimes you just have to stop and consider what’s really important in life.

For instance, whose side are you on, Team Conan or Team Jay?

I kid, of course. But for those of you who will miss Triumph The Insult Comic Dog when (if?) Conan leaves the airwaves, you might have spend a little time lamenting the fact that late-night television—at least on NBC—has gotten a little out of hand.

Interestingly enough, both Jay and Conan got their starts far away from La La Land in Massachusetts. Jay was raised in Andover and stayed in the state for college, graduating from Emerson College in Boston. Conan grew up in Brookline and went on to graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University, where he was editor of the lauded literary magazine, the Harvard Lampoon.

Last night, Leno took a few minutes to explain his side of what’s going with “The Tonight Show.” According to him, he and Conan have no hard feelings—after all, it’s not personal, it’s television. More importantly, it’s ratings. And I believe him. There’s something about Jay Leno that makes me think he’s a really nice guy, despite the fact that he is rather unceremoniously taking back control of the show.

I really like Conan, too. Oxymorons aside, he’s the most intelligent goofball I know, although maybe that’s just his Harvard degree trying to convince me. I don’t think this battle will end well for him. I do hope the proposed tens of millions of dollars he is supposed to get will make it up to him somehow.

Whose side are you on? Comment below with TEAM JAY or TEAM CONAN. Or look for us on Twitter–@CollegeBoundNet.

–Barbara Bellesi

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