LABOR DAY: LIFE IS NOT FAIR
Life is not, not, not fair. Two examples:
1. Michael Bush, easily the best running back in the nation, breaks his leg not during an intense, epoch-defining defeat of Miami, but during a historically significant but completely irrelevant rivalry game against Football Purgatory, Kentucky. Atrociously and naked unfairness on brazen display; file complaints with fate, slings and arrows of outrageous fortune.
2. The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, gets killed not by a crocodile–which he might have appreciated, even as it gave him the finishing death roll–but by a floppy, boneless venomous frisbee from the order Rajiformes.
So on that note, stay away from Kentucky defenders and stingrays today on a glorious Labor Day. We’ll have the omnibus review up tomorrow–this whole “having things to write about” is a little overwhelming–and we’ll be liveblogging the game tonight as soon as we get back from our German barbecue. (Mmm. Meat in a tube.)
Enjoy.
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Gozer- lots of what Irwin did wasn’t as dangerous as it looked, he knew what he was doing with the animals and hyped up the danger as part of the entertainment.
And he was an entertainer not a scientist or educator, so some of the criticism that got sent his way was unfair (and probably the result partly of jealousy). But as an entertainer he did lots of good by promoting conservation and informing people about nature.
I think getting killed by a stingray is like being killed by a goat. A couple of weeks ago I had my kids down at “Shark Ray Alley” in Belize and we were swimming with dozens of them. We all touched them and the guides were picking them up and cradling rays in thier arms. Those are not dangerous animals, Steve was amazingly unlucky.
Comment by oc phil — September 5, 2006 @ 5:00 pm
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Bush. On his first run, he knocked two on their butts, spun away from two others Madden style, and accelerated away for 50 yards as the secondary gave increasingly futile chase. Admittedly, Kentucky deserves an Easterbrookian “Caution: May contain football-like substance” warning label, but that was impressive. A damned shame.
Comment by StatProf — September 5, 2006 @ 9:27 am
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Very sad about Irwin.
He was actually doing some filming for his daughters show when he died. He actually went to do this because he was suppossed to be filming another show near the area about the deadliest creatures in the sea, but went to do the kids show instead because the currents in the area made him think it was too dangerous to film what he was initially suppossed to.
Very bad luck.
Also, a student at Alabama passed away this weekend. Also a very sad situation.
Keep them in your prayers.
Comment by Kecalf Bailey — September 4, 2006 @ 10:29 pm
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Guess I’ll skip stopping by stingray city the next time I’m diving in Grand Cayman. Sheesh. Though, when I heard he was killed (before hearing how) I actually said out loud “well that’s hardly a shocker”. I mean, the guy’s idea of fun was apparently to go out into the wilderness, find a poisonous snake or something, and piss it off.
Comment by gozer — September 4, 2006 @ 10:03 pm
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WVU has a high school schedule????
It’s pretty much true. Blame the ACC (ass holes). But that doesn’t change the fact that Slaton is a bad ass. Thanks for recognizing, Bush licks.
As for Bush… it has the potential to be a pretty big blow to the Big East (they probably have the toughest OOC schedule in the conference). And first quarter, senior season is a damn shame for anyone - I don’t care who you play for.
But, on November 2nd, it just might be a little easier to breathe in Morgantown. That’s all I’m sayin’.
Comment by CouchBurnin'Girl — September 4, 2006 @ 9:49 pm
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damn, I have Lou Holtz +4 years versus the Crocodile Hunter in my fantasy death league. The clock is ticking Lou…
Mike Patrick is just happy those two tumors named Paul & Joe have been removed from his side.
Comment by Jarvis12 — September 4, 2006 @ 9:30 pm
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Yeah, give me a break on Bush being the best runningback in the country. Just because he’s hurt doesn’t mean he’s Jesus. He’s not even in the top-5:
1. Adrian Peterson, Oklahoma
2. Kenny Irons, Auburn
3. Mike Hart, Michigan
4. Garrett Wolfe, N. Illinois
5. Steve Slaton, W. Virginia
And trust me…it pains me to put a West Virginia player in there because, like Louisville, their schedule looks like a high school schedule.
And the FSU tailback, Booker, looks pretty good, too.
Comment by Bush licks — September 4, 2006 @ 8:17 pm
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Perhaps in the liveblog you can point out how much Mike Patrick sucks.
Oh wait. Then there wouldn’t be time to write anything about the actual game!
Comment by Chris — September 4, 2006 @ 8:11 pm
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aussies i know had a real love/hate thing for irwin. they loathed his ridiculous act but they admired the fact he poured all his profits back into australia. as opposed to paul hogan, mel gibson and russel crow who all pretty much left their homeland when they got the chance.
and irwin was always clear on where he stood in terms of the matter. as he said earlier this year: “Let’s face it, mate, I’m a conservationis. And conservation’s a very hard sell.”
Comment by kleph — September 4, 2006 @ 7:31 pm