CURIOUS INDEX, 5/29/08

by Orson on May 29, 2008 9:19 AM EDT

Chad Wiley, an offensive lineman for the North Carolina A&T Aggies, died of heat-related illness yesterday at 5 a.m. following a workout 18 hours earlier where, aside from some dizziness, he showed no signs of illness. Wiley, 22, passed out several minutes after the end of the practice and did not wake up. The temperature at practice was 86 degrees: warm, but not comparable to the crushing heat many teams work out in during summer workouts.

The News-Record digs into the stats and pathology of heat-stroke in admirably clinical fashion in response. Facts you probably did not know: as ghastly as a football player dying from heatstroke or heat-related illness is, the chances remain tiny at 1 in 350,000 football players. Factors potentially at play: lack of an adjustment time to the heat.

"In the first few days, the body will increase blood flow to the skin to give off heat," Rosenbaum said. "On day two and day three, you sweat more. It takes about a week or 10 days before the body is able to handle (the heat) as well as it can. That's why we recommend when it's hot to start slow and gradually build intensity and duration of exercise."

Another factor: sickle-cell anemia, which Rosenbaum mentions Wake Forest may begin screening for in incoming football players.

He actually rides like this everywhere in Georgia. More pics from the Middle East Monsters of Coaching Tour show that Mark Richt and Tommy Tuberville ride through the Near East just as they do through Alabama and Georgia: carried aloft on acolytes' shoulders.

Image from Online Athens.

Washington State decides to head off Fulmer Cup points by withdrawing a scholarship to Calvin Schmidtke, a qb recruit who in the past 18 months has been cited 11 times for drug and alcohol-related offenses, seven of which involve a car. Riding dirty aside, this means both that Paul Wulff is (harumph! harumph!) serious about discipline in Pullman, and that Schmidtke was totally the guy you wanted to hang out with on weekends in high school.

He also wears a bandana. Brah.

We beg to differ. Chan Gailey, now coaching for the Kansas City Chiefs, needs a hug.

I told the players: I dont have any kind of magic offense, Gailey said. I dont have any pixie dust that I sprinkle and all of a sudden we become good. We have to work at it. Theres nothing magic about what weve got.

Au contraire! His offense always seemed fairly magickal to us. Especially the part where--POOF!--any chance to score or win instantly disappeared! Criss Angel wanted to know how you got so mindfreaky, Chan.

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To be fair, Tommy Tuberville can only ride like that in a five county area.

by chg on May 29, 2008 9:28 AM EDT reply actions

“Calvin Schmidtke to the AD’s office, please. Call for you from Coach Meyer.”

/sorry – had to do it.

by GamecockTony on May 29, 2008 9:34 AM EDT reply actions

Chan Gailey has pixie dust? I don’t think so

by crane on May 29, 2008 9:36 AM EDT reply actions

Not to nit pick but shouldn’t it read, “Mark Richt and Tommy Tuberville ride through the Near East just as they do through Georgia and Alabama, respectively”?

I would think a photo of a pine box or catapult would be appropriate the way it is currently written.

by Mitch Cumstein on May 29, 2008 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

I wonder if Reggie Ball is trying to sign on as a free agent with KC now.

by Crabapple Buck on May 29, 2008 10:04 AM EDT reply actions

Schmidtke sounds like a pretty solid guy

by Stephen Garcia on May 29, 2008 10:05 AM EDT reply actions

They may ride through their respective states on acolytes’ shoulders…but their team graduation rates assure us that their acolytes cannot spell “acolyte”…

…and Tony…why would Meyer talk to a dismissed drunk?

by sb on May 29, 2008 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

#7,

Actually, Auburn has a pretty high graduation rate. We just don’t actually make them do anything in order to get their diplomas. So, your conclusion is still accurate, but your logic is flawed.

by karlhungus12 on May 29, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

Actually Mark Richt rides a donkey through the streets of Athens, while admiring multitudes lay palm fronds in His path and shout Hosanna! Chan Gailey is a fine, honorable man sacrificed on the altar of unrealistic North Ave Trade School expectations. As a former member of the now disbanded " Fans of Chan" I can say that Coach Gailey will always be welcome in Athens. Come on down any time Coach, We will talk about old times and You can ride on the back of Richt’s donkey!

by shanensga on May 29, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

I’m sure the NFL is cowering in Fear at the Herm Edwards/Chain Gailey/Brodie Croyle offensive juggernaut to be unleashed this fall.

by doubtingthomas on May 29, 2008 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

#5,
Quincy already has the back up job for the Brigades of the AFL taken care of.

by Mitch Cumstein on May 29, 2008 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

“Only 5 more years till we beat Florida again!”

by Erdinger on May 29, 2008 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

notice who isn’t pictured riding on the shoulders of our brave fighting men?

charlie weiss

either our troops didn’t appreciate his 3-9 season, or they just weren’t up to the task of lifting him up

by okiedomer on May 29, 2008 10:25 AM EDT reply actions

Lets see . . . a post with a picture of ~~Christ~~ Mark Richt, riding on soldier’s shoulders, a Chan Gailey mention, and a link to a Reggie Ball picture . . . Orson either you are trying to get a job for the AJC or you want all Tech fans to kill themselves in one day.

by matt on May 29, 2008 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

#13,
Weiss was the Ref. Only the most interesting man in the world could pull that off.

Of course I do love a good fat joke though

by crane on May 29, 2008 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

Okiedomer—in all fairness, he was reffing the game.

by Orson Swindle on May 29, 2008 10:29 AM EDT reply actions

A panda bear is walking down the street and meeets and prostitute. "hey fella want to have so fun?’ “sure” says the panda. they go to her apmt and go about there business. panda gets up and starts to leave. she says, “hold on you owe me $200”. Panda says “what do you mean?” “well, i’m a prostitute” she says. “What’s a prostitute?” panda says. She gets out a dictionary and shows him: prostiute; performs sex for money. He pages over to panda; native of asia, eats shoots and leaves.

He takes off his doo rag and tosses it to her.

by blazin on May 29, 2008 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

“I didn’t get a harumph outta that guy.”

I’m sure Tom Osborne can find a place on Nebraska’s team for such a model citizen.

by Raider Red on May 29, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

Does this mean that Brodie Croyle will get worse every year that Chan stays at KC?

by yoyofutbawl on May 29, 2008 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

Evil Richt has a ‘74 Cuda with red’n black flames on the hood, #24 painted on the side, un-capped headers and oversized woofers playin’ Munson’s greatest hits over and over. He’s out recruitin’ in it right now….

by DirkDawggler on May 29, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions

#15, Want to hear a good fat joke? Phil Fulmer! Of course He is not as funny when He is handing Your team’s asses to Them. #14, Please don’t do anything drastic, We need all of Our fine Tech grads. Who knows, someone may want to build a bridge, or something.

by shanensga on May 29, 2008 11:37 AM EDT reply actions