OT - Poor choices made during sporting events
Just read http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/LSU-Bama-Fans/last-time-met (this was about the Alabama fan that violated a passed out LSU fan after the National Championship game last year) and have to say that while the act was sophmoric, this doesn't seem out of the realm of many younger fans. I know most of us on here are die hard fans and just thought this story showed how much a "bad decision" could alter a family's life.
Given its Friday and I am getting depressed over the fact that Denard's last home game is tomorrow, I was hoping to incite some comments on stupid sports related things people on the board have done or have had done onto them. I have never ventured south to Ohio for a game based off of some prior stories I have read on here and am interested on hearing from others.
Go Blue!
November 16th, 2012 at 2:42 PM ^
- nothing worse than feet that aren't sensible - I mean really, we all expect so much more from our feet than bad sense or judgement
- wouldn't it have made more sense to take your buddy to the nurse rather than the nursery? And what nursery gives out painkillers?!?
November 16th, 2012 at 3:05 PM ^
Maybe his friend is a tree.
November 16th, 2012 at 3:49 PM ^
He's a druid
November 16th, 2012 at 3:49 PM ^
Well I was dreading this moment, I must come clean and aknowledge that english is not my mother language, I knew I was going to screw up at some point but thanks for the input, It really helps me get better, sorry for the confusion
November 16th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
And dread it you should have. Now there will be consequences...
November 16th, 2012 at 2:43 PM ^
have just described the plot of the Basketball Diaries.
November 16th, 2012 at 1:55 PM ^
In 8th grade football practice we were doing some special teams drill, kickoff or punt return (don't remember). Anyhow, I had already picked up my block so my guy was out of the play. Looking for someone else to hit I noticed someone who was running free and they did not see me at all. For whatever reason the idea of blindsiding this kid, my teammate, just gave me what can best be described as a shot of adrenaline. Well it was a clean hit as far as rules go (at the time, maybe some defenseless player rule now) but I ended up breaking this kids femur. Not sure how the injury happened, as it was a shoulder/head level hit.
Right away he was screaming and I immediately felt terrible. Some guys tried to give me high fives and helmet slaps or whatever but I was just in a daze. I really had to reflect as to what made me take advantage of that situation. I know you can never half ass it on the football field during live play but I feel I went above full go on that particular play, again I don't know why. Regardless, it still bothers me 20 years later.
November 16th, 2012 at 2:05 PM ^
November 16th, 2012 at 2:35 PM ^
Commudus tried to tell Maximus to kill Tigris of Gaul in the Colliseum. Rather than listen to Commudus Maximus defied him. Commudus's authority was then undermined by Maximus's defiance.
Dumb moves at sporting events have been going on as long as sport has existed. With that said, nothing trumps Euro soccer fans. I'm so happy I am not one of them.
November 16th, 2012 at 2:44 PM ^
November 16th, 2012 at 2:45 PM ^
Leaving the Braylon game early. Not leaving the 2001 Citrus Bowl beatdown vs. Tennessee early enough.
November 16th, 2012 at 3:03 PM ^
I was part of the usual large crowd trudging north on State Street, and an impatient driver turned into the crowd of us that was crossing Packard despite the fact that the light had changed. He was using his car as a slow battering ram, driving it into the crowd an inch at a time and laying on the horn. Many of us were yelling at him, but I went and whacked his car on the trunk as I was passing behind him. Turns out he was a cop, driving home. Whoops.
November 16th, 2012 at 3:06 PM ^
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November 17th, 2012 at 12:29 AM ^
I remember that. What sucks is that because of the night before, there is not really much I remember from the Rose Bowl that year; just a blurry collage of images. In fact, if it wasn't for a good friend of mine (RIP)periodically waking me up and giving me food and water, I probably would not have made it through the night. New Year's Eve + own digs at the age of 17= 3 day hangover.
Anyway, back on topic, I remember seeing footage of that dude falling out of the tree on the news that evening, and it also made one of those World's Dumbest/Shocking something or other shows they used to show on Fox back in the day.
November 16th, 2012 at 4:22 PM ^
What the guy did was stupid, but I really hate this era where literally anything can be caught on video and ruin your life.
November 16th, 2012 at 4:47 PM ^
I wonder, though, if the era of "literally everything can be caught on video" and the era of "I'm going to put my balls on this passed out dude's face" overlap almost completely.
November 16th, 2012 at 5:39 PM ^
November 16th, 2012 at 5:40 PM ^
I once stole a Spartan flag from someone's house after Braylonfest. I wouldn't do it again but strangely don't regret it.
November 16th, 2012 at 9:59 PM ^
I once injured a cousin at a family reunion touch football game. It was a girl.
November 17th, 2012 at 7:29 AM ^
Cousin It was a girl?
November 16th, 2012 at 10:14 PM ^
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November 17th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
You heard it here first- It's my fault Amaker got canned
This is the I Did Something Stupid thread. I think you want the I Don't Need Thanks Just Doing My Duty thread.
November 17th, 2012 at 8:06 AM ^
In high school some friends and I were thrown out of the school's basketball game for being drunk and acting like idiots. I, with one of the friends, decided to go back in. This time, we weren't just thrown out, the sherrif's deputy said we were going to be arrested. I did make one good decision that night, though. Standing outside next to the cruiser,my friend said to me, "it looks like a good night for a stroll." I knew exactly what he meant, but I looked at him, 6 foot tall, drunk, out of shape and overweight, and then looked at the probably 5' 6" buff deputy, and just knew that deputy would have looked forward to running down, tackling, and cuffing my friend (in my druken state, of course, I just knew I wouldn't be caught). I shook my head "no" to the friend, and a few minutes later we were let go with a warning.
November 17th, 2012 at 9:14 AM ^
Was that nursery for plants or student's babies?
Edit: oops this was in reply to a post on the first page, Not sure why it appeared here.