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I couldn't help but think of the 2002 Fiesta Bowl when I heard about Sean Taylor's passing this morning. That was months after I graduated from Ohio State, and the Buckeyes were playing Miami for the national title, their first in 34 years. One of the biggest plays in the game came in the third quarter, with Ohio State up 14-7. The Buckeyes were driving, inside the 'Cane 10, and Craig Krenzel threw to a tight end in the end zone. Taylor, as he did so many times at Miami, came up huge, stepping in front of the tight end and picking the ball off. He left the end zone and headed up field. Just as he was crossing the 25, Ohio State RB Maurice Clarett ran him down, dragging him to the ground and stripping the ball in the process. The Buckeyes kicked a field goal four plays later. A big play, that turned twice on plays made by one of each team's very best, in the biggest game. And now, it's hard not to think about how sad that image is. Clarett's in jail. Taylor's dead. Just awful. |
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Comments
Posted by S L @ 9:51 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
It's all very sad, and unfortunately, it says a lot about what is wrong with big time college football these days. Sadder still, we have every reason to think nothing will change as a result.
Posted by Habib @ 10:01 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Sean was a great football player and we will miss him.Much love to his family we share in your pain.
Posted by JR @ 10:11 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
You left off the part about the bogus pass interference call on 4th down robbing the Hurricanes of the national championship. That's awful.
Posted by Matt @ 11:05 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
JR, you are an idiot. The man just died and all you can comment about is the outcome of a game???? It's just a game. I'm sure his family could care less about that game now that their son is gone.
Posted by Brian @ 11:16 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
very sad. I feel horrible for his family and especially his little girl. Did this guy not have an alarm system?
People talk about the Gun culture of pro athletes but events like this, and Antwan Walker getting tied up and robbed in his house, show why so many athletes feel the need to own weapons.
On a football note, what does this do to the Skins salary cap? How does the NFL handle it when a tragedy like this happens?
Posted by JR @ 11:45 AM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Sorry, I'm not buying into the picture that is being portrayed. Do some research about Sean Taylor and you can't be surprised he went out like he did. Yes, it's sad, but shocking, no. And this isn't is f-ing wake, so I'll feel free to bring up that bogus PI call.
Posted by S L @ 12:20 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
I'm sorry, but athletes aren't the only people with something worth stealing, but somehow a lot of us manage to live our lives without succumbing to the sucker's excuse for gun ownership as protection. Machete or gun, it didn't matter, he never had a chance to use it. But a simple security system would have already sent the message to authorities and possibly averted the shooting itself. But the lasting effect of any group's gun culture is simply letting everyone know what they have to bring to the party to compete. and that's one playing field that serves no one by being level.
Posted by BigDFan @ 12:21 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
It's a damn shame such a great athlete and football player had his life taken from him. It's a shame when it happens to anyone.
JR your right, this is not a wake, and I agree, he has a checkered past. I just wish these young men would see the writing on the wall before its to late. The road to NFL greatness is peppered with stories of thugs, drug and alcohol abuse, dogfighting (thanks Vick), you name it. It's too easy for these young players to get sucked in.
Somewhere along the line either their family and friends failed them, or they made a conscious choice to go the other direction. It really is too bad; the image of the gun-totin NFL thug outlaw-lifestyle has got to change or this will continue to happen.
Posted by PaulC @ 12:28 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
The lack of a security system, or at least an operating/active security system, is the biggest question mark to be applied to this event? What sort of multimillionaire, living in a mansion, does NOT have a security system that brings the police when he is burgled? And was this a gated community? How did the killer(s) get inside so easily? No alarm system? Taylor did not WANT an alarm system? Why? This makes no sense, unless . . .
Posted by jason @ 12:30 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Shapiro at the Washington Post said it best: "he was a thug on and off the field."
Dirty hits and temper tantrums on the field, arrests and shooting incidents off the field.
If the NFL truly cared about these miscreant types, they would kick them out of the league for the type of behavior he (and others) exhibited. Maybe the threat of losing his livelihood would have forced him to grow up. Instead, he was pampered, babied and had his a%$ kissed the whole way.
Posted by Robert @ 2:08 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
How do you get an Ohio State University Graduate off your porch?
You tip him for the pizza.
Posted by Jeremy @ 3:13 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
I hate the Redskins, and I hated Sean Taylor. That being said, I have been sad and depressed all day knowing he died. I feel really bad and its a huge loss to his family, and of course, the NFL. I am hopeful that he had a relationship with God and his son Jesus Christ and if so, then we can all be glad that he is in a better place, probably playing street "flag" football in Heaven. :)
Posted by craigw @ 6:16 PM Tue, Nov 27, 2007
Dang Albert, you have a knack for hanging around championship teams. Let's hope that continues