Attention: Amber, please do not continue reading this blog. If you do, please DO NOT respond. Our friendship may despend on it....
Okay, I have a bone to pick.
I am upfront and honest in admitting my bias (as extreme as it may be) when it comes to Longhorn sports, football even more specifically, and Vince Young even a little bit more specifically.
But I am outraged at the stupidity of the frontpage column by John Lopez in today's Houston Chronicle. Its one thing to have an opinion, another thing to have an opinion other than mine, and a whole new game to be stupid.
I know this doesn't probably matter to any of you, but he just outright lied in his column today. In an attempt to make Reggie Bush into the best football player who has ever lived, never mind the Rose Bowl freeze the Longhorn defense put on him, Lopez just flat out lied.
He said, multiple times, there are no flaws to be found in Reggie Bush.
None? Really Lopez? Absolutely none.
Yes he reiterates, not only is this true for him, but no one else in the NFL can find any flaws in Reggie "the greatest player of all time who has never played a single second in the NFL" Bush.
The deal is this; Reggie is good. He is very good. He most likely will go first in the draft, and he might even go down in history as one of the greatest that ever lived. But it is all a MIGHT.
Vince is good. He is very good. He was better than Reggie at the Rose Bowl, but will it stay that way in the NFL? No one knows yet.
And that is my point exactly. Don't be so convinced that you are right that you have to PRINT absurd lies Mr. Lopez. Let Reggie's performance speak, but don't set him up for failure. Because he does have flaws, whether you see them or not, they are there. And if the Texans do choose him, those flaws will be more obvious than if he was anywhere else.
P.S. Mr. Lopez, what exactly do tatoos have to do with talent and skill? Or for that matter, character or professionalism?
Friday, April 07, 2006
A little sports annoyance...
Posted by Ashlee Liddell at 2:54 PM
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Simmer...simmer.
I know you're not forsakin' tattoos, Liddell. Don't go there, girl.
I shared this blog with Benjamin, a die-hard Longhorn/Young fan. He ranted and raved that Reggie Bush is NOT the shiznit and that the Rose Bowl proved that.
There's a lesson to be learned here, kids: DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS!
Oh no Cara, not forsaking tats...Lopez says in his article that one of the reasons Reggie is SOOOOOOOO perfect is because he doesnt even have any tattoos....
Can you believe that absurdity? What does not having tattoos have anything to do with skill, talent, professionalism or greatness?
I know, simmer.....
Glad I got Benjamin on my side!!!
wow. i didn't know it was that complicated.
people with tattoos are obviously better at things because tattoos affect their performance physically or mentally in so many ways...
*sarcasm*
Oh Lindsay, football in Texas is always complicated! Especially college football....
:-) everything's bigger in texas
First Ash, I have to know what he meant by "flaws". That can really be the deciding factor here...
If he stated that no part of Reggie's athletic ability is flawed (i.e., style of running, size, strength, field vision) then I have to agree. Just because Texas shut him down doesn't take away the "flawlessness" of his game. Texas just played good defense. If he stated that every game Reggie played was flawless (decision making, handling pressure, etc) then I agree with you, he's full of it.
Vince's throwing style, when compared to what a FUNDAMENTAL throwing style should look like in order to MAXIMIZE his passing potential is indeed "flawed", but not necessarily ineffective. Young is a great player, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS JJ-READ MY BLOG....HA HA HA HA...
Josh, that is just the thing...Lopez wasn't just talking about physical abililty or talent...he brought character and personality and all kinds of other crap into the article and still continued to profess there is NO FLAW to be found in Bush....that irrates me because it is so blatantly false.
Glad you agree!
Well then, the guys just an idiot...
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