Beware of the Mob

This Leodis McKelvin story is so sad I almost don't know where to begin. If you missed it, the Buffalo Bills corner and return man had his yard vandalized following their loss to New England. An obscenity and the score of the game were painted on his lawn. McKelvin was the guy that had the ball stripped which allowed the Pats to get the game winning TD. When I read the story, I thought of a recent Youtube clip I saw of an Alabama fan watching the Va. Tech game. Watch if you haven't seen it.

NOT SAFE FOR WORK


Clearly there is a funny element to this. But it's also scary. How easily the racial slur comes out of his mouth is bad enough. But, to even consider the "threat" about blowing the officials head off is a reminder of how far fans sometimes go. And before you dismiss it as a crazy Bama fan, think about what you and your friends do and say during games. If your friends secretly taped you, what would we all see and hear?
The key word is, and will always be, boundries. Just know where the line is and don't cross it. And I think it's safe to say vandalizing a player's yard crosses a line. At least, to my knowledge, the Bama fan just yelled and acted like an idiot in front of what looks like 6 people or so.
So know the boundries, shout your opinions on the web, and stay out of players' yards. I feel for McKelvin's family, friends, and teammates. His fame does not give anyone the right to do that. It's just wrong. There's an old saying that when you get more than 2 guys in a room together, the IQ of the room goes down exponentially with every additional guy. So don't let the mob mentality take you over. It's sports. It's entertainment. If we let it go too far, do you know what we become? We become soccer fans. People that make a game so important they'll hit, scratch, maim, beat, kill, riot, and throw their own bodily fluids at each other over the outcome of a 0-0 tie. We can never let college football and the NFL get to that point. Today is not just about Buffalo fans. We should all be ashamed and mindful of the boundries.

You should never do this to your dog...ever.

And let me be clear. The Steeler thing has nothing to do with it. This is animal cruelty no matter what team you like. This actually makes me feel sorry for a poodle. And that is sad.

Show today: Will Carroll at 4:40 talking baseball. 5:20 - Chip Brown to talk about UT basketball player J'Covan Brown being cleared to play & Steve Patterson(UGASports.com) to talk Georgia football. 5:40- Buy or Sell.Out at 6:00 because of Rangers @ Yankees. BTW, thanks to everyone for listening online at www.espnaustin.com

Thursday's show

4:00 Plenty of Longhorn football talk including the loss of D.J. Grant.
4:40 and 6:40 - 3 Things I think I think

5:00-Jason Suchamel talking Longhorn practice

5:20-Newie Scruggs (NBC 5 in Dallas) talks Cowboys
Pitino story - Howie Lindsey (Cardinalsports.com)
PGA - Beau Edge ("The Edge on Golf" Saturday 9-10 am on 1530)

6:20-USC,VT,and TT injuries.

Tebow on top

FL is #1 in the Coach's Poll. Texas is #2 with more first place votes than OU. The Orangebloods should be happy today. If you missed the Rolodex or Buy or Sell yesterday, they are in the Audio Vault at www.espnaustin.com

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You know it's football season when...

...you have a preseason poll to talk about. Today is the day the Coach's Poll comes out. Will Florida be #1? Do OU and UT get 1st place votes? Is Texas ranked below the OU team they beat last year? We'll find out today and be talking about it starting at 4:00. Also if you missed yesterday's Rolodex or Buy or Sell, there are in the Audio Vault at www.espnaustin.com Remember, sign up for free and you can listen to all the stuff.

Happy Birthday A.T.

4:20 today - UT Impact players - Vondrell McGee
5:20 - Rolodex
- Washington D.C. and a check in on Orakpo and Skins camp
- Chicago and if Henry Melton has made any noise
- St. Louis and an update on Chris Ogbonnaya
5:40 - Buy or Sell
6:20 - We'll check in with OU and FL as they begin fall practice.

Topic of the Day- What college and pro player do you think will have a break out year?

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The Magic Dancers...just because

Whoever chose their pants needs a raise. The Finals start Thursday, and Orlando will be a much tougher matchup for L.A. than Cleveland would have been. Kobe will earn every jewel in ring number 4 if he gets it.