Irishfan2191's Blog

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Gunslinger of the Gridiron
The Story of Brett Favre
As I sit, I realize that it’s over
And I see that I am getting older
As I sit here, reflecting on the past
All these seventeen years have been a blast
I came from a small town in southern Miss.
I always knew I wanted to do this,
I was born to play the game of football
I soon could throw a deadly fireball
I went on to play football in college
While I was there, I sent a clear message
That I was made to break all the records
I was going to dominate chalkboards
I was drafted to play for the Falcons
But all I did there was watch the reruns
I got traded to the Green Bay Packers
At that time, they were a bunch of slackers
In the third game, I was called to step up
I went out there, and had a big hiccup
I some how won, something no one visioned
And at the end, I became a legend
From there on out, I never missed a game
Making me gain countless amounts of fame
I started two hundred fifty three straight times
I have wondered how I did it sometimes
My last year, I broke records left and right
I am the best football QB alright
But my last pass is one I won’t forget
As my team lost in a shocking upset
I had a long time to think ‘bout next year
And if I was going to reappear
But on a cold Green Bay Tuesday morning
I decided that I was done running
It was time to hang up those frozen cleats
Everyone will remember all my fetes
I am Brett Favre, the man made of iron
I’m the Gunslinger on the Gridiron

It seems to be a tradition when a top ranked school goes on the road and plays a team that does not have a single vote in any poll and loses to that unranked school, that the home fans, usually just the students, rush the court in celebration. I notice in the one article about the Memphis and UAB game, that they mentioned I believe Vandy rushed the court after beating Florida last year at Vandy, but then Vandy was fined with unsportsmanlike conduct.

( BTW: I know I am a bit late with this, I was planning on doing this earlier but other things came in the way.)

I never saw rushing the court after an upset as unsportsmanlike, I see it as a celebration, is there any other way to celebrate right after the final buzzer? It seems like any action at a game is unsportsmanlike these days, yelling, cheering, people sitting behind the basket, waving their hands when the opposing team is shooting a basket. Keep this up, and soon basketball will be like tennis or golf, where the crowd has to be quiet, and I can never stand quiet games.