Every once in a while, a college athlete comes along who redeems our faith in sports. Every so often, there is a player that everyone can root for, even fans of opposing teams; a guy who makes you feel better about yourself as a sports fan and even as a human being. Myron Rolle is not that guy.Rolle, who arrived at Florida State as the country’s No. 1 football prospect, graduated with a pre-med degree in two-and-a-half-years and became the first scholar athlete in decades to win a Rhodes scholarship. Monday, Rolle confirmed that he would head to Oxford next year and wait until 2010 to enter the NFL. draft. When his N.F.L. career does ends, Rolle plans on attending medical school with the hopes of opening a clinic for the needy in the Bahamas.
So, in addition to being a great athlete and brilliant student, Rolle is also a compassionate human being? The guy is clearly a freak, in the very best sense of the word. He's a genetic abnormality; a phenomenon along the lines of Nietzsche's Übermensch and Bruce Willis' in "Unbreakable." Frankly, it just doesn't seem fair. Is Rolle also funny and a great dancer? Can he cook a soufflé and rebuild a carburetor, too? Hey, Myron. We get it. You are awesome. Now quit making the rest of us look bad.
Speaking of totally awesome dudes, Dashiell Bennett, which we still think is a screen name, writes an oddly antagonistic story on Deadspin about Tim Tebow and the media that loves him.
The blog Legends of Cecilo Guante recaps some hideous teen sports fashion from the past. Good stuff. Though, as one commenter noted, he forget the giant, puffy Starter jacket.
Shooting up the viral video charts (is there such a thing?) are two cinematic gems showing New York Giants fans upset over the loss to the Eagles, taking their anger out on cars in the parking lot. The poor, poor owners of the SUV and Porsche (Yes, they trashed a Porsche, the savages) probably committed the crime of having a Eagles sticker on their back bumper. Sorry to haul out an old Ron Burgundy reference, but way to stay classy, Giants' fans. You are the pride of the NFL.
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