After returning from an overnight camp with my sons, I collapsed on the couch this afternoon. (Literally. My back hurt so much, even after sleeping on an air mattress, that I couldn't walk.) I have never watched the NFL Draft, but I was curious to see where BYU quarterback John Beck would be drafted. Well, the program could not have been less exciting, but Miami nabbed Beck early in the second round. (Told ya.)
The only suspense involved Brady Quinn, who suffered a lot of embarrassment today. But he handled it with an immense amount of class, and ultimately got a good result from a personal standpoint. He gets to play for his childhood favorite team, and he has Joe Thomas to block for him! Anyway, I never watch professional football, but he made me a Brady Quinn fan today.
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1. Posted by 2L on April 29, 2007 @ 12:59 | Permalink
Brady Quinn lessons in humiity: When interviewed today Quinn responded to a question with, "Going in I didn't have any expectations. I expected(?!) to go no later than 9, maybe 10."
In related news:
http://deadspin.com/sports/brady-quinn/checking-in-on-brady-quinns-finances-256231.php
2. Posted by tim zinnecker on April 29, 2007 @ 13:30 | Permalink
Query what would happen if the AALS conducted its Faculty Recruitment Conference in a "draft" format, with law schools selecting prospective faculty candidates in reverse order of USN&WR ranking. "With the first pick overall, Northeasternville College of Law and School of Cosmetology picks Ima Scholar. Ima is the former EIC of the Stanvardichigan Law Journal Without Pocket Parts, clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Leftwing, and has published several never-cited but well-placed articles on the normative hermeneutics and tax implications of the Capper Volstead Act." Perhaps we should also introduce the NBA's "lottery" factor. (Might law deans then ask faculty to postpone submitting manuscripts in lean years – or perhaps reject offers from top-tier journals – all in an attempt to move up in the draft? Might faculty members be tempted by the possibility of a non-publishing merit bonus?) And think of the rumors that might circulate between selections. "The YaleIsn’tTheOnlyTopTenLawSchoolOnTheEastCoast University School of Law is seriously considering trading 23 of its 37 constitutional law scholars to the WeAreSoMuchBetterThanOurFourthTierRankingWouldLeadYouToBelieve Weekends-Only School for Jurisprudential Aspirants, who holds the third pick overall in this year's draft, in order to select commercial law wonderboy Karl Gilmore Countryman, who would -- after the retirement in 1973 of the only faculty member who had been anointed to teach Secured Transactions -- fill a gaping hole in its curriculum."
The pathos. The drama. The ratings! Someone call Dan Patrick and Kenny Mayne at ESPN.
3. Posted by 2L on May 17, 2007 @ 15:03 | Permalink
http://deadspin.com/sports/joe-theismann-disapproves-of-this-outfit/brady-quinn-always-with-the-hetero-photos-261009.php
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