I'd Like to Apologize

At this point, I have no idea what I'm apologizing for, but I'd like to go on the record as saying that I apologize for anything I do or say to anyone that they find offensive over the next couple of years. I may have thought long and hard about the action beforehand, but in retrospect, it was obviously childish and disgraceful, and it definitely wasn't in-line with my kind nature. I respect the laws of the land and certainly did not intend to hurt anyone by my actions.

That should cover my butt for a little bit. Heck, it might even fetch me a 5 game suspension instead of being sidelined for the entire year. Or, maybe it will help get me reinstated by the NCAA.

The problem is that sports are becoming an act first, apologize later society. Well, maybe society is becoming more and more that way ... or maybe it has always been that way. I don't really care how it came about, but it would be nice to go back in the other direction a little bit. Do! n't allow people to apologize and get away with it. Blast them with questions about what they were thinking beforehand. If they weren't thinking beforehand, why weren't they thinking? Don't they think they should think before stepping on someone's face twice? What was Albert Haynesworth thinking after the first stomp before the second? What was Rhett Bomar thinking when he got some beer at a NO/OKC Hornets game - keep in mind he was still underage and had already been cited for minor consuming previously at OU? What was Esteban Loaiza thinking before he got into his car drunk and took off at 100+ mph? Odell Thurman could barely stand up, much less walk a straight line, when he was pulled over for DUI recently. What was Bengals WR Chris Henry thinking getting into the car? If you just let them apologize, they'll end up back in the same position later. Instead, go out on a limb and hold people accountable for their actions.