Thanks! Went with your advice and have zero regrets.

Thanks! Went with your advice and have zero regrets.

Kudos to Deadspin for not, in the original iteration of this article, mentioning *why* TN fans were opposed to Schiano (complicity in Sandusky PSU stuff), adding that somewhat (very) important tidbit in later, only after I’d commented (and can no longer edit or delete) that TN fans are idiots — implying that I’m all…

No, not now that I know their reason for protesting (Sandusky), which I was unaware of, and which was only reflected in this article after I’d made my post.

As others have pointed out, there was the Sandusky connection, which is *so* totally a good reason to protest this hire.

Yes, they did.

The original version of this piece didn’t mention his complicity with Sandusky as the reason for Vols fans disapproving of the hire. I was unaware and ignorant of it too.

I’m an idiot who didn’t know about the Penn State stuff. The first version of this article, upon which I commented, did not mention it. (Its fun that Deadspin writers can edit posts long after the fact but commenters cannot).

You’re right / i’m wrong; I wasn’t aware of the Penn State stuff (I only knew of his stints at Rutgers, the NFL, and OSU).

You’re totally right. As I’ve read more about it, this is the rare case of CFB fans acting rationally.

As a devoted but casual CFB fan (the contradiction meaning I follow my team closely but not to the point of arguing on message boards or paying for scouting/signing stuff), I’ve learned that fanatical CFB folks are goddamn crazy.

Their athletics teams are named after a euphemism for a wild hog.

Holy shit; a pocket of your state has amenities that are common (if not basic) in other places, thanks to a famously abusive retailer?

I never expected nor knew how racist Buffalo is in general until I’d visited a few times for business. The amount of racist asides is either overheard or was told directly was pretty jarring.

In fact, if you do a deep dive on Wilson’s upbringing and his father (a Dartmouth alumnus who also played for the Chargers), he basically coached Wilson on how to be, um, palatable, to McDermott types... knowing full well about the double standard.

Also baffling how Tyrod failed to develop Marshawn into the rusher he became in Seattle.

This is a better analysis than most sportswriters who get paid for analysis could offer.

Live by Blair Walsh; die by Blair Walsh.

Yeah, seeing the headline and the challenge flag, I thought this would be (rightfully) about the challenge.

“He’s lucky the Seahawks owner didn’t fire him on the spot.”

Couldn’t have said it better. I’d almost turned my back to action thrillers thinking they were just lazy, dumb, Michael Bay-type vehicles to subsidize studios/producers for Oscar fare with their profits.