Be as religious as you want, but when you're hearing voices and doing what they tell you — and those actions aren't fully rational — you're probably closer to crazy than to sainthood. Believing God talks to you is one of the symptoms of schizophrenia.

So you're ruling out the whole God spoke to him angle? Seems premature.

No joke here. Mental disease lurks it's head in adult males in their early 20's all the time. I hope he gets the help he needs.

I have friends from Louisiana and it is commonly accepted there that the Civil War was not fought over slavery. Doesnt make it true, of course.

So your point is that the psychopath that killed this kid MIGHT not have been a homophobic psychopath, just a psychopath. So we should all call bullshit on this story?

"If you don't make a lot of money, don't bother doing your job well. And if it appears that you might have screwed something up and you're not sure how to proceed, run away and go home."

As someone who did this for a few years (and not for the money), I can tell you that's a bit of a rationalization. Regardless of how little you're being paid, if you're working a playoff game at the varsity level in a big state like Texas, you should have the balls to make a decision and be transparent about it. Else…

ESPN also reporting that Elkington is not expected to say that to Sam's face.

That'll keep Lunchlady Doris away.

" yet growing up in the south it was just kind of a casual thing."

I'm a Southerner and my family has lived in the same rural area for over 200 years. If there is a symbol to show the pride of being Southern, the confederate flag isn't one of them. Plain and simple. You want to show pride? Feed people who aren't from the South BBQ, have them listen to bluegrass, blues, or country,…

Fast-forward to a year from now. Drake is slated for the cover of Rolling Stone, but Clint Eastwood dies that week. Drake is bumped for a picture of 2 empty chairs.

I mean, that guy went to jail right?

You have to hand it to Incognito. It takes a a big man to issue a sincere Twitter apology-rant against the advice of his publicist, Mort Greenburg, you know, that gay-ass nerd bitch with the whore wife.

Proud of you Jennifer. Don't listen to the assholes. This is how progress is made. Two steps forward, then a hesitant shuffle to the side, and then WHAM, three steps backwards through the air.

When asked the secret of her success, Meryl Davis replied, "I put in hours and hours a day to get where I am, and THAT is just putting on my make up!"

Maybe you should read stories about Danica Patrick because then you'd know she's actually a pretty problematic role model for young women. She has essentially traded proving herself as able to compete with the men for making money by selling her looks. Danica Patrick has probably hurt the cause of equality more than…

"...she had one of the best seasons for a female racer in series history"

All you did was type out one long excuse for abusive behavior and try to hide behind an unsupported assertion that this is how it is, how it's always been and how it will always be.