Full disclosure: I was removed from my final high school football game for laughing on the sideline when we were getting blown out by our hated crosstown rivals. It was completely benign and to this day the kid who made me laugh never fails to apologize whenever we run into each other, but I am guilty of the same infraction (albeit 23 years previous) as Derek Anderson was in last night’s Cardinals loss to the 49ers.
More disclosure: That same coach kicked me off both the freshman and sophomore wrestling teams and would have failed me in Health class (for god’s sake) for insubordination (I’m sure you find that hard to believe) if not for the intervention of a basketball coach (and great man) I never even played for.
Now, with regard to the above video…the question remains…is it more inappropriate to be caught chuckling on the sideline with a trusted teammate during a relatively embarrassing loss, or actively search out a member of the team who just beat your sorry ass for a post-game embrace of Brokebackian proportions?
