Too Much Information

I was watching the UConn vs. South Florida football game last night and a graphic came up that I had to address here.  It wasn't a booming hit or a trick play or a one-handed catch - it was about a South Florida Bulls football player, and I did you all a favor by rewinding my television and taking a picture for your viewing pleasure.  I am not sure why they chose to discuss this on the air and try glorify how hard this kid works or whatever else they might have said.

This picture says it all - in fact, the first bullet point says it all:

(Courtesy of ESPN2)

There is no need to mention his 3 children under the age of 4.  My question is how the hell does this guy have time to practice, watch film, workout, and bring his grades from failing to a 3.0.

Here's a little about this kid, who actually is pretty good:
He leads the team in tackles with 68.
He has 9.5 tackles for a loss.
He has 2.5 sacks for 27 yards.
He has 1 interception for 12 yards.
He has 2 passes broken up.
(www.gousfbulls.com)

I am not trying to pick on this kid, I know a lot of college athletes have children, but why in the hell would ESPN2 choose to discuss this on the broadcast.  Good for you Jacquian, I am sure your kids are great and you're a hell of a football player, but there's just some things that the entire viewing public do not need to know.

UCONN won the football game, 19-16, with a last-minute FG and is going to the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl - the first BCS bowl for the seventh year Division I program.  It will face #9 Oklahoma.  The Big East had a rough year for football and many are questioning why the conference gets an automatic BCS berth.  I don't.  It's a major conference and deserves to get a bid. 

No one was bitching when Cincinnati went to the Orange Bowl after the 2008 season and got stepped on by Virginia Tech, 20-7.  No one was saying the Big East sucked when they went down to the Bayou for the Sugar Bowl following the 2009 season, and got smoked by Florida, 51-24. 

Just because UCONN has 4 losses doesn't mean they don't deserve the bid.  Just because the Big East had a down year doesn't mean they don't deserve to send a team to a BCS bowl.  Virginia Tech is probably going to the Orange Bowl and lost to James Madison, who's in the Championship Subdivision and wound up with a 6-5 record.

Good for you UCONN.  Just don't go embarrass yourself out there.