There HAD to be a better choice of words than this

[BYH]

Let me preface this by acknowledging we all screw up and that one time, when I was writing a column in college about my sister's recent car accident, an eagle-eyed editor noted there was probably a way to mention she was recovering well without using the phrase "road to recovery."

But still, read these consecutive graphs from the AP's Miami football sider today and tell me it's not cringe-inducing.

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered meaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

 

[Oz]

Yikes. That is bad. "Chance" or "opportunity" would have been much better selections than "shot."

 

[Columbo]

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered hollow and pointlessmeaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

 

[BYH]

While that may indeed be accurate, Columbo, I think you know what I meant.

 

[Double J]

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered hollow and pointlessmeaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

Very clever. Well done.

Now we just need to rhyme "real-life issues" with "he donated organs and tissue."

 

[BYH]

Forget it, now I see the joke. Good stuff, Columbo.

 

[slappy4428]

Let me preface this by acknowledging we all screw up and that one time, when I was writing a column in college about my sister's recent car accident, an eagle-eyed editor noted there was probably a way to mention she was recovering well without using the phrase "road to recovery."

But still, read these consecutive graphs from the AP's Miami football sider today and tell me it's not cringe-inducing.

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered meaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

It reads like the start of an Albom column...

 

[pressboxer]

heck, he wasn't even at that game.





























Not that that would have stopped him.

 

[dixiehack]

Let me preface this by acknowledging we all screw up and that one time, when I was writing a column in college about my sister's recent car accident, an eagle-eyed editor noted there was probably a way to mention she was recovering well without using the phrase "road to recovery."

But still, read these consecutive graphs from the AP's Miami football sider today and tell me it's not cringe-inducing.

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered meaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

It reads like the start of an Albom column...

Did you see the book review section in Sunday's Podunk Bugle?

 

[Freelance Hack]

Let me preface this by acknowledging we all screw up and that one time, when I was writing a column in college about my sister's recent car accident, an eagle-eyed editor noted there was probably a way to mention she was recovering well without using the phrase "road to recovery."

But still, read these consecutive graphs from the AP's Miami football sider today and tell me it's not cringe-inducing.

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered meaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

It reads like the start of an Albom column...

Actually no. An Albom column would have mentioned that Pata was at the game.

I'm going to heck for this post.

 

[JBHawkEye]

Let me preface this by acknowledging we all screw up and that one time, when I was writing a column in college about my sister's recent car accident, an eagle-eyed editor noted there was probably a way to mention she was recovering well without using the phrase "road to recovery."

But still, read these consecutive graphs from the AP's Miami football sider today and tell me it's not cringe-inducing.

Four days after Miami lost senior defensive lineman Bryan Pata, who was shot and killed outside his apartment, the Hurricanes lost a football game -- 14-13 to No. 23 Maryland on Saturday.

It was Miami's third straight loss, one that dropped the team's record to 5-5 and put its shot of even going to a bowl game in further jeopardy. Yet things like postseason bids and won-lost records have been rendered meaningless, replaced by real-life issues.

It reads like the start of an Albom column...

Actually no. An Albom column would have mentioned that Pata was at the game.

I'm going to heck for this post.

Yes. But it still was hilarious.

 

[Appgrad05]

Once again, I clicked on one of these threads scared to death that I would find my own words staring back at me.

And now I can exhale.