The CheckerBoard

Watching them come off the sidelines yesterday had me choked up. My seats are in the club on the Gamecocks sideline just above the tunnel where the Gamecocks run out. In other words, I could not have been sitting in a better (or worse) place to view the entire play. It was easily the most horrific thing I've ever seen in my life. I keep seeing it over and over in slow motion and it still makes me sick.

All that said, it was a clean football play and I pray that Eric Gordon is not feeling any guilt. He does not deserve any of the criticism he has gotten. Marcus looks like he is going to be okay. The bones did not break apparently. The knee dislocated and the ligaments were all damaged, but he should be able to return, though it may take as much as 18 months for him to be able to play again.