I was reading the news wire this morning, and I noticed that basil shabbazz is in the news for not paying child support. some of you, may say, dude, who the hell is basil shabbazz. Only, unquestionably, the best athlete to ever play in the state of Arkansas, that's all, and it's not up for debate, by anyone. Dude, was that raw. A state that includes some NFL stars, some NBA stars, some hall of fame players, and it's not even close. HIs highlight reel would leave you speachless.

Could play football, was recruiting by every major school in the country, had legit speed, was like 6'0, 190 pounds. could play baseball, could play basket ball, could run track. Very good friends with Tori Hunter who plays in the majors.

But by far his best sport was football. He probably was the top rated football player in the country that year, had to be. Mom, and everyone around him (very poor family) wanted the quick money, and talked him into taking a minor league deal for 150k to sign with the cardinals who drafted him on sheer athletic abiltiy. And even with that, didn' do bad lol. he was on a slow track, but a track to the majors before he made a stupid decision and got some charges, and had to give up baseball, and got injuries in the process. He faded into obscurity and last i heard he was doing security work in texas. This is a man that should have been retied with 20-30 million dollars from his NFL contract had he surrounded himself with the right people and put in the dedication it took to be successful instead of wanting the quick pay day.

REading his story, you only get 1 life. WE get chances, and when you take those chances, you need to make the best of the opportunity. You don't know if you will get another. Basil didn't.

I played high school football against a kid like that. They said he ran a 4.0 forty. Chasing him made me feel like I was running through a foot of water. He broke all kinds of state records. He could have gone to college anywhere. He went to Michigan first, but couldn't get along with his coaches because he expected to start as a freshman for the #1 team in the country, and then transferred to Miami the next year, who was I think #3 at the time. It was the same story there; he threw tantrums because the team wasn't centered around him, got into trouble, and then disappeared. Although he would have been a star, he never made it to the NFL.

You enter this game with 1 life, no 1-ups, and no continues. Life doesn't have a save feature or a pause button either. This Basil dude is a damn shame about the decisions he made.

I also heard that the majority of the players drafted by the NFL come from Big Ten Schools, though I see more SEC schools getting drafted.

Case closed.

To quote the underplayed "Most Interesting Man in the World" commercials for Dos Equis:

"It's never too early to start beefing up your obituary."

Cheesy, maybe, but I like the idea of it.

cool story brah. No seriously. good post.