Links: Chuck Klosterman On The Prowl; Darren McFadden Is A Runner; Ernie Davis and Nike
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+ Rupert of TGOWF was at Chuck Klosterman’s Downtown Owl book reading last evening in NYC. Details of which you can get at here.
+ FanHouse’s Michael David Smith studied Darren McFadden’s breakout game this weekend and has concluded he is a great runner, but not a great running back. Yet.
+ Dr. Saturday takes the Ernie Davis Nike shoe fiasco and flips it on its head.
“-There are some things that you say among your own, that you wouldn’t necessarily ...
Friday Headlinin': Trojan nightmare meets the morning after
Dr. Saturday —
... Don't blame me. I know nothing. Bruno Lecchesi, the sculptor who became a minor laughingstock for chiseling anachronistic Nike swooshes into Ernie Davis' shoes and putting the first black Heisman winner in a modern helmet for the statue Syracuse unveiled earlier this month, wants you to know this ...
Ernie Davis' story was real, but the 'Ernie Davis Story' is not
Dr. Saturday —
... in West Virginia, which is what we're making a movie about here. These things happened to people, even if they didn't happen to Ernie Davis, who happens to be the historical protagonist of this story. And if we started thinking about people as unique, autonomous individuals leading distinct lives rather than as metaphorical representations onto which we can pin whatever accurate-seeming memory fits our social and narrative purposes, where would the film industry be? If we can't chisel anachronistic corporate logos into his shoes for posterity, how will people ever forget a time ...
