Before watching Shaq Vs. Ben Roethlisberger in all its majesty, our group was channel surfing and some episode of some show was on. A foolish man had thrown an engagement ring into the front yard in either a fit of rage or an engagement ploy.
The conversation went as follows:
“That was stupid. Why did he throw that ring into the yard?”
“Ben Roethlisberger would never have thrown the ring into the yard.”
Katie: “No, because he would have been sacked before he had the chance!”
And…there was no reaction. Because my wife was the person with the most football knowledge in the room (beside, perhaps, me)! There were three other men in the room! It was a wonderful moment for me. I’ve changed her! Into a true Steelers fan! Her jab at Ben was, of course, in jest. He only gets sacked when he’s playing football.
Shaq Vs.? Both irritatingly stupid and somehow brilliant. Oh, and SPOILER, Shaq loses. Both in football and basketball. And life. He won at being tall, though.
In one play, he came onto the field from the sidelines to intercept a pass. WHO DOES THAT BESIDES CHILDREN WHO DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS IN LIFE WORK?? Shaq does that. That’s who.