When Knife-Wielding Punters Attack!
September 14th, 2006 by Michael StephensApparently, the backup punter at the University of Northern Colorado (or UNC, as my college roommate, a Rocky Mountain State native, refers to it) wanted the starting job. Really bad.
We all want things in life we can’t or don’t have, and occasionally covet our neighbors. But most of us aren’t as driven as Mitch Cozad, who was arrested yesterday for stabbing the starting punter. In his kicking leg.
Let me get this straight. Not only is Mitch demented enough to go Tonya Harding style on his competition, but he wasn’t the least bit shrewd about it. Come on man. You couldn’t have poisoned him or at least chosen a different limb? They’re obviously going to think it’s you!
The really sad part (aside, of course, from the fact that a human being was stabbed) is that the starter was averaging only 37.6 yards per kick. For a I-AA team. That just lost to Portland State. 45-3. Not exactly Ohio State here!
Mitch, don’t take this the wrong way and come after us, please, but if you can’t beat that without pulling a knife, maybe you should get a different hobby or something. Just a thought.
