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False start: what do you think of Vince Young now?

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-NOV-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: False start: what do you think of Vince Young now?(The Cheap Seats: BRYAN CURTIS POPS OFF ABOUT SPORTS)(Viewpoint essay)

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When it comes to Vince Young, I can't promise impartiality. Beginning with his days at James Madison High School, in Houston, and continuing in a broken-field run through his years at the University of Texas, Young dismantled the part of my brain that vowed never to make too much of athletes. After his wizardry against US C in the national championship in 2006, I thought about his gliding six-five form every waking minute for several days. I occasionally still find myself thinking about that performance while I jog, hoping I can flip some physiological switch and start taking Young-size strides across the pavement.

In the past few weeks, though, I've watched the slow disintegration of my hero. Now a Tennessee Titan, Young first fell apart as an NFL quarterback and then as a person, culminating with an apparent suicide scare in September. It is not the kind of fall from grace we can thoughtfully discuss on sports radio. Fans are left with an empty...

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