The one chance Vermont football has to make a name for itself and what do they do? They blow it (pause), that’s what they do. I can’t take credit finding this painfully hilarious clip, rather that honor goes to a fellow intern of mine. As a diehard Cowboys fan, no matter how hard I try, I cannot seem to escape the horrific images of Leon Lett and his now infamous “Thanksgiving Day Blunder.” Hell, I was only eight at the time and I remember it like it happened last Sunday. With that moment in time being as infamous as they come in football folklore, there’d be no way that would happen again, right? Wrong.

If you read between the lines (or press play), you can already tell what the outcome of all this was. What this young man did was the equivalent of robbing a bank, stealing all the money, but just before you get out the bank you take your mask of and flaunt in front of the security camera. Ok, it’s not THAT serious, but there isn’t much money you can offer me to trade places with this kid after the game. You know, the law of averages supports this claim, that there was that one overly aggressive parent who is always cursing in the stands regardless if a play succeeds or fails. One can only imagine what he/she was like after this. Had this been 2002, this premature celebration turned unfathomable heartbreak would have never been heard outside of this small Vermont town. So not the case in 2009.

Tough break, kid. I feel for you. Really, I do. But you couldn’t have taken a knee or something? For what it’s worth, you did win. The title of ‘most hated student of the year’, unfortunately. We’ve all gotta win at something.

This Football Player Is a Loser [Coed]