The USC radio call making the rounds certainly deserves scrutiny, but the clip that stood out to me in this week’s “Ducks vs. Them” was how Dan Lanning handled the moment after Dante Moore’s injury.
Just a remarkable example of leadership in a tense/emotional situation. #GoDucks
Oregon QB Dante Moore shared a message of thanks on Instagram to the community, his teammates, coaches, and Duck fans, saying he's recovering and hopes to be back "soon."
The Pittsburgh Steelers asked an Englishman to sing the American national anthem.
Bruce Dickinson did it a cappella, no autocue, having never sung it before in his life.
He held "free" for six seconds.
40 years ago tonight, Cliff Burton played his final show with Metallica.
It was September 26, 1986, at Solnahallen in Stockholm, Sweden, a stop on the Damage, Inc. tour behind "Master of Puppets." The setlist included his bass showcase "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth."
Hours later, early on September 27, the band's tour bus crashed near Ljungby, Sweden. Cliff was killed. He was 24.
Forty years on, he is still the bassist so many picked up the instrument for.
Dan Lanning deserves so much credit for keeping this team together, focused, and ready to play after what happened to Dante Moore.
The team never retaliated. They kept their composure. That says so much about Lanning and the culture of the team.