Someone needs to pinch Billy Sims
Mr. Monday
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Published: December 15, 2008
Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims was quite vocal Saturday night in New York. By STEVE SISNEY, The Oklahoman archive
Mr. Monday couldn’t help but let out a little yelp of honest-to-goodness surprise when the Heisman Trophy winner was announced Saturday night.
These days, few awards in sports ever have any suspense. Sportsman of the Year is usually a slam dunk.
Major League Baseball MVP is usually some guy you’ve never heard of and, quite shockingly, the person on the cover of the SI Swimsuit issue is a stunningly beautiful woman. Just once, Mr. Monday would love to see a unibrow on
Sports Illustrated, just to shake things up.
But back to the Heisman. Three cheers for Sam for winning a tight vote that
ESPN talking heads are still grumbling about and that
Al Franken is protesting in court.
It’s a little loopy, considering just a few years ago, Bradford was a reading tutor at Mr. Monday’s kids’ school and posing for one of the most absurd photos in Oklahoman history. That’s right, Sam in his basketball uniform, hitting a football with a golf club.
Let’s, though, talk about what was not surprising on Saturday night.
Billy Sims acting crazy.
If the Heisman gets you in the mood for the holidays, then Sims’ behavior is like that uncle who is a little too into his fantasy football team and keeps screaming at the Lions.
Or, she’s your cousin who just barely missed the cheerleading squad at Southwestern and wants to show you the routine she just created for
Britney Spears’ "Womanizer.”
Can’t somebody in the room just tell them to stop?
Seriously, Billy – we all understand that you have school pride. Trust us, you could dress up like one of the Schooner ponies and be less obvious.
But do you really have to take away from Sam’s big night by acting like the ex-boyfriend at a classy wedding?
Mr. Monday hereby deputizes
Steve Owens to take whatever steps are needed to keep Billy quiet during the next Sooner-involved Heisman ceremony.
Stand next to him and give him a pinch. Or a Taser shot.
Or just leave him out in the cab and tell him you’ll come back later.
Boy, will he be surprised.
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Boomer! Sooner!
OK, now that I have controlled my laughter, I have one thing to say to those thinking like this. If you were a true SOONER this would have never even crossed your mind. Maybe you did graduate from OU, but obviously you have lost any of the real Sooner Pride.
BOOMER!
"I wish I could buy some of these self-righteous folks on here for what they are worth and sell them for what they think they are worth. I would not need to worry about my 401k anymore."
Sounds like you're pretty judgemental yourself! Stay warm!
away the moment for Sam (a well deserving young man) and tried to make it about him. I teach elementary school and when we have an assembly you can see the third or fourth graders acting goofy because they want to be the "star". Billy had his moment years ago and now it is time to move on....this clown sold his Heisman a few years back so why do they keep inviting him to the awards?
Everyone has different way for expressing his/her emotion, some people scream, some cry, some remain silent ...etc. What makes you think the way you express your emotion is better than other people's? I have no problem AT ALL what Billy did in the Heisman presentation. In fact, I applaud him for his sincere display of raw emotion. He doesn't hide what's inside of him. Whoever write this article, I feel sad for you ...
GO SOONERS !!! BEAT fu !!!!
http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/12/15/billy-sims-crashes-a-first-birthday-party/
(heh, heh, heh.) (b.t.w., mens basketball up to # 4!) BOOOOOOOMER!!!!
6 "BOOMER's" = drunken uncle
Love ya, Billy, but you did the same thing at JW's award presentation, and it was just as embarrasing then as it is now.
But I really think if anyone is so upset and embarrased that Billy did the boomer/sooner thing they should consider moving to Texas. They'd fit right in with the longhorns.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfc/2001-03-07-sims.htm
http://thewizardofodds.blogspot.com/2007/04/billy-sims-has-longhorns-in-bowl-game.html
http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/10-97/10-11-97/zzzspcap.htm
Here's little something for you that don't know Billy very well. It's an article in 2001 from USA Today. BTW, just how can you celebrate your Heisman trophy in NYC when you sold yours to pay debts?....Doesn't even have the decency to be humble given how he's disgraced the trophy.
Several of us sat there wishing for someone to shut him up...but realistically, that's Billy Simms for you. LOUD and PROUD.
I have to agree...it did seem as though he was trying to steal a little thunder. Thankfully Sam finally quietly said SOONER back to him!
CONGRATULATIONS SAM! YOU DESERVE IT!
Ryan-Austin
Thats about as intelligent as you are Pat.
Norman band wagon idiot
I actually have some empathy for McCoy and the Texans, they got a bum deal all around. I'll say this again; we don't need to be distracted by this Heisman thing. We need to get ready for Florida.
Boomer!
Simms is just as classless as the rest of them and he set the entire state back twenty years in a brief 15 seconds.
Boomer Sooner !!!!!!!!!!
Actually you aggie know-it-all, Barry Switzer bought his heisman trophy from him to help him out and Billy has since repaid him! Has a BlowSU coach ever done anything like that for one of his players?!?!?! Highly unlikely since it's a school full of people like you, stinking aggie!!!!!!
Billy can yell "Boomer" as many times as he wants too. I'm obviously in the minority on this one but I think it's cool that he yells it. How many other winners yell a chant to a person from their school that just won the award?
Let's all schedule a catering gig for Billy to work during future Heisman presentations.
It didn't bother me. I am glad I wasn't there in New York, because I would have been yelling too, (I was doing it in my living room).
It is exactly like hearing those awful notes to that awful song after every two yard gain.
Congratulations to Sam Bradford. Very well deserved.
Give me a definition. I think class is simply treating others with respect, REGARDLESS of team affiliation. That doesnt mean you cant talk a little trash, provided that you dont get personal. That doesnt mean you cant yell "Boomer" or any of that.
IMHO, what Sims does at these events is not classless, just stupid and inappropriate. The problem is the volume and the volume. Does he have to be so loud and say it so many times? A couple of Boomers would have been funny, but 11 or 12 reaches "sit down and shut up" territory.
I would like to find a new word other than classy. It gets thrown around too much and it sounds like a way to describe a really expensive hooker.
Darryl, Your comment "He is proably just happy that there is someone else that he can borrow money off of now." Did make me crack a smile.