Actual Meaning Translator: The Don Shula “Oh Crap, I Shouldn’t Have Done That” Edition

Don Shula probably pulled a hammy backtracking from his asterisk statement. Actually, he probably pulled a hammy making the statement in the first place. Old people get hurt really easily.

“If they run the table, and they win all the games, then they are doing it within the rules of the National Football League,” Shula said. “And there shouldn’t be any asterisk to it. That would be the accomplishment that they made. It would be the best in all of sports.”

Well, that seems disingenuous.

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“Oh crap, I made them mad. They play a lot better when they’re mad. Shit, shit, shit. I better apologize quickly. Maybe they’ll forget.”