Has passed?
seems like a car accident. some former players on twitter or whatever it's called are posting condolences.
https://news.snbc13.com/alex-collins-fort-lauderdale-fl-death-former-razorback-great-and-nlf-rb-has-died-obituary/
For fricks sake, message to all former Arkansas greats, less than a month of summer left, stay the frick at home.
:'(
Quote from: BEvERage on Aug 14, 2023, 07:14 PMhttps://news.snbc13.com/alex-collins-fort-lauderdale-fl-death-former-razorback-great-and-nlf-rb-has-died-obituary/
just in the same article of saying he's died they lecture the reader of not spreading unsubstantiated rumors about this guy dying.
Quote from: animal on Aug 14, 2023, 07:28 PMjust in the same article of saying he's died they lecture the reader of not spreading unsubstantiated rumors about this guy dying.
yep. read like it was written by chatgp.
https://x.com/ravens/status/1691244833153613824
https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1691245405286055937
Quote from: DrMongoose on Aug 14, 2023, 07:32 PMhttps://x.com/ravens/status/1691244833153613824
https://x.com/mysportsupdate/status/1691245405286055937
x.com
Looks suspicious
4th and 25...
He sure was a good one. RIP Budda, Lord of the Dance.
A damn shame. One of my favorite Hog RBs, he was just a badass. I thought he had the size and moves to make it big in the NFL. Something just didn't click and the suspension wrecked him. Rest in peace Alex.
Quote from: vegashog on Aug 14, 2023, 07:30 PMyep. read like it was written by chatgp.
I was thinking the same thing. If an actual person wrote that, they need to just stop.
Quote from: Sus-Scrofa on Aug 14, 2023, 07:15 PMFor fricks sake, message to all former Arkansas greats, less than a month of summer left, stay the frick at home.
Or at least stay out of Florida.
Damn.
Man, that really sucks. Dude was a helluva player. Always had a smile on his face and really seemed to enjoy his time here.
Saw a passing comment on Twitter about a motorcycle accident.
Man, this one hurts as much as Mallett.
https://x.com/julianhorton12/status/1691241428364431360?s=46&t=kisRHQ-BH2YlHJQ0hr0_Kg
When will Razorback players and coaches learn to stay off motorcycles?
It's coming out in multiple places now, a motorcycle accident being investigated by the Broward (FL) County Sheriff's Office.
I'm not posting a link. The details are fairly specific and descriptive.
Fucking terrible news. What a tough year for Hog fans.
Fuck.
Goddamit.
He was a favorite. Him and Jonathan Williams ran so hard.
Peace, Buddha.
These are the times when life sucks.
Carry on, my brother. My prayers tonight are for the family you left behind.
He was my favorite Hog of the Bert era. RIP Alex.
Great vision and feet. He saw a crease and could hit it in a heartbeat.
Rest easy, my friend. A true Arkansas great.
A horrific motorcycle accident. Dead at the scene. Just fucking awful.
In addition to him being a a great running back for the Hogs, the thing I will always remember him for is that he always handed the ball to the refs after a run. He didn't leave it on the ground and he didn't toss it to them. Even if he didn't carry it, if it was on the ground near him, he would pick it up and hand it to the ref. Classy, classy guy. RIP
dude was tough as shit. i remember games when it was painful just to watch him try to get up after some carries.
Quote from: Texzilla on Aug 15, 2023, 08:09 AMA horrific motorcycle accident. Dead at the scene. Just fucking awful.
Idiot lady turned left in front of him travelling the opposite direction. 10:20 pm. Dark. He must have been going pretty fast because it said he flew off the bike and went through the rear passenger window and ended up in the back of the SUV. Not saying anything accusatory. The speed limit on that street coulda been 55. Just tragic. Makes me sick to my stomach.
Quote from: Rick B. on Aug 15, 2023, 09:12 AMIdiot lady turned left in front of him travelling the opposite direction. 10:20 pm. Dark. He must have been going pretty fast because it said he flew off the bike and went through the rear passenger window and ended up in the back of the SUV. Not saying anything accusatory. The speed limit on that street coulda been 55. Just tragic. Makes me sick to my stomach.
The speed limit on that street is not 55. More likely 35 or 40 at most. Lots of traffic lights in a commercial and residential area.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Aug 15, 2023, 12:13 PMThe speed limit on that street is not 55. More likely 35 or 40 at most. Lots of traffic lights in a commercial and residential area.
Just ran it on Google Maps. Street View. It's 45 mph. And likely, everyone goes 50. I would. If he hit that SUV going even 45, that would cause him to fly through a car window. Again....very sad.
Quote from: Rick B. on Aug 15, 2023, 01:23 PMJust ran it on Google Maps. Street View. It's 45 mph. And likely, everyone goes 50. I would. If he hit that SUV going even 45, that would cause him to fly through a car window. Again....very sad.
Yeah I guess that section would be 45. Down here, most go 55-60 in a 45. Most motorcyclists typically go as fast as they want. I'm not saying he did.
Quote from: Thin Red Swine on Aug 15, 2023, 07:56 PMYeah I guess that section would be 45. Down here, most go 55-60 in a 45. Most motorcyclists typically go as fast as they want. I'm not saying he did.
Was it at an intersection w/ a traffic light? If so you have to think there's video surveillance of the whole tragedy. Sad deal.
Aside from the fact that he was a great player, he was, from what I've read, a great guy. Man, this one hurts.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Aug 15, 2023, 08:41 PMWas it at an intersection w/ a traffic light? If so you have to think there's video surveillance of the whole tragedy. Sad deal.
there's photos of the crash and the intersection on the web.
not going to post the one i saw as it was pretty graphic.
Quote from: Doc Hogaday on Aug 15, 2023, 08:41 PMWas it at an intersection w/ a traffic light? If so you have to think there's video surveillance of the whole tragedy. Sad deal.
Yes, there is a traffic light at the intersection.
I hate to think about it. Two friends in high school had wrecks in front of me. The first, a buddy was in front of me on his Kawasaki. He sped from the light and a lady stops to turn right into a parking lot. He flew thru the glass. His arm went over the car. They rushed him to baptist and reattached it.
The second a buddy on a Harley from high school t boned a station wagon as he was speeding. He died on scene and killed two others. Awful.
I hope it was instant for Alex.
Quote from: Texzilla on Aug 15, 2023, 11:51 PMI hate to think about it. Two friends in high school had wrecks in front of me. The first, a buddy was in front of me on his Kawasaki. He sped from the light and a lady stops to turn right into a parking lot. He flew thru the glass. His arm went over the car. They rushed him to baptist and reattached it.
The second a buddy on a Harley from high school t boned a station wagon as he was speeding. He died on scene and killed two others. Awful.
I hope it was instant for Alex.
Worst thing I saw in 23 years as a medic was a guy on a crotch rocket, had to be going flat out. Someone in a full sized SUV pulled out in front of him. That SUV rolled several times. Guy on the bike was torn in half, lengthwise; and decapitated. In all those years, that's one of only 4 calls that really sticks with me and keeps me up at night sometimes.
Few things are as fun as sitting on top of an engine and going for a ride but I gave it up because I don't trust any other dipshit on the road.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 16, 2023, 12:31 PMFew things are as fun as sitting on top of an engine and going for a ride but I gave it up because I don't trust any other dipshit on the road.
Man, I am so ultra-aware and tense as fuck when I ride that it's really not relaxing unless I'm out on a stretch of road that's uninhabited. But then again, with my poker runs and other benefit rides, I have led dozens of rides, some with 150 bikes trailing behind me. When I lead, I go the speed limit everywhere and am ultra-conservative. I've been riding since I was 13 which was 1979. Knock on wood, pray to St. Christopher, and count my lucky stars, I've NEVER been in an accident and only put my bike on it's side ONCE. This was somewhere around 1982 while throwing my paper route. It was January and I hit a patch of ice as I was turning left and just slid over. Scraped up my knee a bit. Newspapers scattered everywhere. Many customers got wet newspapers that morning.
I have though had several friends die on bikes. AND the most traumatic thing I ever saw in grad school while doing my angiography rotation was a big mofo biker who got ran off the road. He slammed into his handlebars when he hit the embankment and was unconscious. They got him to the ER and he was bleeding internally but they didn't know where. So they brought him to angio to find where. Turns out his aorta was slit. From the pressure of his impacting his handlebars. He coded. They cut his chest open, I mean...pulled his full rib cage out to try to fix it quickly....he flatlined and they got the little heart AED paddles and tried to resuscitate him. didn't work. He died. I witnessed the whole thing. I was freaked out for weeks. I had never seen someone die before. Not even a grandparent or anything.
Certainly not as bad as what you saw Pinkphil but bad nonetheless.
This thread went really morbid, really fast.
Judas.
Still terribly sad about this. Was one of my favorite players of what was a tough era. Seemed smart and likeable, someone with a bright future after sports.
Sucks.
Still terribly sad about this. Was one of my favorite players of what was a tough era. Seemed smart and likeable, someone with a bright future after sports.
Sucks.
Quote from: Rick B. on Aug 16, 2023, 01:15 PMMan, I am so ultra-aware and tense as fuck when I ride that it's really not relaxing unless I'm out on a stretch of road that's uninhabited. But then again, with my poker runs and other benefit rides, I have led dozens of rides, some with 150 bikes trailing behind me. When I lead, I go the speed limit everywhere and am ultra-conservative. I've been riding since I was 13 which was 1979. Knock on wood, pray to St. Christopher, and count my lucky stars, I've NEVER been in an accident and only put my bike on it's side ONCE. This was somewhere around 1982 while throwing my paper route. It was January and I hit a patch of ice as I was turning left and just slid over. Scraped up my knee a bit. Newspapers scattered everywhere. Many customers got wet newspapers that morning.
I have though had several friends die on bikes. AND the most traumatic thing I ever saw in grad school while doing my angiography rotation was a big mofo biker who got ran off the road. He slammed into his handlebars when he hit the embankment and was unconscious. They got him to the ER and he was bleeding internally but they didn't know where. So they brought him to angio to find where. Turns out his aorta was slit. From the pressure of his impacting his handlebars. He coded. They cut his chest open, I mean...pulled his full rib cage out to try to fix it quickly....he flatlined and they got the little heart AED paddles and tried to resuscitate him. didn't work. He died. I witnessed the whole thing. I was freaked out for weeks. I had never seen someone die before. Not even a grandparent or anything.
Certainly not as bad as what you saw Pinkphil but bad nonetheless.
Right after I left Little Rock the doc that inherited a big chunk of my patients was killed.
Rode a badass Indian bike, beautiful. Even drove it to work.
Pulled out of the parking lot of Bank of America on Rodney Parham and a lady in an SUV didn't see him, plowed him over and he had no chance. Nice guy, survived his own bout of cancer. Absolutely horrible story.
Terrifying thing to me about bikes is that you are defenseless and can't control what other people, particularly idiot drivers, do. Most horrible motorcycle accident stories that end in deaths, quadriplegia, etc had nothing to do with the guy on the bike. Crotch rockets going 100 MPH on I-30 at rush hour excepted, obviously.
I never had the fascination with motorcycles in my youth most of my friends had. A kid in 7th grade when I was in 8th snuck his father's big Suzuki out and took a curve too fast, hit a curb and flew into tree trunk. It really tore him up. A buddy saw it happen and was fucked up for years.
I never wanted a bike but had a 70 442 and it's a miracle I didn't die in that thing. Back then it seemed like several folks in every school year died in car and motorcycle wrecks whether drag racing, driving drunk, or being stupid.
One of my grandson's 8 year old teammates broke his arm yesterday in practice. Broke both bones.
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The X-ray...
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Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 19, 2023, 11:13 AMOne of my grandson's 8 year old teammates broke his arm yesterday in practice. Broke both bones.
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At least he's young and that's the best time for these things to build back since they're still growing, still tough though.
I'm not a motorcycle guy but I've had many close calls on ATVs...my current four-wheeler I've rolled 4 or 5 times a couple times at decent speed. My front teeth are fucked up because of a 3 wheeler accident when I was little. My legs are scarred from a Honda Trail 90 muffler also from when I was little riding on the back.
I'd say every single fucking time I had an accident as an adult I let my guard down for an instant. I've learned when that happens to hold tight, use my thighs to hug the bike and try to keep my limbs tucked in and just let the machine take the abuse.
All of that shit you can have on top of you in a hurry...a motorcycle is a different animal really because you tend to be dragged on pavement or propelled several feet/yards away and all sorts of bad things can happen. In Jacksonville I can show you a spot in the highway where multiple motorcycle fatalities have occurred over the years and they still do nothing about it.
I can understand the thrill of riding a crotch rocket or whatever. I'm not built for that shit so I'll stick to finding other ways to die.
Someone said it earlier, and it's true...the thing that always struck me about him and spoke volumes for the kind of person he was, was the fact that he ALWAYS handed the ball to the ref. He didn't have to, he didn't need to, it's not required or even expected, but he did. That's the kind of thing that earns you respect.
I bet he always returned his shopping buggy too.
Got a Suzuki JR 50 with training wheels before I got my first bicycle, lol. 1979 was the year and I was 5. I still have it. My one and only. 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers came after that. Lucky to have lived or not get hurt bad cause I got plenty of cuts,scrapes, bruises and stitches.
Quote from: The Reverend SnoopHogg on Aug 19, 2023, 11:56 AMSomeone said it earlier, and it's true...the thing that always struck me about him and spoke volumes for the kind of person he was, was the fact that he ALWAYS handed the ball to the ref. He didn't have to, he didn't need to, it's not required or even expected, but he did. That's the kind of thing that earns you respect.
I bet he always returned his shopping buggy too.
Every time I see one of those "Best Cities to live" or "Best places to retire" clickbait lists, I think this should be a metric they use. I feel like I can get a pretty good idea of how nice a town is by driving through a grocery store or Walmart parking lot.
So sad to hear about this. He was my nephew's first favorite Hog player.
Quote from: Son of Spam on Aug 19, 2023, 11:13 AMOne of my grandson's 8 year old teammates broke his arm yesterday in practice. Broke both bones.
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Poor kid, fortunately kids heal fast. On the bright side, he's a lock to get an offer from our Basketball recruiting coordinator.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Aug 22, 2023, 06:37 AMGot a Suzuki JR 50 with training wheels before I got my first bicycle, lol. 1979 was the year and I was 5. I still have it. My one and only. 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers came after that. Lucky to have lived or not get hurt bad cause I got plenty of cuts,scrapes, bruises and stitches.
I had a Suzuki 50 probably a year or two after that. It was yellow. My brother had the 80.
Quote from: WaywardMemphian on Aug 22, 2023, 06:37 AMGot a Suzuki JR 50 with training wheels before I got my first bicycle, lol. 1979 was the year and I was 5. I still have it. My one and only. 3 wheelers and 4 wheelers came after that. Lucky to have lived or not get hurt bad cause I got plenty of cuts,scrapes, bruises and stitches.
At 10 years old I flipped a 3 wheeler at full throttle and landed about 20 feet away. I got up without even a scratch or bruise. We had been using it to look for a couple of missing cows during calving season - dad in the truck and me on the wheeler. I was going full speed down a gravel road and he was just a few feet behind, when I cut off the road into the field the front wheel dug in and I got a full-send. One of those, "I should still be fucked up 30 years later" moments. Honda ATC110, the "collarbone crusher". Dang I miss that thing. Saw one sell on bringatrailer for over $3,000 last year.
Quote from: buff2.0 on Aug 22, 2023, 07:40 AMAt 10 years old I flipped a 3 wheeler at full throttle and landed about 20 feet away. I got up without even a scratch or bruise. We had been using it to look for a couple of missing cows during calving season - dad in the truck and me on the wheeler. I was going full speed down a gravel road and he was just a few feet behind, when I cut off the road into the field the front wheel dug in and I got a full-send. One of those, "I should still be fucked up 30 years later" moments. Honda ATC110, the "collarbone crusher". Dang I miss that thing. Saw one sell on bringatrailer for over $3,000 last year.
I've been thinking of buying another 250r. I've seen them here and there for sale.
Who wants to live forever?
Quote from: CardHog on Aug 22, 2023, 07:10 AMI had a Suzuki 50 probably a year or two after that. It was yellow. My brother had the 80.
I had the same one. No training wheels.
Quote from: animal on Aug 19, 2023, 11:36 AMI'm not a motorcycle guy but I've had many close calls on ATVs...my current four-wheeler I've rolled 4 or 5 times a couple times at decent speed. My front teeth are fucked up because of a 3 wheeler accident when I was little. My legs are scarred from a Honda Trail 90 muffler also from when I was little riding on the back.
I'd say every single fucking time I had an accident as an adult I let my guard down for an instant. I've learned when that happens to hold tight, use my thighs to hug the bike and try to keep my limbs tucked in and just let the machine take the abuse.
All of that shit you can have on top of you in a hurry...a motorcycle is a different animal really because you tend to be dragged on pavement or propelled several feet/yards away and all sorts of bad things can happen. In Jacksonville I can show you a spot in the highway where multiple motorcycle fatalities have occurred over the years and they still do nothing about it.
I can understand the thrill of riding a crotch rocket or whatever. I'm not built for that shit so I'll stick to finding other ways to die.
I don't understand rolling a four-wheeler or ATV unless you are going way to fast, and then it is on you.
Quote from: Italian Porn on Aug 22, 2023, 07:05 AMPoor kid, fortunately kids heal fast. On the bright side, he's a lock to get an offer from our Basketball recruiting coordinator.
But he was nowhere near a water slide.