At Mr. Lileks blog he points to a recent comment made by Brent Musburger during televised coverage of a college football game, a comment that evidently caused a brief kerfuffle. To wit:
“Wow, I’m telling you quarterbacks: You get all the good-looking women,” Musburger said as the camera focused on Webb, sitting with McCarron’s mother. “What a beautiful woman. Wow!”
Some found the remarks from Musburger, 73, out of line. On Tuesday, ESPN released this statement: “We always try to capture interesting storylines and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that.”
Mr Lileks opined: “It’s permitted to praise in beauty your own group and above, but not below; then it’s creepy.”
My thought: If Ruth Buzzi had been nearby to whack Musburger over the head with a purse said kerfuffle might never have occurred. Or, if instead of Ms. Alabama, he’d said Betty White is hot, who would have cared?
Good grief this is Brent Musburger we’re talking about. What he said is about as creepy as a grandpa sneakin’ a smooch with his grandson’s wife on Thanksgiving.