This weeks IBG is hosted by Three Guys In A Basement.
1. If you had the choice, which professional athlete would you rather be: A golfer on the PGA tour that hovers around 125-150 on the money list, a solid middle reliever in the MLB, a No. 4 starter on an MLB team, a 10th man on an NBA roster, or a punter in the NFL?
Pro golfer: $537k - $852k
Middle reliever: $200k+
#4 starter: $250k+
10th man: $600k+
Punter: $300k+
While pro golfing may not have the high end salary in that range (most of the other positions can get you into the millions if you're good at what you do), it's got to be the easiest job.
Forget gameday - every professional athlete eventually has to suit up and play a game. It's the practice that makes golfing the best option. Most people play golf as a leisure activity in their spare time. Very rarely do I see people punting or pitching on a Sunday afternoon for fun. And don't get me started on basketball practice - exhausting.
I'll take the cushy life of a pro golfer.
2. If they made a movie about the history of Notre Dame football from 1997-2008, what actors would you cast as Bob Davie, Tyrone Willingham, George O’Leary and Charlie Weis? Picture comparisons will be helpful.
Randy Travis as Bob Davie
I needed someone in this role that could do justice to Bob Davie's particular brand of country-fied footbaw. Someone who could do the accent of a good ol' country boy.
Someone who seems like a good idea at the time, but ultimately is too much of a caricature to bring any real credibility. And the whole look-a-like thing.
Richard Brooks as Tyrone Willingham
For this one, I clearly needed an African-American actor that everyone likes, but isn't that accomplished when it comes right down to it.
Somebody that had flashes of being an OK actor early in his career, but of late has been tanking it hardcore. Someone who is almost better when he doesn't open his mouth. And finally, someone who is so buttoned up that you wonder if they are capable of acting with real emotion. Someone with questionable credentials.
I was going to go with Bill Bellamy, but he smiles too much.
Then it hit me—who can do Ty's inscrutable "serious face" better than anyone? That's right, Richard Brooks from Law & Order's early seasons. Bingo.
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