SAGiles-writing about life!

Today sees a new class in the Football Hall of Fame.  The induction ceremony was at times very emotionally filled.  And yet maybe a bit over the top in some cases.  Troy looked bored the whole time, and did not even change his set expression when Michael Irvin acknowledged him.  Jerry Jones was on a lot of caffine--for a while when the camera panned him he looked to be asleep.  But when it was his turn, he was truly animated.  And yet, I felt he gave a very fine introductory and induction speech for Michael.  Now, being the last to speak after most of the inductees brought a bit of a tear to the eyes of those watching,  did Michael disappoint;  NO, he brought tears to his own eyes as he digressed from a very fine acceptance of his playing honor, to one of a sermon.  And a sermon that was trying to raise a point, but just was not the appropriate place or manner of deliverance.  And, he forgot to recognize his mother--and you know she was there, and while he pointed out his two young sons, he really glossed over his wife, and his siblings who were all there.  It was his choice as to what he included in his speech, and maybe he felt being the last one that we would be tired of the common recognitions of the others, wife, mother, father, brothers, the 4-5 children they fathered, but, yet that would have been a just recognition for a wife, who has stuck by him through his off the field antics, and a mother who, with unconditional love still can smile for Michael. Anyway he has been inducted, and sadly before Emmit Smith who I feel deserves to have already been included in that reverent group of football players--all of the m playmakers!!!!!