It’s uncomfortable we live in a time where each and every failure or misstep of our lives is easily recalled at the drop of a hat (or, even worse, at the push of a button or, more likely, touchscreen). Meanwhile, our greatest or even modest successes are easily cast to the attic of our memories.
This is a sports blog, so obviously we’re tying this into pigskins and pitches, but it’s just as true on the court and diamond as it is on the street.
Without even blinking, I can recite perfectly from memory: Amani Hooker’s middle finger being 1⁄4 inch too short against Penn State in 2017, Nate Stanley overthrowing TJ Hockenson against PSU this year, his interception in that game later on (a lot of bad shit happens against Penn State I guess).