Letters

Going Too Favre

So Brett Favre came out of retirement and beat the Miami Dolphins (A Season of Renewal, Sept. 15)—a team the New York Jets annually beat without him. To my mind, much more heroic things happened in Week 1 of the NFL season, such as Buffalo beating Seattle or Carolina bouncing back against San Diego.
Ezra Tanen, Thornhill, Ont.

Breaking News

Your picture of the hit on Tom Brady (All Is Lost! [Or Is It?], Sept. 15) was amazing—it's no wonder he is out for the season! Pictures like that are the reason that I subscribe to SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.
John T. Huppert, Rockwood, Tenn.

When I saw the picture of the hit on Brady with his leg collapsing, I had to close my eyes. It was 39 years ago, almost to the day, that I took a similar hit during a fraternity intramural football practice. The pain was beyond excruciating. It is incomprehensible to me that Brady was able to walk (although assisted) off the field.
Jim Lavold, Wauwatosa, Wis.

Love Among the Bruins

In Rick Neuheisel's interview with Dan Patrick (JUST MY TYPE, Sept. 15) the UCLA coach told Dan after an opening-week win against Tennessee that they were "in this together." So I guess that means, Dan, that you were responsible for 29 1/2 points in UCLA's 59--0 loss the next game to BYU!
Jack Weiss, Wilmington, N.C.

PAT Answer

Stewart Mandel maintained that Washington's loss to BYU came because a referee's flag toss for excessive celebration (INSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL, Sept. 15) pushed an extra-point attempt back 15 yards. But even at 35 yards, the attempt that would have taken the game into overtime was still a chip shot. Wasn't the game really decided by BYU's blocking that kick? That play was no fluke. Last December, BYU blocked a similar-length kick, a 28-yard field goal, to defeat UCLA.
Larry D. Macfarlane, Orem, Utah

Talking Sports