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Show Thursday, October 12,2006 8 QUINN WANTS TO GET AWAY WITH CRIMES LIKE PROS continued from Page 7 for part of a game for trying to assault a teammate with what the article called "a long pole." Haynesworth is the perfect example of an athlete who has never had to stand accountable for any of his actions. He can do whatever he wants just as long as he follows it up with a televised apology and some form of the phrase "it is what it is." And that, ladies and gentlemen, is exactly why I want to be a professional athlete. I want to be able to rape prostitutes like Dave Meggett and drive drunk like Brian Griese. I want to try to run over my wife in my SUV like Michael Pitt man—allegedly. These guys are living in a real-life version of "Grand Theft Auto," and I want in. After seeing the footage of the Haynesworth incident, I'm tempted to stomp on the face of every single person who cuts me off in traffic. THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE And, with that in mind, I am hereby declaring myself eligible for the 2007 NFL Draft. The way I see it, I'm only 15 pounds away from being able to shoplift with impunity. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to hit the weights. Lquinn@chronicle.utah.edu College of Social and Behavioral Science and the American West Center present the Tenth Annual 2006 Rocco C and Marion S. Siciliano Forum THE FUTURE OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT: Democracy in Danger? Laughlin McDonald Director of the Voting Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union in Atlanta, Georgia, since 1972, Laughlin McDonald has represented minorities in numerous discrimination cases throughout his career. He has argued cases before the Supreme Court, testified frequently before Congress, and written for scholarly and popular publications on civil liberties issues. His most recent book is A Voting Rights Odyssey: Black Enfranchisement in Georgia. Free and Open to the Public Thursday, October 12, Noon KatherineW.and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Auditorium Utah Museum of Fine Arts Overflow room in the Great Hall of the Utah Museum of Fine Arts For more information: AI eta Tew College of Social & Behavioral Science 801-587-3556 aleta.tew@csbs.utah.edu THEE V K UNIVERSITY 0F UTAH Culpepper OK with Harrington starting DAVIE, Fla.—Daunte Culpepper showed plenty of mobility Wednesday when it came to sidestepping talk of the argument he had with Dolphins coach Nick Saban during practice last week. "If you all really have got to know, would you all believe that really we were talking about the Florida-LSU game? He was all LSU and I was talking for Florida," Culpepper said. "Would you believe: that?" Well, no. The exact truth of what prompted the disagreement remains under wraps, yet Culpepper—in his first extended remarks since being removed from Miami's starting lineup last week— said he does agree with the decision Saban made making Joey Harrington the firststring quarterback. It's not a demotion based on results; Saban made that clear when saying Culpepper is getting into a rehab-style program designed to restore explosive movement in his surgically rebuilt knee. But no one knows when— or if—Culpepper will return this season. "I have to say 'thank you1 to coach Saban," Culpepper said. "Because in this situation he's really protecting me and doing what's best for the team and that's how we're moving along." He was placed on the injury report last week with'a bruised shoulder, the result of getting sacked 21 times in the season's first four games. But the lingering concern is the right knee, in which he tore three ligaments last Oct. 30 in his final game with the Minnesota Vikings. Culpepper, who completed 81 of 134 passes for 929 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions in four games, surprised some by being ready for the season. But it became evident early on that his mobility was hampered, and that prompted Saban to make the change. "One thing we have to realize is coming back from an injury like this is really an A to Z process," said Culpepper, who's listed as doubtful on the injury report. "You can't skip any letter in between, no matter how big or how small they are. You have to keep that in mind in this situation, too." So, just as it was last week against New England, as it will be this Sunday at the New York Jets and apparently for the foreseeable future, it's Harrington under center for the Dolphins. "This is strictly something that's being done in the best interest of the player," Saban said, referring to Culpepper. "Joey's got an opportunity and we're going to support him." For his part, Harrington feels for Culpepper—he knows what it's like to be a starter-turned-backup from his experience in Detroit last season. "I was in that situation last year. It's not fun," Harrington said. "And the worst part is everyone's watching you. For as upset as you are, you need to be there for the team and Daunte has done a great job of that. But he's a competitor and he's going to fight for that job and I wouldn't expect anything less of him." • Jets quarterback Chad Pen-1 nington, like Harrington, can' relate to. Culpepper's situation. ; Pennington missed three1 games with a shoulder injury; in 2004, had offseason sur-! gery, then injured the shoul-! der again In the third game' last season, missing the re-, mainder of the year. And he; quickly learned the recovery process almost never goes as quickly as an athlete would like. : "As athletes, we want to! be out there competing and; contributing to our team on; the field," Pennington said. ; The Associated Press' |