Comments on: March Madness turns to Gladness for One Lucky Athlete

March Madness turns to Gladness for One Lucky Athlete

b_thinky — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:46:10 -0800

March Madness? Try March Gladness, at least if you're Villanova star Allen Ray, who nearly had his eye poked out last Friday vs Pittsburgh. This gruesome YouTube video shows just how lucky Ray is. Not only is Ray and his eye ready to play, but 'Nova also locked up a #1 seed, which means they're among the favorites to win it all.

By: b_thinky

b_thinky — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:47:43 -0800

Yes, his name is Allen Ray, not to be confused with former UConn and current NBA star Ray Allen.

By: bardic

bardic — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:15:48 -0800

Chlorophyll is borophyll, yo. Saw that footage on SC. It was really freaky--but according to my doctor friends, eyeballs are a lot more resilient than people give them credit for. I'm bummed that Maryland didn't get a bid, but I can't complain. I'm going to root hard for Duke and JJ, but deep down I'm thinking North Carolina or Memphis might be the teams to beat. Since it's bracket time, let me go out on an outrageous limb-- Boston College wins it all (yes, I'm the ACC markII's bitch). (Upster filter: Zags lose to Xavier--obvious. Second round-- NC State beats Texas.)

By: bardic

bardic — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:19:43 -0800

*Upset* sorry

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:50:48 -0800

eyeballs are a lot more resilient than people give them credit for. I've been told that the cornea is the fastest healing tissue in the body. That being said, this worries me. Its just too much of an "if." When the player that you run your entire offense through has questionable depth perception, it just spells trouble. Like bardic, I think I have to take BC over 'Nova,

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:53:12 -0800

P.S. UConn wipes the floor with B.C. in the semis. [disclosure]I was raised in CT[/caveat]

By: ChasFile

ChasFile — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 23:55:56 -0800

Also, props on the good post. Exemplar of how to properly post YouTube to the front page. Also, admins: "All posts tagged with 'marchmadness'" or whatever on the sideblog?

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 01:22:02 -0800

What to do when your eye pops out.

By: fixedgear

fixedgear — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 02:09:05 -0800

I though his eyelid was trapped behind his eyeball. At least that's what the local media was reporting.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 05:56:35 -0800

It's all fun and games until, well, you know.

By: b_thinky

b_thinky — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:07:11 -0800

I watched most of that game but missed the injury. On SC, they wouldn't show the clip because it was "too distrubing." From the anchor's description I was picturing his eyeball laying on the floor. It took a few days for it to show up online.

By: obeygiant

obeygiant — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:06:38 -0800

that was awesome.

By: TochterAusElysium

TochterAusElysium — Tue, 14 Mar 2006 18:38:18 -0800

Oh dear god, no no no. THIS is why I never got a pug - one mention on a website somewhere that a sharp blow to the head can make their eyes come out and I was done with that idea. This whole eye thing just freaks me out so much that I can never watch the video, and just reading this post made me dizzy. (Cheap high!)