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Harr_9780385492720_4p_all_r1.qxp 5/12/08 10:25 AM Page 21 C H A P T E R 1 B ra d y D r o p s t h e B a l l eah, I guess I am almost too good to be true, I thought as I read the SPORTS: The Magazine cover story for the third time. That is, if Y you believe the hype. But the truth is I almost ruined my life one night, but I somehow managed to right a wrong and come out basically unscathed. It was a cool October night and my football team, the Central Georgia University Jaguars, had just recorded our biggest victory in CGU school history over the Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers. It was a beautiful night for football, with a crowd of over 80,000 fans. I remember the smell of the grass and how great my teammates and I looked in our green and gold uniforms under the lights in a nighttime atmosphere that only college football can provide. It was an incredible feeling when the team raced from the tunnel to the field surrounded by a thunderous roar from the CGU fans. I was a redshirt freshman, and in this my first start I gained over 150 yards against a tough LSU defense. After the game, I decided to join my childhood best friend, Delmar, and some of my teammates for some postgame festivities. In the past, for Harr_9780385492720_4p_all_r1.qxp 5/12/08 10:25 AM Page 22 22 E . L Y N N H A R R I S me that would have meant r