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A Scholarship Is Four Years, a Tattoo Is Forever

by Spencer Hall • Dec 11, 2008 10:58 AM EST

Kirby Freeman signed with the Miami Hurricanes and figured "What better way to demonstrate my complete and total devotion to team and school than by getting the team logo tattooed on my back?" Freeman then had someone inject ink into the outer layers of his skin until he had the familiar "U" symbol on his person at all times. Jeremy Shockey thought it was the toughest thing he'd ever seen, and even drunkenly proposed to it one night at a Canes function in Miami in 2007. It was awkward, but Shockey has been happily and secretly married to the tattoo for over a year now, and they both seem happy with the arrangement.

Until now! (DUH-DUH-DAAAAAAHHH.) Freeman transferred to Baylor after losing his starting QB job, and has had the tattoo changed to either a zero or an "O" for "Ohmigod, that is one lopsized zero. Did you play for Oregon?"

Shockey and the tattoo have since divorced, with Shockey saying, "I don't even recognize her anymore." This reminder that a scholarship is four years, but a tattoo is for life comes from The Sporting Blog. And now, as a bonus, we present further evidence that da U is the crunkest of the crunk with a picture of Sebastian the Ibis doing a keg stand. Just because we like you.

(Photos via here and here)

This post originally appeared on the Sporting Blog. For more, see The Sporting Blog Archives.

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