I believe it was in 2000 I went deep sea fishing in the gulf of Mexico. I very well could have gone out from the same location as these four did. However, I think we only went 15-20 miles out, and I'm telling you, it is an absolutely eerie feeling not seeing any land around you whatsoever, and seeing massive rolling waves. I'm guessing that the waves were only 5-8 feet, but they still seemed incredibly big. Perhaps this is why I was glued to this story. Every time I clicked on espn.com or any other sports website, I was praying I would read the headline "Missing boaters found alive" or something to that effect. This is just a heartbreaking story to me. And hearing the account from the lone survivor, that the NFL players took off their life jackets and allowed themselves to be swept to sea, it just gives me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. It's just a very sad and tragic story. As an aside, it would appear to me that Cooper's father/family is in denial at this point. As of last night he was still saying that they believe their son is alive just waiting to be found because he is a fighter. As much as I wish I could share their optimism, I don't. Now, if it were my own child, maybe I'd feel the same way they do. But after hearing that when they found Schuyler with a body temp of 89 degrees, and the doctor saying he maybe had 5-10 hours left to live, the same had to be true with Cooper and Smith. I just hope that they can come to grips with this sooner rather than later. Again, this is a tragic story that is sticking in my gut, and will for a while.