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Dan Dakich Wasn’t Sure If Chris Farley Was Alive Or Dead

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David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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College basketball commentator Dan Dakich seemed unsure over the weekend whether or not Chris Farley was dead.

Dakich was commentating Michigan’s game against Maryland, when Jason Benetti dropped a line from “Tommy Boy.” He responded by asking whether or not Farley had passed away and opining that he wasn’t even a funny guy.

This is a really bad look for Dakich. There’s no doubt about that. Chris Farley is one of the funniest guys who has ever lived. This is so utterly disrespectful.

Farley is a legend, and our world was robbed by his untimely death. The man just had a way of making people laugh, and that’s something the world needs more of.

I just don’t understand how anybody in the media world, such as Dakich, is unaware that Farley is dead. Just ridiculousness all the way around. First he calls him unfunny and then doesn’t even know he’s dead.

I like Dakich a lot. He’s good at his job, but even I can’t defend this.

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