We thought it would be be a story to laugh at, poke fun at and then, move on from. We assumed it would be another case of a "celeb" getting drunk in public, doing some things not meant for the public and then, everything just going away.

Unfortunately for ESPN's Dana Jacobson, her bosses weren't as light-hearted as the sports blogging community was. The First Take co-anchor was suspended for one week today thanks to her 'expletive-filled, drunken rant' at the January 11th Mike and Mike Roast in Atlantic City, NJ.

Yikes.

If you've found this blog, you most likely know what happened despite the now-inexplicable lack of video or audio from this rant. According to what we've heard, the highlights included the usually straight-laced D.J. shouting "F**k Touchdown Jesus" and "F**k Jesus" among other less-than-jake exclamations all while drinking straight from a vodka bottle. Of course, Mike Golic is a Notre Dam alum. Attendee Charlie Weis? The Notre Dame coach. Even tough football pros can turn red with embarassment, I guess.

In a somewhat related story from yesterday's post, the ESPN ombudsman Le Anne Schreiber answered the call and returned with a lengthy story found here. However, while she doesn't address the case there, check this out excerpt via IrishRoundTable.com from a reported email back to blogger Shake Down The Thunder from Schreiber:

"That is what I know, so I can neither confirm or deny the specifics of what Jacobsen said, but her own apology indicates both the offensiveness of her remarks, that they at least had the tenor of religious slurs, and that she deeply regrets her behavior that night. Her remarks were not made on air, but they were made at an ESPN-affiliated charity event. They have tarnished her reputation and ESPN’s, jeopardized her career, and whether there will be any further ramifications of the events of that night may well depend on how people respond to her plea for forgiveness."

For the whole thing, click here.

At the end of the day, Jacobson is human. She had a bad moment and made a bad judgment call, no doubt fueled by the 'we can do anything' mentality she is surrounded with in dealing with athletes and analysts. Sometimes, you take on characteristics of people around you without knowing it. While I don't know her, I don't think she hates God or is some anti-religious zealot. I'm not trying to excuse her, but c'mon now. We have all done stuff we regret, some of us moreso than others (pointing to guy next to him).

But when you're a public figure, you have to atone for when you make public mistakes. Perhaps this is a larger lesson for ESPN, who put on this roast to begin with. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.