First, think of all the things USC has done that seem terribly shady. Now, check out this article on IUPUI being getting sanctions from the NCAA.
And finally - and not related at all - our favorite quote from good ol’ Jerry Tarkanian…
“The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, they just gave Cleveland State two more years of probation.”
A father in Tennessee is rather unhappy that his twin 9 year-old sons were suspended from school for having a haircut with a line in it that the principal said was gang-related. The father claimed the boys had the same haircut since kindergarten.
But we thought his best argument was this: “It’s not like they had ‘L.K.’ shaved into their heads.”
We feel pretty certain that if Curtis Shaw was the referee in this commercial, he would have ejected the kid for trying to show him up…
Our inside source is reporting that John Calipari will be continuing a tradition he started at Memphis with his new team, Kentucky. That’s right, for their last home game of the season, March 7 versus Florida, the Wildcats will be having “Sophomore Night.”
“This is just a chance to honor these kids for staying in school, getting a part of their education,” Calipari said. “It was a special night in Memphis when we did it, and I’m sure it will be appreciated by the fans in Lexington as well.”
We just took a quick glance at the North Carolina basketball schedule. And something stood out to us - something that immediately brought the word “karma” to mind.
On December 12, 2009, UNC destroyed Presbyterian 103-64. (Yes, the same Presbyterian that is currently 3-16.) In that blowout, UNC coach Roy Williams decided to show his jackass side and have a fan of the opponent ejected for cheering against UNC (God forbid!).
What’s Carolina’s record since that game? A mere 4-5. That’s right - 4 wins, 5 losses. With the win over Presbyterian, the Heels had improved to 8-2.
Now, it appears that they may be dropping out of the top 25 this Monday. We can’t help but wonder if Roy feels a little bad about being such an a-hole in that game in December? Or at least, maybe he’ll think twice in the future before ejecting a fan of the opponent for doing something so crass as cheering for his team.
You don’t want to mess with karma, Roy.
With his team at 11-6 overall, 2-3 in the Big East, and losers of 3 games in a row, UConn coach Jim Calhoun has decided to take a “Coach K” before this season gets out of hand. Sources say Calhoun will re-evaluate his back, um, health issues after he sees the final score of the Texas-UConn match-up.
The Big 10 has finally figured things out with this new advertising campaign…
Our pal BW’s take on Lane Kiffin leaving Tennessee…
“So I heard the riots got so bad in Knoxville last night they had to call in the basketball team to restore order.”