No, he isn't actually going to war. He just hasn't learned that people really don't like it when you compare playing sports to actually fighting in wars. Well, at least he gave me an excuse to post the Kellen Winslow "Soldier" rant.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Is Jimmer Fredette a virgin or a liar?
You may have heard that Brandon Davies of BYU was suspended for the remainder of the NCAA basketball season for violating the BYU honor code. A big deal for a team that has a chance to have its best basketball season ever and was on pace before the suspension to be a 1 seed in the tournament. Now, as a long time sports fan, who has seen people get suspended before, I just kind of assumed he got a DUI or got in a fight or maybe even cheated in class. Well, it turns out none of the above. Brandon Davies was suspended for having sex with his girlfriend, which he actually confessed to. Apparently that is against the BYU honor code. The actual honor code from BYU's website is listed below...
Be honest
Live a chaste and virtuous life Obey the law and all campus policies
Use clean language
Respect others
Abstain from alcoholic beverages, tobacco, tea, coffee, and substance abuse
Participate regularly in church services
Observe the Dress and Grooming Standards
Encourage others in their commitment to comply with the Honor Code
Ok, they got him on the second one there. Fair enough, he knew what he was getting into when he decided to go to BYU. But suspended for the year!? He actually volunteered the information. Is there no honor in that? Give the kid a few games suspension and be done with it. I feel bad for him. He seems like a good kid and isn't the first college guy to choose sex over...well anything.
This all leads me to Jimmer Fredette. I love Jimmer. He is basically America's sweetheart right now, but are we to believe he is a virgin, who hasn't violated that honor code at all. I don't think so. I mean he is possibly the NCAA player of the year. We have all met great basketball players in our life, and the one thing they all have in common is that they get laid. Not to mention that he may have had some caffeine or booze or something. I just don't think BYU really wants to catch these guys. So Brandon Davies was caught because he was a good kid, felt bad and confessed. Just proving, once again, that good guys finish last.
PS - I examined this entire "Teach me how to Jimmer" video and there were no honor code violations in it, but I still no clue how to actually "Jimmer". Is it just raining jump shots?
Cubs committed 5 errors yesterday and got in a fight...with themselves...again
Somehow the Cubs have gotten into another dugout fight with themselves. I know this doesn't seem surprising at all since it is the third one of these in recent memory, but there were at least three things that really suprised me about the fight.
1. Carlos Zambrano was not involved. I know, I know, it's obvious, but seriously, as soon as you heard about this fight, you had to just assume he was involved. Maybe this is the year Big Z turns it around and doesn't lose his mind. Eh, maybe not. Well at least he wasn't involved in this fight.
2. As far as I know, no Gatorade machines were harmed during this fight.
3. Aramis Ramirez cares about something enough to fight about it. Aramis always just seems like he is coasting along, yet somehow Carlos Silva got him to get into a fight. Maybe this is like some kind of 1980's high school football coach like tactic by Silva to get the team fired up. I doubt it.
The bigger problem for the Cubs is the cause of the fight. They had three errors in the first inning which is what pissed off Silva and two more during the game, which brings their total to 14 through the first four spring games. If they keep up that pace, they will win like 20 games this year.
Well at least Starlin Castro hit a home run and looks awesome, except for the whole committing errors thing.
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