Scenario….

Head coach tries to save his own hide by claiming that his murdered player was actually a drug dealer. Assistant coach refused to wrongly tarnish the reputation of a slain player, and turns the head coach in. Five years later - head coach back on his feet, again coaching kids - assistant coach shunned by his colleagues and working night shift in a factory. Does this seem ass-backwards to anyone else?

Welcome to the story of former Baylor assistant coach Abar Rouse. Five years ago, the college basketball world was rocked by the murder of Patrick Dennehy by his Baylor teammate Carlton Dotson. As if this weren’t bad enough, former Baylor head coach Dave Bliss attempted to organize a cover-up to disguise his own NCAA rules violation by portraying Dennehy as a drug dealer. Upon hearing of this atrocity, Rouse did the right thing - he turned in his boss, refusing to lie about his slain player.

Somehow, in the very screwed up world of college basketball, Rouse has turned out to be the bad guy. He can’t get a coaching job, while Dave Bliss has found his way back into the game, coaching the team “Athletes in Action”. WTF.

Please tell me that I’m not the only one disgusted by this. Reward Dave Bliss by giving him another shot, while condemning the guy that did the right thing? Seriously, what sort of message does this send?

Now one man’s dreams have all but been erased.

“That’s all I ever wanted to do,” Rouse said, “be a college basketball coach.”

… and another man, guilty of doing something completely immoral, is getting a second chance.

Stick to your guns Abar Rouse - you did the right thing.

You can read more about this story on ESPN.com
Rouse in oblivion five years after Baylor scandal
Bliss tries to get ‘life back in order’

 

Watch the movie here

 

So I know that this is a bit lengthy, but if you can sit through the first minute and a half or so you won’t be sorry. Enjoy.

 

Saw this today - mildly amusing.

 

It has recently been brought to my attention that skaboom.net has really been lacking in content.  Sorry - my bad.  I’ll get my act together, I swear.

 

This might be the best response to an interview question ever - taken from a recent phone interview.

Sorry, I know this is pretty nerdy, and might not seem funny if you don’t know anything about programming. The question involved nesting an if statement inside of a for loop.

This was the interviewee’s answer…. truly impressive.

I know this is a bit blurry - it goes a little something like this…

If dot, dot

you know

got a couple dots in there

yada yada

you know

exit if

 

VS.

Have no fear Davidson students - forget about the fact that the $41,000 you pay per year to go to school has left your pockets empty. You can still go see your Wildcats battle the Wisconsin Badgers in Friday’s Sweet 16 matchup.

And your school is going to pay for it…

Davidson College and its Board of Trustees have set up a fund to send any student who wishes to go to Friday’s game. Students will get a free bus ride, two free nights in a hotel, and a free ticket to the game. I suppose that’s one way to really inspire some school spirit.

I am a bit jealous, since my school never paid for me to go watch sports when I was in school. But considering that before this season Davidson hadn’t won an NCAA tournament game since 1969 ( View tournament history on ESPN.com ) I suppose I can understand why this is such a big deal for them.

Read the whole story here

… BTW - GO BADGERS!!!

 

Turkey hunters beware. Wild Turkeys in Massachusetts are tired of your ruthlessness and are on the rampage.Residents of Brookline, Mass. have reported numerous incidents of turkey chaos. Children are being chased, cars are being attacked - these crazy birds are mad as hell and not going to take it anymore.

The turkeys started chasing kids and joggers down the street. Neighbors would laugh watching the lawyer or pediatrician who lived next door being chased by a gobbling mob of birds.

Massachusetts wildlife officials have offered this bit of advise to help residents deal with the problem:

Establish a little “turkey dominance” by giving them a good whack with a broom or chasing them with an open umbrella.

Check out the rest of the story here

 

No rights to show NCAA Tournament game highlights? No Problem !!!