A truly strange story developing: Wyatt Sexton, FSU qb, was arrested and Baker-acted last night after jumping up and down on cars and lying motionless in the street in Tallahassee. Cops asked him who he was, and Sexton responded with “I’m the son of God” and “I’m God.” He became so uncooperative the police pepper-sprayed him and committed him to the care of Tallahassee Memorial Hospital’s psychiatric ward, where he still is as of this post. Police on the scene were quoted as saying he was likely under tne influence of a narcotic, at least according to the reports from WCTV in Tallahassee. (It’s in the video links on the right tab.) The FSU athletic department responded by divulging that Wyatt Sexton had been suspended from the team since June 1st, and that the suspension would likely continue. Check Warchant for the latest in scuttlebutt, since they’re posting on the hour about the story.
A post in the comments section reminded me of a short but essential article on speed and the South by Jonathan Chait in Slate. It’s as effective a refutation of the “Southern speed myth” as we’ve ever seen. We’ve never bought this line of crap for an instant. People aren’t any faster down here; if anything, with the abundance of Sonics, Wal-Marts, and Golden Corral “all-you-care-to-eat” buffets, we’ve always though life moved a little slower here, if only thanks to skyrocketing obesity rates.
Shazam! Just genetically faster, I guess. Must be the buttermilk!
Yet legions of pundits say we’re wrong. Why does this persist? Especially when the two most notable electron-fast players in the nation–Reggie Bush and Ted Ginn–come from California and Ohio. We guess pundits will just attribute this to being from the southern portion of their respective states, or maybe through early exposure to warm weather through extensive and regular Florida vacations. They could ask why the last five national champs leaned heavily on California, Ohio, and Texas recruits, but that would be work, wouldn’t it? Nooo, it’s more fun to talk out of your ass, right, Kirk?
With Logan Young receiving a six-month sentence, the legal proceedings are-for the moment-concluded in the Albert Means affair. Paul Finebaum wraps up the story with acidic flair, saving the worst of his bile for Alabama:
Unfortunately, of all the dumb people who have participated in this malodorous fiasco, the dumbest were those either directly or indirectly related to Alabama. They got taken and, naturally, have paid the stiffest price. Serves them right, most would say.
Making friends, influencing people after all these years.
Objectivity is very, very overrated sometimes, especially when being a very subjective fan leads to people writing lines like this:
GED-recipients in wife-beaters often accuse the Gators of ducking Miami.
The blogosphere: catch the fever!
Cyclones coach Dan McCarney allows Jason Berryman to return to the team after serving 258 days in jail for stealing $4 from another student and taking a cell phone from another. Unlike some programs who allow students who commit petty theft to rejoin by bending rules and leaning on the “boys will be boys principle”-HACK HARUMPH LOUD CLEARING OF THROAT MOCK COUGHING SOUND-philfulmerbobbybowdenlouholtz- HRUMPH HACK-excuse me!-Berryman actually served jail time and will rejoin the squad and the school on his own dime.
One weird excerpt from the article caught our eye. Check out the tag line:
Iowa State went 2-10 during Berryman’s only season. Last season, while Berryman was in jail, the Cyclones finished 7-5 and beat Miami of Ohio in the Independence Bowl.
The logical conclusion? If someone doesn’t get Berryman in the pen immediately, the Cyclones will go 2-10 this year. Quick, someone wave a ten dollar bill in his face!
We wish Berryman the best.
The Mean Green have a nice dilemma on their hands: start the nation’s leading rusher from 2003, or start their other back who led the nation in rushing in 2004? Ah, decisions, decisions…Dennis Dodd details UNT’s backfield here.
An update on Norm Chow, the best college offensive coordinator ever, working over the Titans in practice.
ESPN has added another analyst to their ever growing college football coverage by hiring ex-South Carolina coach and tarnished college football legend Lou Holtz. We are sure it will run smoothly over at Bristol University for the next couple of years. Despite what Holtz is currently saying about Herbstreit’s limitations and Corso being over the hill and that ESPN expects to be out broadcasted by CBS and ABC this year, we think Holtz will get the most out of his Bristol team. However, if history proves out… and it always does… we’d expect some major scandals in a few years with some high profile guys leaving to cover the NFL or being kicked out of the Bristol family. Yes, we’re looking at you Trev.
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