DAWGS BITE OFF SOME FULMER POINTS.

by Orson on May 25, 2006 12:36 PM EDT

Someone impound Mudcat Elmore's goddamned car and save UGA some serious trouble. The cursed car--which has not, thus far, grown attached to Mudcat and killed all rivals for his affections--has claimed another victim, this time Daniel Ellerbe, whose case wound up yesterday in Athens. The linebacker was given two days in jail and two years probation for a drunk driving incident where Ellerbe crashed Elmore's car into a tree. Originally there was a charge of auto theft against Ellerbe, but Elmore helped clarify the confusion regarding exactly why his friend Ellerbe was behind the wheel in the first place:

Ellerbe was accused by police of taking Elmore's 1988 Chevrolet Caprice without his permission, but Elmore said there was a "general practice among the circle of friends to share vehicles," Mauldin said.

Good to know that Richt's players, though driving drunk around Athens, aren't doing in luxury vehicles in Mama's name. An '88 Caprice isn't exactly Escaladery, no matter how many rims you put on it. Still, when was the last time you agreed to share something as big as a car? It's yet another chapter in UGA's long history of petty but bothersome trouble with athletes and cars.

Fortunately, we have just the solution: the UGA Athletic Department Horse Pool. Save on gas, foster ecological awareness on campus, and give the Ag Department a chance to show off some of their fine animal husbandry work. Considering the near-deified status of athletes at UGA anyway, riding around on Arabians would only enhance their rank as a breed apart at the University. Plus: awarding Fulmer Cup points for RUI and trampling geeks on the quad would be far more entertaining than boring old DUI cases.

Total: two points, one for the dui charge, and one for being involved with Mudcat Elmore's santeria-stricken car.

Mudcat Elmore's car: not a 1958 Plymouth Fury.

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FWIW, it’s fairly common up here for the athletes to share cars.

by PeteJayhawk on May 25, 2006 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

Mudcat’s ride is cursed….was it Hitler’s death car or something?

by NoleinTexas on May 25, 2006 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

Can we get an updated scoreboard?

by Wooderson on May 25, 2006 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

Oh, sure. Up tomorrow since this was such a busy week.

by Orson Swindle on May 25, 2006 1:10 PM EDT reply actions

Dude, how could you miss an opportunity to bring up (and make fun of) David POLLACK!’s [/lundquist] little scooter?

by Will Collier on May 25, 2006 1:28 PM EDT reply actions

Dude – I think you already dinged us for points here.

Besides, he beat the DUI charge. He got pinched on underaged possession once the dust settled.

We want to win this thing fair and square. Double dipping wouldn’t be fair to The Blue Hens.

pwd

by paulwesterdawg on May 25, 2006 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

share cars? Hell, many jocks share skanky women.

A car is nothing.

by paulwesterdawg on May 25, 2006 3:43 PM EDT reply actions

And to Orson’s dismay, Marquis has already begun testing this “horse” theory of his.

http://photos-462.facebook.com/n14/207/35/4905736/n4905736_31005462_5647.jpg

ANd like Paul notes, with the tendency some athletes share women (recall the classic 7th Floor Crew), allowing your teammate (sometimes a teammate who has no vehicle of their own) to borrow your car if need be is not that big a deal.

And lastly, for Mr. Collier. Pollack was NOT the originator of the scooter brigade. If anyone could ever find a picture of this I’d pay a bundle for it, but former OG Kevin Breedlove, he of the nickname ‘PeanutButter’, and a massive 6’1, 300+ pound man, cruising on his scooter, complete with camoflouge helmet, was the original Big Dawg on a Little Bike.

by Kid in Cakalaki on May 25, 2006 4:34 PM EDT reply actions

I know a high school is not technically eligible for the Fulmer Cup, but perhaps an asterisk is in order. They certainly qualify for the junior division.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/24/AR2006052402550.html

I guess if you get the 93 years doesn’t the fine seem a little over the top.

by Vairish84 on May 25, 2006 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, seeing Mudcat’s car is to Athens-Clarke County police officers like visiting Foot Locker for Seminole football players, or shaking hands with Bobby Lowder for WarPlainsTigerEagles: They may not know precisely what they’ll walk away with, but they know it will be something. It truly is shooting fish in a barrel. I’m not even entirely sure the Dawgs should get Fulmer Cup points for any activity that involves Mudcat’s Caprice in any but the most tangential ways, because at this point that car is an unfair advantage.

by CochranDawg on May 25, 2006 6:48 PM EDT reply actions