FULMER CUP UPDATE: THE BIG BOARD MINUS MINNY
The Big Board for this week. Notes and addenda follow.

Notes:
Minnesota's a-comin', yah. Large points coming to Minnesota, who welcomed Tim Brewster and his first spring game by discovering that three players allegedly raped an 18-year old in an apartment complex where many of the football players live. The Gophers do not make the board because, for at least another hour, they won't have charges filed against them since Minneapolis court files the papers at noon.
They do however currently sit in jail with bond set at around 100K, a number which is the only telling evidence thus far in a case with little in the way of details--a hundred thou is not a number a defense attorney would take as indication of a weak case. The three players are facing third-degree sexual assault charges, which per this Star-Tribune article "usually does involve penetration, nonconsensual penetration."
Ruling: points pending with update to follow.
Florida wants you to feel what it's like to be scared. Florida clearly needs to avoid parking lots at all costs: first Justin Doe is charged with affray in a parking lot brawl, then his teammate Ronnie Wilson decides to threaten a man with both his 300 pound frame and an assault rifle, which he may or may not have discharged in said parking lot. Getting Florida players on bicycles may be the first environmental campaign all Gator fans can agree on unanimously.
Penn State's Burglary/Brawl still pending. The points are potentially huge in this case, but no charges filed, a-no points for a-you. Will monitor.
PS: Check out Run Up The Score for the latest updates on the Penn State debacle. It's Passions--style soap opera quality news.
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I was a little confused but the MP3 cleared it all up for me.
by Mike P. on Apr 9, 2007 10:48 AM EDT reply actions
Must…save….self-depricating…Minnesota jokes….
YEAH! GREAT TEAMWORK!, GUYS!!!
Almost made it to the dedicated thread. Almost.
by Brewster Crew on Apr 9, 2007 10:56 AM EDT reply actions
What’s the latest on Penn State? All of these chumps are just playing for second place, if what you hinted of last week is correct.
by fresh on Apr 9, 2007 10:59 AM EDT reply actions
We were monkeying around with a busted MP3. Apologies.
by Orson Swindle on Apr 9, 2007 11:09 AM EDT reply actions
I shouldn’t kid, because rape isn’t funny (Unless you’re raping a clown. Thanks, T-Shirt Hell). And obviously 3-on-1 is horribly wrong and should never EVER happen.
But the rumor I heard about this was it was a “Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes………………………no.” situation. Don’t know if it’s true, but if so, uh-oh.
This also isn’t the 1st time there’s been a Minnesota team hit with rape charges. In 1986, 3 members of the pumpkinball team were hit with rape charges in Madison. The 3 were kicked off the team and the coach was forced to resign. All 3 were acquitted.
by Brewster Crew on Apr 9, 2007 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
Wow, the Big 11 is really outshining the competition this year. WATFO that one conference could claim all fo the top 4 spots in one season.
That would be like when tOSU and UM finished 1-2 in the final polls this year…oh wait.
Well, at least this year they’ll have one team in the Fulmer Cup Title Game.
by Wooderson on Apr 9, 2007 11:12 AM EDT reply actions
I can help with that one, #4.
We’re still waiting to find out how many players are actually charged, and what the charges will be. Could be four players for simple assault. Could be ten players with a mix of burglary, conspiracy, assault, aggravated assault, battery, etc.
The whole thing’s a friggin’ soap opera. The victims’ fathers are calling state and federal legislators, one of the dads allegedly tipped off the PSU student newspaper before the police were contacted, the kids who started the fight with the football player weren’t exactly the same kids who later got their asses beaten by the football team. It’s a mess, and it’s still being sorted out. Also, the Centre County D.A. is currently tied up with a (thankfully) non-football related homicide case, so charges may not even be filed this week.
I’ve been trying to stay on top of the story over at my site, but it’s all second hand information right now. Some players are going to be either suspended for a year or kicked off the team. We’re finally starting to hear that some of the most involved brawlers are the least involved football players, which is the only good news we have right now.
Still, we’re coming for the Fulmer Cup. It’s just a matter of it being 15 or 60 points.
by Run Up The Score on Apr 9, 2007 11:14 AM EDT reply actions
// Passions–style soap opera quality news. //
Sure, it’s Geraldo Rivera / Montel Williams level in the real world, but in the blog world that basically equates to me being somewhere between Edward R. Murrow and Walter Conkrite. I guess what I’m saying is, thank you.
Also, I eagerly await kidnapping charges at Northwestern, beastiality charges at Michigan State, more birds in microwaves at Wisconsin, a possible skullf*cking at Iowa, and well, actual publication of the usual goings on in Columbus. I hate to see the other Big Televen schools slacking like this.
by Run Up The Score on Apr 9, 2007 12:21 PM EDT reply actions
The Big Ten – The Conference that Can’t Count… and thankfully it can’t because taking 3 of the top eight positions with 1 & 2 locked down and PSU and Minnesota waiting to enter is just what the conference needs.
Sheesh… And we haven’t had the obligatory Ohio State or Wisconsin Fulmer Cup entires.
by Sean on Apr 9, 2007 12:24 PM EDT reply actions
The DA is holding a presser at 11:45 Central. That can’t be good. Get those points ready.
by Brewster Crew on Apr 9, 2007 12:26 PM EDT reply actions
Reckon them smart folk up Nawth sho do git in a heapa trouble. We’s jus goin back to polishin all them trophies we only got from cruitin fellas what was too stupid to git in yo fancified skools with all they’s standrads and whatnot.
by Chg on Apr 9, 2007 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
RUTS is thankful for a HOMICIDE investigation to delay PSU’s inevitable wrasslin’ match with the DA.
You belong in the SEC, my friend.
by AUAlum on Apr 9, 2007 12:51 PM EDT reply actions
What happened to UGA, I was sure we should have some points for the usual drunk offenses/fake license/driving illegaly?
by Jonathan on Apr 9, 2007 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
- — I’m from Killadelphia, man! We laugh at Centre County’s five annual murders! That’s a slow weekend for Philly.
by Run Up The Score on Apr 9, 2007 1:00 PM EDT reply actions
http://www.kstp.com/article/stories/S43727.shtml?cat=1
For those too lazy, players should be free by now, charges not filed, investigation ongoing, prosecutor running for Governor again…wait, that one isn’t true yet.
by Brewster Crew on Apr 9, 2007 1:19 PM EDT reply actions
Lets face it, the Big Ten is going to be looking good in the polls going into the final weekend, however look for some “SEC speed” to prevail in the a blowout at the end.
by Nick on Apr 9, 2007 1:33 PM EDT reply actions
Whenever the Fulmer Cup standings come out I am glad that Notre Dame continues to be “irrelevant” in this aspect of college football. It’s been a few years since the Irish have had anything happen that would warrant much recognition here.
by AllWhoYonder on Apr 9, 2007 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
Hey Orson – would it be possible to post an updated recap of each school’s point scoring offenses for those of us who love this blog but don’t come every day?
(hopefully this is not already done and I am an idiot.)
by umhmm on Apr 9, 2007 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
That UGA survived without the usual Saturday night tomfoolery in downtown Athens after the G-Day game is a bit surprising. I shouldn’t be that surprised, of course, as finishing ahead of UF in anything for ‘06-’07 seems to be a impossibility…
by Because They Can on Apr 9, 2007 2:25 PM EDT reply actions
Point of order: One of the two DWI’s that are counted against Purdue was reduced to an OWI. Saves us a whopping point.
Still, rumor has it we’ll get that point back shortly
http://purdue.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=661691
Seems harmless enough, I mean, who among us hasn’t pissed in the fountain on the engineering mall?
by boilerpete on Apr 9, 2007 2:40 PM EDT reply actions
umhmm,
right after you’re through reading a post on a blog, you might notice little subject headings listed, for this blog entry it goes a little sumptin’ like this:
Filed under: Southeastern Conference, College football, Big 10 Conference, Fulmer Cup, All-Conference
Simply click on Fulmer Cup and all entries having to do w/ the Fulmer Cup will be listed. It’s not the summary you requested, but should be good enough.
Also, why does someone have to bring up Notre Dame again? We get it. The Notre Dame program is squeaky clean.
by OmarBradley on Apr 9, 2007 3:13 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously …nobody wants to hear about Notre Dame under every friggin subject heading.
by Dave K. on Apr 9, 2007 3:27 PM EDT reply actions
Unless it’s a Charlie Weis fatty-fat-fat joke, of course.
by Run Up The Score on Apr 9, 2007 3:31 PM EDT reply actions
I haven’t decided if it’sa good thing or a bad omen to have South Carolina drop off the bottom of the FC poll back into the land of obscurity.
Part of me says maybe things are looking up in Columbia and perhaps Clemson’s time is due, but part of me says it reeks of drinking Jabu’s rum bad.
by Out of Conference on Apr 9, 2007 3:36 PM EDT reply actions

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