UPDATE: UCLA COACH HAD PRIORS
Ever have one of those days where you wake up convinced you've killed someone? Or robbed a house? And you're covered in blood and lying naked in the park, a human femur lodged in your mouth? That's precisely what every day is like for us.

Again? Dammit.
Therefore we welcome UCLA WR coach Eric Scott to the damn club, son. He probably woke up this a.m. and thought, "Man, did I allegedly break into a house yesterday and get arrested for burglary? Nah, that didn't...oh, shit." And like us in the park, he has to spend the rest of the day dealing with that fact (though fortunately for him, he's likely clothed and doesn't have to do the American Werewolf in London thing we have to do all the time. Do you know how few men in this world own a decent pair of 35 inch waist pants?)
The details are burbling up through the L.A. Times, and they're not very flattering to Karl Dorrell and the hiring process at UCLA. Scott had priors, including a misdemeanor concealed weapons charge and a disturbing the peace charge. Both charges could and are easily picked up on a lively weekend, but they look worse than they perhaps should in light of this police report snippet:
Authorities said Scott was arrested with Jesus DeAlba, 23, and Timothy Williams, 23, Tuesday afternoon after deputies received a 911 call about a possible burglary in the 11600 block of Pioneer Blvd. in Norwalk, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. Sgt. Craig Harmon said.
"A neighbor saw the three suspects on the porch of a single-family home, then saw them force their way in," Harmon said. "When deputies arrived, the three were seen walking from the location, and were found with property from the house they admitted to taking."
Scott's attorney issued this statement:
"From my preliminary investigation, it appears that a mistake was made by the Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies that should be cleared up within a few days. There is no evidence that any crime was committed by Eric Scott or anyone with him."
Which is entirely possible--this is the LAPD we're talking about here. Scott's been placed on administrative leave for the time being while the charges are sorted out. Dorrell's standing by his man, but at a safe distance of a few feet just in case this turns out to have merit. Scott's been an inner-city recruiting force for UCLA--perhaps he just succumbed to that infamous inner-city pressure we've been hearing about.
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Hey…I want to stay home and play synthesizers….
by RedDevilEA on Jul 26, 2007 11:00 AM EDT reply actions
When you’re unemployed there’s NO vacation…
by beast in 'bama on Jul 26, 2007 11:04 AM EDT reply actions
Does a coach count towards the Fulmer Cup?
Perhas at some weighting (like 2 times the points)?
by Mergz on Jul 26, 2007 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
That’s what I have to do the next time I get laid off with no notice… go buy a synthesizer and everything will be all right.
FWIW, LA Sheriffs are not the same bunch as LAPD; except for their treatment of celebrities and their cavalier approach to software licensing, I haven’t heard much to complain about when it comes to the khaki cops. (I have no personal experience with either group and hope I can keep it that way.)
by PJ from NU in SF on Jul 26, 2007 11:10 AM EDT reply actions
If anyone out there is not watching Flight of the Conchords, you need to be.
I’ve already contacted them about possible cameos.
by Gary Busey on Jul 26, 2007 11:11 AM EDT reply actions
As someone mentioned over on one of the news article comments areas, could it be an ex-gf’s house and him taking back his stuff? Not likely, but reason enough to withhold awarding points for a little while. It just seems too ridiculous to be true that what transpired here wasn’t some misunderstanding.
by Brian on Jul 26, 2007 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
There’s been a lot of assistant coaches in trouble this off season, or at least more than normal. If this guy qualifies for the Fulmer Cup, then you have to back to the other guys like the Rutgers assistant who was arrested for assault after an altercation in a bar.
by Dave on Jul 26, 2007 11:18 AM EDT reply actions
But Dave, none of these guys are Joe Cullen, either. Now that guy was a class act.
by PJ from NU in SF on Jul 26, 2007 11:24 AM EDT reply actions
What a beautiful tribute to the Pet Shop Boys.
But didn’t youtube have any footage of Marvin gaye singing “Inner City Blues (Make me wanna holler)”?
by jon on Jul 26, 2007 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
Thank God not every assistant coach in the area of a crime gets arrested, charged, or even mentioned. Otherwise I’d have a tough time explaining what our DB coach was doing with the boom mike at University Village with Dom Jones and Alex Daniels.
by Brewster Crew on Jul 26, 2007 11:28 AM EDT reply actions
major applewhite doesn’t have time for this burglary shit.
by gerry dorsey on Jul 26, 2007 11:30 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe Ashes to Ashes video David Bowie told Eric Scott to do something “outrageous”?
by Unhappy Monkey on Jul 26, 2007 11:35 AM EDT reply actions
Unhappy Monkey, that wasn’t really David Bowie—It was just Pete Carroll in a clown suit on his unicycle.
by jon on Jul 26, 2007 11:37 AM EDT reply actions
"From my preliminary investigation, it appears that a mistake was made by the Los Angeles Sheriff Deputies that should be cleared up within a few days. There is no evidence that any crime was committed by Eric Scott or anyone with him."
Why can’t a lawyer just tell the truth during a press conference? Like this:
“Yeah, he’s pretty much screwed— I’ll still get paid.”
by PW on Jul 26, 2007 11:42 AM EDT reply actions
After seeing that piicture, I was curious what ever happened to David Naughton.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0622544/
After “Hot Dog: The Movie” he pretty much descended into crappy television and voice work.
It’s a shame, that is.
by AllWhoYonder on Jul 26, 2007 11:48 AM EDT reply actions
@ 8: Don’t you judge. Joe was one of many people who have nearly passed out on the square in Oxford…or like to drive around naked.
by lanceharbor on Jul 26, 2007 11:49 AM EDT reply actions
Hate to admit I was watching, but they had EA in the Who’s Now studio today. She called Mike Greenberg a “fucking cuntrag” when he said “Let’s say you were at a post-ESPY’s party. Would you ask ’who’s that guy talking to LaDanian Tomlinson?’ or ’who’s that guy talking to Tiger Woods?’”
by PW on Jul 26, 2007 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
Harold, it’s Bateman, Patrick Bateman. You’re my lawyer so I think you should know: I’ve killed a lot of people. Some girls in the apartment uptown uh, some homeless people maybe 5 or 10 um an NYU girl I met in Central Park. I left her in a parking lot behind some donut shop. I killed Bethany, my old girlfriend, with a nail gun, and some man uh some old faggot with a dog last week. I killed another girl with a chainsaw, I had to, she almost got away and uh someone else there I can’t remember maybe a model, but she’s dead too. And Paul Allen. I killed Paul Allen with an axe in the face, his body is dissolving in a bathtub in Hell’s Kitchen. I don’t want to leave anything out here. I guess I’ve killed maybe 20 people, maybe 40. I have tapes of a lot of it, uh some of the girls have seen the tapes. I even, um… I ate some of their brains, and I tried to cook a little. Tonight I, uh, I just had to kill a LOT of people. And I’m not sure I’m gonna get away with it this time. I guess I’ll uh, I mean, ah, I guess I’m a pretty uh, I mean I guess I’m a pretty sick guy. So, if you get back tomorrow, meet me at Harry’s Bar, so you know, keep your eyes open.
by MP on Jul 26, 2007 12:22 PM EDT reply actions
MP, so you’re the dirty bastard who killed my shar-pei!
by rusty on Jul 26, 2007 12:27 PM EDT reply actions
6. There has been speculation to that effect on some of the UCLA boards. It would seem to make sense given what went down, but there is yet to be any evidence to back it up.
The last I heard, the house was occupied by a relative of one of Scott’s accomplices, and not one of his ex’es/baby mommas…
by bruinhoo on Jul 26, 2007 1:11 PM EDT reply actions
It is tough trying to find a good pair of 35" waist pants. It’s next to impossible to find a pair of 35" waist 36" inseam. I’ve even tried big and tall stores, but alas, you have to be BIG and tall to fit into those clothes.
And since when did XL shirts become mediums? These metrosexual fashion trends are killing me.
by Spittoon on Jul 26, 2007 2:01 PM EDT reply actions
Spittoon, you should open a “Big and/or Tall Shop”. You could put it next to my “All You May Eat Restaurant”
by Unhappy Monkey on Jul 26, 2007 2:33 PM EDT reply actions
MP… even after admitting this, there is no catharsis. I gain no
deeper knowledge about myself, no new knowledge can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing…
by Oliver on Jul 26, 2007 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
You think finding a 35" waist is hard, try a 37"…damn near impossible….
by Nate (ltdomer98) on Jul 26, 2007 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

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