FULMER CUP: “HO”-TRE DAME
The full–and we mean really, really full–Fulmer Cup report comes later today. But we must pre-empt and give you this amuse bouche from the blotter in South Bend, Indiana, where there actually are prostitutes.
Derrell Hand, 20, a University of Notre Dame defensive end/nose tackle, was arrested and jailed Thursday afternoon for allegedly propositioning a prostitute.
Hand, who was suspended indefinitely from the team Friday, was released from the St. Joseph County Jail on $250 bond Thursday.

Go pimp one for the gipper, nurse. He’s fading.
Hand was picked up as part of a sting operation by the South Bend police department. His defense should be that he merely speaks like that to not only every woman he meets, but every man, as well, as part of an undiagnosed Tourette’s tic.
Judge: How do you plead, defendant?
Hand: Ho, you know how we do. Payin’ to play, want it today, cash on the way whaddya say?
Judge: One more outburst like that and you’ll be found in contempt of court, Mr. Hand.
Hand: Whateva, trick, fat dick that’s sick gotta spit one quick before I flip. How much?
We’d call it Irvin syndrome if we hadn’t cried like a pussy watching the Playmaker get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and ask his wife and kids for forgiveness for being a less than perfect father. (Sniff.) Hand should just go ahead, transfer to BYU, get a DWC in Provo, and therefore unify the “inadvisable crime to commit at religious college” title belts.












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“Pointing out that salient detail isn’t anti-Catholic bigotry”
True, but implying that Catholics are hunky-dory with pedophilia, as the original post did, is.
Comment by ProfKid93 — August 6, 2007 @ 11:08 am
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Statistically speaking, the rate of pedophilia in priests is more or less in line with the rest of the population, somewhere around 1-2%.
That’s true, but they didn’t have their management covering it up for them. Pointing out that salient detail isn’t anti-Catholic bigotry, it’s a condemnation of the men who abused children and their superiors for losing sight of their mission for pastoral care.
Comment by DC Trojan — August 6, 2007 @ 10:58 am
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And by “you’re” I meant “your” of course.
Comment by ProfKid93 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:57 am
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#38 - No doubt, there were issues. Catholics were the most upset about those issues than anyone. But I’m glad you’re issue is the seriousness of sexual crimes and not cheap and easy jokes to bash Notre Dame.
Assuming that the charges stick against Hand, I’ll next look forward to your comments about how no-nonsense and principled Notre Dame is when they suspend him for the season over a misdemeanor.
Comment by ProfKid93 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:55 am
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PeteJayhawk, while I agree that pedophiilia is a bad topic (though not related to this infraction in the least except from your comment), it is always fun to hear condemnation coming from Kansas, where they outlawed teaching evolution (since repealed).
Comment by AllWhoYonder — August 6, 2007 @ 10:54 am
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The girls in South Bend made him do it. That entire town fell out of the ugly tree.
Comment by Odell 51 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:48 am
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I am Catholic. I went to Notre Dame. Shockingly, I graduated. The Priest Sex Scandals are shameful. And I use the word ‘are’ because they are still in play. Perhaps if the Catholic Church hadn’t tried to sweep everything under the rug, the Los Angeles Diocese wouldn’t be writing a check for 660 million. Oh, and just my 2 cents, but trying to use a statistical fact to mitigate child rape and Catholic Priests is creepy.
Comment by dentalflosstycoon — August 6, 2007 @ 10:46 am
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The truly frightening thing is how almost every incident of acclaim and value to grace the pages of EDSBS can run through this story. We’ve reached a nexus of some sort.
Supply your own punchline:
Haley LaFontaine
Division-1 Football brother
Erickson
tOSU library geeks
He probably saw her in jorts and gave her Urb’s The Point.
Shoot, if he’s got a particular kink you can wrap that crapping in a cooler thing in this story too.
Unless he doesn’t have time for that sort of thing.
Comment by Kenny — August 6, 2007 @ 10:43 am
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That said, I don’t got beef with most of the church any more than I have beef with religion as a whole. Let’s move on; it’s FOOBAW! season.
Comment by PeteJayhawk — August 6, 2007 @ 10:41 am
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The incidence of pedophilia might be the same in the priesthood as it is in the general population; however, the especially loathsome part of it is the Church’s actions (and inaction) when dealing with an admittedly small number of individuals.
Comment by PeteJayhawk — August 6, 2007 @ 10:40 am
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Re: #27
AIrish, everyone reads NDNation if they’re looking for a good laugh. Funniest pack of warrior-poet worshippers on the Web.
Comment by Jackwraith — August 6, 2007 @ 10:40 am
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The man just needed some help installing the wooden dance floor in preparation for fall practice tailgating. Can’t a man get a hand laying down some new parquet?
Comment by Kenny — August 6, 2007 @ 10:38 am
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#30 - riiiight. Because pulling out a pedophilia comment when referring to Notre Dame isn’t about Catholics at all. You’re just all about the children.
Oh, and http://www.spokesmanreview.com/local/story.asp?ID=199318
Comment by ProfKid93 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:34 am
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On a lighter note, how many Fulmer Cup points will my Irish receive for this run-in with South Bend’s finest? At least ND will be ranked somewhere to start the season.
Comment by The Contrarian — August 6, 2007 @ 10:34 am
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Statistically speaking, the rate of pedophilia in priests is more or less in line with the rest of the population, somewhere around 1-2%. If you’re looking to stereotype child sexual abusers the common profile is a married middle class white man.
on a less serious note, when I think of South Bend prostitute the first thing that comes to mind is Patty and Selma from The Simpsons.
Also this proves that there is no sex at Notre Dame.
Comment by NDTom — August 6, 2007 @ 10:29 am
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jebus - missed that, thanks for the correction.
#25 - as much as your statement is a setup for a really vile response, I’ll simply state that you’re a bit misguided on the characteristics of the priest scandals.
Comment by ProfKid93 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:28 am
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South.Bend.Prostitute.Blecchhh.
Comment by Scalz1 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:25 am
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I can’t believe I had to wait until #26 for someone to mention that Hand needed a prostitute. I smell a new psychological disorder defense coming rom SB.
There is probably an Addams Family joke in their too.
Comment by RW — August 6, 2007 @ 10:25 am
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Pete: Mainly because Lutherans are too busy forbidding their children from engaging in any competitions whatsoever.
Comment by chilltown — August 6, 2007 @ 10:24 am
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#23: I’m not anti-Catholic, I’m anti-pedophilia. If you want to conflate the two in your mind, that’s your business, not mine, but damned if I can remember the last Lutheran pedophilia scandal to cross the news wires.
Comment by PeteJayhawk — August 6, 2007 @ 10:21 am
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#26 takes five finger discount to a new level.
Comment by Rusty — August 6, 2007 @ 10:21 am
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@ 20 & 13…
Whores running around, doing their little behind-shake for the men folk…
Comment by lanceharbor — August 6, 2007 @ 10:19 am
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#26: Someone reads NDNation.
Comment by AIrish — August 6, 2007 @ 10:19 am
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#25 - don’t know…ask your sister/girlfriend you inbred douchenozzle.
Comment by HatesRednecks — August 6, 2007 @ 10:12 am
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Shoulda stuck with his namesake.
Comment by daviehamsufferer97 — August 6, 2007 @ 10:12 am