BEN MOFFITT GETS A IN DIVISION OF LABOR
Your theme for the post:
One of the things you never see as a threat to your football program is divorce. But Tampa just brings the funk like that, as Ben Moffitt and wife are proving in their increasingly acrimonious divorce settlement.
TAMPA, AMERICA’S NEXT GREAT CITY SINCE 1979 – Shauna Moffitt, the wife of University of South Florida senior linebacker Ben Moffitt, said she wrote nearly every paper for him during his five years at USF and also completed two online courses for him.
“Ben Moffitt has never written a paper,” Shauna said. “Never. Ever. I love him, but he doesn’t know how to spell. He cheats.”
If you say that someone can’t spell in public, we’d argue that you probably don’t actually love him, but whatever–it’s divorce, let bullets fly and the grenades tumble. Most guys would prefer this to the usual gay/small penis/serial abuser accusations that surface after divorces, save for one detail: it could get an NCAA investigation working at USF.
The chances of the investigation actually digging up anything incriminating are tiny: if Moffitt was really getting papers written for him by his wife and her twin sister (yes, let your mind go there, now come on back) as alleged in the article, it proves that Moffitt is a cheater, but doesn’t come anywhere close to proving USF had anything to do with it. Whoever actually wrote the papers, the story does have some import for two people: Moffitt, portrayed as someone who’s deserted his family for the past two months, and Nick Saban, who earned tongue daggers from Leavitt after Saban suggested USF’s roster was full of guys “who probably could have gone to Florida or Florida State but Florida and Florida State couldn’t take them.”
As suggested in the title of the post: Moffitt may not be able to spell, but he clearly has a deep understanding of the economic concept of division of labor. (HT: ZZGator)









1
yoyofutbawl says:
“Your Cheatin’ Heart”
January 4th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
Nick Saban says “I told ya so”, and also has a WWII propaganda video for them to watch entitled:
“Loose Lips Sink Ships”
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/images/loose-lips-sink-ships-2.jpg
January 4th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
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Hannibal Montegna says:
Ben Moffitt. Not Pat. Really solid middle linebacker.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
When I was playing ball, all my bitches did my homework, and anything less than a A-, I broke up with them…..in 6th grade……..BTW, where in the hell were all of these hot teachers back in ‘82? The ones that “tutor” at home?
If your married, I thought you couldnt testify against one anot….oops, divorce….all bets are off…..all that kinky shit is gonna come out in the open now…getting married while in college and a ball player…..very bad idea, hell its a bad idea to date anyone in college, much less if your on a popular football team…doomed from jump street, and she’s bringing hell with her, or in this case, the NCAA……cue steroid investigation
January 4th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
Hell makes you wonder who in the hell Pat Moffit really is?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
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Orson Swindle says:
Corrected. The caffeine’s not working today.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
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Greg Allman says:
Insert James Brooks joke here…
January 4th, 2008 at 12:35 pm
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PW says:
Seriously, how academically-challenged does a football player have to be for UF or FSU (especially FSU) to have to turn them down?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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Heywood Jablowme says:
You think maybe, just maybe she’s jealous that he’s about to get the HUGE payday they’ve been waiting on for years and he’s dumping her like a bad habit?
Hmmmmmmmmmmm…..
January 4th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
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R.D. Baker - Retired Blogger says:
Wow… Ben Moffit’s NFL potential just dropped the moment she filed. If she’s willing to air his academic dirty laundry, just think what she’ll tell an NFL scout.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
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PW says:
kinda ironic that I’d insert an unnecessary hyphen in academically-challenged, eh?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
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Edsall is God says:
It’s funny because I saw Moffit’s wife during the West Virginia game and I thought, man he can probably do better than that now. And during his post-game interview I thought, he might be the dumbest motherfucker alive. I was right twice.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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Papa Lou BSU says:
PW, there are far worse grammatical crimes than hyphen abuse. Fear not.
January 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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Brian says:
Wouldn’t you wait til the guy had the money in hand before you start dropping ‘bows?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
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Jerrell Powe says:
i wunt too meat her
iz shee cuete?
January 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
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Brian says:
Also, She should try to see if she can get another diploma outta that, DOUBLE MAJOR!!!
January 4th, 2008 at 1:02 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
Stand by your Woman Dept.
Not a country music fan at all (except gimmicky songs when nearing inebriation), but, man, Tammy Whynott had a beautiful voice.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
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Lucas says:
Unfortunately for Moffit, in the article he is quoted as calling his wife’s accusations “hearsay.” The accusations MADE BY HIS WIFE about having HIS WIFE DO HIS HOMEWORK. How is that hearsay, Ben?
Having no idea what the word “hearsay” actually means does not go far in defending your academic credentials.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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Signal to Noise says:
15 – cocktails to you, well played.
Beautiful, soft-focus ESPN profiles all gone down the tubes.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
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Odell 51 says:
Yeah, what she fails to realize is that she just cost herself money going to the paper with this stuff. Nobody wants to draft a LB with marital problems.
They want LB’s that are smart enough not to get married at 18 and have tons if kids all around the country. That keeeps ‘em hungry.
Stupid Moffit’s. On both sides.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
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zzgator says:
Thanks for the HT…and #12…kudos.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
Wasnt South Florida the inspiration for the movie ..”The Program” and “The Program 2-Divorce Court?”……..I really wish they would let this play out on TV’s Divorce Court with Judge Toler….
and have them drag some guy named Pat Moffitt in there and swear up and down he’s not married to this chick
January 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
NY Times Dept:
While Googling, trying to find a picture of little Miss Moffitt, I read this “up with life” article about Moffit, and how much of a good father he was, traveling over 110 miles per day, going back and forth from his “happy” as pappy home life.
Excerpts:
“…It is the first leg of his 55-mile trip to Tampa. By living so far away, Moffitt has assured a more comfortable, family-oriented life for his wife and two children. But that sacrifice means a 110-mile round trip every day. He leaves as early as 3:30 a.m. for winter workouts and arrives home as late as 7 a.m. after a road game. Moffitt has driven a Kia into the ground (“It didn’t scream linebacker,” he joked of the car), has compiled about $200 in U.S.F. parking tickets and has traveled well over 100,000 miles.
..defensive coordinator Wally Burnham said. “But he’s totally committed to both his family and football. He’s always put his family first.”
Amazing, it was written in Sept 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/sports/ncaafootball/22usf.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
January 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
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baconboy says:
SKLM,
If you go the NY Times Quad blog, which covers college football, the original writer talks about how this story has gone sour on him:
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/
The author, Pete Thamel, reads EDSBS, as they link here occasionally.
January 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
Bacon: Thanks, very interesting stuff.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
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Stacy Keibler Luvs Me says:
She’s Baaaaack Dept:
Could be that Jenn Sterger took Miss Moffitt’s man away.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
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Aerobab says:
NCAA isn’t going to do squat about said accusations. His football career is now over, therefore the NCAA has zero enforcement power. Mr. Moffitt just needs to refer back to page 63 of Mr. Reggie Bush’s book which clearly reads…”KEEP YO DAMN MOUF SHUT!”
January 4th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
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Coop says:
Yeah, I am a bit befuddled by the timing of these revelations by the wife.
It appears she caught him committing adultery one too many times, and cares more about hurting him than any sort of potential upcoming payday.
How high is this kid projected to go in the draft?
I would think several teams would have loved his “commitment” to the game, school, and family, and taken him higher than his physical tools would have put him, otherwise, if he is one of those guys who could be, realistically, drafted anywhere between the 3rd and 7th Rounds.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
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pz says:
#12 has it right. I remember they kept showing her and talking about him going to the NFL.
If someone could find a picture… wow.
I actually had a conversation with my friends about it as we watched the game. Overweight and unattractive. Not surprising that he’s jetting with the payday on the horizon, although I imagine since its so imminent, its likely she still gets a fair piece. (and does doing his work in college count as “providing support” ?)
January 4th, 2008 at 2:29 pm
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R.D. Baker - Retired Blogger says:
Coop, I don’t think we can talk about what round he’s potentially going to be drafted at anymore unless he pulls a 4.4 40 yd. dash time and 50 rep bench press out of his posterior at the combine.
Because you know the ‘roid allegations are coming from the jilted wife, it’s just a matter of time.
January 4th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
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Mr Pelican Pants says:
Yeh if she was smart, she would have revealed these things after the draft, then go for the wallet……typical move made famous by Michael Strahans golddigging wife…..and who was his attorney? That dude sucked….man lays his life and limb on the field and she gets half and hasnt played a down or made a tackle, but yet get all the dough?
January 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
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bevo says:
@10 – You mean the part where the Bulls are taking various chemicals? Or the part where they cannot write cat if you spotted them the C and T (thank you Ol’ Ball Coach)? The NFL only cares if you can run, hit, and block. Not necessarily in that order.
@20 – By revealing that she wrote all his papers she established that she helped him retain his eligibility. Without her assistance, Moffitt is bounced from USF after his first semester. Instead, he stayed at USF and improved his future income (i.e., NFL payday). Thus, she contributes to his future earnings and is entitled to a portion of his income.
Given the number of law students who troll read this web site, I am surprised no one has discussed this issue.
Put another way, let’s say you rake in big sales year after year. You accomplish this feat in part because your significant other provided a hummer every night so you could relax and remain focused on the big picture.
Thanks to your riches, 18 year old skanksvirgin Catholic school girls find you attractive. You dumpupgrade from said provider of hummers for a Tri-Delt with 34DD.
The now former provider of those hummers is entitled to any future income that those old sales contract generate. And, if I am not mistaken, you will have to prove that any new sales contracts were not the direct result of those old sales contracts that you landed while receiving hummers from the former provider.
Moral of the story: Keep the Tri-Delt with 34DD on the sly. Or convince your significant other that three is better than two.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
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R.D. Baker - Retired Blogger says:
>Or the part where they cannot write cat if you spotted them the C and T (thank you Ol’ Ball Coach)?
Wasn’t this actually a Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson quote about Terry Bradshaw?
January 4th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
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UTEx says:
The wife needs some consideration. She worked while this loser went to school, played football and basically had his needs met. I bet she is the source of the car payments, as well. She also had his two kids. Any of you boys had children? What does it take you…oh, thirty seconds or less for that small amount of semen to do the deed. A woman spends the next nine months with morning sickness, back pain, weight gain, can’t see our feet, etc. You boys, well…nothing. Then comes the HOURS of labor. You boys…sitting there telling us to breathe. Please. This woman should take this creep to the cleaners. He decided that he just doesn’t want to be married anymore and he wants to trade up.
Have you seen him? He isn’t exactly a prize. Although, I assume he will appear much better looking with a nice NFL contract.
January 5th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
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Ed-Hoo says:
Wait! Wait! That wasn’t really the door the Lord meant to open…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg29zEqJNEk
Maybe he should change his major from Communication to Comparative Religion–’cause now he knows about the Baby Jesus and karma…
January 5th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
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Candis Watson says:
I think the media needs to lay off this, i mean what the hell. He is a wonderful guy and a great football player and you haters need to get a life. GO BEN!!!!!!!!
June 30th, 2008 at 3:43 pm