THE ODDS: FULMER CUP LATECOMERS
The Kid guest stars today as he performs his “homage,” or “total and complete rip-off” of A.J. Daulerio’s Cultural Oddsmaker. Enjoy him here and at House Rock Built, newly rebuilt for the ‘08.
Its not that hard to start a controversy these days. A bit of alcohol here, maybe an extra serving of purple drank or two, some not-so-bright skill position players, and you’ve got yourself a bonafide hit in the the 24-hour college football blog o cycle. You dont even need to combine the Kwik Stop robbery, DUI, train-running in any particular order any more, and you certainly don’t even need to have more than one.
Maurice Clarett taking his best friends Grey Goose and bulletproof vest out for a spin feel like forever ago, but its not too late for some schools to rocket to the top of the Fulmer Cup standings with some obcenely stupid act of disregard for the law. We’ve decdided to put together a brief list of the top offenses yet to be committed because, well, we dont exactly know why, but we have to think the following are only a matter of time.
Southern Cal 3:2

It has long been rumored, nay outright inferred, that USC is paying their VHT prospects in stacks upon stacks of wet, hot, stinky, delicious legal tender. The best storyline: Reggie Bush getting paid off in some sort of intricate sports agency tapping-up scheme likely bankrolled by the local Indian casino, a story making for a fascinating plot to some sort of straight-to-video Van Damme DVD. We’re going to go so far as to think that eventually the entire two-deep is going to get busted when Mike Williams decides to go State’s Evidence for a carton of Zingers.
Texas A&M 3:1
Smart money is on Texas A&M running some sort of crazy government Eugenics project in some underground lab at College Station. Only able to successfully clone hefty offensive lineman, bigger tomatoes, fresher carrots, and potatoes that play the bagpipes. The hazy nature of stem cell research and the moral hazards involved would take the program all the way to the Supreme Court, and probably garner an extra point or two in the FC standings. We would likely award an additional 5 points per Quato.

Texas A&M: Engineering the 12th and a halfth man as we speak.
Miami 6:1
The odds are a bit higher on this one as there is a degree of difficulty involved. You see, we’ve got The U taking their game to the next level in some sort of Rick Ross-Scarface hybrid that involves them running guns to Cuba. Its Thug Life synergy. They’ve got the arsenal, this is the next logical step. Open up free trade to Cuba with AKs and blow, everyone wins. We’ll know its made the meme when the players start spitting the hotfire about Yuri Orlov and “runnin’ a flotilla on that ‘ho.”

Miami and Nicolas Cage: both indomitable in 1990, and not so much now.
South Florida 10:1
Its about more than Busch Gardens and strip clubs in the Ybor City. We’ve got reason to believe that the metoric rise in the popularity of USF is rooted none other than the influence of The Church of Scientology. Clearwater, FL is only a thetans throw away from Tampa, and the program did get real good, real fast. We’re not excatly sure which level coach Jim Leavitt is at least at a State of Clear, possibly somewhere near OTII on the L-Ron org chart. Someone is going to find an E-meter in the trainer’s room, and it will all come crashing down. Unless that someone is eliminated, of course.

When Grothe becomes a Clear, it’s over, son.









1
Orson Swindle says:
We object, Kid. A carton of zingers would be warm-up for Mike Williams.
August 7th, 2008 at 9:51 am
2
SEC Haiku says:
Forget not U K
Stafford may be in peril
Dicky Lyons dreams…
August 7th, 2008 at 9:56 am
3
PushJerk says:
When did scientology become the it-reference for 2008?
August 7th, 2008 at 9:59 am
4
UFJim says:
You also forgot that USF has their “choicest” selections from kids that cannot (for academic or disciplinary reasons) get into the following univerisities, in no particular order (but yes, in order)
UF
FSU
Miami
UCF
FIU
FAU
Barry University
Palm Beach Community College
ITT technical institute
Long story short, seeing how USF’s team has fielded this year, you better keep your eyes open for that ITT tech team. They got a beast for an offensive line
August 7th, 2008 at 10:10 am
5
OhioDawg says:
The image of Pete Carroll seems so believable, if a little less grandiose than he deserves. Y’know with all the lives he’s saved from the hard streets of Compton.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:14 am
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Jonathan says:
um, why would stafford be in peril?
August 7th, 2008 at 10:20 am
7
irishoutsider says:
Desperate times, Swindle. Desperate times.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:34 am
8
spartymike says:
That is an outstanding representation of ‘Cane football.
August 7th, 2008 at 11:24 am
9
GamecockTony says:
“some not-so-bright skill position players..”
Are there any other kind?
August 7th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
10
cv says:
Where does Slick Rick stand?
August 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
11
meatybob says:
@3
South park, dude, South park.
August 7th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
12
Busted Draft Pick says:
Maurice Clarett’s only regret is that he uncorked the Gray Goose-Assault Rifle-Kevlar Vest trifecta three years AFTER being tossed out by Ohio State.
The man is a bona fide legend in the annals of CFB malfeasance. But as a Fulmer Cup achiever, he’s got no game. Kind of like Kendall Washington.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:41 pm
13
Bull-Gator says:
@3
I was unaware that Nick Saban was a swindle fan. Douche bag, obviously, but EDSBS reader is surprising.
August 7th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
14
Bull-Gator says:
Correction, meant that @4
August 7th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
15
JD says:
Anyone who references Duke Phillips’ genetically modified vegetables from The Critic wins the Internet.
#4 – I believe USF is clocking in at a cool zero points so far in the Fulmer Cup. And you’re actually going to believe anything that came out of Nick Saban’s mouth?
August 7th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
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Mr.Pelican Pants says:
The sleeper pick wont be USF, it will be Jax State……,
Spread Offense=Scientology in the NCAA…….if you do it right you will be successful.
Signed,
Urban Meyer and Rich Rodriquez
(Everything I know about Scientology, I learned from
Nip Tuck)
August 8th, 2008 at 11:50 am