FULMER CUPDATE 7/31/07:THE HOME STRETCH
This week’s big board update, courtesy of Brian as always. Addenda-many, many addenda-follow, along with apologies and arbitrary awarding and subtraction of points as always.

Six is a magic number. The DWI for Sergio Kindle of the Longhorns this week pushes Texas into a deadlock for the sixth spot on the big board, jamming four teams into a tie. This is when champions make plays, people. Someone’s got to step up. Sergio certainly did to the tune of two more points for the Longhorns.
If this were the Tour de France, there’d be a special jersey for Georgia as “King of Misdemeanor Traffic Violations.” We imagine it would be alternating yellow and black stripes with a universal “NO” sign in the middle. In addition, their helmet would have a flashing gumball light attached to the top of their helmet.
No, seriously. Sedan chairs.This week’s edition of Clarke County Compliance Capers introduces a dangerous element for an already traffic-cursed team: mopeds. NaDerris Rakeem Ward was arrested (!) for passing vehicles on the right on a two-lane road in Athens. In addition to proving that Clarke County’s people of substance maintain a huge police department as a source of lucrative jobs to parlay out to cronies (and thus overstaff, leading to, well, arresting and cuffing college kids on scooters,) it reinforces our insistence that UGA players just take sedan chairs borne by their fellow students everywhere. It’ll be several arrest-free weeks before the Athens police department works up some bullshit charge to arrest them for, mark our words.
(Mark Richt, our offer to serve as the license and insurance compliance officer for UGA stands. No ulterior motives, we swear.)
Arkansas State fell from the big board after all charges in a roller-rink fracas were dismissed. Yet with the tenacity of a one-armed freestyle swimmer, they continue to pull themselves back into the race, this time with a theft charge for wide receiver Patrick Higgins, who gets two points back for stealing a woman’s purse at a nightclub, a charge which would be three but for the judge only charging Higgins with misdemeanor theft.
Colorado State gets two points for a Ronnie Wilson-lite episode featuring Devin McWilliams greeting police investigating a complaint about a house party with a party favor he probably now regrets showing off in public: a pellet gun. Charges for “disorderly conduct as well as the prohibited use of a firearm” get Colorado State on the board for three points. Ronnie Wilson, by the way, thinks you’re a total pussy for only carrying a pellet gun, Devin.
We’re sure we’ve missed someone along the way, so include any and all corrections below. It’s your orgy. We’re just the towel-boy here.
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Brian says:
This is the stuff every cop dreams about arriving on the scene of: “a roller-rink fracas.” Doesn’t get any sweeter than that.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:32 am
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Scalz1 says:
did Michigan lose points for Butler’s case being dismissed ?
July 31st, 2007 at 11:37 am
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Doug says:
By racking up points through numerous small, stupid, nitpicky misdemeanor offenses rather than going for the long bombs of drug distribution or grand larceny, I like to think that Georgia is employing the Fulmer Cup version of the West Coast offense. Here’s to you, Bill!
July 31st, 2007 at 11:47 am
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jon says:
a friend of mine was pulled over in Georgia a few years ago for the heinous infraction of “lightbulb over his license plate had burnt out.” Then they accused him of harboring an illegal immigrant because the fucktards thought our friend riding shotgun (of Italian descent, born in Kentucky) was Cuban.
has anyone who drives GA’s interstates with mild regularity NOT been pulled over at least once?
July 31st, 2007 at 11:51 am
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Orson Swindle says:
They allow Italians in this country? The Know-Nothings must be alerted! Fetch us our quill, Stanley!
July 31st, 2007 at 11:52 am
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bhors says:
Does this mean that the Big Ten=SEC since they are both fielding 3 teams in the top ten? Or is it just a showcase of the SEC speed that them midwestern, cornfed, white farm boys are slow enough to get caught by belt abusing Krispie Kream faithful.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:52 am
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bhors says:
In my small town in NW ohio, where drinking and driving is the norm (our town drive through sells more beer than the Meijer’s and all other drive through’s Lima. Our town has 800, Lima has appr. 80,000. Thank you) State Dicks will often come through and pull us over for “light bulb out over license plate”, “turn signal on to early/late”, or the always fun “over-the-center line on a 9 foot wide country backroad.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:56 am
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Geaux Irish says:
O-
Have all of the Univ. of Minnesota items around the rape indictment been included in the FC standings?
July 31st, 2007 at 11:57 am
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jon says:
not to mention the Ohio cops who wait on the northern side of the ohio river to arrest people who -gasp- buy beer in kentucky instead of paying Ohio’s fixed state prices.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:59 am
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Jmuthaf'nT says:
#4
I had a crew race on the GA / SC border in college. The guys team drove their cars to the race. Here I am in Jasper County, only black guy on the team, 4 white guys in my car and the cop pulls me over for speeding, while I was drving on cruise control BETWEEN two 18 wheelers. The cop asks me out of the car and to search my trunk, which just happened to still have my haloween costume in it ( I was a black clansman before Chappelle even had his show. I dressed one of my teammates like a black panther) While this is happening, his partner is asking my teammates if I’m holding them against their will. 4 college age, 6′2″ 240 lbs. rowers who are passengers in my car. The cops were so disgusted by all this progress, they ordered me to appear in court to explain it. Got a lawyer and never went through there again.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:02 pm
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Expat Ohioan says:
I would look for Jim Delany to pay a visit to Moscow, ID (I had to look it up) to begin negotiations for the 12th team in the Big ___ immediately. If Michigan would pick up the slack, we’ll rule next year’s Cup.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
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Jmuthaf'nT says:
halloween
July 31st, 2007 at 12:03 pm
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The Stos says:
Ha…the Vandals..
Other note: Notice that the log jam at the 6th spot is full of very strong national powers.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:07 pm
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NDTom says:
#5
Orson, 1000 cocktails for having me practically in tears. good thing my officemate isn’t around.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:09 pm
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Brian says:
Ah yes, I was pulled over in ATL at a three-way stop for failing to stop at the sign. (behind Willy’s on Howell Mill Rd) The cop was in front of me making a left turn up hill when he was able to spot my alleged crime. At which point he came to a dead stop in the intersection, nearly causing an accident. Then he waved me on by and pulled me over. Took 3 trips to court but he never showed up so I got off OK in the end. At the time, I was 75 feet from my destination-fucking fucker.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:13 pm
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jon says:
Orson, to be fair, the Italian-American gentleman in question was indeed an Anarchist. He threatened to blow up Stone Mountain to get the US out of war with Spain.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:18 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
Last month, I was stopped by Dekalb County’s finest for having a brake light out, a crime requiring a mandatory court appearance. They gave me a warning, but I lost 4 hours of work time during one of the busiest times of the year for my company.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:24 pm
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Brewster Crew says:
#8, we’ve only gotten 4 points so far, but I’m hoping Orson will offer us some backdated points when the inevitable accessory/accomplice charges get filed against the cameraman. I’d really like Minnesota to see show up in the Top 10 of any poll.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:32 pm
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King Harvest says:
jon @ #4, you are correct. When I lived just north of Atlanta, I was pulled over often, on the 400 no less and I am not one of those idiots “slip screening” (a la Fletch) through traffic.
The UGA road rage epidemic could be looked at as a positive. How many players or just regular dudes for that matter, do you see get pulled over for “a routine violation” and all hell breaks lose. You people have seen Real Police Videos bla bla bla, over 2/3 of that footage is shot in Georgia somewhere.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:35 pm
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Herb says:
NC State entry - http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/ncsu/story/651187.html
July 31st, 2007 at 12:35 pm
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jon says:
OK, GA residents, is there any explanation to all these shenanigans beyond the presumed reasons (racism, cronyism, Yankee-baiting)? I never encountered this kind of traffic dismay in Miss or Alabama. maybe Boss Hog just moved to Atanta.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:37 pm
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The Conscience of a Nation says:
Jmuthaf’nT-
That makes me sick to my stomach. I hope your lawyer scared the living shit out of those hayseed dingleberries.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:38 pm
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Tomek says:
Questions, Orson, questions… does Georgia get a point for that piddly traffic violation? If so, they would move up from that logjam at 6th.
Is UCLA getting points for the assistant coach?
Also, not so much a question, but there’s Oklahoma State’s Alex Odiari (http://newsok.com/article/3093520) to give Fulmer Cup points to.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
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Rival says:
Georgia resident here (and former local government employee…no, a good one)…
Answer: Revenue!
Answer 2: When you’re on traffic patrol, you patrol traffic and get to create your own violation thresholds!
Answer 3: What are you going to do about it? We’re the police muthafucka!
July 31st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
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tOSUBuckeyes says:
I vote that only double digit point gathers belong on the big board.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
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Cincy says:
Okie State LB scores with a fake ID
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2952558
restraining order violation was alleged but he wasn’t arrested for that.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
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Brewster Crew says:
#24-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACUjnJBHIZc
July 31st, 2007 at 12:50 pm
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Cincy says:
arg #23… beat me to it
July 31st, 2007 at 12:51 pm
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Lumpkin rhymes with Blumpkin says:
Is possession of a pellet gun illegal?
July 31st, 2007 at 1:05 pm
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Rival says:
#27
The TASER is a particular favorite of the Fulton County Sherriff Dept, not your average metro cop.
July 31st, 2007 at 1:10 pm
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Albino Tornado says:
Mo Purify — the sole earner of Nebraska’s tally — had an assault charge dismissed as part of his plea agreement.
http://www.klkntv.com/Global/story.asp?S=6809178
So what’s a DUI and two assault counts worth?
July 31st, 2007 at 1:10 pm
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sb says:
I was in Athens and just inebriated enough for my then girlfriend to pull me out of the Globe and across the street to her car where she commenced to actively establish a romantic liaison in the reclined passenger seat with me providing a supporting role as an upright male citizen. A cop, with flashlight shining directly into my eyes, opened the door and started trying to pull me out while asking the young lady if she desired to be there. She replied in wonderfully loud and colorful language that she did indeed want to remain in my presence because she wasn’t fckin’ finished, dammit. Although I couldn’t see with the light in my eyes, I could smile and the cop walked off with the comment “You’d better smile you son of a bitch.”
Just one of the reasons this Gator loves dawgs…
July 31st, 2007 at 1:19 pm
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jon says:
rival #24, do the fulton county police double as Underwear Gnomes? I expected you to have answer 4: Profit!!!
July 31st, 2007 at 1:19 pm
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SunDawg says:
I’ve been driving from South Florida to the Atlanta area using I-75 for the past 30 years or so and have never been stopped. Of course, I-75 has been under repair (cautions, detours) for that entire time …
July 31st, 2007 at 1:25 pm
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Mark says:
Not sure if this has already been tallied at some point, but WSU had an Olineman dismissed for getting a DUI:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/college_football/20070727-0653-fbc-washingtonstate-roof.html
July 31st, 2007 at 1:38 pm
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Mark says:
Aw crap, I broke the comments!
July 31st, 2007 at 1:41 pm
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Steve says:
I think that Trey Blackmon (Da Barn) got his eleventy-billionth DUI this past weekend.
July 31st, 2007 at 2:09 pm
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HeadThief says:
I think one should get bonus points for having a coach arrested. I mean, if you are grooming boys into men, this sort of leadership should merit extra points.
July 31st, 2007 at 2:40 pm
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War Eagle says:
has Tray Blackmon of Auburn had even one DUI? Link?
July 31st, 2007 at 2:42 pm
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Kyle says:
JT, while I’m sorry to see it happen as a South Carolinian, it unfortunately doesn’t completely surprise me. Cops are like all people - some are good, but some are terrible. I’m sorry you had to meet one in the latter column.
As for the Fulmer Cup, I assume everyone at this point is playing for second place and that Northern Colorado has been awarded the championship. If not, those boys should be doing everything they can to move up to Div. I-A (I’m a traditionalist and refuse to call it by any other name) so they can grab themselves a trophy.
Um…. there’s a trophy presentation for this, right? If not, my favorite part of this event is not going to happen, and that saddens me.
July 31st, 2007 at 2:51 pm
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SAS Wiki says:
Missed two not already mentioned in comments (NC State, Ok. St.,), :
Wisconsin http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=638822
Robert Joseph, nominating for Ellis T. Jones award http://www.dailytexanonline.com/home/news/2007/07/30/TopStories/Linebacker.Charged.With.Driving.While.Intoxicated-2928106.shtml
July 31st, 2007 at 3:43 pm
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Cincy says:
#41
both of those cases have already been logged and awarded points.
No fair trying to trick Orson into having double-coupon days in the FC race.
July 31st, 2007 at 4:16 pm
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The Duke of Wazzu says:
#9—Washington state badges (state patrol, county mounties) sometimes hassle drivers who bought cigarettes at Indian reservations in northern Idaho.
#35—It’s only a suspension and Roof could return to the school/team in the spring semester. A Wazzu student getting the three-strikes hat trick in regard to alcohol (MIPs/DUIs) is rare.
July 31st, 2007 at 10:06 pm
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SAS Wiki says:
My bad. I’m only the backup updating guy. Pretty sure this isn’t there though: http://www.contracostatimes.com/colleges/ci_6506525?nclick_check=1
Are points assessed to Florida or Cal?
July 31st, 2007 at 10:45 pm
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MiseanAUFan says:
I did recently on the way to the Variety Playhouse to see Page McConnell. Thankfully, I had just watched the “How to keep a cop from searching your car” video on Youtube- definitely some Mario Kart going on in the 9-3.
Besides, I knew the cop was full of shit when he tried to claim that because I was speeding, that I must be drunk, and therefore he could search my car.
August 1st, 2007 at 6:37 am
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MiseanAUFan says:
(I tried blockquote html, but it didn’t work)
August 1st, 2007 at 6:38 am
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Cincy says:
More Water Balloon fun… this time at Indiana
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2956729
August 1st, 2007 at 8:10 am
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disco stu says:
Okla. St. works so hard to get your attention and you clearly are not paying attention. If you keep this ‘head in the sand’ mentality…they are going to have to commit genocide to get some respect ’round here.
-Linebacker, Alex Odiari was in a bar while underage, possessing a fake ID and violated an emergency protection order.
-Linebacker, Chris Colling, high school rape charges pending after 2 attorneys have left D.A.’s office last week.
Jealous that the football program might get all the attention, the basketball program has recently been working hard to keep up.
-Junior Terrel Harris was arrested for trying to use a fake ID in May.
-Sophomore Obi Muonelo was arrested for being underage in a Stillwater bar on June.
-Senior Marcus Dove has been suspended indefinitely after being arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
I guess Eddy left a bigger impression with the basketball program than many expected.
August 1st, 2007 at 9:55 am
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Robnosticator says:
IU’s Blake Powers has to get a nod for throwing a water ballon into the car of an off-duty bloomington police officer
August 1st, 2007 at 12:23 pm
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Clifford Ray says:
Looks like a ‘Horn decided to step up.
Freshman DE Andre Jones has been charged with aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. That’s pretty damn solid.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080307dnspoutfblede.d72e5719.html
August 2nd, 2007 at 4:15 pm
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Turk182 says:
http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/longhorns/entries/2007/08/02/arrest_warrant_issued_for_longhorn_freshman.html
more horn trouble…
Aside from Jones,
The incident is the fifth involving a Longhorn football player this summer. Two of those arrests involved Joseph, a 19-year-old from Port Arthur.
Joseph was first arrested in June on two counts of burglarizing a vehicle. He was suspended by coach Mack Brown and then announced he was transferring.
Joseph’s second arrest came Friday night on the aggravated robbery charge.
Early the next morning, Longhorn linebacker Sergio Kindle was arrested on a drunken-driving charge.
On June 1, Longhorn defensive end Henry Melton was also arrested on a DWI charge.
August 3rd, 2007 at 9:12 am