Interesting:

http://fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/39456

and more info nyaw:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3241643

Not saying he's guilty, but the allegations are pretty unnerving. Especially the alleged benefits his family garnered, including free rent, airplane tix, suits, etc.

Further, an agent named Michael Michaels (real name) has already settled in an earlier lawsuit with Bush-wonder if there is any confidentiality clause involved.

That, and how I got bowling-ball sized biceps, coming soon!

update: Lloyd Lake (seriously, do agents have to have unique names, a la porn stars?) has walked out of today's deposition being run by Bush's lawyers, citing "intimidation" as the reason.
Things are starting to look a little shady 'round there....

linky

Some Love for BSD...

Mike over at BSD must have the patience of a saint. On Friday, he aired his displeasure with Shaw committing at the last second to Michigan.

Immediately, he was bombarded with comments denigrating his credibility, without paying attention to what the message of his post was. Even MGoblog slammed him, providing specific examples on how PSU did the same thing. Again, it missed the point.

What Mike was trying to get at (see edit below) was that it is rather dubious that a person who had committed to PSU signed an LOI to another school without notifying said first school. And that it occurred on LOI signing day. And that Shaw's friends are now going to Michigan. And that the B10 coaches have a gentlemen's agreement not to bother a recruit once he verbals.

I still believe Mike to be correct-his followup post was the kind of arguments that I fully expect out of Mike-accurate and thorough. The problem I have is how many reactions were so far off the point. I visited Michigan this year for the game, and I have to admit-their fans are well mannered, and for the most part, very knowledgeable about their team. I thoroughly enjoyed all activities peripheral to the game. I guess I just expected a better argument.

Edit: What I failed to realize (thanks joisy) is just how offended the Michigan folk were over what Mike had stated. After reading the posts a few more times, I realize what Mike posted could be considered slanderous, especially "stealing recruits". Ouch.

O, and if any Michigan fan reads this, the PSU fanbase really doesn't think we get screwed by the referees in general. Just Dick Honig.

I'm pissed...

And here's why:

Figure 1-2: What a horrible message

Every blog I read (except for EDSBS and KSK. bully for them), at one time or another, goes off topic. Now, it's my turn.

The above pic was taken from the following story on CNN.com:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/07/berkeley.protests/index.html

Not that i agree with the cause, but protesters do have rights. The problem I have is with the message conveyed from the above:

1. Marines kill indescriminately
2. People join the marines to kill other people
3. Marines are killing the wrong people

To lay such a blanket statement on a self-sacrificing institution is downright unfair. Many Marines join as a means for a way out of an optionless future, many need the income, etc. Watch an episode of "Over There"* and you'll get a small idea of how dire some enlistees' situations just might be. Not every town is Berkely. Some people just don't have the options that others, like myself, have been blessed with. Others get to go to war and try to come back alive.

The U.S. military is always under the scrutiny of the world eye. Being the most powerful nation, the U.S. has to hold itself to the highest conduct standards. Media wise, this leads to the bar being set much higher for the conduct of our troops; hence why you hear more on what we are doing wrong than what we have really accomplished, or about a car-bombing in a public market in which women and children are mutilated. One slipup, and the military never hears the end of it. Hence, why the U.S. tries to go out of its way NOT to hurt the innocent. Read Stephen Coll's "Ghost Wars", and you will know that this is the only reason that Bin Laden is still alive.

Further, let's look at these "strange and exotic" peoples (i.e. "the enemy"):

• They hate everything about our way of life
• Their idealism is to die for a fundamentalist perversion of a beautiful religeon
• They are not big on human rights

Suddenly, "strange and exotic" looks to be defined a little differently. Especially when "strange and exotic" is pointing the business end of a Russian-made Kalashnikov in your direction.

We are all aware that Joker stated said quote in "Full Metal Jacket". Yeah, it was a funny line back then. Remember, Joker killed off a dying Vietnamese girl with a .45 caliber slug to the head. If he had any reservations about killing an ancient people, i am sure they were lost when the sniper killed Cowboy. And it wasn't warning fire. It was the other, malevolent kind.

O, and one more small, insignificant thing. The Marines killed "strange and exotic" peoples in WWI, WWII, Korea, etc. Protest that, you smarmy, righteous, pricks.

Protesting is a fundamental right of this country, as is freedom of speech. With such liberties comes the burden of accurately representing your cause. Screaming obscenity-laced factless information while reaking of pot/shit/patchouli will not sway me to your cause (see Protesters, Mumia-abu Jamal). Nor will I ever give credence to some of the 911 conspiracies due to an obscene lack of proof. And while I strongly disagree with the views presented in the article, the misuse of a Hollywood quote on a t-shirt to promote a relevant movement sends on of the worst kinds of messages:"Will sell out people who have been covering our asses to promote my cause".

*Only recent miniseries that comes close to accurately representing what grunts actually are put through. Thanks Q.

Huh? Whazzat?

Figure 1-1:Should never wake up prematurely

Penn State beat Mich. State in basketball? The Giants beat the Pats in the Super Bowl?

What year is it? Dammit, HOW LONG WAS I SLEEPING?

Yawn-Going back to sleep until the world regains sanity.

Hibernation mode

Figure 1-1: Looking for caretakers who hate their families. Must

consider themselves a "dull boy". Axe skills a plus.

Putting the blog to sleep for the winter. Brief awakenings will happen for combine results, blue and white news, and draft analysis.

It's Monday

...and for some reason i am at work today.

Just some quick notes:

• Baker might be heading to the pokey. The DA is trying to revoke his bail. Sorry, Chris, but if you don't learn after the first felony charge....you should immediately transfer to OSU.
• PSU landed VA all-state receiver A.J. Price. Big guy, at 6'4", with aparently good hands. His GPA gives me some pause3 (2.3), tho. However, Michigan offerred, and they know something about good WRs.

eh-don't feel like writing any more. Dan's is still talking to me.

Mahalo

It's not Friday

...but it's never too late to issue the seal of Akbar.

Figure 1-1:"Although, the weapon systems on this Death Star are not yet operational..." Somebody over at intel just got his ass fired.

Three stinking games left.

Given that this is the last multigame weekend of football for a very long time, this will have to be the last week of the award. Which is sad, really, because I consider handing the award out as the only facet of my blog that actually contributes, in its own demented way. So know that in honor of it's last awarding, i am writing this in my underwear, reeking of Dan's Cafe.

So two games left. Who to pick? I could opt for giving the award to Green Bay, which would give them a historical two-week run. Plus, that would mean that the Giants would win. No such luck here, bub.

So the award gets issued to New England. Why? Fuck, I don't know. Make up your own rationale. How about we both agree that we hate all New England teams and their douchilicious fans, led by cunthat Bill Simmons.

Because of Simmons and his self-felating tripe, I now cannot stand any professional sports team out of that area. Fuck. Them.