The Magnificent Seven #2 - Most Memorable Coach Meltdowns

Thanks for coming back.

Really didn’t feel much like writing during the week. The reasons for it are, for now, not something I feel comfortable getting into, and I hope I don’t have to. But suffice it to say, this has not been my most creative week. In fact, if it were not for something happening in sports LAST week, I might not have anything to write about, and would again have to resort to esoteric references. (For the love of all that is holy, would you people watch “Arrested Development?” It’s on Netflix Instant, and if you don’t have Netflix, the DVDs aren’t expensive. You will be a smarter and funnier person for it, and I get absolutely no money if you buy the DVDs through that link.)

Anyway, the story goes: after last week’s game between Wyoming and Air Force, Wyoming head coach Dave Christiansen was not happy with his team’s 28-27 loss. He may have been unhappy because his team was up by 10 at halftime and still lost. He may have been unhappy because he’s stuck in Wyoming. (That might not be fair, as I’ve never been to Wyoming, but as someone who has heard every West Virginia joke in the book, most coming from people who’ve never been south of Morgantown, if they’ve been to the state at all, I don’t really care.) But he was most likely unhappy with his belief that an Air Force player faked an injury in order to buy Air Force some more time.Whatever he was unhappy with…well, he was really unhappy: 

My personal favorite was “No fuckin’ integrity! WHOOOOO!” mainly because A) people in organized football take dives ALL THE TIME (see last week’s Steelers/Bengals game), and B) things like “integrity” and “class” are bullshit platitudes/qualities in sports that only naïve assholes still argue about. There is no “integrity” in most organized sports. To quote a guy who surprisingly didn’t make this list, “You play to win the game! Hello???” Face it, Dave. You got outsmarted, so you developed a case of severe butthurt that, thankfully, gave me an idea. I wanted to go over what I consider to be the greatest coach/manager meltdowns. The only criteria I put into place for this one is that I had to be alive for it (You’re lucky, Woody Hayes!). Fortunately, I’m old enough to already be a possible junior pitchman for Just For Men, so we have plenty to work with. Some of the information gathered here is from Wikipedia, your source for all truths on the Internet. All video clips are from YouTube, and all images are from Google Images. 

#7 – Jim Schoenfeld *Heart*s Don Koharski -1988

This is a CD you actually released. The "tough-guy" act fools no one. 

Being a hockey guy who is going through withdrawal (and no, I will NOT watch the KHL, you can eat dogdoo for suggesting it, thanks), I wanted to include a hockey meltdown if only because I thought the sight of the blue lines and hearing Canadian accents might soothe my battered soul. I’m kind of angry at myself for this not jumping into my head as soon as I decided this is what I wanted to write about, because this bad boy is priceless. The background: Schoenfeld was coaching the New Jersey Devils, who had just lost Game 3 of the Wales Conference (*sigh*) 6-1 to the Boston Bruins. After the game, Schoenfeld confronted referee Koharski, and during the argument, Koharski fell. Koharski accused Schoenfeld of pushing him, as did other fans witnessing the confrontation. What Schoenfeld had to say after the fact, though, is why he’s here: 

“It’s because ya fell, ya fat pig! Have another doughnut! Have another doughnut!” Also, as you can see, Schoenfeld didn’t actively push anyone. The aftermath of this may have been even better, as Schoenfeld was suspended for Game 4. The suspension was overturned by an injunction filed in a New Jersey court about an hour before Game 4’s start time, which led to the referees leaving the ice and refusing to work Game 4. Replacement officials were used for Game 4, Schoenfeld was suspended for Game 5, and the referees came back to work.

#6 – Jim Mora – “Playoffs?!?!”- 2001

This picture made me laugh, so I included it. 

Not a whole lot to say about this that isn’t already known. Jim Mora was coaching the Indianapolis Colts in 2001, and in November, they had fallen to 4-6 after an ugly loss to San Francisco. Mora already had a reputation for not holding much back (refer to the “diddly-poo” rant in 1996 when he was with New Orleans), and someone at the press conference had the temerity to ask Mora if this could still be a playoff team. The rest is history: 

Yeah, he got fired at the end of the season. He never had a major head coaching job again.

#5 –Dennis Green Is Not Quite Who You Think He Is – 2006

I thought you people were supposed to be jolly. 

Dennis Green was a branch of the Bill Walsh coaching tree that had some success in the NFL, spending 10 mostly successful years as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings before being hired by the Arizona Cardinals in 2004 (he spent 2 years in between working as an analyst for ESPN). Any success he may have had in Minnesota didn’t transfer to Arizona, however, and by 2006, Green’s job was in jeopardy. Losing a 20-point lead to the Chicago Bears certainly didn’t help matters, and neither did this post-game presser: 

For someone who was widely considered to be a soft-spoken coach, this was largely out of character. Obviously, it was also hilarious. Like #6, Green was fired at the end of the season, and has not held an NFL job since.

#4 –Hal McRae Trashes His Office -1993

If you'd have kept those 'chops, you would never be angry.

Hal McRae was a better-than-average baseball player in the ‘70s and ‘80s (3-time All-Star with the Kansas City Royals) who was able to parlay his baseball knowledge into a managerial gig with his former team. Unfortunately, he was not a better-than-average manager, and by April 1993, McRae, despite having a team that would finish with his best managerial record to that point, was frustrated. With what, exactly, is unclear. Is he frustrated with the reporters? The team? Himself? Judge for yourself:

Yeah, guess it was the reporters. McRae finished his tenure in Kansas City on an upswing, as the team’s record improved each full season he was there. However, after the strike-shortened 1994 season, McRae left the Royals and would not get another managerial job until 2001 with Tampa Bay, where he lost 169 games in 2 seasons.

#3 – Mike Gundy Wants You To Know How Old He Is – 2007

This is the greatest proof-of-life photo ever. 

It was very difficult for me to not rank this #1. Some backstory: In September 2007, a story was written for The Oklahoman regarding possible reasons Oklahoma State’s quarterback at the time was benched. Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy did not care for the tone of the article, and made that pretty clear. I love college football, and love people who are passionate about college football. Mike Gundy is definitely the latter:

The writeup is shorter for this one for a couple of reasons. First off, Gundy has been increasingly successful in each season since this happened, so there’s not much of the man’s professional career to mock. Second, the video really says it all.

#2 – Lee Elia’s Ode To Cubs Fans – 1983

Surprised he didn't autograph it, "Get a job, asshole. Signed, Lee Elia"

In 1983, the Chicago Cubs looked bleak. Aside from Lee Arthur Smith (which is how he will always be referred to here at Eclectic Mess Of Crap) and a 40-year-old Fergie Jenkins, the pitching staff doesn’t scream “world-beater”. The infield had a young Ryne Sandberg, Billy Buckner (whose knees were Swiss cheese even then), and very old versions of Larry Bowa and Ron Cey. Leon Durham was a starting outfielder, and a 23-year-old Joe Carter wasn’t, which is really all that needs to be said there. I bunch all of this depression together not to ruin my brother’s day (hi @SpecialKRush), but to lead to the inevitable conclusion that Cubs fans were well within their rights to boo this team to the Stone Age. Their manager at the time, Lee Elia, disagreed: 

Do I have to be the person to tell you that Elia didn’t even make it through the 1983 season?

#1 – John Chaney Kinda Commits A Felony - 1994

He might look like Yertle the Turtle, but he will kill you. 

Hoo boy. OK, where to start here…during the 1993-94 college basketball season, the Atlantic 10 actually mattered. They mattered a great deal due to having the University of Massachusetts (coached by John Calipari) and Temple University (coached by John Chaney) as part of the conference roll call, as both teams would finish with over 20 wins and make the NCAA Tournament. In February 1994, after a hard-fought game (won by UMass), Chaney crashed Calipari’s postgame press conference to accuse Calipari of “working” the referees in order to get calls. As he alludes to in the video, Chaney had just been warned about similar behavior after a game earlier in the season against West Virginia (let's goooooooo Mountaineers!), so he was understandably unhappy about having it used against him after the fact. How he handled it, however…: 

Sure, telling someone “I’ll kill you!” in a crowded room of people carrying tape recorders and cameras might not have been the best way to handle things on an adult level. On a memorable level, however, it’s #1 with a bullet.

@johnathanrush

Still firing blanks (huh huh)

Still not a lot to write about today. I do have an idea for my weekend list column, though, so it hasn't been a complete wash. Just don't currently feel like writing much.

I'll leave a video to give an idea of what this weekend's blog might be about.

(video via Fox Sports)

@johnathanrush

"I overdid it."

Fortunately, no teriyaki chicken burst during the writing of this post.

I knew 4 posts in a weekend would come back to bite me in the ass. Been awake for 6 hours and can't think of anything to write today. Since what little I have written up to this point has been related to "Arrested Development", I thought I'd also leave this handy instructional post I found on the internet, in case anyone had difficulty imitating a chicken.

More tomorrow.

@johnathanrush

Does This Look Like The Face Of A Happy Owner?

(photo via @CleveMitch)

Welcome to Cleveland, Mr. Haslam.

@johnathanrush

WV-Eulogy

I'm gonna get slapped in the face, and it's all your fault.

What a bummer this shit is.

9 days ago, West Virginia’s football season looked so much different. 9 days ago, WVU had a Heisman Trophy frontrunner at quarterback, and the nation as a whole was beginning to take notice. 9 days ago, WVU had 2 receivers that could have been in contention for the Biletnikoff Award. 9 days ago, WVU was undefeated, had just knocked off the by-God Texas Longhorns, and was being looked at as a dark-horse national title candidate.

9 days ago, WVU also still had an embarrassingly bad defense. Young, yes, but still bad. Still had a bunch of kids that, while they might be nice kids and get good grades and all that, had no business being on the field as part of a starting defensive unit for a major conference FBS team. Still also hadn’t really been tested by a quality defense, despite what Texas might be calling themselves these days. It seemed as long as the offense clicked as it did, though, none of these worries mattered. No one was talking about them, at least.

And here we are. 9 days later. 2 embarrassing losses have fortunately been able to rid us as Mountaineer fans of those delusions of a national (or even Big XII) championship, a Heisman Trophy, or a meaningful season. The best part is we as fans don’t even have the Gator Bowl to fall back on anymore. It’ll most likely be another bowl game the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day, and unless there is a sea change in the defense’s ability to make key stops, another embarrassing loss on TV that will damage recruiting no matter what kind of smiley face you put on it.

Awwwww. (via gif.mocksession.com)

 A strong D has been a WVU trademark for longer than a strong offense has been, yet after losing guys like Bruce Irvin, Najee Goode, and Keith Tandy, the cupboard seems to be bare. I could see maybe 4 of the guys currently starting for WVU (Karl Joseph, Terrence Garvin, Isaiah Bruce and possibly Darwin Cook) getting regular play on a major conference FBS team. I would say “You can’t run 4 guys out there”, but that’s what WVU’s pretty much been doing.

I made an allusion earlier to embarrassing losses taking some of the steam out of WVU’s recruiting, and I do believe that. If you’re a defensive player, though, one would think you would be champing at the bit (and it is CHAMPING at the bit. I looked) to come to Morgantown. Mainly because after watching Seth Doege and Collin Klein carve up the current excuse for a defense over the last 2 weeks, it seems to be a given that even a decent player can go in there and compete to play right away. I’m also not a believer in the train of thought that says “WVU can’t recruit in Texas and Oklahoma”.

"I'll recruit your mother AND your older sister to the Comfort Inn. Room 69." 

Dana Holgorsen spent most of the 2000s recruiting in Texas and Oklahoma for Texas Tech, Houston and Oklahoma State. Aside from his offensive pedigree, a main reason he was brought in was to build a recruiting pipeline into Texas. He’s already signed guys like Tyler Tezeno to come in next year and provide line help (I know recruiting rankings tend to mean squat, at least until it's time for Pitt basketball fans to talk up Steven Adams, but still...). In addition, WVU seems to still have a huge pipeline into Florida, as most of the 2013 incoming class comes in from the Sunshine State. I think they know how to play football in Florida…

So there are some reasons to have hope for the future, I guess. Although the transition the defense is going through now will migrate to the other side of the ball next year, WVU seems to more often than not be able to bring in big-time players at the skill positions. The offense is proven to work, and the defense only has time to improve.

This year, though? This year’s a lost cause. 

@johnathanrush

The Magnificent Seven #1 - Favorite "Dateline" Predators

Chris Hansen has a new show coming out.  This is a very big deal to me.  Most know why.

"What are you doing here, exactly?" 

I have an unhealthy fascination with “Dateline: To Catch a Predator”. Yes, still. I know it was cancelled a few years ago. I don’t care. It’s still uncomfortable TV at its absolute best. For those that have been living under a rock since 2005, or for the pretentious “I don’t own a TV” crowd that might happen to stumble upon this during an errant Google search, “Dateline: To Catch a Predator” revolves around…you know what? Here. I don’t feel like typing the whole thing out.

It hits all of the high points I look for in a television show: smugness, discomfort, people getting caught dead-to-rights in blatant lies told to attempt to cover their asses, several different flavors of Mike’s Hard Lemonade I didn’t even knew existed (green apple? F’real.), more discomfort, some crying, and a generally happy ending. Well, as happy an ending as someone face-down in gravel with handcuffs being clicked on can provide, I suppose.

Since we keep it topical here (my next post is going to be a running diary-style blog about this new movie “Avatar”), and I like writing about things that make me laugh, I wanted to dedicate my initial list-style post to my personal favorites. The crème de la crème of perverts, if you will. I wanted to make sure I only included guys that were actually convicted in court due to their appearance on the show, which limited me a little bit, but did allow me the luxury of not feeling like a dickhead for listing real names.  But I’ve seen most of these shows way too many times (as poor Bug can attest to) to not be able to still have a liberal selection available. All still photos and videos used here related to the show are intellectual property of NBC (these slimy pricks aren’t the only ones that can cover their asses) and because I love you all so, I took the liberty myself of linking the chat transcript from perverted-justice.com to each of the individual upstanding citizens’ entries. Most of the YouTube clips shown are from the YouTube profile "DatelineArchives", and all photos came from Google Images. 

Fair warning, readers from Ohio: 3 of the 7 are from the Darke County, OH TCAP, which…hoo boy. I realistically could have filled out all 7 with Ohio peeps. It hurt me a great deal to have to leave “meatrocket8” off this list.

#7 – Alonzo Wade (alonzo403) – TCAP 4 – Ohio

"You're out here trying to find a pedofiler. I'm not." 

This is the guy that taught me about the different flavors of Mike’s Hard Lemonade. While I’m grateful for the knowledge in case my 19-year-old cousin ever asks me for booze recommendations, that’s really the only thing to be grateful about in this case. Dude sticks to his story, even when confronted with hard (huh huh) evidence to the contrary, and that’s either weirdly admirable or brick-smashingly stupid. Bonus slimeball points for unzipping your own fly as soon as you walk in the house, but bud makes the list for his 4 word answer when asked what’s he’s doing in the house:  “I’m HERE….to party!”

The fun starts at 3:30. 

#6 – Walter Babst (kinky_man_in_corona) – TCAP 3 – Riverside, CA

I have no caption funnier than that hair.

Look at this mug. This is the teacher (making this even more horrifying and disgusting) that showed up, got confronted, went full deer-in-headlights mode and asked to be executed. Can’t help but think that would have been the easy way to go, considering the alternatives. This guy ranks on the list because of the aforementioned babbling, that awesome stache/hairstyle combination, the Canadian tuxedo he wears for this special occasion, and the first words he utters when confronted: “Am I under arrest?” Fair warning-reading this dude’s chatlog is nightmare fuel.

#5 – Timothy Isaac (parknride469) – TCAP 4 – Ohio

Go Bucks!

Now the fucking “Super Mario” music is stuck in my head, and I hope it’s stuck in your head too. Once again, this bud keeps with the longstanding stereotype of the pedophile mustache, he showed up at 2am, blowing any possible story he might have cooked up completely out of the water, he actually says in the chat log “15 can get me 20” (which is THE MOST OHIO SAYING EVER and the main reason he’s ranked), and for my own individual enjoyment, is rocking a Ohio State hat. Hopefully people don’t start insinuating all Buckeyes fans are pedophiles. Or continue to insinuate it.

HEYOOOOOOO! (Eric Waugh image via landgrantholyland.com)

#4 – Corey Edgar (ricks_talented_tongue) – TCAP 8 – Long Beach, CA

"I knew this was a setup!" But you came anyway.

This fucking guy. There are 2 primary reasons this bud makes my list. The first reason is the fact that he talks himself into the fact that the chat is a setup on more than one occasion, knows what he is looking to do is horribly wrong, seems to have second thoughts…but shows up anyway and gets confronted pretty much as soon as he gathers the courage to walk in the house.  NOT CAREFUL ENOUGH, PERVERT.

The second reason he makes the list is that voice. Jesus, listen to that accent. I’d rather listen to a dozen Yinzers talk about foreign policy than listen to this douchebucket whine and mope his way through a conversation. We get it, guy. You’re so smart. You knew it was a setup. You still showed up, and now you’re a RSO for the rest of your life. Still think your voice will be the primary reason you end up alone, though.

#3 – Jeffrey Stacey (singletxguyforfun) – TCAP 4 – Ohio

This guy looks like a bigger pussy than me. 

This dude looks like someone you’d expect to be chatting with if you’re chatting with strangers online (I still can’t get over the fact that people still do this), and looks like pretty much the physical manifestation of any joke about what a phone sex operator (NUEY LOOOOOOOOOVE joke for the fam) really looks like. Like our bud at #4, he also has a voice that makes nails on a chalkboard sound like Michael Buble.

What gets this guy on the list, though, is the flippancy with which he addresses some of his questions posed to the decoy when read back to him by Chris Hansen. In both look and speech, he gives the impression he’s shocked this is even a big deal. (Hansen quotes first, then creepo)

“You ask her if she’s horny”….”What’s wrong with that???”

“You ask…if she does anal.”….”It’s a question!”

Oh, and once in police custody, he made a pathetic, half-assed attempt to kill himself using a pen. YAAAAAAAAY making this bud register as a sex offender for the rest of his life!

(video via YouTube profile Nightowl358) 

#2 – David Schumacher – TCAP 5 – Ft. Myers, FL

"I don't want to be on the news, dawg." 

 THIS DUDE. This guy could very easily be at the top of my list, and would be if it wasn’t for the #1 spot being blatantly obvious. This guy struck me as every piece of white trash I’ve ever met. Overwhelmingly confident (and for the life of me, I can’t figure out why), sandy blonde pubestache, urban accent despite most likely never living anywhere that would be considered “urban” (Sorry, Ft. Myers. You’re a glorified retirement community), and a strong belief that he can talk his way out of anything.

As he talks to the cops after his arrest (and you bet your ass he tried to bolt first), he asks if a picture being taken of him is “for, um…for ya pedophile thing”, then says “Good, because when I get found not guilty, I’m gonna sue somebody!”

He was found guilty, spent almost 5 years in jail, and is a lifetime registered sex offender. He also had a rapsheet longer than my ween before any of the Dateline stuff came to light. No lawsuits today, dawg.

(video via YouTube profile dawgskats)

Before I get into the #1 ranking, I alluded earlier in the conversation to poor Bug having to see these shows so many times because she chose to date a weirdo. I wanted to give her the opportunity to choose her own “special mentions”, mainly because when I told her about my 7, she said “But what about (this guy), (this guy) and (this guy)? How can they not be on the list?” So Bug’s Special Mentions are:

Special Mention #1 – generic_white_male – TCAP 5 – Ft. Myers, FL

"What??? No way!" 

“I don't want this cookie. I just want to get to the beach.”

I don’t want to use this guy’s real name, because he’s not listed as a “conviction” on the Perverted Justice website, nor is his chat transcript listed. I still agreed to list him because the reason he’s so memorable to Bug has absolutely nothing to do with his transcript or anything gross. This dude is memorable for his love of cookies.

 (video via YouTube profile Kree T.V.)

Special Mention #2 – Lance Fine (FirstAndGrand) – TCAP 10 – Flagler Beach,FL

"Jesus! JESUS CHRIST!"

 “What’s the police officer doing here?”

Arresting your sorry ass. This guy almost made my list, and I’m glad I get to end up including him after all. That chat log is either horrifying or absolutely hilarious. We also thought he sounded like Mr. Slave from “South Park”, although that again might have had to do with what he was asking for in his chat log. He’s also one of those guys who laughs when someone reads the chat back to him, which HAS to be nervous laughter, doesn’t it? Either that, or he finds getting beaten up by a teenager to be funny in addition to being a turn on. Gross.

You'll see what I mean starting at about the 2:30 mark.

Special Mention #3 – Malik Washington (loverboy212x) – TCAP 11 –Ocean County, NJ

"Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? PER-VERT DOUCHE-BAG!" 

This guy doesn’t get mentioned for his chat log or anything like that. This guy gets mentioned for 2 reasons: first off, this GROWN ASS MAN coming over to attempt to rape and molest a teenager…is wearing a fucking Spongebob SquarePants jacket. I don’t know, maybe he wanted to come across as less threatening?

The second reason is the reason Bug asked him to be included: After Chris Hansen tells him who he is and the cameras come out, this dude ASKS CHRIS HANSEN FOR A RIDE. When Hansen tells him that’s not possible, he says “I gotta walk back?” in a tone that can only be described as Bug did: “guilt-trippy”.

Direct quote from Bug – “You show up to bang a teenager, get in trouble for it, then you want to try to make someone feel like an asshole…for not giving you a ride home?”

Just let it play. 

 And now, the only man who could really top this list:

#1 – Rabbi David Kaye (REDBD) – TCAP 2 – Virginia

I am positively convinced that if it weren’t for this guy, his profession, and his actions during and after the bust, “To Catch a Predator” would not have been nearly as popular a show. Pretty much anyone who’s watched the show knows of this guy, and plenty of people who never watched the show still know of this guy.

 My favorite part of this story would be the fact that, although police presence was not a part of this specific episode (didn’t start until TCAP 3), he was still arrested and prosecuted. He was sentenced to the longest jail term of anyone arrested in connection with the show, and the main reason for it was because he a)actually chose to take it to a trial by judge and b)the judge in question felt Kaye lied during his testimony.

(video via YouTube profile stoquan)

 Even though this show is a legitimate reason that I don’t want children (bringing a kid into a world with people like this? Naah, I’m good), that was fun, and a lot longer than I intended originally. I hope you get as many laughs out of it as I did writing it, and still do to this day.

Enjoy the day.

@johnathanrush

Saturday Nights in Morgantown

Let's see if this actually means anything tonight, or if the defense continues to be unable to stop a nosebleed.

Let's gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Mountaineers.

The Internet Is Not Your Mommy's House

Baaaa.

Libel – a) defamation by written or printed words,  pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.  b) the act or crime of publishing it. (via dictionary.reference.com)

I know it’s corny as shit to start anything, written or spoken, with a dictionary definition, but I have a point to prove.

The internet has allowed me a great deal. It’s allowed me the ability to keep in contact with my friends and family despite living 2,000 miles away from most of them. It’s allowed me the ability to have most any piece of information just a couple keyclicks…then waiting…then refreshing the page…

Christ, I need a new router. Like, something awful.

Anyway, the point of all that was with the good, you have to take the bad. Personally, I think the definition of “bad” on the internet is the YouTube comment section. If you’ve never taken the time to actually read the comments and reviews that accompany your bootlegged listen of “The Stroke” by Billy Squier, you are in for an absolute treasure trove of hate speech, including what I think is every simpleminded permutation of Barack Obama’s name one might possibly find funny, poor spelling and grammar (including my personal pet peeve, extending words by putting 8 or 9 vowels in them.  It shouldn’t take you 9 “o”s to say “you”), spamming (if this blogging thing poops out, did you know I can make THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS by working from the comfort of my own home???) and any and every hateful thing one might think to say about the musical artist in question.

Except Nickelback. The internet seems to universally and unconditionally love them.  

If you have a Facebook or Twitter account, you’ve probably engaged in similar behavior. I’ve found that posting with people’s real names attached tends to cut down on the N-bombs that are thrown out, though, and that’s always nice. But some of the anonymous “YouTube” behavior tends to still migrate, and two of the worst culprits are converging at once: politics and sports. The election season has a way of bringing out the worst in too many people. I believe we all have that one person in our day to day interactions that not only has a different political opinion than you, but can’t let one post on your Facebook wall pass without a “Barack HUSSEIN Obummer” reference (there’s those stupid permutations again).  Too often, these are the same people who want to degrade you personally because of who you choose to vote for or support.

Sports has become no different, especially in the post-ESPN “He who is loudest wins” world. I will be the first person to gleefully admit that I’ve most likely said some horrible stuff about your favorite sports team. However, there’s a line between trashing someone’s sports team and trashing them personally.  I can vouch for being in a conversation about the vociferousness of a particular team’s fan base that turned into someone actually saying I defended a specific group of fans that beat a pregnant female fan of a rival team. If you actually read the story that I linked to, you'll see the woman herself indicated the beating had absolutely nothing to do with football and was completely random. When I asked the person in question to either prove the statement or retract it, they did neither. In fact, it was actually suggested that I was the one with the problem because I was the one bothered by it, and I was a “butthurt crybaby” who “couldn’t take it”. I even won an award for it, apparently, which I expect in the mail within the next 6 to 8 weeks.

This ignorant shit was actually communicated to me, as you can see for yourself if you choose to click on the links. 

So there it sits. Anyone in the world who might stumble upon his Twitter account can read it. According to the definition listed at the beginning of the post, that’s libel.

In a world where social networking searches are becoming an increasingly common part of any job search or promotion, I really don’t want to have to come home to Bug and say “Hey, you know that job I just interviewed for? Yeah, I didn’t get it because they did a Google search of my name and think I support beating pregnant women for wearing the wrong team’s colors”.  Then she takes a literal chunk out of whoever wrote it, which leads to me having to start spending my weekends visiting her in jail, and I really don’t like jail. Those Cinemax “women in prison” movies are BULLSHIT.

When you write something on the internet, no matter how big of a jerkoff or a joke you think it might be, ANYONE can see it. The internet isn’t your back porch, or your basement, or your mommy’s house. It’s a place where things said can have very real consequences. Examples of idiot douchebags losing their jobs over some nonsensical shit on their social networking accounts are too large to list here. The fact that I feel like this should even have to come up is ridiculous and kind of embarrassing. Then again, so’s not getting a job or promotion because someone ties up way too much of their own self-worth into their college sports teams.

And if I’m a “crybaby” for objecting to my name being tied to something like defending domestic violence, then boo fucking hoo.^*

^*The alternative to writing all this was just writing on the internet that they sleep with sheep. Then it’s alleged that they sleep with sheep.

"Blue Chips" is a great movie. 

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I might have another post later today, but at the least, I invite your abuse as I’ll be live-tweeting the West Virginia/Kansas State game tonight. By the end of the night, people might have me defending war crimes. @johnathanrush

Enjoy the day.

Rush

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