Dude, This Is Lame

by Peter Bean on Apr 11, 2007 3:10 PM CDT in Football Comment 13 comments

Now that the new site has tags for stories, I know exactly how I'll label this one: "Oh, brother."

In what might be the single most ridiculous post I've ever seen, USC blogger Brian Grummel files a note about Texas' decision not to comply with the NCAA's media guide rules. Specifically, Texas put out a 272 page media guide, overshooting the NCAA limit of 208 by a full 30%.

Pointing this out is one thing, but Grummel doesn't leave well enough alone, instead tacking this ridiculosity on to the end of his post:

This isn't a big deal obviously, but it just flies in the face of any sanctimony from the Texas camp about being within the rules any time they start slinging mud at Texas A&M or Oklahoma or USC or whoever.

Seriously? Because an oversized media guide is the same as making up fake classes, paying players, and... well, the list at USC is too long.

I'll keep pissing on all three schools, thank you very much. And I don't give a sh-t about the media guide.

Nobody else does, either.

--PB--

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What is the penalty (if any) for this infraction? Also, while this is not a big deal at all, why would UT break any rule that necessarily will be exposed?

by BrooklynHorn on Apr 11, 2007 3:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

41-38

by Longhorn13 on Apr 11, 2007 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Gimme a F*ckin' Siren!

Wooooooooo! 41-38 hasn't been shouted from the BON rooftops for far too long!

So take that.

by Kahuna on Apr 11, 2007 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

We need a 41-38 sound effect

To play any time anyone from USC talks smack.

Unfortunate for our USC friends on the site, but not unfortunate enough to shelve the idea.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Apr 11, 2007 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're insensitive, Peter

Think of all the trees that died because of the extra pages in our media guide. Last I checked, pretend classes for athletes didn't kill living things.

by Meekrob on Apr 11, 2007 3:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

They Done Found Us Out!

Give him his little media guide bitchfest- we'll take the W. 41-38, beeyotch.

by Texas Gal on Apr 11, 2007 3:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

guidegate

It has been a conspiracy in the planning for years. Those shifty men and women at Belmont Hall (that's where the power brokers live, for you non-orange bloods) decided that one day in the future there might be a chance to get an advantage over all those other schools. When the media guide idea came up it was just too good to pass up. Why get a 10% or 20% edge when you can go 30%. How can any school recover from such a devious trick. The one draw back was that they never anticipated some genius would uncover the plot so soon. They will still be talking about this when Barry Switzer is just a distant memory.

GAME, SET, MATCH!

by UTeed on Apr 11, 2007 3:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

im not stupid

just dont know what a media guide is
or why this is a big deal

by abcdmetrius on Apr 11, 2007 4:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Basically a magazine of the team

All the team's stats, schedule, who they play, what the tradition, is etc.

by bamfor on Apr 11, 2007 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

This isnt even the official media guide anyways

what a dumbass.

The official media guide comes out later this summer.

by the other Andrew on Apr 11, 2007 5:22 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Well I'm offended

Not because of these wild-eyed claims that SC is running a dirty program or something. There can't be anything to those claims, or Alabama would have been losing scholarships already. Or Fresno State, for spite.

However, being lumped in with Texas A&M and Oklahoma? That hurts. With the lunatics and land thieves? Wasn't 41 - 38 enough for you?

Oh the humanity.

by DC Trojan on Apr 11, 2007 8:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs