The Roundup: Trading AJ Hawk, Deep Fried Beer & Steve Breaston Loves McDonald's
By Jason McIntyre
Wait … Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl didn’t recognize a photo of his own house when the NCAA questioned him? [Vols Xtra]
The cartoonist who drew “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” has gone into hiding per the recommendation of the FBI. [Seattle Weekly]
View the affidavit about the man in Florida who was arrested for allegedly jerking off to an SI swimsuit issue in Wal-mart. [Smoking Gun]
Might the Packers entertain trading linebacker AJ Hawk? [Journal-Sentinel]
Kentucky should have expected some of these recruiting dramas when they landed John Calipari. [NYT]
Corliss “Big Nasty” Williamson is now a Division I head coach. [ESPN]
Receiver Steve Breaston of the Cardinals loves his McDonald’s. [Republic]
Props to Dan Steinberg for this take on men, women, and NFL locker rooms. [DC Sports Bog]
“If a blogger wants a place in a press box or dressing room environment there should be something more tangible at stake – say, a bond of $10,000 that a blogger would lose should a court or arbitrator find he or she broke professional standards or libel laws.” [Globe & Mail]
Some deep thoughts about compensating college athletes. [Forbes]
So, uh, what the heck is wrong with Virginia Tech, which is looking at 0-3 if it can’t beat ECU? [ACC Sports]
Blogger disagrees with Matt Taibbi over Colin Cowherd’s thoughts on Labor Unions. [Fourth down and long]
The story about the female reporter who was thrown out of baseball press boxes in 1957. [Fanhouse]
Did Jeremiah Masoli tell the NCAA he wanted to transfer from Oregon before he was dismissed from the team? [Clarion Ledger]
Michael Dunigan and other former Oregon Ducks players investigated over extra benefits. [Register Guard]
World Cup redux, anyone?
Remember when Buddy Ryan threw fists on the sideline with his offensive coordinator in 1994? Mike Patrick got all worked up calling this one.