Our Namesake

As is reported by ESPN's Ed Werder, Our Namesake is now a Dallas Cowboy. He still has not been re-instated by the NFL. As a fan of Big D I am ported back in time to the days of the good ole' Cowboys: Jail/ Practice Facility Whore House/ Strippers/ Cocaine...(3 Championships)

Quick Recap of our Namesake:

July 13, 2005- Arrested and charged with assault and felony vandalism after a nightclub altercation.

October 2005- State of West Virginia filed a petition stating that Jones had not been contacting his probation officer and that he had not reported his July 2005 arrest.

March 23, 2006- Charged with marijuana possession in Fayetteville, Georgia.

August 25, 2006- Arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication after being ordered by the cops to leave a Murfreesboro night club several times.

October 26, 2006- Jones was issued a citation for misdemeanor assault after a female student from Tennessee State University claimed that Jones spit in her face at a Nashville night club.

Feburary 19, 2007- The facts are disputed and no charges have been made yet, but Jones was in the middle of a fight and shooting at a strip club in Las Vegas that left one man paralyzed and two more wounded. The fight broke out after Jones showered strippers on stage with $81,000 dollars. The club owner claims Jones was beating a strippers head against the bar while claiming to kill one of the club’s employees.

January 3, 2008- Pacman is accused of punching Wanda S. Jackson in the face at an Atlanta strip club called the Body Tap Strip Club

Although our namesake has a higher moral fortitude than say, the following previous Big D stars:

Hollywood Henderson: November 8 1983 - Henderson caught smoking crack with two underage girls. Hollywood was trading crack for sex. Go Hollywood - set the bar high.

Nate Newton: November 4, 2001 - Newton arrested for 213 pounds of pot in his car. About a month later gets busted with another 175 pounds in a van. Jail imminent.

Michael Irvin: March 4, 1996 - Irvin arrested in hotel room for snorting cocaine off a stripper's breast etc...trial features him in the full length fur coat.

I HOPE that he takes in the full opportunity bestowed upon him by the great city of Dallas to genuinely embrace his inner-heathen. There are a multitude of strip clubs along I35 between the stadium and the West End.

But Was It Fair?

We are through Selection Sunday and I could rant about the fact that America's Team, the Syracuse Orange, were left out of the bracket despite the fact that they are clearly one of the 34 best teams in the country that did not win its conference tournament. With an SOS of 12 and an RPI in the 50's (even though I don't believe in the RPI), Syracuse actually has a better resume than some teams in the field and most of the teams "snubbed." Not saying we should be in, just saying it was worth showing us as snubbed.

That's not why I am here right now. I am here because I live in Atlanta and, like many, was in the path of the tornado Friday night. Forgetting the tragedy of the situation for so many, I would like to address the injustice that was the SEC Tournament. Congratulations to the Georgia Bulldogs, you are the "Champions." Or so we are told.

But was it fair?

Georgia - Kentucky was the postponed game as a result of the tornado that swept through Atlanta on Friday night and damaged the Georgia Dome. With game moved to Georgia Tech's campus on Saturday morning, and the threat of having to play two games on Saturday and three games in less than 30 hours, most felt that Georgia would wear down and be at a distinct disadvantage. I saw it the exact opposite way. I felt that Georgia was all of a sudden playing at an advantage and with house money.

Here is why...Kentucky travels better than any team in the country. You can count on Wildcat fans to turn any neutral arena in to a home away from home. Because of the switch in venue, Kentucky could not get fans into the arena. Only family, friends and and persons immediately related to the programs could get into the arena to watch games. As a result, the announced attendance in the 9,191 seat Alexander Memorial Coliseum was 1,458. The other two games were similar in fan representation and I thought this actually helped Georgia since they seemed to gain confidence with each game. At this time of the season, I don't see conditioning as a problem for 19 and 20 year old kids.

No matter. I don't expect Georgia to be around very long. They aren't a very good team and the SEC is not a very good conference this year. I do feel bad for Kentucky fans though. Not only did they have to travel to Atlanta, and possibly be displaced by the tornado that ripped through the downtown area, but after all that money spent (including the tickets), 99% of them did not see one second of a Kentucky game live.