The Reports Were Wrong
December 20 2007 09:59 PM -- Filed in: Misc
Including mine. There's the little thing I posted
about last night that needs tending to...
False Alarm: Right, so
Donald Washington isn't
suspended for the BCS Championship game or
any of the practices leading to it. Eugene
Clifford is suspended though and for what, we
don't know. Overall, this is welcome news
indeed. Apparently all the original reporting
outlets (The Dispatch, Newark Advocate,
NBC4) and the various (previously) reliable
insiders have the same, exact source inside the
WHAC.
Bowl Game Swag: Each bowl game provides gifts to the players (in compliance w/NCAA) and fanblogs.com highlights some of the best. Think the biggest bowl of them all gives the best gifts? Think again. In fact, the Capital One bowl appears to come out on top. $400 Best Buy gift card! Sign me up. The entire swag rundown can be found at SportingNews.
I'll Take Illinois by 7, Says the Ref: By now, you've probably read this Yahoo story on the glorious background of Big Ten football official Steve Pamon. If not, it highlights the criminal activity of Pamon along with his gambling habit and eventual bankruptcy. Clean livin! Pamon's crew drew an onslaught of criticism for their awful work in both the Penn State/Purdue and Ohio State/Illinois games. Today Lonnie White of the LA Times dropped a scud (reg. req.) which includes information regarding abnormal betting in both games:
The Big Ten office released a statement that said they'll now begin conducting background checks each year. They also said they'll have "no further comment" on the matter. Precious.
Your Attendance Desired: Anyone finding themselves at home this Saturday, can check in here at Buckeye Commentary for live blogging of the Ohio State - Florida basketball game. Rather than the old fashioned way of publishing updates, I'll be using some fancy real-time technology from the good people at CoveritLive.com. It allows reader interactivity and, at the end of the game, the session will be archived.
Bowl Game Swag: Each bowl game provides gifts to the players (in compliance w/NCAA) and fanblogs.com highlights some of the best. Think the biggest bowl of them all gives the best gifts? Think again. In fact, the Capital One bowl appears to come out on top. $400 Best Buy gift card! Sign me up. The entire swag rundown can be found at SportingNews.
I'll Take Illinois by 7, Says the Ref: By now, you've probably read this Yahoo story on the glorious background of Big Ten football official Steve Pamon. If not, it highlights the criminal activity of Pamon along with his gambling habit and eventual bankruptcy. Clean livin! Pamon's crew drew an onslaught of criticism for their awful work in both the Penn State/Purdue and Ohio State/Illinois games. Today Lonnie White of the LA Times dropped a scud (reg. req.) which includes information regarding abnormal betting in both games:
Two games from the 2007 regular season have come into question regarding Pamon, an officiating crew chief with a history of bankruptcy and gambling: Penn State's victory over Purdue on Nov. 3 and Illinois' upset win over Ohio State on Nov. 10.
"Both games had disproportionate money bet on the teams that benefited from the objectionable calls in those games in Penn State and Illinois," said RJ Bell of Pregame.com.
The Big Ten office released a statement that said they'll now begin conducting background checks each year. They also said they'll have "no further comment" on the matter. Precious.
Your Attendance Desired: Anyone finding themselves at home this Saturday, can check in here at Buckeye Commentary for live blogging of the Ohio State - Florida basketball game. Rather than the old fashioned way of publishing updates, I'll be using some fancy real-time technology from the good people at CoveritLive.com. It allows reader interactivity and, at the end of the game, the session will be archived.
