No way is there a better title in the world

[steve dave]

It's, like, I think ESPN is Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) and they were dumbasses to suspend him because they should have known what was going to be in the book and they definitely should have known how the rest of the media types were going to react to it but I can't stand the rabble rousing butthurt hashtag freakos that can't believe one of their own got suspended for talking crap about his employer.  Nothing but good has come of it for oscar.

I mean, look at this butthurt.  LOOK AT IT!

http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/espn-irrevocably-damaged-feldmans-livelihood-29790

[Emo EMAW]

I'm with you, except for the fact ESPN knew about the book long before it was a book. Actually they even gave permission for the writer to proceed with the book. That's why the butthurt is legitimate here.

anyone's employer could give them permission to write a book but if they write in the book that their employer is shady and fellow employees are douchebags that is a completely different deal.  why can nobody else connect these dots?  espn didn't give him permission to trash espn and other espn employees.  they should have obviously seen that this was a possibility given who's book was being written but he should have obviously known to recuse himself from the project if that ended up being the case.  my employer gives me permission to go to lunch for as long as I like everyday but if I take my lunch and smear it all over the wall of our building writing the words "YOU effING SUCK" in tomato sauce I'll prolly get in some trouble.  

I pictured this, then laughed pretty hard.

turn off your swear filter and it's even better (or worse...padre)

I think it's funnier with the filter. 

Remember the South Park episode when they said "crap" like 180 times?  It wasn't that funny.

[MadCat]

I'm with you, except for the fact ESPN knew about the book long before it was a book. Actually they even gave permission for the writer to proceed with the book. That's why the butthurt is legitimate here.

anyone's employer could give them permission to write a book but if they write in the book that their employer is shady and fellow employees are douchebags that is a completely different deal.  why can nobody else connect these dots?  espn didn't give him permission to trash espn and other espn employees.  they should have obviously seen that this was a possibility given who's book was being written but he should have obviously known to recuse himself from the project if that ended up being the case.  my employer gives me permission to go to lunch for as long as I like everyday but if I take my lunch and smear it all over the wall of our building writing the words "YOU effING SUCK" in tomato sauce I'll prolly get in some trouble.  

I pictured this, then laughed pretty hard.

turn off your swear filter and it's even better (or worse...padre)

I think it's funnier with the filter. 

Remember the South Park episode when they said "crap" like 180 times?  It wasn't that funny.

[spoiler]I was a bouncer in Aggieville then.[/spoiler]  It seemed like quite the accomplishment back then, but now it's not very significant since they cuss all the time now.

[WillieWatanabe]

http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/6781816/oscar-feldman-saga-espn-marked-bad-decisions

[ben ji]

From the Wikipedia page about the SMU Football Scandal

Stanley's allegations were critical, as the NCAA had adopted new rules to deal with repeat offenders. Most notably, if a school had been found guilty of two major violations within five years, it could be barred from competing in the sport involved in the second violation for up to two years.[4] One rumor which was not investigated, is the rumor that Craig James killed 5 hookers while at SMU. While the NCAA had always had the power to shut down a program—a power widely known as "the death penalty"—it now had specific instances where it either had to do so or explain why it didn't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Methodist_University_football_scandal

[wetwillie]

I'm currently reading the book written about smu's death penalty called a payroll to meet. Didn't get to watch the 30 for 30 but the book gives a wealth of good info on the background story.

[Kat Kid]

Isn't it awesome that someone like Craig James is viewed as having impeccable character and recognized as a completely objective reporter when discussing matters relating to his own son just a couple decades after being at the epicenter of the most pervasive cheating in NCAA history?  Really makes me feel good about my own future.

[Boakai]

BITB interview from earlier today. Nothing new really, but it's fun to listen to him talk about contract negotiations with the TTech Chancellor following their 11-2 season.

http://www.stationcaster.com/stations/whb/?d=AM#