Yes, it’s time for another round of Fulmer Cup, in which the intrepid bloggers at EveryDayShouldBeSaturday.com monitor off-the-field indiscretions and award points to lucky programs. In their words:
The Fulmer (Memorial) Cup celebrates in Bronx Cheer fashion those in collegiate athletics most prone to testing the bounds of civil and criminal code with outlandish, illegal, and sometimes injurious behavior. If you’re joining us for the first time here: the Fulmer Cup awards points for programs based on charges filed against players from said programs, with the points going to a collective tally for each school.
Offenses are divided into various categories. E.g., murder is worth 5 points, the most of any offense. My favorite category:
* Fightin’ in ‘da Club/Weed Possession/Standard DUI: 2 points. Any scenario involving group fighting of a thugged-out, ‘we run this place’ variety, and marijuana possession of the nickel bag level. Possession of 100 pounds of marijuana is a totally different thing, and takes you right back up to the 4 point ‘nefarious’ level.
My favorite part of Fulmer Cup 2008 was Jimmy Johns, the Alabama player who not only shares a name with a great Michigan (Midwestern?) sandwich chain but also racked up something like 20 points by himself for a cocaine ring he led.
Jimmy John’s: food so fast you’ll freak!
Exactly! I could use a Jimmy John’s right now.
This is great! Makes college football interesting!