Spring Break
College hoops' 'serpents'
Kevin Duffy
Issue date: 3/17/09 Section: Sports
I'd like to address an issue that is extremely pressing to college-age kids, especially today. That issue, of course, is St. Patrick's Day.
Contrary to popular belief, St. Patty's day is more than an excuse for under aged students to drink Irish car bombs for breakfast and black out on a Tuesday afternoon. In fact, there's a great deal of history behind St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is the sole reason that there are no snakes infesting the streets of Ireland these days. Legend has it that Patrick (whose last name was not available at press time) devoted his life to driving every last serpent out of the country.
For this feat, people all over the world have celebrated March 17, the day of his death, by drinking their faces off in his honor.
Don't get me wrong - there is a purpose to this column, and its certainly not to discourage alcohol consumption.
It's been 1,549 years since St. Patrick'
s death, but, for the first time since then, we are feeling the effects of his passing.
You see, college basketball is infested with its share of snakes, and the world is aching for someone to drive them out. We desperately need another St. Patrick. If anyone is brave enough to step up and carry St. Patrick's torch, here's a suggested list of individuals who should immediately be driven out of college basketball.
Eric Devendorf
Not much of an explanation needed here. What exactly is Devendorf's deal? The ESPN highlights of the Syracuse-UConn classic showed a close-up of Devendorf hitting a 3-pointer in A.J. Price's face and yelling "F--- you" to the UConn guard as he backpedalled to the other end of the court. ESPN analyst Doug Gottleib nailed it on his analysis, when he said something to the effect of "Devendorf is a great player, but there's no reason for that." I can recall plenty of 3-pointers Price hit this season. I can't recall any times he shouted "F--- you" to an opponent. I also can't recall any times he punched a woman.
Contrary to popular belief, St. Patty's day is more than an excuse for under aged students to drink Irish car bombs for breakfast and black out on a Tuesday afternoon. In fact, there's a great deal of history behind St. Patrick's Day.
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is the sole reason that there are no snakes infesting the streets of Ireland these days. Legend has it that Patrick (whose last name was not available at press time) devoted his life to driving every last serpent out of the country.
For this feat, people all over the world have celebrated March 17, the day of his death, by drinking their faces off in his honor.
Don't get me wrong - there is a purpose to this column, and its certainly not to discourage alcohol consumption.
It's been 1,549 years since St. Patrick'
s death, but, for the first time since then, we are feeling the effects of his passing.
You see, college basketball is infested with its share of snakes, and the world is aching for someone to drive them out. We desperately need another St. Patrick. If anyone is brave enough to step up and carry St. Patrick's torch, here's a suggested list of individuals who should immediately be driven out of college basketball.
Eric Devendorf
Not much of an explanation needed here. What exactly is Devendorf's deal? The ESPN highlights of the Syracuse-UConn classic showed a close-up of Devendorf hitting a 3-pointer in A.J. Price's face and yelling "F--- you" to the UConn guard as he backpedalled to the other end of the court. ESPN analyst Doug Gottleib nailed it on his analysis, when he said something to the effect of "Devendorf is a great player, but there's no reason for that." I can recall plenty of 3-pointers Price hit this season. I can't recall any times he shouted "F--- you" to an opponent. I also can't recall any times he punched a woman.
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Jerome
posted 3/17/09 @ 10:43 AM EST
This article contains rumor and speculation, some of which has already proven to be false.
Tom
posted 3/17/09 @ 9:22 PM EST
The woman who claimed earlier this year that Devendorf had maliciously hit her later changed her story and admitted he had not struck her as first claimed. (Continued…)
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