Deny On !!!

When you spell Trojan you can't spell it without the letters O and J and when you think of SC you almost always think of their most notorious alumni Orenthal James Simpson. Now we don't need to get into if he did it or not(even though everyone knows that he did!!)but it speaks volumes on your character when you try to release a book explaining how you would have done it. But it doesn't end there. I could examine the cases of Matt Leinhart (deadbeat dad and poster boy for drinking with under aged girls) or Reggie Bush (star tailback who accepted massive amounts of cash) and Mark Sanchez (alleged rapist).

But surprise surprise, another athlete at 'SC has run afoul of the law. OJ Mayo, recent basketball sensation, is being accused of accepting cash and various other gifts while still in college which is a major NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)rules violation. The most shocking of these allegations is that one of Mayo's contacts purchased gifts and withdrew money on a phony AmEx card that was issued to the National Organization of Sickle Cell Prevention and Awareness Foundation. The organization has never been registered as a charitable trust with the California Attorney General's Office and isn't even recognized in various sickle cell organiztions. Let alone that before he even got to SC this guy had a reputation for being a show boat and pay to play type of guy.

Anyone else see a problem with this?

Busy Weekend

Usually I like to get more in depth with my tales of sin in the city of angels but today I must cut it short because it's opening day and I am craving a Dodger dog so I'll cut to the chase.

*Thursday the 27th: An L.A. County Sheriff pulled a buddy of mine and I over due to a busted tail light. Routine traffic stop right? Not so fast my friends.It was one a.m., we were in a less than reputable neighborhood and there was a hint of Jack on my breath combine all those factors and you end up with me sitting in back of a Highway patrol car for over an hour while the officer searches the car. All they found was the piece of Pan Dulce I had wrapped in a napkin, and upon seeing this the officer decided that we weren't out to cause trouble so she let us go. Interesting side note, the officers demeanor greatly changed when I mentioned the Dodgers.

*Friday: Studied and played COD 4 with my cousin, then for a nightcap it was Super Smash Bros. Brawl while sipping on some Grey Goose., Good times.

*Saturday: Coliseum game. Unfortunately we had to park near the campus of Spoiled Children but it was well worth it since my Bruins were on with a chance to go to the final four on the line.Of course we won and I got to rub it in all the surrounding Trojan fans. But the day was all about the boys in blue so I had to shelve the Bruin spirit. While I agree with the Duke on the field being an absolute joke for baseball, it was still magical nonetheless. It was truly wonderful being surrounded by Dodger fans in a carnival like setting. The highlight was being able to take a picture with Ron Cey and the 81' and 88' trophies.

*Sunday: Studied and set up a Flickr account. After that I went to a recording studio on the outskirts of downtown and took pictures of the skyline from the rooftop of said studio. Came home and couldn't sleep due to the excitement of the Monday's events.

That's pretty much it. March has been one long and expensive month and I am both sad and happy to see it go. Now in the immortal words of the great Vin Scully:

"It's time for Dodger baseball!"