[Husker] Another Suspension

[Paul Blanchard]

I am sitting here in Lincoln laughing my   Butt off

Thanks guys

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On Oct 29, 2010, at 7:26 PM, Paul Dalen <quesohusker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Big XII Commissioner Dan Beebe announced today that Eric Crouch, former
> Nebraska QB and Heisman Trophy winner had been suspended from football for a
> vicious attack on a defenseless Iowa defensive back Mikkel Brown during the
> Nebraska-Iowa game in Iowa City September 4, 1999.  Beebe stated that "even
> though Crouch has been out of college football for a decade we are
> determined to root all unecessarily violent hits from the game.  In this
> instance, Crouch hit, and proceeded to stomp on, the defensive back, who
> clearly was unable to defend himself from such a vicious and premeditated
> touchdown run."  Beebe stated that the egregious nature of the touchdown,
> which put Nebraska ahead of the Hawkeyes 42-0.
> 
> Beebe stated that because Crouch is no longer actually playing football, he
> will be suspended for one week from his job selling ridiculously overpriced
> playground equipment to rich people with spoiled kids.
> 
> On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Dick Karre <dkarre at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> [Satire Alert]
>> 
>> Big XII Commissioner Dan Beebe announced today that Nebraska quarterback
>> Turner Gill has been suspended for one game. The suspension results from a
>> play in Nebraska's 1982 game against Missouri in which Gill "deliberately"
>> hit defensive end Randy Jostes in the forearm with his face. "Mr. Gill
>> committed a flagrant act of targeting an opponent's forearm with his face in
>> violation of NCAA Football Rules," Beebe said in a news release. "This
>> dangerous hit is one that we in the football community are trying to remove
>> from the game." No penalty was called on the play. Beebe continued, "We are
>> aware that this infraction occurred twenty-eight years ago, but there is no
>> statute of limitations in these cases."
>> 
>> Beebe noted that Gill, who is now the head coach at Kansas, no longer plays
>> football, but that he would be suspended from coaching the Jayhawks' game at
>> Iowa State adding, "It's not like they'll miss him anyway. Besides, it's
>> Kansas and Iowa State. Texas isn't involved in the game, so who cares?"
>> 
>> Asked how Big XII officials uncovered Gill's violation, Beebe stated that
>> conference officials have been scrutinizing film of all Nebraska games to
>> ensure that all violations are dealt with before the Cornhuskers leave the
>> conference. "There's some guy named Novak that we're looking at real close,
>> but the films from that era aren't very good. We'll see." Beebe refused to
>> state whether the conference is similarly reviewing Colorado games.
>> "Colorado," he said as he exited the room. "Right. Colorado." Loud laughter
>> could be heard from the hallway before an aide closed the door.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Dick Karre
>> dkarre at comcast.net
>> 
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