Oh, Bobby.

For the record, Bobby Petrino did not lose his job as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks because he had an affair. He did not lose his job because he had an affair with an employee. He did not lose his job because he lied to his employer about the circumstances surrounding his recent motorcycle accident involving said employee. All of these actions are despicable, but a coach with a record of 21-5 in the last two seasons and an almost guaranteed top ten team going into the next season could fairly easily survive such a scandal. Hell, this is the SEC, after all. For the most part, we don’t give a rat’s ass if you’re a total scumbag as long as you can bring home the wins.

So yeah, Petrino probably could have held onto his job, if it weren’t for one big, nasty mistake: Bobby put his mistress on his employer’s payroll.

Bobby Petrino, you are a fucking dumbass. You’ve always been a scumbag; we’ve known that ever since your days at Louisville, not to mention your great “midnight flight” from the Atlanta Falcons. You’re an asshole, but you win games, so everyone’s put up with your arrogant bullshit for years. But not anymore, Bobby, because now we know that in addition to being a total jerk, we also know that you are a total moron who holds no respect for anyone who signs your quite sizable paychecks. In short, Bobby Petrino, you fucking suck, and every Razorbacks fan should burn you in effigy for treating their beloved team as nothing more than a bankroll for booty.

Every Razorbacks fan should also take a moment today to show their appreciation for their athletic director. Jeff Long was put in a terrible position thanks to Petrino’s selfishness and cowardice. The emotion in his voice during last night’s press conference was palpable. No AD wants to fire a coach who could take the team all the way to the National Championship, but Long was left with no other choice. He had to protect the integrity of his university. Compare the handling of this incident to, say, the way Penn State handled its far more horrific child molestation scandal, and Jeff Long deserves a goddamn medal for having the bravery to put honor above winning - a choice not often made in the world of college football.

And because college football really is all about the wins, this won’t be the end of Bobby Petrino’s storied career. Oh, sure, he won’t be coaching in the big schools any time soon, but he’ll be back. Regardless of how scummy he is, he still knows how to put points up on the board, and some trophy-hungry AD will eventually hire him. And that’s fine. That’s the circle of life in NCAA football, man. It’s part of what makes the sport so richly entertaining.

In sum, goddamn I love football, and I hope my Gamecocks beat the everliving shit out of the Razorbacks this year. SUCK IT, BOBBY.

You know, you almost have to respect Craig James for standing his ground, until you remember that his ground is actually made out of slander and lies.

(NEVER FORGET THE FIVE DEAD HOOKERS.)

If you had told me a year ago that I would not only be obsessed with football (both NFL and especially my beloved college), but that I would also be obsessing over March Madness, I would tell you that you were fucking insane because I hate sports so very, very much. But here I am, totally invested in college basketball and loving every minute of it.

Alas, I know little of the mysterious bouncyhoops (thank you, EDSBS), so this has been a crash course for me regarding the sport. However, after watching four days of unadulterated basketball action and following the reactions on the internet, I have learned a few things. Here’s what I have learned:

• FUCK DUKE.
• The last sixty seconds of a college basketball game takes approximately sixty minutes to play.
• There is no better place to find wonderful pictures of grown men crying.
• While the SEC reigns supreme in college football, it is decidedly less powerful in college basketball.
• Conversely, while the Big East is the laughingstock of college football, it is quite the juggernaut in NCAAB.
• It is hilarious when Alabama loses, no matter what the sport (but especially in football).
• The NCAAB tourney is far superior to the BCS system. (Caveat: I actually quite enjoy the BCS system, because it is hilariously dramatic and makes people very, very pissed off.)
• The officiating in college basketball is fucking atrocious and almost makes the officiating in ACC football look semi-legitimate. Almost.
• College basketball is fun as hell.

Football is still my shit. That’s my sport, that’s my game, that’s my passion. But I know understand how much fun college hoops can be, especially in a tournament where a tiny little team can pull together and defeat a behemoth.

Especially when that behemoth is Duke, because once again, FUCK DUKE:

One woman plays every single character ever to appear on Law & Order: SVU. PERFECTION.

(via Vulture)

This is one of the most upsetting and infuriating articles I’ve ever read. I was literally in tears by the end. It’s a personal account of one woman’s tragedy compounded by the horrific new Texas sonogram law, and it’s a perfect illustration of why politics should never dictate medicine.

This is an utterly terrifying and infuriating glimpse into the dangers posed by the recent trend of parents refusing vaccinations for their children. While Indiana health officials have confirmed only 14 cases, tens of thousands of people could have been exposed to a very serious illness, all because of the ridiculous, unfounded fear that MMR vaccines are linked to autism.

From the Washington Post:

According to the official quoted by PBS, 13 of those who have been diagnosed with measles in Indiana have said they had previously declined the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine.

In related news, Jenny McCarthy is still a twat.

Back when I first signed up with tumblr, it was still a fairly new network, with a lot of kinks and quirks in the system. So I sort of forgot that I even had an account, until recently.

So I’m going to try and pick this sucker back up again. I’ll probably end up posting a lot about college football (GO GAMECOCKS!), pop culture, politics, news, etc. Your usual tumblr fare, I suppose.

Feel free to follow, comment, etc.

caraobrien:

From Change.org, in its entirety:

Earlier this week, Human Rights Watch released a graphic and tragic report documenting the massive human rights abuses faced by LGBT people, particularly gay men, in Iraq.  The report documented rape, assault, and executions, and painted a bleak picture that made it seem like a concerted effort was underway in Iraq to purge the country of homosexuality.

Given this account, as well as other horror stories coming out of Iraq, one wonders why the United Kingdom (or any country for that matter) would consider sending a gay man back into Iraq, instead of granting them asylum.

The UK is currently debating the question, with a member of Parliament (MP), Sarah Teather, saying that the UK should do everything in its power to prevent LGBT people from being sent back to a place where they stand a very good chance of being tortured and/or executed.  Teather specifically referenced one individual who lives in her district, and who was scheduled to be deported this coming February back to the country.

Though this individual has been granted a judicial stay, UK Immigration officials said in originally calling for his deportation that “Even if your client’s homosexuality were to be established, it is viewed that it would be possible for your client to conduct such relationships in private on his return to Iraq. This would allow your client to express his sexuality, albeit in a more limited way than he could do elsewhere.”

That’s a ridiculous statement right there.  Gay men in Iraq, or even those perceived to be gay, are being rounded up, murdered, with their bodies mangled and thrown in ditches by the roadside.  And that’s one of the least graphic scenarios.  For the UK to suggest that someone could hide their homosexuality in an environment like Iraq is not only inconceivable, it’s preposterous.

As Teather said, no country that willingly deports LGBT people back to Iraq can say they value human rights.  Instead, they’re essentially issuing death sentences for immigrants.

Related: Iraq’s Anti-Gay Pogrom

ohfortheloveofdog:

robot-heart:

Being Frank | Chris Piascik’s Blogzilla

This is beautiful.

This has probably already been seen by everyone, but it me cry with laughter this morning, so I’m posting it. This is EXACTLY what my own pit bull mix, Rosa, does to all of us. And the harder you fight her, the more she wants to just lick your face off. Dogs are awesome and this clip is adorable.