The University of Michigan wanted to turn its football program around after the last several mediocre seasons under former head coach Lloyd Carr . . . and they have.

In just two short years the Wolverines have turned a once dominant powerhouse program into a regular loser and now, it appears, a violator of multiple NCAA rules. How bad were the “mistakes” (as coach Rich “Shredder” Rodriguez calld them) made by the program? According to Michael Buckner, a Florida lawyer familiar with these kinds of infractions, “I find it hard to believe that coach Rodriguez would not know that what these coaches were doing was a violation.  As a coach, you can’t turn a blind eye to what your staff is doing and plead innocent. So even if he didn’t directly know, he should have known.” Sounds to us like he’s either saying that the coach is stupid or a liar. Either way, some worry that given U of M’s past misdeeds in men’s basketball that the happy-go-lucky types at the NCAA might really slap the Maize and Blue around this time. No, we haven’t heard the term “death penalty” yet, but we can bet some guys in East Lansing and Columbus are on their knees praying right now.

At right, a picture of RichRod leaving the University of West Virginia. Or maybe that’s from right before the NCAA showed up to investigate Michigan. Hard to tell.

Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez said Tuesday that his football program misinterpreted rules and made mistakes. The NCAA’s committee on infractions will have to determine whether Michigan simply made mistakes, or whether it systematically and intentionally violated the rules, a more serious breach.  If the committee finds major violations, the most likely penalties are probation, a loss of scholarships and a loss of practice time, experts say, adding that a bowl ban also would be possible.

Experts say that if U-M is found to be a repeat violator — based on earlier violations by U-M’s basketball program — the NCAA infractions committee could break from precedent and impose even stiffer penalties.

U-M coach: We made mistakes | freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Sports loudmouth Tony Kornheiser’s days as a fashion commentator appear to be over. The big boys at ESPN have decided that the way he made fun of Hannah Storm’s recent outfit (didn’t this happen, like, two weeks ago?) on his radio show was not appropriate and decided to make an example of him. Good thing he didn’t point out the disaster that Chris Berman’s comb-over has become. (It . . . could . . . go . . . all . . . the . . . way . . . to the other side of his head,) Somebody woulda gotten whacked for that, if ya know what we me.

At right, the Storm outfit that caused, well, a minor media storm. Does kind of look like a Catholic school-girl thing to us, but we’re not complaining. Just looking at it has a checking over our shoulders for a nun with a ruler!

ESPN has suspended host Tony Kornheiser from his television talk show “Pardon the Interruption” for two weeks for comments he made on the radio last week about “SportsCenter” anchor Hannah Storm’s clothing.  “Hurtful and personal comments such as these are not acceptable and have significant consequences,” said John Skipper, ESPN vice president for content. 

Kornheiser, 61, described an outfit Storm, 47, was wearing at ESPN last week as “horrifying.” According to The Washington Post’s Web site, Kornheiser’s radio comments included:

“She’s got on red go-go boots and a Catholic-school plaid skirt … way too short for somebody in her 40s or maybe early 50s by now … She looks like she has sausage casing wrapping around her upper body … Come on now! Stop! What are you doing?”

Other Sports | ESPN suspends Tony Kornheiser for remarks about “SportsCenter” anchor Hannah Storm’s attire | Media | Seattle Times Newspaper

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It’s not often that swimmers and divers make our pages here at BadJocks. Even less frequent are the gals and guys who make their fame doing so in synchronized competition. You know, where two or more contestants try to duplicate each other’s moves? In this case we have a British diver named Blake Aldridge who, apparently while already intoxicated, tried to make off with some wine and . . . alcopops? For those not familiar with alcopops, let us just say two words: wine coolers.

In the end, the diver, Blake Aldridge was caught by a security guard, but not before he punched the rent-a-cop in the nose. Stealing wine coolers AND punching a mall cop? Nice.

For your enjoyment, below we have the video of the 1984 SNL skit about male synchronized swimming featuring Harry Shearer and Martin Short.

. . . Olympic diver Blake Aldridge was arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and attacking a supermarket security guard. The synchronised diver, whose partner in the 2008 Games was the 15-year-old current world champion Tom Daley, is alleged to have punched a security guard after being caught stealing several bottles of wine and alcopops worth £13 from Tesco.

Police were called to a disturbance outside a store in Beckenham in the early hours of Friday when a member of staff was allegedly punched in the face after apparently confronting the drunken athlete. Witnesses told police that Aldridge appeared to be wide-eyed and unsteady on his feet when he entered the 24-hour store with a friend around 2.30am.

The pair allegedly went to the self-service counter but neither paid for the alcohol and later they allegedly walked out of the store with two bottles of red wine and some alcopops stashed in a carrier bag. When challenged by a security guard outside, Aldridge is alleged to have become abusive and punched him in the face, leaving the victim with a bloody nose. During the scuffle, his unnamed friend is said to have escaped before security guards could catch him.

Aldridge was subsequently arrested on suspicion of shoplifting and actual bodily harm. Officers were examining CCTV footage of the pair’s movements throughout the store after Aldridge claimed he thought his friend had bought the alcohol, although he said he was drunk at the time.

Olympic diver Blake Aldridge arrested for ‘shoplifting and attacking supermarket security guard’ | Mail Online

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