New Addition to the BAC Rankings! Seems that most bad jocks these days have learned to refuse a breathalyzer after they're stopped for drunk driving, meaning they automatically lose their licenses, but also fail to qualify for our World Famous BadJocks BAC Rankings. But not Charges linebacker Steve Foley! You remember his little run-in with cops Labor Day Weekend, don't you? An off-duty cop saw him weaving on the highway and followed him home but when he allegedly tried to pull Foley over, the linebacker got out of his vehicle (against the cops' orders) and was promptly shot . . . several times . . . after a warning shot was fired. At the time, some fans thought that the police may have over-reacted. Possibly, but with a blood alcohol concentration of .233% (nearly three times the legal limit) Foley may not have been as cooperative with the law as people near him have implied. (How many drinks does that BAC equal? Well our handy dandy chart only covers someone weighing up to 240 lbs, but a little bit of math indicates that it could have been between 15 and 20 drinks to get to that level if you weigh 265 lbs.) We should also point out that because of previous violent confrontations--only five times since 1999--with the police, the prosecutor's office is seeking a warrant to get a blood sample from Foley to check him for steroids. 'Roid road rage, anyone? (ESPN)

The NFL's Hazing Dilemma - Our friends at OutSports.com have done another great story, this time on the National Football League's hazing of rookies. While usually done publicly and not nearly as sexual as colleges sports initiations, these incidents still seem to be escalating . . . and also not setting a very good example for the youth of America. For example, the article says that just this season:
- Veterans on the Tennessee Titans shaved the hair of rookie tackle Brent Rhodes and guard Cody Douglas into funky designs that they had to wear for several days; 
- Hazing is wide-spread at New England Patriots camp, with reports of rookies Chad Jackson and Stephen Gostkowski carrying veterans' pads, and all rookies sporting some kind of bad haircut; running back Laurence Maroney, the Patriots' first draft choice this year, had his eyebrows shaved off. 
- Dallas Cowboys rookie OT Pat McQuistan lost his red hair, thanks to a forced haircut from veterans. 
- Rookies with the Arizona Cardinals, including quarterback Matt Leinart and linebacker Brandon Jacobs, were ordered to perform songs; Johnson chose the classic "My Girl" while Leinart busted out "Ice Ice Baby."
Would it surprise you to learn that the NFL has no hazing policy? (OutSports)

HS Hazing Update: Charges Filed Against HS Football Players Who "Jumped" Freshmen at "Back to School Dance" - Yeah, sports hazing is all fun and games until the local prosecutor thinks you committed a crime and charges you with felony. It now appears that seven sophomore boys from Denison High School (Texas) who decided to it was time to initiate eight freshman football players at the dance will face hazing charges--some as adults and some as juveniles--which could result in as much as six months in jail and a $2000 fine. Some of the freshmen were beaten so badly during the incident that they had to be taken to the hospital. (KTEN)

Shades of Nancy and Tonya? Second Bad Jock Stabbing This Week Sees Back-Up College Punter Arrested for Knifing Starter - There's a disturbing trend in the world of sports: stabbing your own teammates. And we don't me the figurative "stabbing someone in the back" which, of course, goes on every day in the sports world. No, this is actual stabbing. With a knife. For real. Earlier this week we had the story of a wacky soccer player is South Africa who stabbed a teammate sent in to replace him during a game. (See story below.) Now comes word that the back-up punter for football powerhouse Northern Colorado tried to win the starting job by allegedly stabbing his first-string rival in the leg! And no, he didn't do it on the field in a manly fashion. According to police, starter Rafael Mendoza was walking to his car when a man in a hooded jacket came up from behind him and stabbed him in the leg outside his apartment about 9:30 pm Monday. The assailant drove off in what was described as a black Charger. Shortly after that, the clerk at a liquor-store told police that a car matching that description stopped outside his store, and that two men got out and pulled duct tape off the license plate and drove off. They probably should have waited a little longer because the clerk got the newly visible plate number and called the cops who traced it to--wait for it--Mitch Cozad, the second string punter for UNC. Cozad has been not only suspended by the school, the team and booted from his dorm room, but now faces a charge of second-degree assault. Mendoza will miss at least this weekend's game and his loss has sent the team scrambling to find a starter for Saturday's game. (Seattle Times) For those of you to young to remember the Tonya Harding, Nancy Kerrigan saga, you can get caught up here.
BONUS: In an interesting side note, Cozad was with the University of Wyoming last season and transferred to UNC to compete for the starting job after failing to get earn a scholarship with the Cowboys. Because UNC is Division I-AA, Cozad would have been able to play this season . . . if he wasn't in jail. Click here for an interesting article in the Greeley Tribune about Mendoza, Cozad and others having a "friendly" competition for the kicking duties. Cozad's lone quote from the article? "I feel like I've got a shot to be the starting punter, and I know that the best guy will get the job." (Thanks to Tony Armas for the tip!)

How Did We Miss This One? Male Ohio State Cheerleader Arrested for DUI After Win Over Texas - Okay: this guy didn't just get pulled over. He ran over several people. And not just anybody. This cheerleader ran over three people including an Ohio State vice president, her husband and a firefighter. According to police, 20-year-old George Karadimas, was driving erratically when he ran into a crowd standing near an emergency command post. Karadimas was arrested and charged with aggravated vehicular assault with other charges pending. (News Net 5)

More College Football "Action": Starting QB at South Carolina Punches Bar Bouncer for "Underage Girls" Comment - The Ball Coach, Steve Spurrier has a problem: his team sucks. Okay, that might be a bit harsh, but they did lose Saturday and now it appears they've lost their starting quarterback to a stupid bar brawl. Stupid in the fact that it was over a comment the bouncer at a bar called Pavlov's at 1:45 a.m.. The bouncer, Kylan Ertzberger, who looks like he weighs close to 300 lbs, told USC QB Blake Mitchell that he didn't like the fact that he was bringing underage girls into the bar. A little harsh, but honest. According to Ertzberger, the 212 lb Mitchell punched him in the eye for the comment. Smart. So far, Spurrier's only comment has been a variation of "boys will be boys" adding that his starter "got in a little fight," and that "If he was out with his girlfriend or whatever and he was not drunk or anything, that's what college kids do. I went to college once. But we were in before 1:30. Back in our day, 12 was a late night." BadJocks predicts the punishment will be for two games, as USC has a couple of Division III powder puff games scheduled the next two Saturdays. (Mercury News)

Headline of the Year? "Naked Porch Parade Lands Teacher in Jail" - You've seen this happen on TV and in the movies lots of times: a person jumps out of the shower with just a towel on and goes outside to get the mail or a paper and gets locked out of the house naked. Always comedy gold! Well, that's NOT what happened here. According to Arlington, Mass. police, last Sunday morning a man approached one of their officers and reported seeing a naked man on a nearby porch accosting a group of women who were passing by. Officers didn't just race over and arrest the guy though. Oh no. They got into an unmarked car and staked out the residence, waiting for another show to begin . . . and they weren't disappointed. A few minutes later, Patrick O’Connor, 35, a science teacher and track coach in nearby Woburn, reportedly walked out on the porch naked and proudly waved his little javelin around as two women, one with an infant in a baby carriage, walked past his house. When officers tried to arrest him, O'Conner ran into the house, locked the door and wouldn't come out. Cops got a warrant and a key from the relative of the home's owner and made their way inside where they found the coach hiding underneath a blanket wearing only spandex shorts. For his polished porch performance, O'Conner was arrested on two charges of open and gross lewdness. (Boston Herlad) Thanks to Bill D. for the link!

Players Involved in Brawl at Birthday Party Following League Championship Game - Usually baseball players like to brawl on the field DURING the games. That was before the Fort Worth Cats edged the St. Paul Saints to win the American Association championship over the weekend. Following the game, players from both teams went to the Half Time Rec to celebrate the 66th birthday of Jackie Hernandez, one of the Saints coaches. Like most bar brawls, details are a little sketchy, but police say that Cats pitcher Steve Wilkerson reportedly started the fight when he started swearing up a storm in front of the birthday boy. Someone from the Saints told him to cool it and fists started flying. By the time officers showed up it had developed into a full blown brawl involving more than 30 people. Most of the Saints players cooperated with the police, but not apparently Cats outfielder Kris Zacuto who allegedly put officer Cy Dargay in a choke hold and then lifted Dargay off his feet. Not a good move. At that point, cops had to use pepper spray and batons to, uh, "get Zacuto under control" and cuff him. And to top the evening off, Zacuto refused to walk to a squad car and had to be dragged there. Classy! While nobody with the Saints was arrested, "numerous people" were taken to a detoxification center to sober up (Mercury News) Thanks to Joe Littrell for the tip!

More HS Hazing Fun: Football Players Suspended for Two Separate Incidents - The boys on the football team at Brainerd High School (Minnesota) have been busy. Last week a number of them took notes from watching professional football rookie hazings and duct-taped some freshman to the goal posts. For some reason, the school didn't think it was funny. In a more bizarre event at the same school--also by football players--four seniors wore masks and ran through an assembly of sophomore students on Sept. 5, the first day of school at BHS for sophomores, causing a scene and . . . taunting the younger students with clapping gestures? (Brainerd Dispatch)

It's That Time of Year Again: HS Cheerleaders Sent Home After Uniforms Violate School Dress Codes - Each fall the high school football season starts and at many schools that means the boys on the team will wear their jerseys to school on game day, and the cheerleaders will wear their uniforms. Unless, of course, the school has a dress code that prohibits young ladies from wearing very short skirts, or tops that show cleavage or their bare midriffs. Then some bored assistant principal spoils everyone's fun and sends the girls home. (What kind of world do we live in?) Of course, our favorite quote on this subject comes from an incident three years ago when an upset drill team mom claimed, "Boys are going to be horn-toads anyway, whether (the girls) are wearing a short skirt or not. They are making our kids feel like they're not nice girls when they are." This year's ruckus occurred at Hilton Head High where the cheerleaders wore some older uniforms that, in the principal's opinion, " . . . has shrunk one too many times." The crisis was averted when the squad went home and changed into different uniforms that--at least based on the picture in the story--are just as short. (Island Packet)

Busted for Hazing Part V: HS Cheerleaders Allegedly Threaten to Throw Urine-Filled Balloons on Freshman Girls - Wow! You know you go to a tough school when the cheerleaders are terrorizing the student body! According to reports, at least a dozen ninth-graders left Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan on Monday because they feared for their safety. Why? According to some angry parents, the traditional "freshman kill day" (what could possibly go wrong with a name like that?) got out of hand this week when a group of varsity cheerleaders allegedly threatened to assault younger girls with urine and/or bleach in water pistols or balloons. The freshmen were so fearful of the attacks that they left school early, prompting parents to confront embarrassed school officials. (Macomb Daily) At right, BadJocks recommends the SlingKing when you want to launch urine-filled water balloons at unsuspecting freshmen girls from up to a mile away. Bikini wearing is optional, but highly recommended.

Busted for Hazing Part IV: SUNY School at Center of College Sports Hazing Universe - Cortland State University has announced that it is punishing two varsity teams AND three recreational-sport clubs for violating the school's hazing policy after all five teams were stupid enough to post initiation pictures on WebShots! The photo at right was taken from an album called C-State Club Lax (aka the SUNY Cortland Women's Club Lacrosse 2004/2005) that missed the cut back in May for our Dirty Dozen profile of college sports initiations. At the time, we knew there were several sets of pictures from CSU . . . but five? Ya think they might have a problem there? (More pictures, including the gals doing body shots off each other, here.)
Double Standard? Back in 1991 SUNY Cortland suspended the Delta Kappa Beta fraternity for four years after pledges claimed they were beaten, forced to eat laxatives and . . . required to wear necklaces of chicken feet?

Busted for Hazing III: Angry Mom Claims Cheerleader Daughter Forced to Wear Dog Collar, Walk Around on Leash During Camp - The mother of a freshman cheerleader at Mission Hills High School in San Marcos, CA has filed a claim with the school district after reports that her daughter and other girls were forced to wear a dog collar and walk on a leash during a summer cheerleading camp in July. Maria Bagai calls it a hazing incident and said she would sue if the district rejects her claim. (KFMB)

Busted for Hazing Part II: Another Catholic University's Women's Lacrosse Team Punished for Initiation Pictures of Them With Male Stripper - Not that long ago, someone emailed us regarding the hazing incident involving the women's lacrosse team and a male stripper at Catholic University and remarked about what an unusual set of circumstances that must have been and criticized BadJocks for "making a big deal out of nothing." Well, dear readers, hold on to your hats (or sissy French berets as the case might be) because history has repeated itself: the women's lacrosse team at Manhattan College (a Catholic school based in NYC) has cancelled its fall schedule after the school learned about initiation pictures showing--among other things--the girls with a male stripper . . . this time a guy in a straw hat. Ye-haw! Now before you think that a university has finally come down hard on sports hazers, keep this in mind: lacrosse is a spring college sports and the "fall schedule" appears to be nothing more than a few exhibition games and practices that likely no one cares about. The team is also on double-secret probation of three years and the women will perform 20 hours of community service. Wow! On the plus side, its good to see that our Catholic schools have become such generous benefactors to the downtrodden male strippers who might otherwise have to go on welfare to support themselves in these harsh economic times. (NY Post)

Soccer Player Stabbed During Game by Teammate He Was Sent Into Substitute For - I suppose there are more common ways to show your displeasure with being replaced during a soccer game, but this certainly gets the point across. During a minor league pro soccer game in South Africa last week, one player was sent in after halftime to replace a teammate . . . but he never made it in the game. The player being sent off was unhappy with his removal, pulled a knife and actually stabbed his replacement right there on the field. Not sure where he was hiding the knife in his soccer shorts, but the attacking player was immediately arrested and the remainder of the game was cancelled. (The Mercury)

Now THAT'S a Party! Female Teachers Facing Charges--Including Possible Sexual Misconduct --After Wild Booze Party With Students Following State Basketball Title Win - It's always a big deal when a HS wins a state title and that was certainly the case when Ravenswood High School in West Virginia won the boy's state basketball championship in March. And, like most sporting victories of that caliber, parties are likely to follow, for both students and adults. The problem comes in when you combine both groups along with a healthy quantity of booze. That appears to have happened at Ravenswood and as a result, police have arrested three adults who allegedly threw the party, including teachers Jennifer Roush and Amy Wolfe who face four counts each of contributing to the delinquency of a child. They claim it was to be a small gathering until 25 students showed up. Police say that alcohol was provided to minors and that at least one of the female teachers was allegedly seen kissing several of the underage boys. Both teachers have been removed from the classroom and all three adults have been charged with aiding teen drinking, and could face time behind bars. (WTAP) Thanks to Will J. for the link!

BadJocks Update: Youth Football Coach Who Decked Kid Shows Up Late for Court - And the judge was not happy about that at all. (ABC 7 News) See earlier story with pictures and video clip below.