Sunday, August 12, 2007

Who did they have do the background check, Jim Harrick?


Generosity, UCLA is thy name. Second chance? You got it. Third offense? We forgive you. Fourth? No man is beyond redemption. Fifth? Why don't you come on back and coach our wide receivers. According to the LA Daily News, Eric Scott

"had been arrested four times previous, and twice was either convicted or pled guilty to a misdemeanor."
Can anyone explain this? A wide receivers coach? It's not like this guy is Jimbo Fisher or Norm Chow or David Cutcliffe. Now those are the kind of assistants for whom you could let a criminal record slide, if you're a win-at-all-cost kind of program. Or apparently, if you're UCLA, a program that wants to preserve that 7-5 mark.


2 comments:

The Enabler said...

It makes perfect sense actually. Who better to teach the receiving corps how to steal it out of the air and run like hell?

Then again, he has been caught and prosecuted. So maybe this is akin to the shop teacher with three fingers instructing you on bandsaw safety...

Timo said...

Reggie, the coaching staff and the HR department at UCLA thought "fifth offense" meant that he has run 5 different offenses.