OMNIPRESENCE, BIOTCH
In response to yesterday’s Morning Roundup, a few kind individuals pointed out that the University of San Diego, the team Saint Mary’s knocked off Monday night, is also a Catholic school. A quick check of the most authoritative source available to budding lawyas confirms that seven out of eight members of the West Coast Conference are run by children of the Bishop of Rome.
Um … whoops. Must of missed all the unis at mass on Sunday. Let me bring out Sister Mary Katherine for an appropriate punishment.
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| [rubs wrists] Sister needs to get laid. |
Anyway, the overall point stands – Catholic schools have a weird habit of dominating small conference ball, even when they don’t control more than half of the teams in question. (See: A-10 and WCC this year, Patriot and MAAC most years, not to mention all the Jessy schools in major conferences and the biggest upset in college basketball history.)
Whelliston probably has a historical explanation for this, but the only story we can come up with is that just because player aren’t ready for big conference ball doesn’t mean they aren’t itchin’ for big conference poon – and wherever go the priests, there go the school girls.
Obligatory, if utterly NSFW video that is totally acceptable because, dammit, The Kentucky Fried Movie was an important cultural moment after the jump.
Catholic High School Girls In Trouble – video powered by Metacafe
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now_a_hoo says:
Dude, you brought Chaminade. And you did it in C’ville. Youch.
So in retaliation, I’ll bring this: Dominican (I think) ‘Nova over your fay jebbie Hoyas!
That’s better. I think Papa Lou BSU is mostly right that this is mostly a coincidence, except to say this: many of the mackerel smackin’ schools in question gave up football ages ago, and thus have a longer history of giving a crap about basketball.
I’m going to hold judgment on his financial point until I see numbers; nonelite private schools are often held together with tape in much the same way that nonelite public schools are.
February 27th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
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Stormy says:
Villanova is Augustinian, not Dominican. But always nice to have someone take it to the Jesuits from DC.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:10 am
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GamecockTony says:
Is there a reason your links such as “contact”, “about us” etc.. are not active?
I have a story you might be interested in.
Could you post your email addy?
I tried to get Orson to get it to me, but Swindle Industries is, obviously, a little busy.
He really needs an intern named Darrin.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:33 am