BYU Does the Right Thing

This week the Cougars of BYU saw their NCAA hoop dreams slip away from them when one of their stalwart performers, forward Brandon Davies, was suspended for violating the school's honor code. His specific violation? Having sex with his girlfriend.

While perhaps this would not work on 99.9% of America's college campuses, BYU maintains the strict rule that its students remain chaste and virtuous.

I don't know how many of those students truly are chaste and virtuous. But kudos to the athletic program for standing by their honor code, despite the cost. I'd like to give the kid some props for honesty, but he makes it difficult since his actions will deny his teammates an opportunity to go deep in the tourney this year. Really, though, considering it's nearly tournament time, how many schools would just look the other way?

Duke-Butler Final....Tough Call

Wow. I don't know what to do with this one. On the one hand, you have the Hated Duke Blue Devils, standard bearers of the much-loved Atlantic Coast Conference. On the other, the Butler Bulldogs are just plain good, and a great story to boot. If Butler were playing a team from any other conference in the country, I'd be pulling for them--but since they face an ACC foe, I'll pull for Goliath in this battle with David.

I will derive little pleasure from a Duke win--but will hope for it nonetheless.

But man, Butler winning would ROCK college basketball.