On Wednesday, #3 ranked BYU dismissed starting center Brandon Davies for having premarital sex with his girlfriend. But cheer up Brigham Young fans, at least now BYU won't have to dismiss itself for "flirting" with a national championship.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=6175090
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Required Reading for March 2011
- From the Wall Street Journal, an excellent analysis of why the US dollar's reign as the world's reserve currency is near an end. http://tinyurl.com/4e6bhr5
- In case you're curious about what will get you kicked out of BYU (other than having premarital sex with your girlfriend that is), the BYU honor code can be read here: http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2010-2011ucat/GeneralInfo/HonorCode.php#HCOfficeInvovement. My only question is, where do I sign up!?
- It's been quite some time since I've read a truly memorable Bill Simmons column, but his latest is a beauty. In it, Simmons creates a scathing analogy of the business model employed by NFL owners. Highly recommended: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110304
- "If Saddam Hussein were still in power, this year's Arab uprisings could never have happened." Christopher Hitchens' latest for Slate: http://www.slate.com/id/2289587/pagenum/all/#p2
- The best piece of writing I've come across in months. From ESPN's Outside the Lines: Why You Should Care About Cricket. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=110329/Cricket The author goes on the road with the Indian National Cricket Team to uncover the soul of the game and what it tells us about India itself. Ironically, in possibly the biggest cricket match in history, India just defeated Pakistan in the World Cup semi-final today in Mumbai. I date you to tell me this doesn't pique your interest in the game.
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