Post by Hack on Mar 21, 2005 22:57:49 GMT -6
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"Just as the questions about Pearl's one-time appearance as the Eagle mascot before a BC game wouldn't go away, neither will this older-than-Methuselah story about his involvement with Deon Thomas and the perception among some Flatlanders that Pearl is somehow more dangerous to western civilization than Ashton Kutcher.
"OK, so maybe Pearl violated some Mafia-type code of silence among coaches about not ratting out the brotherhood. Know what? That was 16 years ago. Bad judgment or integrity, right or wrong, it has no relevance in the context of Thursday's game. And anyway, the story has been beaten over the years like a garden snake, except the snake you can eventually kill with a hoe.
"Pearl's actions as a 29-year-old Iowa assistant matter mostly to one group of people anymore, and that's the 40-and-over Illini fans. There are better storylines, some of which actually have something to do with UWM's quest to become the first 12th seed to beat a No. 1.
"It's really cool, for example, that Illinois coach Bruce Weber is a UWM graduate, a Milwaukee guy, a genuinely nice man who nevertheless accepted employment south of the border."
"Just as the questions about Pearl's one-time appearance as the Eagle mascot before a BC game wouldn't go away, neither will this older-than-Methuselah story about his involvement with Deon Thomas and the perception among some Flatlanders that Pearl is somehow more dangerous to western civilization than Ashton Kutcher.
"OK, so maybe Pearl violated some Mafia-type code of silence among coaches about not ratting out the brotherhood. Know what? That was 16 years ago. Bad judgment or integrity, right or wrong, it has no relevance in the context of Thursday's game. And anyway, the story has been beaten over the years like a garden snake, except the snake you can eventually kill with a hoe.
"Pearl's actions as a 29-year-old Iowa assistant matter mostly to one group of people anymore, and that's the 40-and-over Illini fans. There are better storylines, some of which actually have something to do with UWM's quest to become the first 12th seed to beat a No. 1.
"It's really cool, for example, that Illinois coach Bruce Weber is a UWM graduate, a Milwaukee guy, a genuinely nice man who nevertheless accepted employment south of the border."
