The Fighting Illini and Fighting Irish are playing into
overtime this St. Patrick’s Day to see which team advances in the Midwest Shame bracket.
The Illini took an early lead today when Kendrick Nunn
became the third Illinois player in the past month to be arrested for a violent crime (this, for domestic assault). A fourth player in the past
year was dismissed due to his second brush with the law.
The Fighting Irish charged back in a battle to keep ESPN
from having access under public records to Notre Dame police arrests of
athletes (especially, football players). An Indiana appeals court,
over the objections of Notre Dame officials, ruled that the private university’s
police force is a public entity when records involve enforcement of state (i.e.,
public ) laws. But Notre Dame will appeal to the state supreme court; and
separately, Notre Dame has successfully lobbied for a bill that will basically
repeal this ruling.
Both schools have “Fighting” in their names, meaning that these great universities will not be charged with deceptive marketing.
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