Cheese With Your Whine?
2.19.2006
C'mon, Eddie
So, my favorite coach of all time, Eddie Sutton was charged with a DUI on Friday after toxicology reports showed that his blood alcohol level was .22 when he swerved across 4 lanes of traffic and slammed into the back of another car and then a tree.
It is very well known in Cowboyland that Sutton has a drinking problem. Just look at that drinker's nose and it's a dead giveaway. There is a part of me that is sympathetic to him and a much larger part that wants to smack the shit out of him.
The man is a living legend in Stillwater. He is no doubt one of the best basketball coaches of all time. It wouldn't surprise me at all if they renamed Gallagher-Iba Arena after him sometime down the line. He already has his signature sprawled across the floor.
I'm not one to judge, and I can understand using alcohol to dull pain (physical or emotional), but when you are in the spotlight like he is, you have to make better decisions. He's got a team of young men who idolize him. Little kids in Stillwater was to BE him. And then he pulls a stunt like this.
COME ON, MAN!!
Now we have his ferret-faced son filling in for him while he's in rehab for 4-6 weeks. Of course, it's already lined up that Sean will take over when Daddy retires, but I can't stand him.
The saddest part of all is that this could keep him out of the Hall of Fame, which would just be horrible. The man is a truly great coach. He deserves to be there, this stupid decision aside.
There's just something not right about not seeing Eddie on the sidelines. We need him today. We're playing those damn Longhorns.
Get better, Eddie!
Edited to add:
Guess that ass whipping of the 'Horns was symbolic of the team's support of Coach?
