The Fantasy Criminal League

50 Recent Crimes
Holding Cell - Not Verified

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Broncos
- Using Soft Drugs
Evidence
A source close to free-agent running back Travis Henry has confirmed he has tested positive for marijuana again and is subject to a one-year suspension by the NFL.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Rape
Evidence
Ohio State pulled Devow Torrence's scholarship offer this past winter for undisclosed reasons. It has now been reported that the reason was due to his being charged with raping a 12 year old girl who was in the 6th grade at the time.

The girl testified that she didn't remember what happened, then said sex occurred.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2008/07/11/torrence.html?sid=101... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Assault and Battery
Evidence
Ohio State defensive back Eugene Clifford will be arraigned this morning in Hamilton County Municipal Court on two misdemeanor assault charges, court records show.

According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, which cited police reports, Clifford on Friday punched two employees of the Holy Grail sports bar in the face while the employees were trying to break up a fight.

... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Drinking and Driving
Evidence
Grady had a blood-alcohol level of 0.281. When arraigned Judge Cortes found Grady was "unable to render an intelligent or knowing acknowledgment of the charges" and ordered Grady back to court on Wednesday.
... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Liability 900K to 4M
Evidence
By midnight, the two attorneys - one representing Rodriguez and the other representing the coach's former employer - reached an agreement for $4 million to be paid to West Virginia University, allowing both parties to finally move forward.

... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-14 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Losing Two Scholarships
Evidence
Getting a jump on possible Academic Progress Rate penalties for a large number of defections, Indiana University took away two scholarships in basketball for the upcoming season.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-11 - Busted By:The_Goons
Criminal: Jaguars
- Using Hard Drugs
Evidence
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones faces a felony drug charge in his former college town after police say he was inside a car cutting up cocaine with a credit card.

Jones, 25, and two others were arrested early Thursday. A police report said officers approached the car and an officer drew his handgun after Jones did not immediately show his hands.

... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-10 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: WAC
- Fines Up To 10K
Evidence
A linebacker for San Jose State has been sentenced to 45 days in jail for punching a friend in the face three years ago.

Prosecutors say 20-year-old Ryne "Ryno" Gonzalez confronted Chad Cisneros in 2005 over a woman both were dating. Gonzalez walked into Cisneros' home in Penryn, east of Sacramento, when he saw his girlfriend's truck in the driveway.

Gonzalez, a 2005 graduate of Del Oro High School in Loomis, was sentenced Monday on a misdemeanor battery charge. A jury convicted him on March 26 after a two-day trial.

He was also ordered to pay $650 in fines. ... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-10 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Jaguars
- Using Soft Drugs
- Using Hard Drugs
Evidence
***1 soft drug bust for the weed residue found in the car & 1 hard drug bust for the coke found in his lap that he was cutting***

Fayetteville police say Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones was arrested early Thursday on a felony drug charge after officers found him in a parked car, cutting up what was suspected to be cocaine.

A police report said officers approached the car and found Jones inside, using a credit card to chop up a white substance. Police said an officer drew his handgun after Jones did not immediately show his hands.

Police said they found a jar with possible marijuana residue inside the car and a plastic bag of what was likely cocaine. Officers say Jones admitted he had cocaine.

According to a report by the Florida Times-Union of Jacksonville on its Web site, police said 6 grams of the white substance later tested positive for cocaine.

Police say two others inside the car, Jared Hicks and Benja... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-08 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Yankees
- Adultery
Evidence
***2 busts as "extramarital affairs" is plural***

A tumultuous week for Alex Rodriguez, played out in tabloid headlines and carried on the whispers of a connection to Madonna, came to a head Monday when his wife filed for divorce.

The more than 5-year marriage collapsed amid reports of a new friendship between the Yankee slugger and the 49-year-old pop singer, an only-in-New York convergence of sport and entertainment celebrity.

Played out in both the sports pages and gossip magazines, the saga appeared to have taken its toll on Cynthia Rodriguez, who said in divorce papers that her husband "emotionally abandoned his wife and children."

"The marriage of the parties is irretrievably broken because of the husband's extramarital affairs and other marital misconduct," according to her petition for dissolution of marriage, filed in the family division of Miami-Dade County Circuit Court.

The New York Yankees third ba... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-08 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Seahawks
- Fines Up To 10K
Evidence
Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving and was sentenced to a day in jail and fines totaling $1,255. ... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-08 - Busted By:The_Goons
Criminal: Chiefs
- Violence Against Fan
Evidence
A man is sitting in a restaraunt enjoying a steak dinner when Chiefs TE Tony Gonzales hits him in the stomach hard enough to cause the man to vomit his meal on the floor. ... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Hornets
- Concealed or Illegal Weapons
Evidence
New Orleans Hornets forward Rasual Butler was arrested on charges of carrying a concealed firearm and wrongful display of a firearm here on Monday.

Miami Beach police said Butler pointed an unregistered firearm at several people during an altercation that occurred around 5 a.m.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Ducks
- Suspensions - season
- Fines 50K and Up
- Fraud
Evidence
The NHL indefinitely suspended Anaheim Ducks owner Henry Samueli on Tuesday following the billionaire philanthropist’s guilty plea to a felony count of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Commissioner Gary Bettman said the NHL will review Samueli’s status after he is sentenced on Aug. 18 and determine the length of his suspension.

Samueli, the co-founder of the chipmaker Broadcom Corp., entered the guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana on Monday after a federal probe into illegal stock option backdating at Broadcom. Federal prosecutors have recommended a sentence of five years’ probation and a $12.2 million fine.

During his suspension, Samueli can’t be involved in Ducks matters or activities. Chief executive officer Michael Schulman will be responsible for the club’s day-to-day operations.

"I respect the decision made by Commissioner Bettman and will abide by the terms of the suspen... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Bills
- Fines Up To 10K
- Moving Violations
- Crimes Against Nature
Evidence
Bills running back Marshawn Lynch had his driver’s license revoked in traffic court on Friday after saying he didn’t know he hit someone while driving on a Buffalo street last month.

Administrative Law Judge Thomas Gagola found Lynch’s behavior on May 31 "constituted a reckless disregard of human life or property." He also imposed the maximum $100 fine and $50 surcharge after Lynch pleaded guilty to failure to exercise due care toward a pedestrian.

Lynch, the Bills’ first-round draft pick in 2007 out of California, was driving his 2008 Porsche Cayenne SUV in the city’s bar district at 3:30 a.m. when he struck a 27-year-old Ontario woman and kept going.

"It was raining real hard, there was a dancing pedestrian in the middle of the street," the 22-year-old Lynch said before the hearing. "I slowed down to let her go and continued on my way home. I didn’t know my car had hit anyone or anything."

Investi... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Ravens
- Using Soft Drugs
Evidence
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Derrick Martin was cited on a charge of drug abuse after police say he was found in possession of suspected marijuana at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said on Monday he confirmed with Ravens director of security Darren Sanders that Martin was the individual arrested. A day earlier police were not able to confirm whether Martin was a Ravens player.

Airport screeners discovered three small packets of suspected marijuana while searching Martin at a security checkpoint Saturday, police said.

Martin was issued a ticket and will be sent a summons to appear in Cleveland Municipal Court on July 15, Stacho said. The maximum penalty for misdemeanor drug abuse is a $150 fine, chief city prosecutor Victor Perez said.

Martin, 23, was a sixth-round draft pick in 2006 out of Wyoming. He did not return a phone call seeking comment.

Baltimore Ravens spokesman Chad Steele... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Restraining Order
Evidence
Hagemo, 21, was apprehended in his hometown of Edina on suspicion of harassment and violating a restraining order taken out against him by a 22-year-old woman.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

07-01 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Suspensions - 5+ Games
- Rape
Evidence
Georgia Tech DB Jerrard Tarrant was arrested and charged with raping a girl in a dormitory. He has been suspended indefinitely from the team.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-26 - Busted By:Gold_Tooth
Criminal: Big 10
- Resign In Shame
- Caught Cheating
Evidence
Rick Greenspan will step down as Indiana’s athletic director at the end of December, the school announced in a news release Thursday.

The news comes on the same day IU announced a sixth NCAA allegation for "failure to monitor."

... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-25 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Suspensions - 5+ Games
Evidence
Wake Forest forward Jamie Skeen has been suspended for the first half of the season for violation of an academics policy (as opposed to being academically ineligible). The actual violation has not been disclosed.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-24 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Aggravated Assault
- Beating Wife/Girlfriend
Evidence
Clemson LB DeAndre McDaniel was arrested and charged with "assault and battery of a high and aggrivated nature" (punishable by 10 years in prison) for punching his girlfriend in the face, attempting to suffocate her with a bed comforter, and then throwing her down a staircase.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-23 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: Giants
- Assault and Battery
Evidence
NY Giants cornerback Geoffrey Pope was arrested for breaking a beer bottle over the head of a local news anchor's son while at a bar celebrating Pope's 24th birthday.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-20 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Off-field Humiliations
Evidence
A circuit court judge ruled that Duke football is so horrific that any replacement at all would suffice, such that Duke does not owe Louisville an alleged $450,000 for breaking their scheduling contract with 3 games reamining.

******

Duke’s lawyers argued the Blue Devils, which have a record of 6-45 over the past five seasons, were so bad that any team would be a suitable replacement.

Judge Shepherd agreed in his summary:

"At oral argument, Duke (with a candor perhaps more attributable to good legal strategy than to institutional modesty) persuasively asserted that this is a threshold that could not be any lower. Duke’s argument on this point cannot be reasonably disputed by Louisville."
... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-20 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: Giants
- Parole Violation
Evidence
Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw has been thrown in jail for 30 days in southern Virginia for violating his probation relating to a charge that occurred while he was a juvenille, the details of which have not been released. He is expected to be out of jail in time for training camp.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-19 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Sun Belt
- Suspensions - season
Evidence
Arkansas State running back Preston Brown has been suspended for the 2008 season along with defensive back Marlon Douglas.

Coach Steve Roberts announced the season-long suspensions Monday, saying the pair had violated team rules.

Brown and Douglas are to appear in court later this month on residential burglary and theft charges, according to the Craighead County prosecutor's office.

The players had already been indefinitely suspended after their arrests.

"This is obviously a disappointing situation, but after sorting through all the information we felt this decision was in the best interest of our university and our football program," Roberts said. "We don't know at this time if Preston Brown and Marlon Douglas will return for the 2009 season."

Brown rushed for 298 yards and caught 20 passes as a redshirt freshman last season. Douglas, who was also a redshirt freshman, played in two games.
... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-19 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Cardinals
- Fighting
- Drunk and Disorderly
Evidence
Arizona Cardinals running back J.J. Arrington was among five people arrested after a fight at a nightclub in North Carolina.

Police in Rocky Mount said an off-duty officer called for assistance around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday after the fight broke out at the D&I Center nightclub. The 25-year-old Arrington was charged with disorderly conduct.

Nash County sheriff’s Sgt. T.R. Lamm said a magistrate later ordered Arrington held for 24 hours for contempt of court.

The four others arrested were charged with simple affray. One was also charged with assault on a government official.

Arrington was born in Nashville, N.C. He was a second-round pick out of California in the 2005 NFL draft.
... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-19 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Ohio Valley
- NCAA Probations - 2 Years
- Losing Two Scholarships
- Improper Benefits
- NCAA Probations - 2 Years
- Losing Two Scholarships
- Improper Benefits
Evidence
Southeast Missouri’s women’s basketball team was ordered to forfeit 44 victories Wednesday and the NCAA placed both the women’s and men’s programs on two years of probation for major and secondary violations.

The NCAA Committee on Infractions said the violations in the women’s program in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons primarily involved impermissible housing, transportation and meals for prospective student athletes who moved near the university in the summer before enrolling for the first time. The men’s basketball program was penalized for allowing ineligible transfers to travel and practice.

The school was censured for lack of institutional control and a failure by former women’s coach B.J. Smith to monitor the program. Smith was coach from 2002-03 through 2005-06 before resigning in December 2006, compiling a 79-41 record over that span that was the best in the Ohio Valley Conference.

Southeast Mis... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-18 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Aggravated Assault
Evidence
Miami incoming LB Zach Kane was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for breaking a bottle over the head of a teenager at a party. UM coach Randy Shannon has not kicked him off the team, but Kane is not expected on campus until resolution of the legal matter. ... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-18 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Selling Hard Drugs
Evidence
UNC football commit Jared McAdoo was charged with a felony drug count for selling Percocets at a Chapel Hill High School-sponsored "Safe & Sober" graduation party.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-13 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Mike Tyson
- Murder For Hire
Evidence
Mike Tyson put up $50,000 for a proposed "hit" on gang members suspected of killing his bodyguard in 2000, a government witness testified.

The allegation was made Thursday by Dwayne Meyers, a former member of the Cash Money Brothers gang. Meyers testified at the trial of Abubakr Raheem, who's accused of driving a getaway car after turf-war killings.

Meyers claimed the former heavyweight champion put up the money to retaliate for the June 2000 slaying of his close friend and former bodyguard, Darryl "Homicide" Baum. The alleged contract was never carried out.

Tyson's attorney was traveling Friday and could not immediately be reached for comment.
... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-07 - Busted By:Perpetrators
Criminal: Red Sox
- Suspensions - 5+ Games
- Suspensions - 2 to 4 Games
Evidence
Three Boston Red Sox players, Coco Crisp, Jon Lester, and Sean Casey were suspended after a bench clearing brawl in their game against the Tamppa Rays. Crisp was suspended for 7 games, Lester for 5, and Casey for 3.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-07 - Busted By:Trailer_Trash
Criminal: Devil Rays
- Suspensions - 5+ Games
- Suspensions - 2 to 4 Games
- Fighting
Evidence
Boston outfielder Coco Crisp, Tampa Bay pitcher James Shields and six other players were suspended Friday, a day after their wild brawl at Fenway Park.

Three Red Sox got suspended: Crisp for seven games, pitcher Jon Lester for five games and first baseman Sean Casey for three games.

Five Rays were penalized by Major League Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson: Shields for six games, DH-outfielder Jonny Gomes and pitcher Edwin Jackson for five games each, outfielder Carl Crawford for four games and second baseman Akinori Iwamura for three games.

All eight players also were fined undisclosed amounts. The Red Sox and Rays have often clashed in the past, and a fight between Crisp and Shields in Boston’s 7-1 win Thursday night triggered the latest outburst.

"I want to be very clear: I defend everything our guys did," Rays manager Joe Maddon said before Friday night’s game at Texas. "I feel actually proud of the way we handled... [More]
Post | Read (0)

06-06 - Busted By:IrvinSucks
Criminal: ACC
- Drinking and Driving
- Under Age Drinking
- Moving Violations
Evidence
UNC point guard Ty Lawson, 20, was arrested and charged with drinking and driving while underage. He was also charged with driving with a revoked license.

On the bright side, he probably just pushed his NBA draft stock up into the first round.... [More]
Post | Read (0)

FCL Essence

Friday, 2007-12-14 at

New Law - Updated

Friday, 2007-11-19 at

With Bonds getting busted for Perjury and Obstruction of Justice, and Jason Kid's most recent activity, we felt it time for some new laws.

Perjury: Small-Time 10 pts
Sexual Harassment: Small-Time 10 pts
Groping - Small-Time 15 pts

These new laws are now part of the growing list of crime our beloved athletes commit.

As always, if you have any suggestions or comments, email the_criminal@fantasycriminal.com.

Beta Testers

Wednesday, 08/01/2007 at NOW

The FCL page upgrade is getting close to completion just in time for the new season .

I need volunteers to test and email bugs with the new page. It requires emailing me details any functional problems you may have when navigating and busting.

This will make our page much better for everyone visiting or playing! Email the_criminal@fantasycriminal.com to help!

Hell you'll get an FCL T-Shirt out the deal!

New Season Starting Early

Thursday, 2007-07-26 at 18:00

The FCL has been in off-season for a about two month. The criminals are in full swing however. During the almost 5 years of the FCL, the summer is a painfully slow time for crime. Then Vick, the NBA gambling, Pac Man, Murder at Montanna State ( I think it MSU ), big trouble for the Gophers, the Tour, and the list goes on and on.

I am going to start the season up as soon as possible as a result of these thugs gone wild so sign up now so you get your invitation to play! Or contact my directly at the_criminal@fantasycriminal.com and I'll set you up. I am starting the draft in early to mid August.

Summer Season - Crime Spree

Wednesday, 07-04-2007 at 18:00

The FCL has been in off-season for a little over a month. The criminals are in full swing however. During the almost 5 years of the FCL, the summer is a painfully slow time for crime. This summer is different! I don’t know if it’s the new NFL commissioner, or stricter testing, or what, but the summer crime spree is up, up and away.

I would like to open the busting area to anyone who is currently signed up or signs up now. Once they contact my directly at the_criminal@fantasycriminal.com , I'll give them the access needed to bust the crooks! If there is enough interest, I’ll set up the site for Citizens Arrest’s so anyone can bust any athlete. I’ll give them access to Busting Page our brave and trusted Wardens use during the season. This crime wave must make it to the permanent record so we will make the busts retroactive to the end of the season June 1st.

So, email me at The_Criminal@fantasycriminal.com and lets get these crooks busted and get you a head start earning your free T-shirt given to all Wardens with 250 busts on the Docket!

Season End June 1st

Thursday, 05-03-2007 at 18:00

The current race for the FCL championship isn't close as the picture would suggest, but it ain't over till its over!

If you remember last season, The Criminal had a comfortable 400 point lead over three time Champion Chief Carlin with under a month to go. Then along cam the Duke Lacrosse Team. Poof The Criminal's trip to Disneyland vanished right before his eyes!

But lets not take away from the very impressive season Trailer Trash has put together with one month left to go. He has just over 400 points on The Goons, and under 500 points behind is one of best Wardens and perennial contender Perpetrators.

Lets see how the final month plays out for our 6th season of the Fantasy Criminal League!

Samuel L Jackson Youth Hockey

Tuesday, 04-24-2007 at 18:00

What is a Hokie?

Monday, 04-23-2007 at 18:22

Tech

By

Andy Hockersmith

Virginia Tech was the only university I applied to in my senior year of high school. And my decision to only apply there didn’t even have that much, if anything, to do with the quality of its programs. It was all timing: My high school’s National Honor Society visited Virginia Tech, along with several other schools in Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia during the fall semester of my senior year. We got to Tech by traveling down Route 81 through the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia. Anyone who went to Tech knows the drive well. It’s stunning. On the day of our visit, it was radiantly sunny, the leaves were just beginning to change, and you could smell autumn in the air.
We arrived in Blacksburg late in the afternoon, listened to a recruiter talk to us about the benefits of Virginia Tech, and took a tour of the school and its grounds. I will admit that I don’t remember any of what the recruiter said, or even, for that matter, if someone gave us a talk. It was a long time ago, and college recruiters’ talks all kind of blended together after awhile.
However, despite the fact that I don’t remember what was said on campus that day, I remember the day itself very clearly, for that was the day that I decided where I was going to go to college. Hell, I still remember the moment. We were walking across the drill field, which is surrounded on all sides by buildings made of grey/tan Hokie Stone. It was late in the day, so the sun was absent from the sky, but its rays were still shining through the trees. Students were walking across the drill field, some in pants, some in shorts. Others were playing Frisbee or laying in the grass reading. A few people rode by on ten speeds. I didn’t know much about Tech’s academic programs, only that they had a very good reputation. In fact, I didn’t know much of anything at all about the school in general. Nevertheless, at that moment, standing on the drill field at that time in the afternoon at that time of year, with the green grass, the leaves starting to change, and the sun lighting everything the way it did, I decided that that was where I was going to go to school.
Even at the time I was doing it, part of me felt like I should probably apply to some other schools just to be safe, but I never did. I applied to Tech and I got in. After I was accepted, I held on to some of my other applications. I even started filling out one or two, but I knew I was just going through the motions. I knew I was going to Virginia Tech. The drill field had sold me.
And so I went to Virginia Tech, and over the next four years I learned that of course Tech had a lot more to offer beyond a beautiful campus and idyllic surroundings. I majored in communication and did well, though not outstandingly well. I also enjoyed myself, and there’s no doubt that the latter had more than a little to do with the former. But when you look back on your memories of college, it’s the good times that dominate, and my experience is no exception.
I remember meeting friends in my freshman year that I would keep throughout my four years at Tech. I remember the huge ass quad-wide snowball fight we got into in my freshman year. I remember my sophomore year when the demand for Tech/UVa tickets was so high that they had to install extra bleachers in the end zone to accommodate everyone. I remember the road trips and the nights out. I remember my friends teaching my parents drinking games at my graduation party. I remember going to see the Hokies play the Longhorns in the Sugar Bowl a few years after I graduated, and seeing so many VT sweatshirts, hats, and t-shirts that it felt like we were in Blacksburg instead of New Orleans. And of course I remember crossing the drill field hundreds of times, the same drill field that caused me to fall in love with Virginia Tech in the first place, the same drill field that has dominated the news since April 16.
Like all other Hokies, I was stunned by what happened on April 16. It was incomprehensible, unfathomable. How on earth could the biggest mass shooting in modern American history have occurred at Virginia Tech? Nothing about it makes any sense to us because everything about it is so incongruous with our collective perception of our school. Although ours is a huge campus with more than 25,000 students, it seldom feels like a big school, at least not in the way that I imagine big schools feeling. When I was a student there, I always saw people I knew on the drill field, and there were always familiar faces in my classes. Any time I left my dorm or my apartment, it was inevitable that I would run into a friend or two or several. It is a big campus, but it has a small town feel.
In the week that has transpired since the shootings, I, like Hokies around the world, have been heartened (though not at all surprised) to see that this small town feel extends well beyond the city limits of Blacksburg, Virginia. I have learned of memorial services held across the United States, Tech students and alumni (and friends and family of students and alumni) wearing the school colors of orange and maroon, and old friends and acquaintances reconnecting with one another. Across the country and around the world, Tech students and alumni have been carrying themselves with dignity and comportment in the face of almost unbearable tragedy. While some in the media have sought to enlist students and alumni in the inevitable barrage of finger pointing and blame, the Hokies I have seen in the news have responded not with bitterness and scorn, but with resolute maturity, respect, and compassion for the families and friends of the victims. Never before in my life have I been so proud to be a part of Virginia Tech. Never before have I been so proud to be a Hokie.
People who didn’t go to Virginia Tech inevitably ask what a Hokie is. Most assume it’s a turkey because that’s what our school’s mascot is, but that’s not the case. The word Hokie was invented by a Tech student more than 100 years ago as an attention-grabber in a spirit cheer. Anyone who has been to a Tech game has heard the chant: Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hy; Tech, Tech VPI! Although the word itself had no meaning, over time it came to be associated with a turkey because for many years, we were also known as The Fighting Gobblers. The name Gobblers came about because early on in our school’s history, the student athletes would “gobble” their food down. Turkeys also gobble; thus, the mascot. But of course to anyone who goes or has gone to Virginia Tech, Hokie means much more. It signifies the spirit and camaraderie of our school, and the emotions we feel when we think of our time in Blacksburg.
I tried writing this essay many times only to stop myself because it was impossible to articulate the sum total of what I have been feeling this past week. Sadness, anger, homesickness, frustration, disbelief, listlessness, nostalgia, and confusion are a few of the emotions that have been wracking my heart since this happened. I see the pictures of the victims and read their stories and I’m almost overcome with grief. I think of the families and friends of the victims, and I feel sick. And I consider the likelihood that for many people for many years to come, the name Virginia Tech will evoke images not of a beautiful campus and a tight knit community, but of devastating tragedy, and it breaks my heart.
But the events of April 16 will not supplant my image of Virginia Tech, and I know that’s the case for most if not all Hokies. We will never forget what happened, true. But we will also never forget the positive memories and associations we have with Virginia Tech. They are what will get us through this time, and it is my hope that in years to come people will associate Virginia Tech with the community, support, compassion, spirit and solidarity we have demonstrated this week and will continue to demonstrate in the weeks and years to come. And in doing so, people who didn’t go to Virginia Tech will understand what a Hokie is.

Hokie Hope Day

Friday, 04-20-2007 at 00:22

A Sad Day

Monday, 04-16-2007 at 18:22

SNL - United Way

Sunday, 03-28-2007 at

Cheers Mr. Best.

Sunday, 03-02-2007 at 18:22

Sabres vs. Senators

Wednesday, 02-28-2007 at 18:22

Merry Christmas

Sunday, 12-23-2006 at 18:22

News: In It and Making It.

Friday, 11-17-2006 at 18:22

The Fantasy Criminal League has been around since 2002. Without any marketing effort, our league, and of course the many many criminal athletes, has attracted media from the internet, airwaves, magazines, and newspapers. The New York Times Magazine, ESPN The Magazine, the Raleigh News and Observer, KNBR radio, many links to the FCL, 3 attempted hacks, 2 advertisers, and 1 nice guy trying desperatly to spoof porn to our links, and now The Washing Post's Express!

Wow! It really is amazing. So we want to thank all the visitors, and all our friends who link to us ( see the clink links at the top of the page ) and of course none of this would be possible without the hard work and down right funny busts by our trusty Wardens.

Because the number of people signing up to our free membership is always rising and do to heavy demand, we found room for one or possibly two more Cell Blocks (teams). The season is long, and funny so it isn't to late to get in on the action. Once you have a team, your all time stats are recorded and any Warden who reaches 2000 points over the life of his or her membeship can proudly own the official Fantasy Criminal League T-shirt. There are only 25 in the world and The Criminal has only released 5. Of course if you really wanted one, you could ask and I might sell you one of these collector items!

There is one catch to getting a team after the official draft and that of course is you don't get to draft a team. If interested email the_criminal@fantasycriminal.com and I'll email you the available teams to make up your Cell Blocl (team).

So once again thank you to everyone and we will be here as long as we keep busting the criminal athletes now, and possibly government, celebrities, or who knows who else!

Busting Tweaks

Sunday, 10-16-2006 at 18:22

The feedback on the new busting system is mostly positive, which is great ... Thanks. It is much easier to make multiple busts, which was the primary goal of the new system. There have been some great suggestions and a couple of bugs ( thanks for the detailed info Perps ). Here are the planned fixes for both the immediate and not to distant future

Multiple busts will be sent in one email rather than one email for one bust.

Better Notification of Citizens Arrests.

Stop 'ghost' busts by clearing out bust variables once submitted

Eventually allow for formating text and small pictures with captions if desired.

Once formating is in place, allow more front page real estate for 'Large Busts'

Thanks!

The Criminal

New Laws - Wrong Place Wrong Time

Sunday, 09-18-2006 at 18:22

"Wrong Place Wrong Time" is a new law on the books. The FCL concentrates on nabbing criminal athletes, but we feel crime commited to athletes now deserve a row on in the Docket!

The law will be found in the Small-Time, Big-Time, and Serious-Criminal sections.

Crime commited to the athlete in the section can be submitted.

The point value is 'flat'. In other words, it does not coincide with the points of the crime commited to the athlete.

This law is in a trial phase for the next couple of months. If it doesn't work, we will drop it.

Small-Time: 4. Big-Time: 7, Serious-Criminal: 10

The FCL's New Season!

Sun, 09/04/2006 at 07:30

All the picks are in the system.
Let the busting begin!

The FCL's New Season!

Wed, 07/18//2006 at 07:30

Sign Up Extended to August 25th

There are two slots open for new Wardens . The new season begins September 1st and the the draft is August 28th. Time Is Running out!
Contact The Criminal to play!

view news archive