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Monday, February 20, 2006

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"Ever since Oklahoma State was founded...educational excellence has been a low priority, and this whole business just puts an exclamation point behind it."


The head of Oklahoma State University's Faculty Council, on ol' T. Boone.

In today's Chronicle of Higher Education.

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ps: Badjocks.com on OSU’s Latest Sports News:



Eddie Sutton's BAC Reportedly a Whopping .220%! When the long time coach for Oklahoma State was arrested for drunk driving last week after an accident it sounds like he might have been doing some real drinking! According to test performed after Eddie Sutton's sports utility vehicle swerved across four lanes of traffic, slammed into the back of another car, then crashed into a tree, his official blood alcohol content was .22% . . . nearly three times the legal limit for DUI. If you refer to the chart at the bottom of our BAC Rankings page, that would mean--assuming Sutton weighs around 200 lbs-- that he likely consumed 12 drinks in the hour before he got behind the wheel. His rate puts him just under the current level to make the rankings (.23%) but we may make an exception for the coach.