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Tom Penders: “It’s All ESPN’s Fault”

Posted by srr50 on January 28th, 2009 under Basketball

Last weekend Houston’s Aubrey Coleman mistook Arizona’s Chase Budinger’s face for a throw rug.

Coleman was kicked out of the contest, and then suspended by Conference USA for another game. His coach, Tom Pender, has come to his defense with a conspiracy theory. He says ESPN doctored the video.

According to Deadspin, Penders was on a Houston radio station today and claimed that ESPN made the incident look worse than it was, and hung his player out to dry.

He then added, “I’ve worked there, and I’ve seen them do that kind of thing. I called a producer I know over there, and he’s pretty high up, a guy named Norby Williamson; I called him three times. And he hasn’t returned my calls. So you know something’s not right.”

Tom made no mention of the video which showed Coleman laughing and being high-fived by teammates after being ejected.

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  1. Texas_Dawg said:

    January 28th, 2009 at 8:35 pm

    In Penders’ defense, that “x-ray vision thing” they did on the initial highlights was definitely ESPNishly lame. Coleman may have stepped on Budinger’s face on purpose (I think he was actually trying to do the “stay down” step-over that is so popular with defensive backs (among others) these days… but botched the move)… but he wasn’t clearly looking at Budinger on the replay… so ESPN had to add that lame “x-ray vision” effect.

    Really weak. But this is the network that brought us “Who’s Now?”, so that’s to be expected.

  2. Justaguy said:

    January 28th, 2009 at 9:17 pm

    Heard Penders this morning and that is what he said. Best part is when he talks about knowing the official, having great respect for the official, how the replay operator at AZ only showed one replay, it was from the replay got the kid kicked out, and they miss Budinger taking two swings at Coleman. One of the two swings hit an official.

    Tom really has become a very, very sad man.

  3. J. Campaglia said:

    January 28th, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    ESPN also plants money in the freezer of certain key assistant coaches.

  4. E. Oran said:

    January 28th, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    and leak the grades of floppy haired, no defense playing malcontents.

  5. T. (hic) Penders said:

    January 28th, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Damn officials still can’t recognize a perfectly executed jump stop!!!

    Hey, who spilled my drink?

  6. Nordberg said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 6:19 am

    Awwshit, I have to pick a side between ESPN and Penders?

  7. The General said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 6:39 am

    Nordberg,

    In the beautiful world of hope revealed to us by President Obama’s election, there is no black and white, just many shades of gray.

    Therefore, you can hate both ESPN and Tom Penders, and they can both be wrong.

    Hope,

    TG

  8. Vasherized said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 6:43 am

    FBI is involved now investigating racial slurs from Arizona fans directed towards Coleman.

    Now it’s a political conspiracy.

  9. Trips Right said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    “Damn officials still can’t recognize a perfectly executed jump stop!!!

    Hey, who spilled my drink?”

    Now that’s funny.

  10. Levander Williams said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 6:48 am

    Big ups to Coleman for stepping on whitey’s face.

  11. Albert Haynesworth said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 7:41 am

    I don’t understand what the big deal is

  12. svrep said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 8:50 am

    ESPN is also the wonderful network which awarded the 2005 Heisman trophy to Reggie Bush instead the best player of the year.

  13. Brandy Perryman said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Did my phone just ring?

  14. Luke Axtell said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 12:07 pm

    Yeah, Brandy. It was me. Wanna go launch some threes from 36 feet and reminisce about transcripts?

  15. Jamie Campaglio said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 1:02 pm

    You’ll remember my name.

  16. Grandma Campaglio said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    I told Jamie the freezer was a great place to keep money.

  17. Black Scholes said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    Campaglio’s departure was when the wheels began to come off for the Penders era.

  18. Justaguy said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

    Black Scholes, That was the last time any real coaching took place during Tom’s tenure in Austin.

  19. ESPN said:

    January 29th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

    Hey, fuck all of y’all. Reggie is the most dynamic player in field sports history. Also, emphasis on Entertainment. It goes before Sports AND News, and nothing more entertaining than some special effects.

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