You’ve probably seen by now, but I’ll tell ya anyway. Florida fired head football coach Ron Zook today. Curiously, they are letting him finish out the season as a lame gator.
I have no problem with the firing; it was inevitable. Actually, I’m kind of happy, because it gives me a second chance to post about his fraternity escapades. I meant to post about it at the time, but never did. Now it’s topical again!
Anyway, the story is (read here for the frat brothers’ take), an offensive lineman or three got involved in an altercation with a few fraternity brothers in the Phi Kappa Pi (Pi Phi for boys) house. Now, in my fraternity in college, three D1 offensive lineman would have kicked the crap out of everyone in the house. Maybe Florida frat boys are huge, or maybe Gator linemen are wimps.
So, the next day, Zook and about 15 or so players show up at the house again, presumably to fight or maybe just intimidate the brothers again. Classic! Did Alpha Beta burn their house down and need the geek house again? I love the quote from Zook, “I will do anything in my power to take this house down.” Yes, yes, that’s exactly what a beleagured head coach needs to be doing with his time. Getting rid of those bullying frat boys. Hell, if they’re beating up his linemen, maybe he should have been recruiting at the Pi Kappa Phi house.
Ah well, I’ll miss coach Zook.