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Sometimes I think that young people in the Third World look at America and they think, “Why can’t I have that?” And then on days like this, I assume they’re thinking, “What a bunch of pricks.” Last night was probably one of those times, as thousands of students and fans of Penn State University rioted through the streets of University Park, some in support of iconic football coach Joe Paterno, and others in support of the university’s sudden decision to fire JoePa after 45 years.

The Board of Trustees announced at a 10 p.m. press conference that Paterno’s employment would be terminated immediately, as opposed to yesterday’s reports that he would be allowed to resign at the end of the season. The termination comes, of course, after Paterno’s former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was revealed to have allegedly sexually abused young boys in Penn State athletic facilities. Paterno was admonished by investigators as having done everything necessary when accusations were first made in 2002; however, that has done nothing to quell the moral outrage.

As I stated yesterday, I will make no humor of or judgment toward this affair, but it’s worth pointing out how ludicrous the behavior was of those causing property damage to small businesses and the university last night. And of course it even reached the Occupy Wall Street people, because they really seem like the sporting bunch to me.

UPDATE: Now with more pictures of students tipping over a news van and with their faces clear as day so that people might identify them and put them in a jail cell of their own. As well as a few others of people generally supporting Paterno.

INCREDIBLY OBNOXIOUS UPDATE: Penn State rioters planked. Unreal.

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The American Psychological Association has released a new study, entitled, “Psychology of Men & Masculinity,” and the findings are going to blow your minds. It turns out that college football players who cry tend to have higher self-esteems and are all-around better players than those who don’t.

SEE DAD? WHO’S THE BIG F*CKING CRYBABY NOW???

“Overall, college football players who… are emotionally expressive are more likely to have a mental edge on and off the field,” said psychologist Jesse Steinfeldt, PhD, of Indiana University-Bloomington, a co-authored of the study.

(Via The Daily Mail)

The APA studied 150 student-athletes currently on college football rosters, and the male players involved had a median age of 19 and were mostly white. The players were split into four groups and read a story about a football player named Jack, who cries after losing a football game, and the players then responded with their thoughts on Jack’s sissy boy attitude.

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Back in April, we shared with you a video of Sports Illustrated model and equestrian teen fantasy Kate Upton doing “The Dougie” at a game wherein a hot lady doing a dumb dance was the most memorable moment. Not only did this become the redefining moment of our With Leather mission statement (“post pictures of Kate Upton nonstop, every day”), it became what we look for in our collegiate sports news. That has been a relatively dry well, until today.

The above video was taken after the Oklahoma State Cowboys beat Texas A&M on Saturday, and what you should be looking for (besides Mark McGwire crying … that is Mark McGwire, isn’t it?) is coach Mike Gundy doing a Godless amalgamation of “The Dip” and “The Humpty Dance”. He gets low, low, low, low, and because the Internet exists we can now enjoy his Caucasian Dance Party set to nearly any song, including — you guessed it — a parody version of Cali Swag District’s “Teach Me How To Dougie”. The lyrics now include Gundy’s famous “I’m a man! I’m 40!” rant, which really should’ve included the line “I DRIVE A DODGE STRATUS!”, for extra hilarity. Oklahoma State should already be calling up Kate and paying her to drink SoBe in her underwear to this.

Please to enjoy, by way of Brian Floyd at SB Nation:

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David Bennett, head coach of the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, believes that his players should be less like cats and more like dogs. Cats get confused about a one-way screen door because they’re too busy looking in the mirror, making sure they have the proper amount of sweatbands and making non-stop cat noises. Dogs, inversely, lie somewhere in another part of the house, barking. At least I think that’s what this insane asshole is trying to say, watch for yourself.

For a guy who hates cats, he sure is pretending to be a cat a lot.

This video comes to us from Sportress of Blogitude by way of Off The Bench, and I think it might be one of those things everyone should experience despite no one being able to provide context. It’s like listening to the last half of your crazy Uncle’s story without hearing the beginning. You know there’s a cat in the house, and you know there’s a dog, and there’s a guy named Mel, but he might also be a dog, because … I don’t know.

Anyway, here’s a video of the last Chanticleers game.

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Note: The players marked may not have been declared ineligible. Yet.

In case you hadn’t heard, there was a little story about the University of Miami that flew under the radar last week, involving a booster who claimed to have given a bunch of hookers and cash to Hurricanes players over the past decade. In all, Nevin Shapiro claims that he gave improper benefits to 72 former and current Miami football players, and the school’s president, Donna Shalala, admitted that 15 current student-athletes were being investigated. Thirteen down, two to go.

Miami’s internal investigation has determined some players, including quarterback Jacory Harris, are believed to have committed NCAA violations by associating with booster Nevin Shapiro and have been declared ineligible, said a person with knowledge of the process.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because no one is authorized to discuss the ongoing investigations by the university and the NCAA. The person did not divulge how many current players have been linked to Shapiro, a convicted Ponzi scheme architect who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for bilking $930 million from investors. (ESPN)

Wait, which side is the person with knowledge on? I need to know whether to shiv him for being a snitch against Miami or throw a brick through his window for being a NCAA rat. Damn your lousy elaboration skills, ESPN.

But while most people hear “13 people declared ineligible” and they’re like, “Oh snap, Miami is f*cked,” it really doesn’t mean anything, because they can all apply for reinstatement before the season begins on September 5. So basically all these guys are going to play. Hooray, system!

It looks like Terrelle Pryor is going to be making that face for while. He’s finally been allowed into the NFL … but not really.

From a breaking report currently destroying Twitter, by way of the Associated Press:

Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was declared eligible for Monday’s NFL supplemental draft but must sit out the first five games after he signs a contract.

The NFL announced Thursday he was eligible, along with five other players. Pryor gave up his final season with the Buckeyes following an NCAA investigation into the football team’s memorabilia-for-cash scandal. He would’ve had to sit out five games at Ohio State if he had chosen to return to school.

The league informed clubs that Pryor “made decisions that undermine the integrity of the eligibility rules for the NFL draft.” Among those, the league said, was his failure to cooperate with the NCAA and hiring of an agent in violation of NCAA rules.

Is it weird to anybody else that the NFL can suspend somebody who doesn’t play in the NFL?

“God bless and thanks for support!” Pryor wrote on his Twitter page. “Time to have a little fun!!” At no point does Pryor point out that Brandon Marshall was only suspended for one game on a domestic violence charge, but he’s got to sit five because he sold and traded things. He doesn’t mention how deep the various college football scandals are starting to run, and that if everyone who got a perk or a wad of cash or a free gift when they were supposed to be a pro bono athlete had to sit five games we’d see more action in a lockout.

He doesn’t mention how great of an idea it would be for the Cleveland Cavaliers to draft him and forever sign him away from a sports organization that would punish him for not being punished enough in college.