It's Great That You're Back Eddie, But Why to San Francisco?

"Oh Eddie, guess you just like the spotlight."

Now, I don’t want to sound like some disrespectful, young jerk who doesn’t know what Sutton has done from the game. Judging by the title of this article, it probably already seems that way. Let’s get one thing straight, I know who Eddie Sutton is. Unlike many people at my young age, I don’t view Eddie Sutton as that old guy who won a lot of games at Oklahoma State. Far from it. I know how Sutton took a perennial loser like Arkansas and turned them into winners. I also know how he resurrected Oklahoma State’s basketball life.

However, because of this knowledge, I also know all of the “other” things that Eddie has done. The big one was that whole scandal that happened at Kentucky. It was the classic helping his player with exams scandal. Yeah, I know about that. That’s what caused him to resign from Kentucky, possibly the holy grail of college basketball.

There’s also the whole alcohol issue. Now, far be it from me to wag my finger at him for enjoying the booze once in a while. Hell, who doesn’t? I know the only way to get over a hard day is to drink yourself silly so that you forget why it was so hard in the first place. Just make sure you don’t decide to get behind the wheel and hit a car or two while driving (which was what Eddie did). There could have been a baby in that car. Or a puppy. Or even worse……. me! (It would be a crime against existence if it was me who got hit).

Also, don’t be like Eddie and state that you have a drinking problem until AFTER the accident, when your back is sore. Oh, so downing four shots of Jack everyday didn’t tip you off that maybe you had a drinking problem? It was only until you endangered the lives of others and you had a boo boo on your back that made you realize maybe you need help? Good realization, dipshit.

Because of these things, Eddie always seemed a little unsavory to me. I overlooked all of that though because he seemed like a class act on the playing court. He always presented himself with respect while commanding his players. Until now.

Why did you come back Eddie? Is getting those two extra wins really that important to you? 798 wins still seems very respectable to me. Is retirement really THAT boring? Even worse, you decide to come back with the lowliest teams of teams, USF.

Great. That alone kind of leaves a dent in his established coaching career. Imagine how it will look in the future and people look back at what he did as a coach. “Yes Eddie Sutton coached some fine schools like Kentucky, Arkansas, Oklahoma State and….. uhhh ……. the University of San Francisco?” Nice. More embarrassing is that his total number of wins at SF probably won’t even go to double digits. It’s the proverbial skidmark on his career.

Now I realize Eddie doesn’t give a shit about what people think about his return. When people ask why he came back, Eddie probably just says “Because I can.” Well, I can unscrew the lids of sugar dispensers and laugh when people use them, but I don’t, because it’s the jerk thing to do, and I am not a jerk. I guess Eddie has no qualms about jerk moves.

What’s my point? I don’t even know. All I know is that this seems like one giant publicity stunt that should never happen. Oh well. At least USF is getting some recognition in ways that are not related to how much they stink this year.