Once again, I feel it’s my job to remind everyone that it can always be worse. Did you think that your college stunk? Did you think that your athletic teams couldn’t get any worse? Did you once say, “even I could do better that that?”
I’ve got the ultimate buzzer beater.
Let’s look at Savannah State University in beautiful Savannah, Georgia. Slogan: You can get anywhere from here. Sounds like a fine college, right?
Until you look at some of their most recent sports statistics:
Men’s basketball record this year: 0-24
During the summer the basketball team forfeited its four victories from 2003-04 and lost its best player, Jamal Daniels, the coach’s son. The reason? He never enrolled in classes for the spring semester of 2004. That’s a fairly egregious move for any player; for the coach’s son, it’s off the charts.
In December, at least 11 members of the 2-8 Savannah State football team left the program. Shortly thereafter the Morning News reported that a former assistant coach, Jerome Pope, was the target of an NCAA investigation into selling and distributing steroids to players.
Last year the Savannah State women’s basketball team set an NCAA record for fewest points in a half, scoring three in the first half of a 107-28 loss to Florida State.
The softball team was winless, and was outscored 166-0 in its last 20 games.
Baseball coach Jamie Rigdon, whose 279 victories are the most in school history, has sued three school administrators, including the president, for racial discrimination. (Rigdon is Caucasian; the defendants in the suit are African-American.)
“They’ve been working hard,” O’Neal said of his basketball team. “They’re struggling, man. I want people to remember, we’re not talking about pros. We’re talking about kids.”
Kids or not–you’ve got to be able to find a way to bring a win to your athletic program. Carroll College’s football team couldn’t buy a win when I went there, but at least they weren’t THIS bad.
You can get anywhere from here.
Not on one of Savannah State’s sports teams you can’t.
From looking at their website, you wouldnt even know that they have a sports program at all. They are probably too embarrassed by them to make any mention of it. I think Jane Hopp should go down there and straighten them out!
Comment by Tim — 2/2/2005 @ 8:53 am
Hmmm… maybe in their slogan the school is implying that “you SHOULD go anywhere but here!!!”
Comment by Tulsa — 2/2/2005 @ 10:00 pm