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Please note that Chase Budinger's face is not a doormat

By MJD

At 2-5 in the Pac-10, Arizona itself might be a bit of a doormat, but that doesn't make it OK to just go around and wipe your feet on Chase Budinger's face.

That's what Houston's Aubrey Coleman did to Budinger yesterday, and while I can't say for sure that I know the man's intent, you know, he did stomp on a guy's face, showed no signs of offering any kind of apology, and smiled while receiving a congratulatory "Hey, way to step on that guy's face!" high-five on his way off the floor. To me, that's unsportsmanlike.

Arizona went on to win 96-90 in overtime, despite the fact that Houston led 63-51 at the time of the face-stomping. Consider that your daily dose of karma, Mr. Coleman.

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  1. Mandingo or LJ
    10275. Posted by Mandingo or LJ Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:05 pm EDT

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    Personally, Someone from houstons team should have been down at the locker room waiting for that guy to go in and change. Then push his ass down and step on him like he stepped on that guys face. Coming from a black male, this guy is a shame and a disgrace to who we are. And then to have other black males shaking his hand after it happened and he was being escorted out.... classless and tasteless human beings and I hope their families are shunned like people who wore the scarlet letter upon their chest.
  2. Ask Yer Mom
    10276. Posted by Ask Yer Mom Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    ITS ALL OBAMAS FAULT. THEY THINK THEY OWN IT ALL NOW! ooh ooh ooh aah aah aah!
  3. john j
    10277. Posted by john j Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    Coleman did it purpose, he knew what he did he laughed and smiled and high fived his team mates afterwards
    Ban Coleman
    Boycott the NCAA
  4. UK Fan
    10278. Posted by UK Fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:39 pm EDT

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    Check out film from the 1992 East Regional Final in Philly. This was the game between Duke & Kentucky that has been labeled by some as the "greatest ever". The media "golden boy", Christian Laataener (the speling is wrong I know...but I'm not a fan of his) was involved in a similar incident with a UK player (Feldhaus, I think) under the basket. The only difference was that he stomped the guy's chest rather than his face as in this incident. No foul called, he remained in the game. The "shot" that all the talking heads like to show should have never occurred because he (Laatener) should have been ejected immediately. This was shown on CBS and the announcers just brushed over it.
  5. kj
    10279. Posted by kj Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    Penders is an idiot!! All you have to do is see how many steps the dude took after the foul and before he stomped the dudes face. He took at least four. Penders can go suck on something.
  6. Steve P
    10280. Posted by Steve P Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:43 pm EDT

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    Wow. Houston is trash, the player is trash and so is the coach. And if they don't kick him off the team and suspend him for a year, the NCAA is the worst of all. Exactly why college sports such so much these days. A bunch of thugs with entitlement attitudes...Just like most pro teams
  7. hakan y
    10281. Posted by hakan y Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:15 pm EDT

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    monkey see monkey do
  8. newbarkleys1
    10282. Posted by newbarkleys1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:36 pm EDT

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    From Phi Slamma Jamma to Phi Lifer Thugger. Sad.
  9. houstonisclassless
    10283. Posted by houstonisclassless Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:49 pm EDT

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    Real classy University of Houston. really shows what a great program and what great "athletes" Tom Penders is developing at Houston. high-fives by teammates and smiling on the way out of the gym. CLASSY!!! Way to reinforce Coleman's actions by defending him Tom. great job you're doing!
  10. Pete M.
    10284. Posted by Pete M. Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:07 pm EDT

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    This is really bad for basketball and sports. The Ref's made a horriable mistake on this situation. Not only the player involved: KICKED OUT of the game. ALL PLayers high fiving should have been Kicked out too and anyone supporting this incident should have been escorted out of there.........
  11. cyrus h
    10285. Posted by cyrus h Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:33 pm EDT

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    Look at it carefully ,He didn't really stomp on the guy's face. You people are so damm soft,like girly men. He deserved to get crushed for setting a block that high out on the court,you can get hurt or end a guy's career. Budinger's a scrub. I hyperexttended my knee in a college game due to the same kinda incident. I bet Budinger will think about it next time he does that.
  12. john j
    10286. Posted by john j Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    if Coleman was green and Budinger was green in color, it would still be wrong.
    Ban Coleman from playing again
    Boycott the NCAA if they do not take action
  13. William L
    10287. Posted by William L Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:48 pm EDT

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    no patrioticpanther not a race thing here, I'm white with a black girlfriend so I do think the people on here talking racial are losers and just as low as Colemans wanksta ass
  14. DLOCC
    10288. Posted by DLOCC Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    First off, Arizona isn't the 'door mat' of the Pac-10. Secondly, mess with Chase Budinger and you will pay with your life.
  15. Leviticus
    10289. Posted by Leviticus Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:23 pm EDT

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    that dude needs his punk ass kicked.....its disgraceful, and one of the reasons i dont watch or care for basketball anymore. too many punks and thugs runing it for the rest. not to mention flop fouls, double-driblling, etc. etc.
    i quit watching when dwayne wade won the championship using his foul shot. boring
  16. the Big Diesel
    10290. Posted by the Big Diesel Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:41 pm EDT

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    Phi Slamma Face-a!! Houston's come along way .. backwards!
  17. F-Dot-
    10291. Posted by F-Dot- Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:47 pm EDT

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    That is sooo disgraceful coming from Coleman. Jeez, he deserves a long term suspension in my eyes. That type of stuff just shouldn't be happening in basketball, especially college ball. What really gets on my nerves is Coleman high fiving his teammate at 32 seconds. Coleman is a Di*k, basically.
  18. john j
    10292. Posted by john j Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    The NCAA has lost its balls, all play should be stopped until they can get them back.
    NCAA Why do you tolerate such garbage?
  19. Zuke
    10293. Posted by Zuke Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:10 pm EDT

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    I think Budinger initially flopped on the contact to draw the charging foul..
    and after he flopped, he should have rolled and covered his head iwth his arm..
    meanwhile, ...Aubrey just stepped to get his balance, he didnt stomp...you can see it in his eyes, because he didn't look where his foot was landing.....should have been an no call
  20. dumptol
    10294. Posted by dumptol Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:49 pm EDT

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    Black or not - it is very hard to even credibly say that the player didn't intend to step on his face - the smirk and ensuing high fives seal the deal in terms of intent and lack of remorse if it was an accident.
  21. B. M
    10295. Posted by B. M Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:51 pm EDT

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    fuggin niggs
  22. RamonaBolt
    10296. Posted by RamonaBolt Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    one step can take knee-grows back 200 years....
  23. Monty
    10297. Posted by Monty Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:26 pm EDT

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    Funny thing, I didn't see a color in the video, or a white guy or a black guy. I just saw a stupid guy, with poor or no values, doing something stupid, and being encouraged to be stupid by even more stupid team mates, and comments from an even more stupid coach who is supposed to teach him how to win and give him some values, and understanding of what it means to be a man. But I guess first the coach needs to know what that lesson is, and then he can teach it to his players. Funny, with all the dissin we do on Bobby Knight, do you think you would ever see one of HIS players pull a stunt like that and not get verbally abused? Regardless of what color he was? Bobby Knight knows how to make men out of boys. And Tom Penders is an embarassing tool.
  24. Greg W
    10298. Posted by Greg W Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:31 pm EDT

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    This kid aka "thug" should be charged with assault and have his scholarship taken away.
  25. James D
    10299. Posted by James D Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    Hey cyrus H - how about if i step on your face and we see how soft you are? And you set picks and screens and grab your entitled space onthe court with your feet planted where ever you want on the court - thought you knew basketball? Your sound like an idiot justifyin coleman's behavior.

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