Five People That Had A Worse Weekend Than You: Butch Jones And Basics

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Good afternoon, friends! Yes, it’s Monday morning, but given that my body is still on London time, I feel like it’s 3 p.m., so I’m just going with it. Of course, this also means that my body thought that Sunday Night Football with my beloved Patriots where on at 1:30 a.m…meaning I slept through the entire game. Thankfully, I remembered to set my DVR, so no one tell me what happened, okay?

But while jet-lag sort of screwed with my weekend, I still had a better two days than some other people.

Butch Jones

As previously stated, I don’t know much about college football, but even I know that losing to Missouri 50-17 wasn’t a good look for the Volunteers. In fact, it was such a bad one that head coach Butch Jones lost his job over it.

On Sunday morning, after rumors of Jones’ dismissal had swirled after the loss on Saturday and no conference wins this season, the school announced a “coaching transition.” Athletic director John Currie said in a statement,

We have been fortunate to have Coach Jones lead our program for the last five years. During that time, the program has improved tremendously in the areas of academics, discipline and community involvement. Unfortunately, we are not where we need to be competitively. For that reason, I have asked Coach Jones to step down as head football coach. I know Coach Jones will be successful moving forward, and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors.

Speculation is that Jones was asked to serve out the remaining two games of the season and refused. Brady Hoke, former Michigan coach and current member of Jones’ coaching staff, will take over as the interim coach for the remainder of the season.

But before we feel too bad for Jones, let’s consider this; according to CBSSports, “Jones is officially under contract through Feb. 28, 2021, and according to the USA Today coaches’ contract database, the cost of letting Jones and all of his assistants go at the end of the season could add up to about $13.9 million.” Yep, not feeling so bad for him now. [via CBSSports]

Basic Girls

It’s almost winter, which means that pretty soon, all of the girls in your life will be rocking Uggs. Of courses, Uggs are so 2014, but once things outside turn cold, we all turn to our trusted cozy boots, style be damned. Another thing that also will be damned? Our knees.

According to London knee surgeon Ian McDermott, the lack of support in Uggs (and all of their various knockoffs) can lead to a bad posture, knee pain and back pain. According to the good doctor,

This is a bit of a ‘red flag’ and a sign that it’s potentially worth investigating the knee with X-rays and an MRI scan to check exactly what is going on inside the joint. The longer these things are left, the worse the damage can become, and the harder it can then be to fix.

Sheepskin boots and high heels may look great, but vanity may come at the cost of potential physical damage to your body. Unsculpted and flimsy footwear can mean that your feet aren’t fixed in one location as you walk, meaning that the lower limb is working harder, with a greater risk of damage.

Listen to your body and make sure to not wear flimsy boots every day.

I’d love to say that I’m going to listen to the British doc, but let’s be honest – the second there’s a cold enough day, those well—worn friends are going on my feet, even if my posture pays the price. [via New York Post]

Jimmy Vesey

It’s an old joke that one of the occupational hazards of being a hockey player is the potential for losing teeth. Well, there’s a reason that old jokes tend to stick around, as demonstrated by Rangers winger Jimmy Vesey on Saturday night.

Vesey was fighting for a puck with Edmonton forward Zack Kassian at the begging of the second period. The two scuffled and fell to the ice, at which point Kassian’s skate collided with Vesey’s mouth. Vesey left the ice and missed the rest of the period, but returned to play in the third.

Vesey missed the remainder of the second period but returned to play in the third with a full cage on his helmet. After the game, Rangers’ head coach Alain Vigneault said that Vesey’s two front teeth were knocked out and that they were stuck in his lip. Vesey took to Twitter after the game to confirm the loss of his two front choppers:

That's hockey #SorryMa pic.twitter.com/oeYJg6FgfV

— Jimmy Vesey (@19Vesey) November 11, 2017

I still think he’s hot, though. [via New York Daily News]

Kenneth Burton Alleshouse

As a homeowner, one of the things I had doing is mowing the lawn. My lawn isn’t that big, but it’s just a pain in the ass to drag out the lawn mower, make sure there’s gas in it, and spend an hour wincing every time I hit a pebble and it sounds like my Yard Machine is going to take off for space. But Mr. Alleshouse may have found a way around the tedium of lawn maintenance.

Allehouse was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida after police noticed a man driving unsteadily down U.S. Highway 1…on red Snapper lawn mower down the road while carrying a case of Budweiser beer. Officers pulled over the 56-year-old and he was arrested for DUI after a blood alcohol test showed a rate over three times the legal limit.

No word on if the red Snapper was impounded. [via New York Post]

The Copy Editor at TheTimes Daily

There are unfortunate spelling errors, and then there's this. pic.twitter.com/hOct23xDBQ

— Ben Jones (@BW_Jones) November 11, 2017

I’ve seen a lot of things break up a party, but clams? That’s a new one. .

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Jenna used to be known as 2NOTBrokeGirls, but then one of the girls actually went broke, so she's struck out on her own. Jenna spends her free time saving the world, one sorority girl at a time (usually while wearing yoga pants), questioning why she decided to get a doctorate, documenting her love of all things cheese related, and hosting the new PGP podcast Don't Take It From Us. You can ask her anything you want about football, using your boobs to get what you want, and pizza at @JennaLCrowley on Twitter or via email at JennaLCrowley@gmail.com.

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