Huggins getting program up to speed at WVU

Any excuse to throw out the mustard colored suit again is a good one.

It's totally unfair to make the following connection but I'll do it anyway.

Looks like Huggins is finally getting the players he needs to succeed at West Virginia. Two of his guys were arrested at at Pirates game according to ESPN.

PITTSBURGH -- Two West Virginia University basketball players were charged with scuffling with police and underage drinking after a fight at a Pittsburgh Pirates game. Joe Mazzulla and Cameron Thoroughman were arrested Monday at PNC Park, where the Pirates were playing the Colorado Rockies.

The 20-year-old players began arguing with police when they refused a request for identification, according to a criminal complaint. The officers said the two smelled of alcohol.

Thoroughman said he did not have ID, according to the report. Police said he lied about his age and threatened a security guard. Police said officers brought Thoroughman to the ground when he refused to put his arms behind his back. While Thoroughman was struggling with the officer, Mazzulla tried to grab his teammate and punched a police sergeant.

Assaulting a police officer. Always a really, really good idea. Moron!

Of course, that's nothing compared to one of Huggin's former protege's, my main man Art Long. Mr. Long (as he's known around Clifton) got himself thrown in the slam briefly for allegedly punching a police horse four times. Assaulting a police horse or police dog is essentially the same as assaulting a police officer in the eyes of the law if I'm not mistaken.

Incidentally, Art Long was acquitted of those charges after his lawyer told the jury he was merely petting the animal.

Also from the "Incidentally File", Cody the police horse was "assaulted" again eight years later by an anti-war protester according to the Cincy Enquirer. That's one equine officer that's earning his oats.