As sports fans and followers of the college recruiting game, we’re used to seeing some pretty shady stuff go on between coaches, players, and boosters. Whether it’s $100 golden handshakes to football players at postgame tailgates, negative recruiting tactics amongst coaches, or high school prospects who work the system for personal gain - there’s a lot of shady stuff hiding in plain sight.

(You are correct, ladies. This story *is* WAC indeed.)

And while a lot of stuff we’ve heard whispered and seen ourselves probably would constitute NCAA infractions of one sort or another, it’s important to keep these things in perspective. After all, shady recruiting or breaking NCAA practice guidelines isn’t illegal, no matter what rival fans might claim. You know what is illegal, though? Fraud, embezzlement, forgery, perjury, and animal abuse - they’re not your garden variety NCAA violations, but they’re what former University of Nevada soccer coach Terri Petraw claims occurred during her tenure with the Wolf Pack. Ruh-ro.

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Upset because your team (ahem, the Cubs) choked again? Tired of J.D. Drew ripping your heart out yet time after time? Can’t deal with the pressures of modern sports fandom? It’s OK, just pack your bags and head for your local monastery.

A Chinese soccer fan who is upset with the decision to suspend a player on the pro team he follows has decided to deal with it by moving to the Shaolin Temple and becoming a monk. Mei Nansheng, who is known to his friends as “Iron Trumpet,” is a supporter of Wuhan Guanggu of the Chinese Super League. Or, I should say, was a supporter of Wuhan Guanggu.

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