March 19, 2005

Oregon State player caught drunk with gay sheep

I can't even begin to imagine the taunts that teammates and opposing fans are going to have for Oregon State defensive tackle Ben Michael Siegert. Siegert was arrested this past week for DUI. A starter for the Beavers, Siegert blew a 0.14 blood alcohol level some 90 minutes after being arrested. During the traffic stop, he was found to be in possession of a ram from the university's Sheep Center.

A Benton County Sheriff's deputy found the animal in the bed of a pickup after pulling Siegert over for speeding on Southwest Whiteside Drive about 1:34 a.m.... The ram lives at the research facility on 35th Street near Campus Way and is part of a study on homosexuality in sheep, said Sheep Center manager Tom Nichols.

OSU head football coach Mike Riley is considering Siegert’s situation and what consequences the player might face.

Getting drunk with a gay sheep is just the latest of player incidents at OSU. Four Beavers were charged in a racially motivated attack of a National Guardsman a few months ago and two players were arrested for assault and trying to pay a cab driver with pot.

Without question, the last three months haven't been kind on the PR front for Oregon State. One has to wonder when/if the university is going to take some action to reel in the football program. From the outside, it's starting to bear the marks of a program that's out of control.

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