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SOME THINK DEF LEPPARD BASKETBALL ISN'T FUNNY

By CHRIS PETERSON

Special to the Universe (Febuary 25, 1998)

Seven BYU students have been accused of disrupting the intramural basketball league by not taking the league seriously enough. Some league members, however, say the seven students are spicing up the league.

The members of Def Leppard said they joined the intramural league to play basketball and have fun. However, their light-hearted attitude and unusual uniforms have not been well received by all players in the league.

"They came to the game dressed in those dumb outfits," said Jeremy Carver, 21, from Fairfax, Va. "We just killed them, but they were pretty annoying."

Outfits worn by members of Def Leppard include Los Angeles Lakers uniforms, pink shorts, Elvis costumes and goggles. Their coach dresses as a '70s FBI agent, mustache included. Several of the players dress as breakdancers with large clocks hanging from their necks.

Pregame warm-ups include breakdancing to early-'80s rap music played through the team's ghetto blaster.

"I don't think they're breaking any of the rules," Carver said. "But I'd like to see new rules set. Their coach would yell stuff and then they would start running in circles."

"One time we ran a football play," said George Brunt, Def Leppard's 24-year-old center from Orange County, Calif. "Jim got down in a football stance and hiked the ball to Craig. Somebody went out on a pass route and Craig threw it to him. I can't remember if it worked."

The team runs a three-man weave that consists of three players weaving in and out of each other while passing the ball up the court.

Just in case those plays aren't absurd enough, Def Leppard has a special play called "Isolation." The head coach yells isolation and four of the players huddle close together in a corner of the court while the fifth player goes against the entire opposing team. "That play did work once," Brunt said.

The team has played four games this semester, but only finished two. Officials ended the other two contests because opposing teams were becoming agitated, said Jordan Price, an intramural referee.

One team received a red penalty card and the game was stopped when the team's coach became outraged with Def Leppard's sarcastic and controversial playing style. The opposing team was ahead by 42 points.

"I was assaulted by a woman after the game on Saturday," said Bradley Reeves, 19, power forward for Def Leppard. "This is the kind of thing we're trying to avoid. We were just laughing because we finally won a game, and the other team took it so seriously. The woman hit me and left with one of the players before anyone could do anything or get her name."

Other players in the league are not so bothered by Def Leppard.

"I thought it was actually pretty funny to play them," said Adam Gale, 23, a senior from Sandy majoring in information systems. "They made the game kind of a joke. It's kind of like playing against the Globetrotters, but they aren't as good."

Jim Banks, a 22-year-old sophomore from Orange County, Calif., is Def Leppard's team captain. "We want to let people know that it's all right to lose," Banks said. "It's just a game. Our main objective is to have fun. It's kind of sad when other players and spectators resort to violence as a reaction to our playing style."

"You get on the court and these guys think they're Michael Jordan or Vinnie del Negro or something," said Def Leppard's 19-year-old guard Barrett Beardsley.

Def Leppard head coach Bryan LeSueur, 18, said, "We're putting just as much heart into this an anyone else. We don't mean to offend anybody. We're out there to have a good time."

Def Leppard said they are excited for the intramural tournament. They hope to do well, but they promise to have fun. Tournament schedules are not posted until the end of the regular season.

Jesse Fillerup, an intramural supervisor, told Def Leppard Saturday its act was wearing thin, fast.

The intramural office had no comment on the issue.

INTRAMURAL MEN IN TIGHTS DEFY TRADITIONAL GAME RULES

BY JOE DANA

Associate NewsNet Campus Editor (March 17th 2000)

I recently read an article in the Universe about a group of plucky and somewhat untalented athletes, teamed together to form Def Leppard, who have been criticized for having fun at their intramural basketball games. There is probably something wrong with a society that holds basketball in such high esteem that winning is all important.

Why do some allow themselves to get so upset over a little nonconformity? I'm sure that the members of Def Leppard have never hurt anyone during a game and probably don't plan on it either, but they are still treated as though they are doing something wrong. One of Def Leppard's recent opponents was quoted as saying that he hoped that the

intramural rules would be changed to prohibit "disruptive" behavior. How could someone say something like that? My only answer is that there is a certain type of person (I call them "Jocks") who likes to win basketball games. Not only do they like to win, they like to see that the people they beat are humiliated. By humiliating the "losers," the "Jocks" are able to maintain their standing on the social ladder. When the "Losers" are not humiliated, either because they don't care or because they're having fun, the "Jocks" do not feel that they have accomplished anything in playing the game, so they turn to violence or childish name calling.

I can only ask that intramural supervisors do not change the rules. Intramural basketball is boring enough as it is, and it doesn't need nameless, faceless teams who are controlled to humiliation in order to fuel a few peoples' ego. I also suggest that those students who agree with me (you know who you are, you're probably listening to the Aquabats right now) to go and support Def Leppard, as my roommates and I plan to do.

It was just a typical Saturday morning basketball game for Jacob Hess.

That is, except for the "Jeopardy" music he heard blaring during warm-ups, the zebra pants his opponent was wearing and the fact that the other team yelled "leprechaun" wildly during the second half of play.

Actually while playing Def Leppard, Hess saw plenty of other oddities.

"It's the Dennis Rodman tactic," Hess theorized of the opposition during a time out. "And we're going to just have fun and not take it very seriously."

Having fun.

That's the message Def Leppard - or DL2K -- hopes to send to players and fans.

"I think a lot of people are stuck in their glory days of playing in high school, and they come out too serious," said 23 year-old Sean Morris, a first-year player on the team.

Morris, who played two years of junior college basketball in Mission Viejo, CA., said he knows what it means to be competitive. But he said players in intramurals take competition too far.

That's why the team runs plays like the fake punt, Marco Polo, steam roller and the leprechaun defense.

Three years ago, DL2K started in the BYU intramural circuit. Since then, it has thrown traditional basketball out the gym door.

Tonight, March 17, they start tournament play at 8:00 in the Richards Building. At halftime they plan to retire the jerseys of two players, as well as introduce their mascot.

In their own sarcastic way, they are self-proclaimed superstars. The team brings its own "intramural championship" trophy to the games to display.

One player takes the court in an Elvis cape, another in a marine outfit and another wears a helmet.

Senior Phil Scollick, 23, joined the team last year. He often dons shades and a mustache on the court, fitting in well.

"I had big shoes to fill," Scollick said. "When I joined the team, I kind of had to find my spot. But I've found my spot. And my spot is at the half court. I am money from half court."

Scollick isn't kidding. The team runs a half-court shot play especially for him. One game he was two for two.

Darin Lesueur is in his first year as head coach.

"Our main objective is to score more points than the other team. We figure if we can do that ninety percent of the time, we'll win about ninety percent of our games," Lesueur said.

The team now hands out fliers for the big Friday night games, makes programs for their fans and throws candy to the crowd during time-outs.

Over one hundred fans showed up to a Friday game, turning an otherwise sweaty intramural contest into date night for DL2K groupies.

"We don't want to swear at the other basketball players. We don't need to get all upset and yell at the other referees," Lesueur said. "We just need to go out and have fun. That's the whole point of Def Leppard."

The problems described by Lesueur are well known. Phil Kelly, the associate director of intramurals, said yellow cards are given on a nightly basis and near fights are not uncommon in intramural basketball.

He said sometimes team captains think it's their right to yell at the referees.

"I think that's absurd. To chew them out goes against the honor code," Kelly said.

Though Kelly believes players need to simmer down, he said he doesn't think DL2K is getting its message across through its style of play.

"What they do is not even basketball," Kelly said. "They have fun, no doubt about it, but at the expense of the other team."

Kelly sent a letter to DL2K warning them not to "make a mockery of the game." The players were told they'd be disqualified if they ran certain plays. Since then, Kelly said, they've been more cooperative.

And lately the fans have been more loyal than ever. Earlier this season, they dressed up for a game as well.

"I am not a role model," said DL2K head coach Darin Lesueur. "We're not trying to get any crazy religious group started. We're not encouraging any of that. We're just trying to get people to come out and watch us play basketball," Lesueur said.

Provo Legends Party 2005

Recently the first annual Provo legends party was held at 24 hour fitness. The revelry was a great success as more than 600 people were in attendance. The legends were honored a new Provo legend was named king for 2006, Mr Gaven Astel.

King gaven's backside and Tiger Woods in the corner.

Stevo and some ho

MC Stevo with king Gaven, Johnny Jackson and Jayne (wearing grannies for sure).

Panel of legends

Some legends and some naughty girls


Panel of legends

The Legacy of El Borracho . . .

I give you the story of El Borracho as my father told it to me when I was a child just as his father had imparted to him when he was but a boy. The story of El Borracho is one of passion, jealousy, betrayal, revenge, and triumph.

Our story begins in 1843 when the present day state of California was still suckling at the tit of mother Mexico. The tiny pueblo of San Provo was under the ruling fist of Don Picaterecto. The people of San Provo had been known for the frequent and extravagant fiestas thrown in their town square. But those days had long past. Don Picaterecto passed many laws and ordinances outlawing fiestas, musica, and the "forbidden dance"--De Hache-ing. The yoke of Don Picaterecto laid heavy on the twisted backs of the Proven peasantry. The people of San Provo hoped and prayed for many years for someone or something to save them from the terrorous reign of this bowlegged Don. Their burden-laden prayers rose like an intoxicating incense above the rolling hills and into the cold night air . . . their prayers were answered.

In the late spring of 1844, a mysterious newcomer to San Provo began throwing secret underground fiestas in the hill community of lower Provo. It was from this period that we receive the majority of the legend, that became contemporary El Borracho lore including the moistness of Egraham's barn, the dampness of Crackiej mine, Chambermaid Connie and Lord Wilson's crudule, and the mysterious hole in the side of the old oak. The people had spoken and it burned in the breast of Don Picaterecto. The evil Don laid a sassy trap for El Borracho (also known as The Borracho) by conceding to the will of the masses and allowing a gran fiesta in the town square. It would be a fiesta they would never forget as El Borracho was to become the carne in their carne asada and you don't even want to know what he had planned for the guacamole. But El Borracho was crafty, and it was Don Picaterecto who became a taco sandwich.

Well, a lot has changed since then. Now we have the internet and the Protestant Reformation, but the legacy of El Borracho lives on and shall live on. Wherever there is crying and gnashing of teeth, well that is outer-darkness, but where glee and good cheer flow like milk and honey over the gyrating wet bodies of frenzied compañeros, El Borracho must be there. Three cheers and yet a fourth for our deliverer of a thousand smiles. More than a hero, more than a theologian, more than an anointed warrior for the common good and the individual great, El Borracho is He. A lover of sonnets and a worker of many miracles, far too sexy to be homosexual and yet, far too sexy not to be. The stars proclaim his coming and his return. Viva El Borracho! Long live his name.

Sightings of El Borracho

Throughout the years, El Borracho has been spotted at a number of historical events. He is crafty so we never know where he will pop up next. Please let us know if you have seen him anywhere.

Known sightings:

lighting the torch of the 1976 Olympic games

at the Million Man March

on the cover of the Little Mermaid video

El Borracho dice:

Since El Borracho is respected worldwide as a wise sage and borderline prophet, we must listen to his words, study them, and incorporate them into our daily lives.

Es verdad that Def Leppard is the "bomb"

1 Borracho in the hand is worth 2 in the bush

lower your standards y up your average

Big pimpin', spendin' pesos

Who let the Perros out?

Paz to the Boo Yeah!

Los Thongs son Buenos