Geno Auriemma Bravely Defies Silly NCAA Rule By Drinking Out Of Water Bottle
Of the many stupid NCAA rules and regulations that people tend to notice in March, the insistence that public-facing people—coaches, players, even folks in the media room—drink only from NCAA-branded cups ranks pretty far up there. During yesterday’s Final Four press conference, UConn coach Geno Auriemma rebelled: He decided to try drinking his water out of a regular ol’ plastic water bottle.
An NCAA official promptly tried to seize the illegal object:
Fight the power, coach.
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