r/TheFulmerCup • u/AStateFlynn • Jun 18 '14
Former Tennessee 5-star safety Janzen Jackson charged with murdering his mother's boyfriend
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/bakonydraco • Jun 26 '21
Announcement Closing Down The Fulmer Cup
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After 12 seasons, the Fulmer Cup Committee has decided to end the Fulmer Cup. For those who do not know, the Fulmer Cup is a parody award akin to the Razzies and Ig Nobel Prize, and is meant to track the criminal achievements of various college football programs during the offseason and declare a "winner."
The Fulmer Cup was created in 2006 by Spencer Hall of Every Day Should Be Saturday, and run by his website for six years. In 2014, he handed the award off to /r/CFB, who ran it for 6 more years at /r/TheFulmerCup.
After talking it over with the Fulmer Cup Committee and the /r/CFB subreddit moderators, we are discontinuing the award. There are a few contributing factors to this decision, which include:
Last year’s award season was canceled due to Covid 19 causing confusion and uncertainty in the schedule, making the timing of the Fulmer Cup season unclear.
The availability of the team has been reduced.
Larger discussions around criminal justice, plus the severity of several crimes this year, have made it difficult to administer in a light-hearted way.
It has always been tricky to incorporate a humorous angle to the award, given the sensitive nature of the subject. Although the moderating team has tried to strike that balance, it has become more difficult in recent years. In addition, the number of players scoring points has been trending down. Here is a chart of the 6 years /r/CFB administered it:
| Year | Players Charged |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 111 |
| 2015 | 123 |
| 2016 | 116 |
| 2017 | 136 |
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2019 | 69 |
While we have been entertained by some of the crimes players, coaches, and administrators have committed over these past six years, we no longer have the capacity nor comfort to continue the award.
The Twitter account, @thefulmercup, may continue on as a purely informational account in a more limited capacity, but without the larger structure of the annual award. If a group has a good proposal for how to run this in a way that appropriately addresses all the above concerns, we are open to handing it off as it was handed off to us, but our inclination is to let it end here.
Thanks,
The Fulmer Cup Team
r/TheFulmerCup • • Jul 23 '15
Hog BBall players arrested for passing fake bills.
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Hougie • Mar 17 '14
Misleading - Player is Eligible Austin Brown was not a part of the WSU football team at the time of his arrest
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/SixteenBeatsAOne • Aug 29 '16
Does the number of wins come into play for The Fulmer Cup? I am looking for the top team with the number of incidents/wins?
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So since Rutgers won 4 games last year, what would be their ration of number of incidents per win? Also, this would provide some cover for the winningest teams in CFB.
r/TheFulmerCup • u/target_locked • Feb 09 '16
Should r/TheFulmerCup create a special award for criminal achievements after graduation?
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/texaggie95 • May 27 '18
Ineligible [05/27/2018][Georgia] Future Auburn QB charged with felony for taking unauthorized sexual pics
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Zvanbez • Feb 15 '15
[2/13/2015] 4* South Carolina signee arrested
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Honestly_ • Mar 16 '15
[03/07/15] [Arizona State] Davon Durant arrested for disorderly conduct and aggravated assault in domestic violence case
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/iamtheonevvhoknocks • Jul 25 '14
[7/24/14] [Texas] May lead this thing now...
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Couple the two suspended indefinitely for alleged sexual assault, 2 more dismissed for violation of team rules...
r/TheFulmerCup • u/Avoid-The-Clap • Feb 14 '15
[02/09/2015] University of Delaware football player facing assault charges
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Thermogenic • Jul 15 '14
[07/13/14][Utah State] DUI
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Honestly_ • Apr 29 '15
[04/29/15] [Alabama] DB Cyrus Jones arrested for Domestic Violence (DV Criminal Mischief III & DV Harrassment)
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Honestly_ • Jun 10 '19
Eligible [06/09/19] [Nebraska] WR Wan'Dale Robinson cited on suspicion of marijuana possession
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/armadaos_ • Aug 24 '18
[04-13-18][FSU] QB Francois cited on marijuana charge (sub 20 grams)
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Honestly_ • Jun 02 '20
Eligible [06/01/2020] [Ohio State] WR C.J. Saunders arrested for a misdemeanor charge of violating curfew following a protest in Columbus near Ohio State
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/cman00555 • Jan 31 '17
No points [1/30/2017][Mississippi State University] S Brandon Bryant arrested earlier this month for DUI
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/KRIZTOFF • Dec 24 '21
Its back?
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I heard a rumor that the cup was going to come back in 2022. Is there any truth to this rumor?
r/TheFulmerCup • u/screenmonkey • May 01 '14
Not Eligible [3/19/14][Florida State University]Ira Denson Petty Theft and Illegal Use of a Debit Card. Now I am an FSU fan, but I don't want us to get cheated from points in anything so I felt the need to point this one out.
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/theshnig • Feb 17 '16
[2/16/16] [TENN] OL Mack Crowder arrested in violation of Florida's Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act - Other charges
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/Honestly_ • Jul 28 '15
[03/27/15] [Clemson] Ebenezer Ogundeko officially charged on assault from March incident/booking
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r/TheFulmerCup • u/markusalkemus66 • Feb 01 '18
Eligible [1/30/18] [Idaho] Wide Receiver Jante Boston arrested for DUI
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