They say there is no such thing as a perfect crime, and this article pretty much proves it. Who would have thought that if you posted a “I will pay you $40 dollar to write my paper for class,” ad on Facebook, and you happen to be the leading scorer on your college basketball team, that you may get caught? I thought this thing was pretty much fool-proof. Unfortunately, both Andy Robinson and I were proved wrong. Here is the facebook ad in full:
“I am paying anybody who have read the book ‘there are no children here’ by Alex Kotlowitz $30-40 which in some classes you have to read at UB (even more money if you have to read the book a little more!!) to write a 3-4 page paper, on a couple of questions which was assigned.”
Grammar and diction aside, you have to admire this kid’s approach. If his 1.7 assists per game didn’t already spell it out for you, this kid is a leader, and good leaders know how to delegate. Let Andy score the points, let some other, more grammatically gifted student write the papers. We may have a budding Lee Iococca on our hands.
Forget Iacocca, Robinson is channeling James Joyce. Look at the literary improvement he’s made in at most 24 hours:
I realize I made a mistake for which I take full responsibility and realize I must regain the trust of my teammates, fellow student-athletes and coaching staff. I have brought disappointment in myself and the university and for this I am truly sorry.
Fortunately, it seems like Andy has learned his lesson. I have to imagine he will never make this mistake again. Unfortauntely, he will make several other mistakes of varying stupidity in the future, but won’t we all.
The Angry T
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