Michigan fans, remember Justin Boren? For those of you not in the know, Justin is the offensive lineman who left Michigan during spring practice and did the unthinkable and transferred to Ohio State. You may want to divert your eyes from the picture of former Michigan Wolverine Justin Boren below.

Disgusting isn’t it? We have chosen to honor this former Michigan man below with nine other examples of sporting Benedict Arnolds:

10. Adrian Peterson

Growing up as a Texas athlete, you are taught two things: how to play football and how to hate Oklahoma.  So, when Adrian Peterson put on an Oklahoma hat at the 2003 Army All-American, he devastated an entire state.  Earning the nickname “A.D. (All Day),” Peterson set an NCAA record for freshman rushing yards.  Texas got the last laugh, winning 2 of the 3 games they played against Oklahoma in Peterson’s career.

9. Brock Berlin

After winning several National Player of the Year awards in High School, Berlin chose the University of Florida as his college destination.  He couldn’t beat out Rex Grossman for the starting QB job, though.  Grossman and Berlin were in the same class, so Berlin saw the writing on the wall.  And transferred to Miami.  After sitting out in 2002, Berlin got his revenge in 2003 by engineering Miami’s largest comeback in school history… against Florida.

8. Adam Banks

Adam Banks, of Mighty Ducks fame, is the only person on this list to have betrayed his team twice.  First, leaving the Hawks to go to the Ducks.  Second, moving from the Varsity to the JV.  He probably learned a thing or two from his coach, Gordon Bombay, who also betrayed the Hawks and his former coach in favor of the Ducks.

7. Desmond Howard/Charles Woodson

Hating Michigan becomes second nature in Ohio.  So, for two high-profile football recruits to both play for Michigan and win Heisman trophies in the process had to put a stake through the heart of Ohioans everywhere.  Oh, and they went a combined 7-0 against Ohio State.

There is no doubt in my mind that Butch Harmon is a tremendous swing coach.  But, let’s be honest.  Tiger Woods made Butch who he is today.  And, after they went their separate ways many years ago, Butch stayed out of the public eye for the most part.  But, in 2007, Butch began to work with Tiger’s biggest competition– Phil Mickelson.  Ironically, Butch took the job less than a year after Phil’s disaster at Winged Foot, a course at which Butch’s father used to be the head professional.

5. Chris Chelios

We could only ignore hockey for so long.  After playing 9 years in a Chicago Blackhawks uniform and becoming a fan favorite, Chelios signed with the archrival Detroit Red Wings in 1999.  Chelios seemed to be at the end of his career at age 39, so moving to the archrival seemed like a real slap in the face to Chicago fans.  Even more of a slap in the face is that Chelios went on to play nine productive seasons with the Red Wings winning 2 Stanley Cups.

4. Eric Mangini

Bill Belichick basically jumpstarted Mangini’s career.  He hired Mangini in Cleveland and again as his defensive backs coach in New England.  In 2005, Mangini was promoted to Patriots’ defensive coordinator.  Two years later, he turned Bill Belichick in to spark the Spygate controversy.  Could you imagine Lloyd Carr releasing sex tapes of Bo Schembechler?  This would be the equivalent.

3. Justin Boren

The most recent betrayal on the list took one of the biggest rivalries in all of sports to a whole new level.  Once you step on the campus at either Ann Arbor or Columbus, you develop an instant hatred for the opponent.  So, for Justin Boren, son of a former Michigan football player, to transfer from Michigan to Ohio State was the ultimate slap in the face.  His departure also left into question both Rich Rodriguez’s family values and Boren’s own work ethic.  It’s hard to argue with the latter taking the picture into account.

2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.

It’s understandable to not want to live in your father’s shadow, especially when your father is Dale Earnhardt.  But, if you have the same name as him and you STILL choose to pursue the same career as him, you have no choice but to follow his path.  So, for Junior to not only sign with a different racing team, but to drag his father’s old company through the mud in the process, is inexcusable.

1. Johnny Damon

Damon helped complete the most epic comeback in all of sports history against his archrival with 2 HR’s (including a Grand Slam) in Game 7 against the Yankees.  In the same postseason (2004), he hit a HR in the World Series against the Cardinals to help the Red Sox claim their first World Championship since 1918.  Damon would have been welcome in Boston for as long as he wanted to stay.  Instead, he signed with the New York Yankees following the 2005 season–the same team he fought against for five years as a member of the Red Sox.  And Boston fans do not forget.  Ask Johnny Damon.

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