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Thad Matta's Gum: From Mouth to Floor to Mouth

Feb 26, 2007 – 8:13 AM
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Michael David Smith

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Buckeyes basketball coach Thad Matta committed one of the most disgusting acts I've ever seen a coach commit (and I've watched lots of Bob Knight games) during Sunday's Ohio State-Wisconsin game. There's no visual evidence of it online yet (if you've got some, leave a link in the comments), but here's how FoxSports.com columnist Jeff Gordon describes it:

Ohio State coach Thad Matta sent his chewing gum flying onto the court during one of his theatrical outbursts. Then he scooped up the gum and put it back in his mouth.

(It seems the Big Ten has the five-second rule, too.)

Yes, Matta yelled something, his gum came out of his mouth and onto the floor, he picked his gum up, and he nonchalantly put it back into his mouth. I don't know if he thought no one would notice, but the CBS cameras caught it, and believe me, people noticed. MJD noticed at Deadspin. Tom Keegan noticed at KUSports.com. Memphis Bengal noticed at Sports Frog. Now Matta has to win the national championship. That's pretty much the only way his 2006-07 season will be remembered for anything other than gum-gate.

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