Sugar Bowl: Hawaii to Prove Selves Unworthy of BCS

As the Sugar Bowl begins, Hawaii has already begun to prove itself unworthy of a place in the BCS picture.

But what discussion of Hawaii would be complete without discussion of Colt Brennan, a player who has been re-branded by the national sports media as a likeable maverick, a charming rogue. And what discussions would be complete without ESPN characterizing Hawaii as a home for second chances. Or possibly some vaguely racist discussion of the Rainbow Warrior's pre-game dance ritual.

I haven't yet heard the obligatory oblique reference to Hawaii QB Colt Brennan's checkered past yet. So here we go, spelled out for you:

While a member of the football team at Colorado, Brennan entered the dorm room of a female student uninvited. She claimed that he "exposed himself and fondled her." In any case, Brennan ended up pleading guilty to charges of burglary and trespassing. A guilty verdict for unlawful sexual contact was later vacated.

As Colt Brennan said, "That's why I think I got into that situation. I took things for granted." Consent, evidently, is one of those things.