Updated: Dec 4, 2003, 11:49 AM

OTL Poll: The Year in Bad Behavior


From the ridiculous to the tragic, bad news and bad behavior dominated the sports headlines this year. Baylor, Kobe, Clarett, coaches (Bliss, Eustachy, Price, Harrick, Neuheisel) -- they kept sports fans and the media talking and debating all year long.

We want SportsNation's take on some of the biggest stories of the year. The poll results will be broadcast on ESPN's Outside the Lines special "Big Names, Big Trouble: The Turbulent Year in Sports," on Sat., Dec. 13, at 10 p.m. ET.

Vote below.
  • 1) Whose career will be affected most by his personal situation?
  • 2) Whose situation has the media covered most unfairly?
  • 3) Which coach do you expect to be the first to get another coaching job at the same level of competition?
  • 4) Who most deserves another chance?
  • 5) Where will Kobe Bryant be one year from today?
  • 6) Will Kobe Bryant's celebrity make it more likely or less likely that he will be acquitted in his rape trial?
  • 7) Do you think Kobe Bryant will be found guilty of rape in a court of law?
  • 8) Should the NFL's rule that freshmen and sophomores cannot enter the draft be changed?
  • 9) Do you expect Maurice Clarett to play college football again?
  • 10) Do Patrick Dennehy's parents deserve to win their wrongful death suit against Dave Bliss?
  • 11) Do you believe Mike Price's version of the events that led to his dismissal?
  • 12) Should the NCAA bar coaches from entering betting pools on other college sports?
  • 13) When should a coach's personal conduct impact his professional standing?

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