Lutheran Boys Do Their Own Miley Cyrus Fire Island Party Video

Some (str8?) students at Midland Lutheran College in Nebraska were so enamored with the Fire Island gays' tribute to Miley Cyrus' "Party in the USA", they made their own.

Must be some of those liberal Lutherans.

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Nebraska Wrestlers Dismissed for Gay Porn Profiled on ESPN

ESPN's Outside the Lines" ran its segment on Nebraska wrestlers Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan, who were dismissed for participating in porn videos on the Fratmen.TV website. Donahoe left Nebraska to go to Edinboro University and is again ranked #1 in his weight nationally. Jordan now attends Purdue University.

Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP...

Also, AFTER THE JUMP, Paula Lavigne and David Ridpath discuss Nebbraska's handling of the wrestlers, and whether or not the school has a double standard.

ESPN to Cover Paul Donahoe and Gay Porn College Wrestling Scandal

In a segment to air on June 14th at 9 am, ESPN's 'Behind the Lines' interviews Paul Donahoe and Kenny Jordan, the Nebraska wrestlers that were dismissed for participating in porn videos on the Fratmen.TV website. Donahoe left Nebraska to go to Edinboro University and is again ranked #1 in his weight nationally. Jordan now attends Purdue University.

Say Jordan: "We didn't kill anybody. We didn't put anybody in a hospital. We're not selling drugs. We're not bad kids, you know. We did some porn. Get over it...I didn't threaten anyone's life. I'm puttin' smiles on people's faces."

Watch the preview, AFTER THE JUMP...

(via outsports)

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Paul Donahoe on Gay-for-Pay Videos and a Return to Wrestling

Paul Donahoe, the nationally-ranked wrestler who with another teammate was dismissed by the University of Nebraska wrestling team after being discovered on a gay porn site last August, transferred to Edinboro University and is now again ranked #1 in his weight class nationally.

Donahoe talked to the Boston Globe about the scandal and its repercussions:

"It was very stressful. It was two weeks before school started. I didn't do anything illegal. I didn't hurt anyone. I don't think I did anything wrong. Who should I apologize to? Being dismissed motivated me a little bit. I'm a competitive person. But, realistically, 32-0 doesn't matter. The regular season is just preparation for the NCAA...They obviously gave me a second chance to wrestle again. I'm thankful for that. It's everything to me. I think the new coaches and new workout partners really helped me.

"I am straight, but on the forums people make a lot of gay jokes about me. I'm not too concerned. They can talk about me all they want, it doesn't matter. If a guy wants to be with a guy, who cares?

"Obviously, I did it for the money. We kept thinking no one would ever find out because it was a gay website and we really wanted that money. They left me a lot of messages, so I thought, 'What the heck?' People do worse for money, so... They were supposed to cover [the tattoo on his left thigh that says 'wrestling'] up but obviously they left it. Gay kids in Lincoln [Neb.] wrote, 'Hey, nice website. I saw you.' I wrote back, 'Don't tell anyone,' but with word of mouth, people found out. I believe it was unfair for Nebraska to dismiss me from the team. For one, there's plenty of athletes throughout the University of Nebraska who have had DUIs and who have been in fights and are still playing. But I guess that's OK. Posing nude, I guess, is worse than someone drinking and driving and risking someone's life, in their eyes."

Previously...
Nationally Ranked Nebraska Wrestlers Pinned on Gay Porn Site [tr]