I was down in the dumps for at least a day before I started latching onto excuses. The race was run in a light rain, after all, making the baton slippery. And it was near twilight in a stadium with no lights. And, without glasses, my eyesight was really bad in dark conditions. And …

Eventually, though, I had to accept the cold, hard truth: I stunk that day.

B.J. Penn and his camp should submit to a similar stance in their crusade against Georges St. Pierre.

They shouldn’t file anymore complaints or deliver anymore testimony or have Penn’s mother plead to anymore athletic commissioners in an attempt to prove that Georges St. Pierre was overly-jellied during their UFC 94 welterweight title fight on Jan. 31.

Instead, they should take a towel to “Greasegate.” Just wipe it from their memories like that official wiped down GSP’s torso between rounds on the night in question.

Just move on.

After listening to both sides at a hearing on Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission didn’t seem interested in pursuing the matter further or trying to have St. Pierre stripped of his victory. The commission didn’t even think enough of the complaint to require GSP’s presence at the event, which, in a bizarre moment, included a statement read by Penn’s mother, who says she feared for her son’s safety and urged strict punishment of St. Pierre.

Apparently, the proceedings weren’t as convincing to the NSAC as the dismantling St. Pierre handed to Penn in the actual bout, which ended in a corner stoppage before the fifth round.

Penn, however, won’t abandon this cheat chase. His attorney told Sherdog.com that they will continue pushing for more of an investigation. They already have gone to great lengths to state their case, producing a video that was posted on Penn’s website to support his claims.

It made the Internet rounds and raises legitimate, yet biased questions.

You see GSP’s cornerman, Phil Nurse, applying Vaseline to the fighter’s face, then rubbing his chest and back after the first round (an act that assists breathing, according to Nurse). You’re reminded, repeatedly, that Vaseline is “slippery on skin.” You see Penn’s legs sliding off GSP’s shoulders when the Hawaiian was on his back, going for submissions in the second round. You see and hear quotes from past GSP foes like Matt Hughes and Sean Sherk, each of whom recall the French-Canadian as being “slippery.” You hear UFC President Dana White say, ringside after the fight, that St. Pierre was in trouble with the commission because of the improper Vaseline application.