This One Goes Out To You Vol Fans . . .
by MaconDawg on Nov 12, 2009 5:45 PM EST
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Printhot off the dedication line from "Alshon" in Columbia, who would like you to know that, no, he won't be pumping any gas at the Pilot, and he danged sure won't be guarding his blind side in a state prison for 10-20 years after robbing somebody at one:
Glorified version of a pellet gun indeed . . .
OK, I'm going to get my licks in in bullet point form, because that just seems kind of appropriate.
- This could only be more schadenfreudey if they had whirred off in the Prius chanting "Wild Boyz! Wild Boyz! Wild Boyz!"
- Perhaps Marlon Brown's grandmother is a decent judge of character after all.
- All three seem to have valid driver's licenses, which means they might actually have gotten away with it in Athens. Unless they tried to escape on a scooter in which case, you know.
- This is far from the worst thing that's ever resulted from Ed Orgeron hazing the freshmen by sending them on a pork rind run.
- At least they didn't bring along Eric Berry or shirtless Bruce Pearl. If so they would have gotten pinched for assault with a deadly weapon and indecent exposure.
- Tried to escape in a Prius and showed up for the lineup repping the Tennessee gear. Just needed to throw that in one more time for good measure.
OK. I think I'm done. Because like Jackson, Richardson and Edwards, I gotta get out of here.
Go 'Dawgs!!!
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Prius
I think we agree on the most embarassing part of this whole ordeal.
This is the car that you drive to and from Whole Foods to pick up organic milk. This is not the car you drive to and from the scene of an armed robbery.
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Eric Berry is better at football than you.
Prius
I think we agree on the most embarassing part of this whole ordeal.
This is the car that you drive to and from Whole Foods to pick up organic milk. This is not the car you drive to and from the scene of an armed robbery.
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Eric Berry is better at football than you.
Please tell me...
that at the very least the Prius had some tricked-out rims. At least they were going green, I suppose.
Bye weeks: The time to tweak your fashion sensibilities.
vols
I hope you guys head over to the vols sites and read some of those comments. Part of them are urging the lil’ kiffy to kick them off the team so he can forever more be hailed as a “MAN OF PRINICPAL” and another part is saying this kind of stuff happens at all the big programs. Excuse me? I don’t believe armed robbery is rampant among the SEC. Did I miss that?
Hey...
We got it coming. We know this. But, through it all, no fan wants this to be a part of their team. The question is how it is handled. No coach (no matter how much of a perceived asshole he is) can control his players at the end of the day….or after midnight so it seems. This isn’t what vols football is about. So, it’s up to Kiffin to decide. The question remains if Janzen Jackson knew or was a part of it. But, if wanted to cover for his friends, he still has to go. It is really just sad all the way around. Football aside, this is terrible for them as people.
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
I never wish events like this on any SEC program...
… and yet, at the same time, part of me agrees with this sentiment expressed by Brian Griffin. (Warning: F-Bomb)
Understandable.
Honestly, I take no offense! I just wish it happened to Florida!
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
I guess Richt does everything a little bit softer...
Offense, Defense, Special Teams…. Even crime?
Just ask yourself if “killer instinct” and the “win at all costs attitude” is worth discharging assault rifles in public, dealing cocaine near the stadium, and armed robbery of gas stations near campus. Granted those coaches have generally dismissed the players involved, but it is certainly an odd coincidence that the most outrageous offenses in recent memory come out of the 3 programs with the most supposedly balls to the wall HC’s.
I have to say I prefer illegal scooter offenses and jaywalking. Those and your occasional bar fight are typical college fodder and most of us probably know someone who has been involved with one or all three. The 3 instances above skip past the line of bad choices misguided college kids make and frolic joyously on to innate lack of judgment.
I just wonder if the “win at all costs” attitude we criticize Richt for lacking might be clouding some of the coaches’ judgment when it comes to recruit evaluation.
There’s a reason Washaun Ealey’s teammate from ECI didn’t join him on Richt’s squad.
I want every college football fan in America to be as miserable as I am.
by RedCrake on Nov 12, 2009 9:53 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Noted.
Here’s the thing…in this instance, Richardson and Jackson were committed to FL and LSU respectively. They chose UT at the very end. I’m not sure if the coach has to do with anything. At the end of the day, it comes down to who you are as a person and not who the coach is. To blame it on a coach is to relinquish responsibility for the individual. The only thing the coach can do is to react to it.
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
I agree completely...
I’m not saying that Kiffin could have done anything to stop this or that he had any influence on the players. Just that the killer instinct may have led him to possibly overlook certain things in their past or, at the least, not been very thorough in evaluating their character prior to recruiting them due to his zeal for building the program quickly.
They may have been choirboy angels until they reached adulthood (I honestly don’t know their background), but I doubt they woke up this morning after a life of obeying the rules and decided to commit armed robbery.
And Tennessee is in good company on this so it truly isn’t personal (although I probably wouldn’t have paid attention to this if ya’ll hadn’t whipped our ass). I just wonder if their is a correlation between coaches with the killer instinct and a lower level of oversight when it comes to evaluating recruits in terms of character.
I want every college football fan in America to be as miserable as I am.
by RedCrake on Nov 12, 2009 10:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The Late Night Grammar Monster strikes again...
In the interest of defending the honor of my alma maters, Berry College and The University of Georgia, I would like to point out and have it noted for the record that I do know the difference between and proper usage of there, their, and they’re. Thank you.
I want every college football fan in America to be as miserable as I am.
by RedCrake on Nov 12, 2009 10:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
No grammar police here...
I will agree that there is a killer instinct. However, even so, Kiffin has dismissed many players since his arrival. For instance, Branden Warren wasn’t his recruit. He sent him packing because he was a bad seed for the TN family. That is only one example. There have been many who have left “on their own”. Kiffin will do what has to be done. If not, I will lose respect for him. But, I do not expect that to happen. I hope.
To Strive, To Seek, To Find, and Not to Yield.
As do I...
And I don’t mean to disparage the other coaches that have dismissed players for similar occurences. My interest in the situation is primarily based on a genuine curiosity about why coaches choose certain players and vice versa and a compulsive need at this point in the season to look for a silver lining in Richt’s moral high ground/ nice guy persona.
I want every college football fan in America to be as miserable as I am.
by RedCrake on Nov 12, 2009 11:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Not that it makes much difference now.............
but I think UGA offered two of the three. Glad we dodged that bullet.
Pun intended???
I want every college football fan in America to be as miserable as I am.
by RedCrake on Nov 12, 2009 11:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
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