I am definitely not a moron. The arrest wasn’t racially motivated.
Football Max Melton & Chris Long Suspended
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The Browns brawl this weekend was one of the most violent in a while, and all actors in it were visibly identifiable.
I miss the days when all our players did to get arrested was slap someone in the face with a slice of pizza
Assuming they are genuinely remorseful and can clearly articulate that, and neither of them was already on thin ice, I think this would be a great outcome. Fingers crossed. Someone needs to take their stupid pills away from them. And papa Melton needs to get the belt out.
I also think they need to apologize to each of the victims in person.
Then why present the possibility if that's not what you were thinking? That thought never even entered my mind until you presented it.
Disagree completely, and it wouldn't matter if it happened to players on other teams. The blood-in-the-water mentality of online hanging judges is revolting. Doing something like what they did might warrant losing a year, which would be lifelong punishment enough, but booting them from the team (and university) isn't a proper response. I've been shown mercy in my life, and that's caused me to consider a more measured response when people fvck up.
So racial profiling doesn’t exist? Racism doesn’t exist? People aren’t more likely to call the cops on a black make than a white male?
speaking about what world people live in….. some are oblivious or racist themselves.
I stand corrected, thanks for the clarification. If this was an aggravated assault charge bc of a fist fight with injury, I’m assuming this would get kicked back to municipal court and pled out to a DP. I’m assuming the fact that this is agg assault with a weapon, this will go to a grand jury?
If the aggravated assault charge gets dropped then this can easily be worked out for the players to come back imo.
Is that likely or possible?
Is that likely or possible?
Technically that statement is bigoted but not racist. :)
I doubt even a headline seeking prosecutor want's to piss off the whole political establishment in NJ and the RU fanbase.
If they've been shot with a paint ball? Hell no.
And some look for it even in situations where it didn't exist
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First date in superior court is Nov 4th. They aren’t seeing the field again this year.
Schiano doesn't need to make an example of anyone. His credibility and authority are well established. Discipline on the team seems good.
He needs to think of these two people as young men that made a bad mistake. And do what's best for the team without forgetting about the well being of the young people that are in his charge.
This isn’t someone “effing up”. They shot people with paintball guns.
im arrested for this, I lose my job. What’s different?
I think we'd have to know the motive. Was this at their friends and they were joking or was it at random people or were they targeting people on purpose for malicious reasons. Intent is important.
highly doubt there woukd be assault charges if they we’re screwing around with their friends…
Not sure what happened, but part of 2008 turnaround was Britt and Davis getting suspended - woke players up. Most football players have a screw lose somewhere and sometimes wires arc. Greg handles these things well, and things can get better for the experience
Rutgers suspends WR Britt, LT Davis for Morgan State
https://www.espn.co.uk/college-football/news/story?id=3612768
I'm more concerned of prosecutors going out of their way to avoid all perception of preferential treatment for collegiate athletes, let alone the state university.
Merely because you'd lose your job for it doesn't mean I’d agree with that decision, either--we've become too much of an all-or-nothing, reactionary culture, which is partly based on how easy it is to express our opinions online in a me-versus-you, winner-take-all dynamic. That's not my approach. I don't base my sentiments about Max and Chris's situation on something that would happen elsewhere, whether in a professional workplace or not. These are young guys who will pay a price for what they did, and losing playing time and respect of their teammates, classmates, and perhaps future employers is a lot to bear. They may also have a criminal record because of it. Their screw-up doesn't mean that we should instinctively pile on additional punishments.
To put it another way, we have created a society that demands repentance but is unwilling to grant forgiveness.
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Is GS 2.0 too soft?
I feel like this would not have happened if the old Gs was here.
I feel like this would not have happened if the old Gs was here.
i think it should…adding additional punishments Is necessary so these mistakes are made less frequently.
Highly doubt this mistake wouldn’t have been made if these kids KNEW it woukd lead to their football careers ending.
Too soft?? He suspended the players before anyone knew what happened. He broke the news. You are obviously a Schiano hater with your dumb comment !
Don't you just miss the good ol' days where sexual harrassment was an acceptable part of society? We've gone backwards with this cancel culture!!
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When you think about how coddled scholarship athletes are (understandably so) at major universities, the idea that anyone might even come close to not being severely punished for this is preposterous. I don’t know the demographics of the students that were hit, but if any of them were gay or of an international background then that’s a national scandal right there if the perpetrators are not punished to the fullest extent possible. If a major university isn’t seen as protecting its rank-and-file student body, then that’s a scandal much bigger than some jocks missing some games.
Ha. I've gotten a few good laughs out of this thread.
I will say our fan base does not appear ready for Championship Football! Some of you need to raise your game.
Sit them for a half or the whole game at Michigan. Then welcome them back with the stipulation that any further issues means explusion.
This was a bad mistake.. kids do stupid things.
There used to be a game played on campuses across this country of "assassinating" eachother... they even made a goofy movie..
This was a bad mistake.. kids do stupid things.
There used to be a game played on campuses across this country of "assassinating" eachother... they even made a goofy movie..
