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My thread was better.Originally posted by Sizzle View PostGet confident, stupid
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Good for Oregon to suspend him.Comment
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Looks like his NFL stock has taken a hit too:
Oregon RB LeGarrette Blount began the season carrying some character baggage thanks to a suspension last season for failing to live up to team obligations and the fact he came into spring practice overweight and out of shape, and his sucker punch of Boise State LB Byron Hout on Thursday night took those minor concerns and made them massive.
We talked last night to a college scouting director from an NFL team who said, "In the matter of five minutes, Blount just went from second- or third-rounder to completely undraftable." Yes, he was egged on a bit by Hout, but big-name players deal with that kind of trash talk all the time without throwing punches in return.
Reportedly, Blount was a no show for classes and at several team meetings before he was suspended. Then, add the fact he didn't take it upon himself to make sure he remained in shape during the time off and it sent up a red flag about his character and maturity. It isn't all about what the player does on the field. Teams are watching his every move off the field as well. They will be a little more leery about a prospect who doesn't shows the signs of being mature enough to handle the responsibilities that come with being a pro.Comment
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I am glad that Oregon acted quickly and intelligently. I do feel bad for LG, he threw a lot away in a moment of idiocy. Sadly he won't be the last person ever to do that. If he can turn things around in his life he could be a good success story.Originally posted by LiveCoug View PostGet confident, stupid
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Agreed. I hope he can turn around and make a success out of this. He can go one of two ways: bitterness and hence dropping out of school and perhaps never making anything of his life OR stay in school (he still has his scholarship... better not blow it), work hard and make something good happen. I fear that he may go the former, but hope not.Originally posted by HuskyFreeNorthwest View PostComment
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What I expected. Oregon didn't wait for the Pac 10 to act?When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
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I'm sure they had a pretty good idea what they were going to do. Seemed like a pretty easy decision, so no need to wait.Originally posted by SeattleUte View PostComment
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Chip Kelly said in the Oregonian that as soon as he saw the video he knew what his decision was. So I think they just waited to get a press conf together.Originally posted by Sizzle View PostGet confident, stupid
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Kick him in the right knee, kick him in the left knee, kick him in the weenee!When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
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Ouch. In one snap of patience, the guy goes from having millions of dollars playing football in the NFL to possibly never playing football again.
Man.τὸν ἥλιον ἀνατέλλοντα πλείονες ἢ δυόμενον προσκυνοῦσινComment
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The punch alone, he might have recovered from; but his having to be dragged out of the stadium kicking and screaming did it for me.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
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And missing classes.Originally posted by All-American View Post
And skipping out on team meetings.
And showing up to camp out of shape.
And taunting opposing players in the media in the off-season.
And being, by many accounts, a total jerk most of the time.
And compounding the mistake by trying to jump into the stands to fight with a fan.
After what happened last night, before I knew about all of this other stuff, it was pretty clear that this guy has much bigger issues than "one snap of patience."Comment
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