Arrested Tennessee Players Won't Play Against Ole Miss
by cocknfire on Nov 13, 2009 2:55 PM EST
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It's now official: Nu'Keese Richardson, Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards are out for the game against Ole Miss.
Whether charges are dropped or not, neither Janzen Jackson nor the other two Tennessee players arrested Thursday will play in Saturday's game against Mississippi.
According to UT spokesperson Tiffany Carpenter, Jackson, Nu'Keese Richardson and Mike Edwards are not listed on the travel roster for the trip to Oxford, Miss., this afternoon. ...
Richardson, 18, of Florida, remained at the Knox County Detention Facility in lieu of $19,500 bond, Knox County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Martha Dooley said.
This isn't particularly stunning, as Lane Kiffin and the Vols would have been mercilessly criticized if they had allowed alleged felons to participate in a football game two days later. But it's the first word from Tennessee confirming that they won't play. Jackson, whose attorney has vigorously proclaimed his innocence, is likely the largest loss for the Vols. Despite all the buzz generated by Richardson's recruitment, he has been a relatively minor offensive cog in most of the Tennessee football games. Edwards has also been less than a star, though all of these men are freshmen. Which might explain both their impact and their alleged actions earlier this week.
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Being freshmen explains their actions?
Really, and how so?
by renegator on Nov 13, 2009 10:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Young people do stupid things
Note I didn’t say “justifies.” Even negative actions have explanations.
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Nov 13, 2009 11:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This post is missing a jab at Florida
and Urban Meyer.
I’ve come to expect more robust partisan hackery from cocknfire.
by wangalusa on Nov 14, 2009 3:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If I hadn't seen your comments before, I'd have to ask if you've ever read this blog
So I guess last year, when I ranked Florida ahead of Alabama when very few people were doing that, that was “robust partisan hackery”? Or when I said before this season that Florida would go undefeated and it was “nonsense” to say they wouldn’t win the SEC East? Or when I said that during the Georgia game “they began to look like a team that could achieve all their goals”?
Maybe it was when I called the 2008 Gators one of the best teams in school history. Or when I defended the bona fides of a national championship I thought Florida would win.
Not to be too harsh, but please get a grip. Everyone who ever says anything bad about your beloved Gators is not a “partisan hack.”
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Nov 14, 2009 10:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Point, missed.
Analysis is not the issue.
Cheap shots are, whether it’s basically calling Tebow a liar re: his recent comment that he’s feeling healthy or accusing Brandon Spikes of “assault.”
Not everyone who ever says something bad about the Gators is a partisan hack, but you are.
by wangalusa on Nov 14, 2009 1:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Then you won't mind the fact that I just banned you
Goodbye.
Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.
by cocknfire on Nov 14, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jackson is a huge loss.
He’s started nearly every game and has played one-deep for the majority of snaps on defense. UT has been very successful at defending the deep ball partly because he’s very good at his job back there. And it’s freed up Berry for run support.
He’s also a wickedly hard hitter.
by Hooper on Nov 13, 2009 11:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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