🏈 I know this will shock and amaze people (Oregon's Blount)

[porkchop]

It looks like Chip Kelley and the powers that be at Oregon are looking at possibly reinstating Blount at a later point in the season. We all know what is going on here. Kelley and Oregon think that they've now regained their mojo after crushing Cal this past weekend, and they need Blount back on the team to make a run at the end of the season.

I know this shocks everyone. :lance:

Blount Likely Coming Back

 

[bamafan4ever]

It looks like Chip Kelley and the powers that be at Oregon are looking at possibly reinstating Blount at a later point in the season. We all know what is going on here. Kelley and Oregon think that they've now regained their mojo after crushing Cal this past weekend, and they need Blount back on the team to make a run at the end of the season.

I know this shocks everyone. :lance:

Blount Likely Coming Back

Every shred of legitimacy is gone from the Oregon AD down to the football staff if this is allowed to happen. Blount should have been arraigned on assault charges that night and obviously couldn't control himself even towards the fans. I think the Boise player got off too light as well.

 

[Argo]

We all should have seen this coming when the coach said that Blount would remain with the team. He's obviously been punished enough, and has learned his lesson. :lance:

 

[kc]

Heard about it this morning and it did not shock me one bit...

 

[VolinCAS]

This is a travesty! The kid channels his inner Ron Artest and now they're talking of bringing him back? I was raised that each action had a consequence and his action that night had a fair and just consequence that should not be lifted.

 

[Argo]

My real problem with this is how it was handled. I firmly believe they had every intention on giving the kid a chance to play some this season, if he "worked" back into good graces.

If that was the case, and appears that it is, they shouldn't have announced that he was suspended for the entire season and bowl game. They should have placed him on an indefinite suspension and left it at that.

 

[rick4bama]

Saw it at the bottom of the tv during the game last night. This may come to bite them in the rear.

 

[porkchop]

My real problem with this is how it was handled. I firmly believe they had every intention on giving the kid a chance to play some this season, if he "worked" back into good graces.

If that was the case, and appears that it is, they shouldn't have announced that he was suspended for the entire season and bowl game. They should have placed him on an indefinite suspension and left it at that.

I'm with you. Had Kelley said that Blount would be suspended indefinitely and left it at that, it would have went over better. Bringing him back now after saying that he would be suspended for the season makes me doubt Kelley's integrity.

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

Stewart and Wiley are actually defending this decision, unreal.

 

[RollTideinGA]

I think he should get a second chance. The other player didnt get punished for tracking him down, tapping him on the shoulder and talking trash. I know its different from actually hitting someone. But like my mom hated to hear, "he started it!"

Look at sports as a whole. How many times did Daryl Strawberry get a second, third, fourth... chance after being caught with drugs? How many other atheletes have been arrested for off the field issues only to be allowed to play again. They are allowing Vick to get back in the game.

Why should this Oregon kid be punished more? Didnt Dustin MCClintock hit a Central FL player after that homecoming loss a few years back? He didnt get suspended for the season.

Teach a lesson, learn from your mistakes, and move on. Not complete ulitmate punishement with a one strike and your out attitude.

Flame away! anic:

 

[bamadezz]

I heard that he's been practicing with the team the entire time. They knew they were bringing him back, if that's the case. All they did was make it look good on paper.

 

[joeman546]

I thought the whole deal with permanently suspending Blount was a little much. I mean, Ive seen PROFESSIONAL atheletes do worse things in the middle of games.

If he didnt have something that set him off, then Id wonder about ever letting him play again.

He had to deal with the shock of most of the nation being uphalled at him as well as possibly losing his future pro-career, So he just might be willing to make the most of his opportunity, in a similar fashion as to what Micheal Vick is currently doing.

In anycase, the end hasnt come upon us yet.

 

[RollTidePGH]

I totally agree with RollTideinGA - I don't agree with how Oregon handled the situation either, but really, I think they were a bit overwhelmed at the moment and a season long suspension sounded right at the time. I think as a few weeks passed they realized, like they should have at the start, that there is a young kid that has a professional career in the sport in the future that sitting a full season might very well take away. Remember that Blount was one of the top three running back prospects coming into the season.

Was what he did worthy of a suspension - absolutely. Is one big mistake where he stupidly took the bait when someone provoked him, worth taking away the chance at this kid having a future in football, and a chance to set up his family for life with money he could make - absolutely not.

This was a giant "check your head" moment in this kids life. He blew up, he lost it and became the villain on national TV and has been chastised nationwide for nearly a month for basically shutting up a loudmouth a**hole with his fist. Something that honestly I would have love to have done more than a few times in my life. He definitely overdid it, but really, he punched a guy and was a jerk to some opposing fans. He wasn't running a gambling ring, a dog-fighting ring, nor did he get drunk and kill someone with his car - all things certain active players in the NFL have done.

People need to let this kid learn his lesson, become a better person for the lesson and get back to playing. Thinking of all the mistakes I've made at work, and some of them have been big ones - I'd really wonder how it would feel if me making my greatest mistake was watched live by a national audience, and then people across the country demanded that I never work in my field again. Doesn't sound like much fun.

 

[St Augustide]

I think what poeple are more upset about is the fact that the coach leveled a penalty and now is saying that the penalty isnt going to be carried out.

The coaches integrity is at question here, not whether the kid should be banished from football forever. I dont think anyone would really like to see that happen.

If the coach thought at the time that a permanent suspension was in order, why would he change his mind now? Has the situation that occurred on the field changed? No? Then why does the penalty for those actions change?

Either way you slice it, whether the coach made the wrong decision in the beginning or he is bringing him back to try and win games, the coach has some serious answering to do.

Where is this guys judgement?????

 

[reger60]

Considering the circumstances, I thought suspending him for the season was too severe a punishment in the first place. Two or three games would have been more reasonable. But the AD and HC saying one thing and then doing another makes the Oregon program look almost ridiculous as their uniforms do.

 

[Argo]

I think what poeple are more upset about is the fact that the coach leveled a penalty and now is saying that the penalty isnt going to be carried out.

The coaches integrity is at question here, not whether the kid should be banished from football forever. I dont think anyone would really like to see that happen.

If the coach thought at the time that a permanent suspension was in order, why would he change his mind now? Has the situation that occurred on the field changed? No? Then why does the penalty for those actions change?

Either way you slice it, whether the coach made the wrong decision in the beginning or he is bringing him back to try and win games, the coach has some serious answering to do.

Where is this guys judgement?????

That's my point. I said in the beginning that Blount shouldn't have been suspended for the entire year and a bowl game. He made a bad decision, and deserved a suspension. But for the entire season?

That decision was made by his coach. He made that decision to look like a hard ass and a strict disciplinarian. Instead of trying to look hard, he should have suspended Blount indefinitely with a chance to return to the field. I don't think anyone would have had a problem with that.

 

[UAgrad93]

I have to agree with St. Agustide on this. I don't think the debate is about the severity of the punishment anymore. At least it shouldn't be. The issue here is it does "look" like since Oregon has thrashed Cal, the ship may be righting for a run at the PAC 10 so we need to allow him back to win it. If this was the intention from the beginning, they should have said "indefinite" and let it alone. This doesn't look like its about "saving" the kids' future, it looks like "trying" to win games.

 

[Victory]

Its stuff like this that makes me grow less and less interested in ALL sports every year. I am down to just watching Alabama college football and let the rest of it go. The bioggest thugs are in the pro's..........athletes are pampered from the time they hit 9th grade and very few make it out these days with good character.

BOL sucks take your money elswhere

 

[porkchop]

I totally agree with RollTideinGA - I don't agree with how Oregon handled the situation either, but really, I think they were a bit overwhelmed at the moment and a season long suspension sounded right at the time. I think as a few weeks passed they realized, like they should have at the start, that there is a young kid that has a professional career in the sport in the future that sitting a full season might very well take away. Remember that Blount was one of the top three running back prospects coming into the season.

Was what he did worthy of a suspension - absolutely. Is one big mistake where he stupidly took the bait when someone provoked him, worth taking away the chance at this kid having a future in football, and a chance to set up his family for life with money he could make - absolutely not.

This was a giant "check your head" moment in this kids life. He blew up, he lost it and became the villain on national TV and has been chastised nationwide for nearly a month for basically shutting up a loudmouth a**hole with his fist. Something that honestly I would have love to have done more than a few times in my life. He definitely overdid it, but really, he punched a guy and was a jerk to some opposing fans. He wasn't running a gambling ring, a dog-fighting ring, nor did he get drunk and kill someone with his car - all things certain active players in the NFL have done.

People need to let this kid learn his lesson, become a better person for the lesson and get back to playing. Thinking of all the mistakes I've made at work, and some of them have been big ones - I'd really wonder how it would feel if me making my greatest mistake was watched live by a national audience, and then people across the country demanded that I never work in my field again. Doesn't sound like much fun.

What lesson is it exactly that you guys keep referring to? You mean the lesson that Oregon needs him more than he needs Oregon? That lesson?

What lesson did Blount learn and why is he suddenly a better person for it? Blount's suspension wasn't going to end his NFL future. He's still going to be drafted and make millions at the end of the season. The only difference is between the Blount now and the Blout this time next year is, he'll be making enough money to own most of the people on this board. Having money doesn't make you a better person, and you can't buy class or morals. People are what they are.

 

[TWJUA]

We all know what happened that night on tv. But what has happened since. What has he done in the wake of this issue. He he has shown good character as a player, student and a person, then I'm fine with it. People should be able to avenge their mistake.