(OT) meanwhile at Miss State, Dan Mullen drops the hammer
https://youtu.be/zJRz49n1s-0 (warning:graphic)
1 game suspension for 5* Simmons, v South Alabama.
Sat Down South:
http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/mississippi-state-made-wrong-call-on-jeffery-simmons/
Sat camps are a terrible thing, Ya'll.
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did not look like the one time he lost control. He showed a remarkable comfort level with dragging an unconsious body that I think had/has people rightly concerned.
Knocked a woman out cold, then dragged her seemingly lifeless body out of an elevator. He could have killed her. I almost vomited when I first saw that video.
I'm not judging the man's life, just that disgusting moment in his life. I sincerely hope he's remorseful and that he has learned to control himself.
Maybe his infamy is the price he pays, and maybe it serves as a hard lesson for all of us.
I just looked at the Simmons video for the first time. It's bad, for sure, but not nearly on the level of Ray Rice.
I have to imagine this is going to get escalated now that it's in the media, and the suspension will be increased.
Regardless, what an asshat Mullen is.
and fielded questions about it. There was some question about whether Simmons would even be admitted. While I don't doubt that Mullen approved, this was a decision made by the Miss St. administration, not him. In the wake of the Baylor scandal their answer is clear: who cares, we want to win football games.
I foolishly thought they would sit him for the season. I'm not foolish enough to think that what the national media says matters in Mississippi.
if he hit the lady that many times and didn't kill her? They need to get him in the S&C program immediately.
http://deadspin.com/mississippi-state-ad-gets-roasted-for-barely-punish…
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I kept waiting on him, the biggest man in the group, to come to his senses and stop the other woman from hitting/kicking her. Nope, never. It sucks when someone with those "God-given abilities" can't use them for a good work.
Have you ever tried to break up a fight? I mean, a real fight, one in which both participants are going after each other rather than a couple of posers actually hoping someone breaks them up or some asshole beating down a weaker person? You're likely going to get hit and getting hit always induces a fight or flight response.
I am going with the assumption he was trying to break up the fight as that is how it looks in the video, but am open to the possibility he was trying to participate instead:
Simmons' conduct in trying to break up the fight was absolutely unacceptable and wrong, he went way overboard and indulged some pretty bad instincts in hitting back vs. just trying to restrain the woman and getting multiple people to help him, and he sure as hell should be suspended for more than one game and the legal charges against him seem to be beyond weak and that is pathetic. But trying to break up a fight sucks and that's something that may be worth keeping in mind as everyone begins wielding judgment.
This is so messed up on a lot of levels. Forget suspension, how does a video like this exist and not have the perps charged with a crime? On a lighter note, I really thought the woman in red was going for the figure four leg lock at 0:16.
Thank God the SEC is working so hard against the scourge of satellite camps.
People deserve second chances, especially young people, but after watching this video (link below), unbelievable he will be getting away with just a one game suspension
Truly, fuck the SEC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJRz49n1s-0
Edit: magnus beat me to it (link to vid)
an hour. He will be lucky to 1) be on the team, and 2) not be in court, once this makes the rounds.
The article makes a fair compromise. A redshirt year off and stay clean and stay on the team. Community service and counseling and maybe a small retribution for the woman, seems just as well. Stonum got a similar deal for drunk driving, and I thought that was the way to go. give em a year to figure out if it's a one time thing and if they can stay out of trouble.
Football programs can also go the positive ways to get troubled kids to get their lives in order. I think Joppru was a prime example of this where Lloyd gave an ultimatum to either shape up or ship out.
I like this.
Realizing he's a 5-star so Simmons may have the potential to make an immediate impact, but if Mullen had half a brain he should've just "suspended" him for like 8 games, redshirted him, and called it a day.
In the corupt SEC, Simmons has enough leverage than to allow a mulitgame suspension.
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I refuse to accept that we would have hired that peckerwood over Les. I don't care if it's true, my mind won't accept it.
In an act that would have got the dumb ass kicked off of Michigan, he gets one game oh, and counseling of course.
gonna MSU. Guess it doesn't matter which conference.....
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Counseling will not help this kid.
Similar to the Ray Rice case. I wonder if Mullen saw the video. If he saw the video then this is incredibly sad and laughable. If not then I could see how he could've been misinformed as to what really happened. He should make a change to this suspension immediately and probably explain his decision.
This video has been floating around for a while hasn't it? I would be really suprised if Mullen has not seen it.
You're talking about the Ray Rice video, right? I'll bet money I don't have that says he saw it, and probably railed against it - like we all did. Regardless, he's a football coach, it is his business to stay on top of all football related developements - including NFL clusterfucks. There is simply no way he can claim ignorance about crimes against women.
Sad to say I was one of the guys hoping Mullen would get serious consideration after the ass-whooping he put on Rich Rod. So glad he wasn't...
I doubt York would have turned into a starter, but that doesn't negate your point.
Yep, not gonna lie, decision is probably a lot easier when it's a guy like York, who's a scholarship drag. Easy way to force attrition.
to be clear, there is no way in hell that York should have remained a part of the program.
this is considered HARSH punishment....Anything to win mentality in the SEC and incidents like this are just routine...On Finebaum yesterday one of the SEC homer journalist said this is normal living in neighborhoods that kids like this come from so they really dont know this wrong its just routine...SAY WHAT?
pitbull fighting enterprise.
SMDH