on Dantonio's decline to comment.

who defines the process.  If it's the NFL, then nobody will be able to explain how to complete the process.

As long as he doesn't hurt his ankle like Winston, he should have a spot waiting for him on the team when the orange jumper comes off. 

the bottom of this.  They will probably even put their number one man (and newest MSU fan) Drew Sharp on the case.

me thinks, he will be out for the first series

Everyone tries to beat you down and throw you under the bus.   The underdogs are always given the benefit of the doubt, no matter how unfathomable their actions.  Given all of the criminal activity in which MSU athletes have been involved in the last couple of years, you would think this would get more national attention.  But, alas, everyone wants to see them topple Michigan, no matter the consequences

No outrage.  No sense of shock.  that is because sparty is simply living up to expectations.  It's all about expectations.  the media, fans, everyone EXPECTS that kind of behavior in East Lansing so it isn't news.  There is nothing in this story that is going to have any shock value so anything in the media about it would simply die on a vine.

I suggest we let it.  Otherwise we are the ones that look like the whiney little brother with the inferiority complex continually crying "It's not fair..."

We all know our relative standing in this relationship.  Be happy in that knowledge.

not much more to play out.  He was on probation already for his involvement in the Rather Hall beat down.  He got charged with DUI a few weeks ago and pled out to a lesser charge.  He is doing jail time for the probation violation.  Al that is left to play out is for Rucker to tell Dantonio he is really sorry and won't get into any more trouble.

Once a criminal is behind bars, the "legal process" has pretty much played out.

The guy has had two serious run-ins with the law in a span of 10 months. What else does Dantonio need to glean from the situation?

Also, presumably, he doesn't have the time, nor the desire, to visit Rucker in jail.  Maybe he wants to personally discuss his punishment with Rucker before he announces it to the public?  

Why don't we wait until after he reinstates him on Thursday to condemn the prick?

people are upset bc nobody knew where Rucker was, Dantonio claimed he was letting the 'process complete' before commenting. some would argue the truth ended up being the process was over, Rucker was already in jail, and Dantonio was throwing a red herring.

with all said, the questionable item is that Dantonio said everyone involved in the Rather Hall incident was on a short leash, no errors, reportedly no second chances. Rucker violated probation by drinking and violated the law by driving intoxicated. people on the board presume he will be returning to the field after the Iowa game. this would appear to be 'hypocritical' of Dantonio bc of his claim of no chances and of the press as nobody has taken him to task for really any of the recent legal items that popped up. all while RR was blasted for giving a kid a chance who had made mistakes in the past and wanted to be out of state to continue his efforts of fixing his life

I mean to mention this again in Dear Diary this week, but see my comment on the jail thread: http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/rucker-was-jail-edit

That was just the examples I could pull from the first two pages of a Google search of college football player DUIs, not anything comprehensive (EDSBS please share your database!) but a clear trend emerged: a kid whose first offense was the DUI generally got a 1-game suspension (at Minnesota it was 2, at Ohio State it's zero, at BYU you're off the team). Kids who had previous offenses about on par with a DUI were kicked off the team, or suspended so hard they decided to transfer.

Rucker should fall into the second category, unless you take the stance that his participation in the Rather Hall Brawl (i.e. standing on the sidelines for 90 percent of it, and spending 6 seconds kicking someone) is not worth mention.

The criticism is coming because Dantonio again seems to be ignoring that the brawl ever occurred, or at least that it is done with and all participants still on the team are absolved of it. Michigan fans tend to take the view that Dantonio's non-punishment of Winston in his first incident was a contributing factor in Brawl, and that his light reaction to the Brawl is evidence that Dantonio is a poor disciplinarian compared to other NCAA coaches (and that this is a reflection on Michigan State's program).

This incident, more specifically, Dantonio's response to this incident, is more evidence of Dantonio's light reaction to the brawl.