Four more current or former Michigan State football players have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and conspiracy in connection with a Nov. 22 incident at a campus residence hall.
Wide receiver Fred Smith and offensive lineman J'Michael Deane, who are still on the team, and former players Roderick Jenrette and Jamiihr Williams entered their pleas as part of agreements that should lighten their sentences.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4908498
Sparty Noooooooooo!
if only this had happened
if only this had happened during the off season State would basically be a lock for bringing the Fulmer Cup home.
Since it happened in the break
between the end of the regular season and the bowl game, wouldn't that count? I have to consult my Fulmer Cup rulebook for this one.
"So I come out of Ohio Stadium after we beat the Buckeyes, and right there on the hood of my friend's car, some one took a dump, in the shape of an 'O'. no shit. Oh, sorry, bad pun."
This is interesting for the
This is interesting from the Detroit News piece. Why even reinstate them if they can't participate? Maybe trying to put the story to rest?
Smith was one of eight players MSU suspended for the Alamo Bowl, then supposedly reinstated to the team Jan. 13.
On Thursday, however, Smith said all players involved with the fight -- charged or not -- haven't yet been able to work out at MSU's training facility or attend team meetings.
That strays from comments Dantonio made Jan. 13, telling reporters: "They are on the team right now."
"(Dantonio) hasn't told (the players involved in the fight) much about our futures," said Smith, who played at Detroit Southeastern. "He just told us to keep our heads up and deal with the situation like the young men we are."
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100212/SPORTS0202/2120384/1132/Fred-Smith--...
The Team, The Team, The Team.
I was under the impression,
I was under the impression, that they were allowed 1 hour of PT per day.
"like the young men we are"
hmmm.
Anyone else sense some irony in that statement?
It will be a brief inside the sports section
Sparty doesn't generate as many clicks. The Freep has bigger Dorsey's to fry.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
Just for S & G, I checked
Just for S & G, I checked with the Freep website to see if they had noted this little bit of news. Not yet.... Why am I not surprised.
Had it been us, you can bet it would be emblazoned on page 1 in 200 point type. Bastards.
Beatdown? According to the
Beatdown? According to the Freep, this was simply a fight. A very fair one.
a fight? oh my...
A "fight" sounds much too bad. I believe at one point, the Free Press referred to the attack as "a fracas". Ah...a mere fracas...
A run of the mill donnybrook?
A run of the mill donnybrook? Perhaps a skirmish?
I'd go with "tomfoolery."
I'd go with "tomfoolery."
How about "high jinks"?
How about "high jinks"?
Michigan Resurgent? Michigan Resurgent!
The beatings will continue until the uniforms improve!
Nope
Just a small kerfuffle.
"In desperation there's that shred of hope; people who are down and not desperate are resigned." - Brian Cook
Shenanigans
Shenanigans...complete with the goat.
Is there any way that the
Is there any way that the Freep can blame the MSU Nerd Beatdown on RR? Is it possible that his mere presence in the state of Michigan has brought down the family values of every team in the state?
I would not put it past them
The imagination is a wonderful thing. In this case, it will be the Freep's downfall, along with that whole lack of advertising revenue thing slowly suffocating newspapers.
Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.
Freep Article:
Backdoor Deals
Freep Article:
Backdoor Deals Force Four Innocents Into Guilty Pleas
Hail to the Victors!
Sparty Noooooooooo!