Josh Shaw story takes a really bad turn

Submitted by 1464 on

Phew...

So first, Josh Shaw was a hero and a role model.  Then, less than 48 hours later, there are rumors of conflicting reports.  Now, those conflicting reports are coming to light:

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/the-vetting-of-josh-shaw-s-story-now-being-handled-by-campus-authorities-190704707.html

Man.  Talk about a change in direction.  

GoWings2008

August 27th, 2014 at 5:07 PM ^

the things that people will come up with to cover their azzes is astounding, but the belief that with all the social media and smart phones and whatever else that the truth won't come out is even more baffling. 

Cali Wolverine

August 27th, 2014 at 5:11 PM ^

apartment...she called the cops...and he jumped off the 2nd story balcony and ran away. He injured himself when he jumped. To explain the story he and his family came up with the previous "hero" story...because the story was backed by members of Shaw's family...since it seemed legit at the time, USC put out the hero story and ran with it....which was clearly not a good decision. Shaw was a team captain and starting cornerback so this is no bueno for the football team or for his future. Putz.

reshp1

August 27th, 2014 at 5:19 PM ^

From the article, it was a neighbor calling the cops when they heard a woman screaming for help. Witnesses describe him exiting the apartment via the balcony.

From the sounds of it, it seems like he was maybe roughing up his girlfriend and when the police showed up, he decided to jump off the balcony. Obviously, that's not confirmed, but from the "facts" reported, it seems like that's likely what happened.

State Street

August 27th, 2014 at 5:14 PM ^

Still cannot believe USC put out a fucking Press Release about this, which is what initially got the media's attention.

Asinine.  

Your player did a good deed?  Congrats.  Let him come out and tell the world.

The school has nobody to blame but themselves.

MGoRob

August 27th, 2014 at 7:51 PM ^

The school has nobody to blame but themselves.

Why should the school blame themselves?  Clearly the only person to blame is the one who made up the story.  You certainly don't expect to be blatantly lied to.  Let alone with a whopper of a hero story that is "backed" by his family members.

Surveillance Doe

August 27th, 2014 at 5:25 PM ^

Maybe his girlfriend could sense that his nephew was in danger, and she screamed, and he jumped out the window to go find his nephew, who was in fact struggling in a pool at a family party.

4godkingandwol…

August 27th, 2014 at 5:45 PM ^

... the jump from her window didn't hurt his ankles.  Upon arriving to the pool, he needed to get a birds eye view of the situation to assess how critical it was.  Once there, he realized he only had seconds to spare, jumped off the balcony, sprained his ankles, saved his cousin's life.  It's Occam's razor, man.  Not rocket science.  

SF Wolverine

August 27th, 2014 at 5:30 PM ^

after the fake girlfriend circus at ND, that programs would do some additional diligence before running with something like this.  I surely hope that when our time comes -- and I am sure it will -- cooler and smarter heads prevail so we don't as a school/program lend credence to this type of thing. 

Mr. Yost

August 27th, 2014 at 5:33 PM ^

...as to why the woman was screaming? Hopefully that news gets out because with all of the recent scandal in football your mind jumps to sexual assault...and that's unfair. But it could've been a burglary, it could've been a typical couples fight and she got loud. That doesn't explain why he'd jump out the window...but when they say she was screaming, you instantly go "oh no, not another case."

Mr. Yost

August 27th, 2014 at 5:34 PM ^

There's just too much interest in this story for the truth not to come out in the next 48 hours. Especially in LA. The media and news cycle is just too vicious. Someone will be making a public statement soon enough.

Princetonwolverine

August 27th, 2014 at 5:39 PM ^

At least he wasn't given the game ball for fake saving his nephew. 

We will never know if he could have gotten some Heisman simpathy votes with that story.

MaximusBlue

August 27th, 2014 at 5:39 PM ^

A lesson I will teach my kids one day. It only makes things ten times worse than what they are. Be a man, stand up, take your medicine, learn from it and move on. Then to bring your family and a seven year child into the situation is just sad.

Space Coyote

August 27th, 2014 at 5:43 PM ^

Too often, in this day and age, kids still aren't being taught how to swim, especially inner-city kids or kids of lower economic status. It can't be stressed enough how important it is just to have a child learn basic swimming so that when they are in a pool, at the local watering hole, or where ever, drowning doesn't occur. It's so sad to hear so often of kids drowning because they don't know how to swim.

Josh Shaw story probably has little to do with what I just said, but I do think it's a point that is good to make nonetheless.

Erik_in_Dayton

August 27th, 2014 at 5:49 PM ^

A lot of people also don't realize how important flossing is.  I've read reports in which dentists say it's more important than brushing.  That may sound crazy to some people, but the point is that the $1.30 you spend on dental floss is one of the best investments you can make.  Your teeth are your best friends. 

WolvinLA2

August 27th, 2014 at 6:01 PM ^

I agree with you.  This goes double if you live in Southern California where there are pools everywhere and a goddamned ocean.  

We put both of our boys in swim lessons at 6 months, and our oldest could jump in the deep end and swim across the pool before he turned 4.  So many of their friends will have pools or boats or will go to the beach that it seemed like a no-brainer to us.  

Everyone Murders

August 27th, 2014 at 5:49 PM ^

First, it's clear that Josh Shaw jumped from a balcony.  Second, it's clear that he suffered serious injuries to his ankles. 

The rest of this is all really very minor details, raised by people that hate USC because it's the most awesome school in the universe.

Sincerely,

The USC Fanbase