OT-Freshman Oklahoma RB Joe Mixon Suspended
http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/11372291/joe-mixon-oklah…
August 18th, 2014 at 10:49 PM ^
Yup. Because our kids never fuck up. Ever.
August 18th, 2014 at 10:53 PM ^
No one said that. But that has nothing to do with it. He's glad a kid who got in trouble didn't come here. That makes sense.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:01 PM ^
Exactly, I am not rejoicing in his situation. I would never wish this on any program. It just seems to be happening a lot more these days. It's a truly sad epidemic with the youth of America.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:31 PM ^
Is it the youth of America or just that this is the world we live in with social media and technology? I'm sure other beloved sports stars and college athletes wouldn't have the same luster if their every move was video taped etc. York and Mixon are both in the wrong I'm just sticking up for America's youth.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:48 PM ^
A lot of these kids have been hyped up now since they were in junior high...so many come in acting like entitled d-bags. That being said I lived with several Michigan athletes when I went to school...and if there was social media back then...several of them might not have finished their careers at Michigan.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:55 AM ^
All this time I had no idea who your avatar was. Then the guy called you kanye. Funny thing about answers is they only lead to more questions. The one I'm thinking of now is, why?
August 18th, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^
This kid cold cocked a girl in the face. York is no saint but he also didn't hit a woman. So calm yourself Kanye.
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August 18th, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^
style?
August 18th, 2014 at 11:22 PM ^
Nope. Greg Oden style. Gave her the old man hand.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:44 PM ^
Still don't know how he got caught. He's a chameleon.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:50 AM ^
Hittig a guy from the side while he is faced off iwth your buddy is just pussy shit. Bottom line is both these young people have serious character flaws.
August 18th, 2014 at 10:51 PM ^
You don't look like Groot.
August 18th, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
Nixon gets suspended for the year, but they apply for a waiver so DGB doesn't have to. Yay, consistency.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:07 PM ^
Nixon stepped down. That happened a long time ago, though
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August 18th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
#Soonergate
August 18th, 2014 at 10:58 PM ^
Hitting a guy and girl is equally bad. It's sexist and not fair to the York victim to say that that incident didn't matter as much because he wasn't a woman.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:07 PM ^
Eh, if the girl was the same size as the guy York hit, then you might have a case. Is it the same when a 6'6" dude hits someone his own size vs hitting some scrawny 150 pound guy? Nope.
The biggest reason hitting a woman is wrong is because it's usually a physical mismatch. If that wasn't the case with Mixon, then you're right.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:33 PM ^
Getting blindsided in the jaw is a matter of physical stature?
August 19th, 2014 at 12:38 AM ^
To an extent, sure. I'm not saying either are good, but not all bad things are equally bad, right? Typically, picking on someone your own size is less bad than beating up someone significantly smaller than you.
August 19th, 2014 at 1:27 AM ^
It's like slapping someone with silence!
August 19th, 2014 at 7:46 AM ^
No shit! No one is justifying what York did. But, anyone who thinks hitting a guy is on the same level as hitting a girl is crazy.
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August 18th, 2014 at 11:07 PM ^
Hitting a girl is worse than hitting a guy.
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August 18th, 2014 at 11:59 PM ^
... is a sucker punch. I don't see it any better or worse.
August 19th, 2014 at 5:58 AM ^
Where did you see that it was a sucker punch?
August 18th, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^
It maybe sexist but c'mon in this day and age we know which one is viewed worse. But some will argue the guy is more capable of protecting himself but the sucker punch KO throws that theory out of wack.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:12 PM ^
hitting a women is a whole other level of terrible. if I need to explain that to you maybe you should just go back to posting commitment prediction threads.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:31 PM ^
You are pants on head stupid.
August 19th, 2014 at 3:44 AM ^
One difference is that if I see you hitting a guy I will watch it if I see you hitting a girl I will stop it. But, yea it isn't fair...
August 19th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
Please stop being so incredibly stupid
August 18th, 2014 at 11:00 PM ^
Looks like they always give guys second chances.
"Representing the University of Michigan is a privilege and, while second chances are certainly deserved, sometimes it’s better for everyone if that happens somewhere else."
August 18th, 2014 at 11:38 PM ^
then brought back because he is a 5-star. He should be dismissed just like York was.
August 19th, 2014 at 12:01 AM ^
... he'd be kicked off the team. As is, he's staying in school, can qualify for "financial aid", and can return next year. In other words, "enjoy your redshirt". Meanwhile, the girl has 4 broken bones in her face.
August 19th, 2014 at 12:34 AM ^
The police haven't released the surveillance video, but it does indeed exist. This guy should be gone - but in all likelihood won't be. That's how OU rolls. It's sickening.
August 19th, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
I don't think there is any doubt.
August 18th, 2014 at 11:43 PM ^
Hitting a girl is way different then hitting a guy. As a police officer I find someone who would ever hit a girl to be lower than dirt. This piece of shit should never have the privilege to play football anywhere
August 18th, 2014 at 11:45 PM ^
The Michigan difference
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August 19th, 2014 at 12:06 AM ^
May the internet tar and feathering continue.
August 19th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
Is there a good reason for it not to?
August 19th, 2014 at 12:40 AM ^
Yes it is a sucker punch to an innocent person. It isn't a bar fight were the other guy is throwing punches back. Both are dick moves and thug behavior. A football player tends to be much stronger than a normal guy and a woman. Not sure why you would give less sympathy to a male victim of a sucker punch than a female victim. I don't hit girls. I don't hit guys.
August 19th, 2014 at 2:59 AM ^
I can appreciate the moral lesson of "dont punch ANYONE in the face." And with no legal knowledge to stand on, I think the court of law considers it an equal charge regardless of genders involved (pregnant women and domestic abuse aside)? That said, the court of public opinion has spoken: it's just not the same.
August 19th, 2014 at 2:56 PM ^
With respect to the victim in the York case. That situation was heated, it looked that way from the begining. I believe York's actions were definitely wrong, but there isn't any reason the victim should have been confident walking through that situation after smack talking was already done. Absolutely no way he should have done that with his hands in his pockets! Please be aware of your surroundings, and please learn to read situations!
August 19th, 2014 at 3:57 AM ^
Sadly.
August 19th, 2014 at 4:55 AM ^
There is video and the girl (who has some history of wrongdoing) supposedly slapped and spit on Mixon.
After Mixon's lawyer saw the video they filed a suit against the woman.
August 19th, 2014 at 10:21 AM ^
I think it could be interesting how different the public reaction might be if a guy slapped and spit on Mixon, instead of a woman.
August 19th, 2014 at 6:00 AM ^
FWIW, I though Joe Mixon was the best running back in the class. Not that it should change how the legal process is handled or anything, but that's the kind of talent that OU and college are losing because of stupid behavior.
August 19th, 2014 at 6:50 AM ^
What an asshole. That said, it may not have happened if he came to Michigan.
August 19th, 2014 at 7:00 AM ^
Damn, OU is getting blasted this off season on the PR front. Mixon punching a woman in the face, trying to get DBG eligible after his altercation with the woman back up in Mizzou, and that LB who's figthing the sexual assualt allegations. It's not exactly Boomer Sooner* these days.
*I don't really know what "Boomer Sooner" means or how to use it appropriately in a sentence.
August 19th, 2014 at 8:27 AM ^
Since, you know, we haven't had any examples of legal trouble, including violence, pop up in years.
The Michigan Difference!
August 19th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
this post started, but it is an interesting comparison. I think bottom line is that we've got two similar cases of kids that made a mistake and schools reacting to it a bit differently. Hopefully they both use this as a wake up call and learn from their mistakes.