Spartans' Max Bullough Suspended

The thing is, humans dont think this way the majority of the time. It is a fiction we love to impose on people whose actions may or have harmed us, or as a way to feel superior to those people. And to make up for our own shortcomings. Only in rare circumstances are we actually rational actors, in which we have perfect informaiton and the time to assess all outcomes. So perhaps you should try to deal more with reality than fantasy.  

other people consider substantial.  I doubt he had a choice (which is your point I think - it just needs to be said I think here.)  The cred doesn't flow from Dantonio's character as much as his lack of it.  Dantonio would likely not take action if it was something he could get away with given his past.

In addition this is a bowl game, the last game of a senior career and Max is a singular talent that is the heart of that defense (along with all american DB paly.)  Like you said - all things point to major screw up.

But I was asking why the poster had the opinion of being shocked and surprised and never saw it coming.

Does he know the kid? Is it because he's a legacy kid from a football family, a well-off white kid that plays hard-nosed football?

Just wondering what sparked that train of thought. Clearly it wasn't his criminal history because he's already gotten in trouble.

Being held in jail pending charges is not like a suspension. It is done to guarantee a court appearance. No action is necessary to assure an NCAA athlete continues to show up on campus. They already have incentive to do so. A suspension would not help in that regard. there really is no comparison to be made there.

Well, in Bullough's case he ran from some cops, was arrested, and pleaded out.  Lewan was not charged and, at best, was investigated.  I know he had some issue earlier on in his career, but when your coach suspends you before the biggest game in the last, what, 50 years in your school's history AND you were arrested and convicted in another state, that to me rises above this potential non-story about Lewan.

All that said, I'm not going to argue about the morality of college kids getting into fights or breaking rules.  Every team has guys who do, and the vast majority of their teammates don't do anything wrong and pass through the school successfully.  It sucks for the MSU and its fans that they will have to play Stanford without one of their leaders, but Hoke has suspended important players for big games before (Fitz against Alabama,  Stonum and Hagerup for whole seasons as well as individual games), and I'm guessing if there was sufficient fire behind the Lewan smoke he'd be sitting as well.  But this idea that UM is not addressing real, punishable acts because they want to win the f'king Copper Bowl and finish 8-5 is silly.  I commend Dantonio for doing what he did, though I'm guessing Bullough had to do something pretty bad for it to come to this.