JT4104

August 31st, 2009 at 7:55 PM ^

I dont doubt a majority of us threw him under the bus numerous times and when this came out I can almost gurantee most of us assumed he was one of the "whistleblowers". If he is being truthful that is nice to see from a guy who had a very obvious axe to grind!

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tomhagan

August 31st, 2009 at 8:52 PM ^

i suspected more of the players who transferred but were still in college... and we all know who they are... The NFL guys are done and have moved on and are not as bitter or biased

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GOBLUE4EVR

August 31st, 2009 at 8:08 PM ^

i am sorry for throwing you under the bus on sunday morning when talking with my dad about this. you are much more of a stand up person then i gave you credit for. just make sure that your high school coach doesn't find out you were sticking up for richrod.

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bklein09

August 31st, 2009 at 8:26 PM ^

5-10 current/former players spoke out against RR and his system (mostly anonymously) 5-10 current/former players have now spoken out denying the allegations and voicing their support for RR, and they did not hide behind their words Unfortunately, the math is not that simple, as it will take ten times the number of players standing up for RR for it to get noticed in the national media. IMO, all the players in support of RR should be given just as much pull as the few anonymous ones that are against him. What is the argument that they should not? That Obi, Mooseman, Ortmann, Butler, etc don't know the rules and are therefore not in a position to deny the claims? Wow that sounds a lot like the players who made up the claims to begin with.

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maizenbluedevil

August 31st, 2009 at 10:52 PM ^

5/10, not 5-10 players that Douche and Douchier interviewed alleged violations. This is one of their many shady games w/ numbers in the article. In other words, they interviewed 10 players, and only 5 of the players they interviewed alleged violations, with a 6th alleging only some of the violations. So, why oh why, would they even mention that they interviewed 10 players, when only 5 (and maybe a 6th) alleged malfeascence? Because many ppl in the general public aren't going to read the article carefully, and see the biggest number (10) and think 10 players alleged violations. Their article leaves things deilberately vague allowing people to assume the worst, and then has a very harsh tone and tenor towards RR, allowing people to solidify those assumptions. They're actually not very bad propaganda artists, I'm surprised they weren't hired by the... never mind, won't go there. =)

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MGoEOD

August 31st, 2009 at 8:48 PM ^

In all seriousness this is exactly what I wanted to see/read. Two questions, though: 1) Is it a coincidence that all of the former players NOT speaking anonymously are currently in the NFL and assert that they put in extra work to become better (Henne, Trent, Butler...)? and 2) Does anyone know if Rick Leach has come back from the stratosphere to make a comment?

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tomhagan

August 31st, 2009 at 8:50 PM ^

lol...wow....and what Butler said is actually pretty concise and to the point... he should talk with his former HS coach too... more of this is coming out and Rosendouche is starting to look worse

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Blue boy johnson

August 31st, 2009 at 9:00 PM ^

Because Carson Butler is a bully/thug does not preclude him from being intelligent and thoughtful. I do not believe Carson was putting on airs for anyone, most likely just Carson being Carson. I have seen posters on this blog, who I sense are very intelligent, rave like lunatics over things I would consider trivial.

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