John Lavoie-Mayer, victim profile:  http://www.linkedin.com/pub/john-lavoie-mayer/88/41b/402.  Remember the victim at sentencing.

Isn't Hoke's mantra about creating a family environment? What if one of your family members commits a crime, do you exile them or help them? Didn't the University commit to the student just as the student committed to the University? If he's labelled a criminal and expelled, isn't the University taking the easy way out by dumping it's problems elsewhere? What if he becomes a destructive force outside of campus? Rarely in life is "it's not my responsibility" an excuse. 

What he did in the video was awful, but to have a purely angry emotional response to what appears to be a purely angry emotional response doesn't seem very Michigan-like, or very civilized for that matter.

I'd like to see him suspended from the football team, hundreds of hours of community service, maintain a 3.0 or above average, substance testing and the possibility of many other punishments. If he isn't able to do this, then expel him. 

It's in the University's own best interest to try rehabilitation first. The last thing I want to see 2, 5 or 10 years down the road is "former Michigan player involved in *insert crime here*".  

York is all but done.

Jones set that kid up for the sucker punch too, and there's no doubt about it.

The nice thing is that a walk-on will now get a scholarship in York's stead (hopefully).

And we wonder why local news only shows misfortune.

Emotions aside, kicking the kid off would save face for the program but would not help anyone involved. If the kid came from a bad situation (implied by the comments above), throwing him back into it would probably cause more future violence. Take the Hagerup route.

between the hockey team and football team.

The MLive article mentions that a former hockey player was involved in the initital encounter. That makes it sound like something happened inside the bar that hasn't been disclosed unless he was the guy who shrugs his shoulders and walks through.

 

Jones told police he thought the group of men were on the U-M hockey team, according to the report. There is no indication that the victim is on the hockey team. Police later identified a different man who had been on the U-M hockey team and now plays in the NHL as being involved in the initial encounter.

Dumbass move. Hopefully I guy is ok in the long run.

good ridance

 Since Brandon and Hoke couldn't look at the video and see what 98% of everyone else saw and come to a decision, Csont'e York remains with the football program though he remains suspended indefinitely from football activities.

Does this mean York is in the program but must pay his own way until the suspension is lifted, or is he on what is essentially paid leave?

The video is on the front page of break.com.

DO NOT read the comments.

that absolutely nothing good happens at S'keep's?

Example 1: This.

Example 2: I watched the 2013 UM/MSU football game there.

Nothing good ever happens after 2AM....

York should not only be kicked off of the team permanently, he should be kicked out of school permanently.  Let him take it to EL where it is "appropriate behavior."

you don't have. I, of course, am not excusing his actions, but I have never been a fan of kicking someone off of a team. Part of a coach's job is character development, kicking people off the team does not allow you a chance at making this kid a better person. My former wrestling coach, my fav coach ever, never kicked a kid off, even the few kids who did jail time during our season. Our coach was the ONLY person to visit our teammate in jail on Christmas. Now that kid has a family, a good job, and a degree. My coach could have easily dismissed that kid, but then who would have gone to see him on Christmas?

Kid just threw away a great college education and opportunity to play Michigan football, and for what? From the video, looks like the two mongo "hockey players" were trying to leave the establishment, and that York and his butthole thug friend were blocking their exit to exchange a insults. That's dumb.

Also, lots of luck with the judge, since the victim obviously had both hands in his shorts pockets at the time he was spectacularly cold-cocked. 

I'm surprised Hoke has not kicked him off the team. Who knows when Hoke knew about the video. Bo would have kicked him off the team as soon as seen this video of the sucker punch. This just violated team conduct rules!