Grant Perry returns per JH
This man never sleeps!
Man you must live in a bubble. You can get resisting arrest and obstruction for just about anything. Point being you tell a cop something while he conducting his investigation he can get you for obstruction. How many times you seen 4 cops on top of 1 person saying stop resisting and the dude cannot move. From what I was told on this situation it was a bunch of BS and the ELPD got the wrong person. I just wanted to let ya know you would be amazed how easy it is to get 2 charges like that it truly does not take much.
I've been there, not proud of it, but it sure seems like they ran this kid through the ringer. Bet he'll be extra careful in the future now that NFL money is on the line because he's clearly shown flashes of being good enough to play on Sundays.
Well, the charge was he injured the officer's hand, so this wasn't just him mouthing off. I also recognize its existence while simultaneously pointing out that the fact Perry was underage, drunk, in another city with a fake ID, and then grabbed a woman inappropriately in line at a shitty bar and then tried to flee when the cops arrived to stop him. So sure, maybe the "resisting arrest" part is a bit of a stretch, but the rest sure as shit are real and he probably shouldn't be on the team until they are resolved.
Well if he actually did what they said he did. The souce I know who seems pretty damn spot on so far says they had the wrong guy in the 1st place. He also told me about 2 months ago that he would be back by fall camp and he we are. From what I was told they will not drop the charges and seem to be purposely dragging out the whole thing. Not saying it's 100% but so far the info I have received on this has been spot on.
I mean, if the police are still bringing charges against the wrong guy months after the incident, then so be it. I have my doubts. And maybe they are dragging out the charges and all that, though again, that seems highly unlikely for a DA to waste his/her time doing so, especially on a relatively minor offense. But Ingham County and EL are weird places, apparently.
Again, I am a fan of Michigan athletes and want them to be upstanding citizens, but I find it funny around here that if a Michigan athlete gets busted for being an idiot people rush to find nuance, but if this was happening to a player from OSU, MSU, PSU, etc., it would be all "screw this sexual offender, lock him up."
I assume Perry will plead down to community service, some education, maybe probation, and that'll be it. It's a first offense, and being drunk and doing (relatively) minor things probably shouldn't destroy your life. But I see no reason why Harbaugh needed to bring him back to the program in the middle of the summer before his day in court.
This will go over like a lead balloon with the media....
Had a good game against OSU. I'm looking forward to seeing Oliver Martin in the mix, along with McDoom to compete for those slot minutes.
If Hoke was still around he'd be off the team. I didn't like Hoke as a coach but I did like the fact that he had a "no nosense will be tolerated" policy. Him and the coach from Auburn have my respect in that regard.
source on Hoke please
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/697045
if you've been following Michigan for any reasonable amount of time you'd know about sitting Touissaint for the big Alabama game. The entire game not just the 1st quarter. The Stonum incident. The Hagerup incident. The Clark incident. Need me to continue? This might have actually worked against Michigan in the fact that recruits wouldn't want to play for a tough coach that would actually sit their ass as opposed to these other coaches who will let them play.
Also, you could put Gibbons on there as an example of someone Hoke could have but did not kick off the team.
I'm not sure why everyone is excited about this when it makes the institution look bad. Back in December, Perry was suspended until all legalities were resolved. It hasn't been resolved, yet he's back. Not a good look.