Dbl Sad OT Update: Sims pleads Guilty ( RIP Greg Giraldo)
Dion Sims pleasds Guilty. WTF was he thinking?
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news?slug=ap-detroitschools-theft
And for anyone who watched Comedy Central's roasts, Greg Giraldo died after falling into a coma from od'ing on RX drugs. The guy was hilarious but it seems that's they way comedians do it. Maybe they CC can get Taylor Lewan to take his place on the roasts?
October 1st, 2010 at 9:59 AM ^
boom sparty'd.
also, sad to hear about Greg Giraldo. the funny ones always go too soon....whether its drugs (giraldo, farley, hedberg) or other (bill hicks)
October 1st, 2010 at 10:08 AM ^
still only suspended indefinitely. Is a guilty plea enough to get him booted off the team?
October 1st, 2010 at 10:11 AM ^
Just until his work-release goes through for next season.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:25 AM ^
glenn winston almost killed a hockey player and was let back on the team the DAY HE GOT OUT OF PRISON.... fuck dantonio
October 1st, 2010 at 10:27 AM ^
Fishman, mentioned below, is Sims's lawyer. Seems like MSU hasn't said anything about his status.
Although the felony charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, it sounds like Sims, who has no prior record, could receive just probation and a fine. It will be interesting to see how Michigan State handles his situation going forward.
Fishman said the deal is unlikely to allow Sims to rejoin the football team this year, but he may be allowed to play next season.
The Spartans program took a lot of heat -- justifiably, in my view -- for allowing running back Glenn Winston to rejoin the team the day he was released from jail, a decision that backfired big time with the residence hall assault in December.
http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/16939/spartans-dion-sims-plead…
October 1st, 2010 at 12:08 PM ^
This is Michigan State. I would guess you will see Sims play for MSU again.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:34 AM ^
Dantonio hasn't kicked Sims off the team yet bc he's hoping he is granted work release.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:36 AM ^
Giraldo was the reason I watched the Roasts. RIP my man.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:06 AM ^
Others were a little more hit and miss but overall were funny too. I'll miss him but still make it appointment TV
As for the Spartans, are they going to move BBall to Jackson this year? Change the green and white to orange? Add the Cochrane Group to the staff?
OK I apologize for the latter, though I doubt Giraldo would hold back. Yes, people mess up and deserve forgiveness. We need not root for the fall of others. But, the institutional response from East Lansing seems consistently lame.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:48 AM ^
Okay so he was "suspended indefinitely"... uh, I guess he didn't do anything to warrant getting kicked off the team then. But it's okay, that makes Dantonio a great man, because he's clearly giving him a second chance.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:04 AM ^
Bob Wells on the mic.
October 1st, 2010 at 10:59 AM ^
October 1st, 2010 at 11:04 AM ^
Dion Sims pleasds Guilty. WTF was he thinking?
He was probably thinking that he was guilty. Just a thought...
October 1st, 2010 at 11:26 AM ^
was he thinking?
Trick question. MSU football players don't think.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:44 AM ^
When I die I hope for a shared mgoboard obit post with some kid who stole computers.
October 1st, 2010 at 11:51 AM ^
I really liked that dude.
R.I.P. Greg - you will be missed.
October 1st, 2010 at 12:09 PM ^
I always thought Greg was awesome during those roasts. They will not be the same.
October 1st, 2010 at 1:16 PM ^
as a source for their humor. Some are able to use comedy as a catharsis, while others are consumed by their pain. So much so that they kill themselves intentionally or through irresponsible behavior.
October 1st, 2010 at 1:43 PM ^
Greg is sad. Sims is a guy who made some bad choices and plays for a team I could care less about. What is sad in his case is that he is ripping off Detroit Public Schools which is in dire need of any help/aid it can get during this terrible local economic downturn. Because of that, I actually feel he is really a prick for stealing from the schools.
October 1st, 2010 at 4:23 PM ^
Geeez, Giraldo was the man. I think his comedy central special "Mid-life Vices" is playing on comedy central tonight at 11.
October 1st, 2010 at 6:05 PM ^
of the spartan fans that read this site... what do you think should happen with sims??? do you think that dantonio should start take the stance of one major fuck up and your done with the players??? this is the 3rd year in a row now that a player or players from state has gotten into serious trouble and all the school is doing is indefinite suspensions... people always poked fun at schools like miami and FSU and now florida for having nothing but thugs and criminals on their teams and state is getting close to step over that line to join them...
October 1st, 2010 at 7:22 PM ^
We were wondering why Sims hadn't played, but then this came out, and it all made sense. Many Spartans were upset when Winston was let back on the team. That, obviously, was a huge mistake Dantonio will pay for the rest of his coaching career. Sims--this wasn't a one time mistake. I think for the benefit of the program, State should cut its losses. We've had enough bad press.
But, please, don't run off to the moral high-ground. Every program has had its issues. Our biggest, the Rather Hall incident, was a huge embarrssment, but at the end of the day it was a dorm fight with a bunch of idiots (the players). The Winston issue was much bigger, and should have been dealt with much more harshly.
But, again, every program has its issues, 'ce nest pas?
October 2nd, 2010 at 7:53 AM ^
correct every program does have its issues... there is a list some where on this site of all of the players who got into trouble during the carr years and i'm sure everyone know about every player who has gotten into trouble since RR got here... but the point of my question is, that it seems like sparty fans don't care about whats going on... and the messiah of spartan football that works for a certain radio station, has said on the air that he doesn't care to a point as long as it gets state to a rose bowl before his dad dies... but i'm glad to know that there are spartan fans that do care and don't like how dantonio is handling things with the players that get into serious trouble...
October 1st, 2010 at 8:23 PM ^
that when they first saw this thread title, they went, ".... Sims killed Giraldo?"