Interesting.Originally Posted by Widescreen
Doesn't feel like a positive.
Interesting.
Doesn't feel like a positive.
No, it doesn't. But it could just be a prudent move by the university until the police investigation is finished.
My thoughts exactly. No need for distractions when you are just getting going. In the long run, I think Mixon leaves the program.
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ESPN says "suspended" but the article in our own news forum quotes Mixon's attorney as saying Mixon is *not* suspended. He is being held out of football activities pending the investigation results. Of course, Mixon's attorney is going to spin it as positive as he can, so take it FWIW.
This could be typical protocol (I can't remember off the top of my head if there is some precedent for it). Certainly prudent for OU, especially given the current atmosphere in the NCAA.
Not that there's ever a good time for something like this, but with Shannon's ordeal and DGB's arrival, the timing couldn't be much worse.
The "headline" on the main NCAAF page on ESPN says he's "banned" from the team. So, like everything else with this, there's no clarity.
Banned or suspended - seems like basically the same thing.
I have a bad feeling the university knows that charges are coming....hope im wrong.
"Joe Mixon is not reporting for team activities at this time. We will continue to monitor the situation."
SoonerScoop contacted Mixon's attorney, Kevin Finlay, following the release from OU.
"It's our understanding that he's not being suspended, that he's simply being held out from team activities, pending the conclusion of the investigation," Finlay said. "My understanding is that that's University of Oklahoma policy, and that he's being treated as would any student athlete."
- See more at: https://oklahoma.rivals.com/content.....pldnmL04.dpuf
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Depends. Suspended seems to carries an official designation that requires a protocol to become reinstated. Being "held out of team activities" may not carry any official status. Yes, I'm speculating why Mixon's attorney specifically stated Mixon was not suspended - there must be a rules difference (for now).
No harm no foul dude. Like I said, I probably did a cruddy job saying what I was trying to say in my first post.
Oh, fwiw, I'm 47, remember those days WAY too well, & I'm totally with you on the revisionist history thing. It was a crock, but it didn't stop those with the platform to do so from screaming to the hills about it. It got old in a hurry, & I'd hate to see us even come close to giving them an excuse to go at it again.
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I appreciate this article from Berry Tramel...The Father sounds sincere and it seems to fit in this thread.
http://newsok.com/father-of-a-discip...rticle/5108917
"Image is what people think we are. Integrity is what we really are"
Great article.
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This is baseless. It's school policy to suspend during stuff like this.
It's the school mercy rule. The longer you're suspended/banned, the longer you hold off on your date with this guy:
Advice: When he asks you how many yards you're going to rush for in your OU career, aim low. It's his cruel way of figuring out how many stairs you're going to run
He's licking his chops waiting for him to come back. He is probably actually at Borens office on his hands and knees begging for him to come back.It's the school mercy rule. The longer you're suspended/banned, the longer you hold off on your date with this guy:
Advice: When he asks you how many yards you're going to rush for in your OU career, aim low. It's his cruel way of figuring out how many stairs you're going to run
Post just to get this off page 13, I hope. Not that I'm superstitious or anything like that...
UmHe's licking his chops waiting for him to come back. He is probably actually at Borens office on his hands and knees begging for him to come back.It's the school mercy rule. The longer you're suspended/banned, the longer you hold off on your date with this guy:
Advice: When he asks you how many yards you're going to rush for in your OU career, aim low. It's his cruel way of figuring out how many stairs you're going to run
what?
Priceless. Coack Stoops et al., have been there, done that. I trust Coach with his second chances. Mixon, as well as the plaintiff, will get a fair hearing. I'm sitting here in Georgia and always feel removed from the chaos. Thanks for the link.
That's the best perspective I've seen on all of this.
It's too bad that these kinds of stories aren't publicized more. I guess they don't grab headlines.
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