No you missed it guy. You seem to think its ok.
Couple of things are different:
1. Ray Rice is/was the starting RB on one of the NFL's better teams. His name was known by just about every fan of the NFL long before this incident.
2. Ray Rice is not a kid. He shouldn't (and isn't) being given the benefit of the doubt.
3. Joe Mixon is not a household name. Unless you follow recruiting, or are an OU fan, Joe Mixon is an unknown.
4. Ray Rice didn't just hit the woman, he knocked her out then acted like it was completely normal. Dragging her unconscious body out of the elevator like a bag of garbage.
These are some pretty major differences.
Also, the original NFL "penalty" was ridiculous. They knew it was ridiculous when they handed it down (that's why they quickly announced changes to the punishment). OU acted quickly, and stood by their initial punishment. Nobody is second-guessing the way OU handled this.
It's not going to make coming back any harder for Joe. He's already decided to stay, and you can bet he's fully aware of the fact that the video will eventually be released.
Joe made a mistake, one that he's paying a hefty price for, and it should be over. Sadly, there will be people that act like the incident is suddenly worse than it was because there is now a video of the incident. Those are the worst kind of people.
Where have I said that? I havnt. I personally have Never hit a woman for any reason. Unless ya count older sisters who were pissing me off.
Im saying they dont get Blanket protection just because they are a Girl!
If a skank wants to jump in a Guys face she needs to be ready to pay the price. Much like a woman wanting to go into Combat needs to be ready to pay the price of that decision.
Im sayin I will reserve judgement{Unlike some of you} Until I see the Vid and NOT Base it on a bunch of message boards Posters thoughts.
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If God wanted Men to look women in the eyes, He wouldnt have gave em Boobs !
Bandit that would make a pretty much everyone they worst kind of people according to your definition. Once the video was released today, the reaction was swift and immediate from all camps. Reading a description of what happened and seeing what happened are entirely different things.
Absolutely.
I don't need to see the Mixon video. It's been dealt with, and it's over.
Contrary to what some may thing, it's not going to get "a lot uglier". I don't know about folks in other parts of the country, but there wasn't a single mention in the paper, on the radio or local TV programming here. If there was (and I missed it), there's a 100% chance that people here said "who?" then moved on.
There have been many incidents of college players being caught on video fighting (I'm thinking of the LSU RB that sucker punched the guy, or the recent Michigan player), and those video's didn't cause things to get "a lot uglier". And in the LSU case, the punishment was a joke.
Who's Bandit?
Again, there is a MAJOR difference in the incidents. If there is a video out there of Mixon spitting, punching, dragging the girl from the bar, then I would probably change my opinion too. But, there isn't.
The majority of people reacting are doing so in conjunction with asking why the NFL went so light on Rice in the first place. If Rice had been suspended for a year initially, I don't think the reaction would be anything like it is today. But, again, the incident are very different.
Being serious, but I should have included an addendum.
When I say "nobody is second guessing", I mean the folks in similar situations. Other head coaches, current staff, etc. Not the general fan base. Hell, we can't agree on much of anything outside of wanting OU to win.
Yup I agrre bro. There seems to be a few here that are trying to Hard to Prove just How much of a man they are by continueing to Put Mixon down and Paint him in a bad light.
Its like they have to Prove to themselves and the world Just How much more Civilized, Superior and sophisticated they are. Than us Lowly heathen animals.
Well to them All I gotta say is Give me yer lunch money ya wuss before I kick the crap out of ya!
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Heh. Friday, traber was losing his ****'n mind over the mixon video, ranting and raving about how he should be kicked out of OU and go to jail. After about 10 minutes of his bull****, he admits that he was invited to view the video with the press but wasn't able to make it. He was basing his hysterics off of what others who seen it had told him. FF a few minutes and Blevins comes on. Deans first statement about the video was "I can't believe they didn't file charges on the girl".
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