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Article by Pat Forde today.
HOOVER, Ala. – In the Southeastern Conference, the basic response from football coaches when it comes to discipline issues is this: Trust me.
Trust me, the football coach, to find a way to keep misbehaving players in uniform and on the field. Trust me, the football coach, to temper justice with mercy – perhaps extreme mercy. Trust me, the football coach, to find a justification that passes the smell test well enough to stop the complaining about preferential treatment.
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen was asked – several times – about the school’s controversial decision to admit five-star defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons just a few weeks after Simmons was caught on cell-phone video repeatedly punching a woman who was lying on the ground amid an altercation with another woman. The basic answer: Trust me.
“In this situation, our university did a very, very thorough investigation into everything that happened within the situation there,” Mullen said, “and came up with the conclusion that, you know, we felt that Jeffery deserved the opportunity to be part of our family.”
What clearly compelling facts did the school uncover to mitigate the disturbing video? Mullen didn’t say. He did call it “a great investigation,” and that is apparently supposed to be sufficient.
Trust Dan.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey was ready for Simmons questions himself Monday. He cautioned the outside world, “Be careful of judging one’s character on 10 seconds of video.” Trust me, Sankey was saying, a 300-pound man who punches a woman repeatedly is not necessarily a bad guy.
Now, Mississippi State did contribute a CYA penalty to Simmons, suspending him for the season opener against mighty South Alabama. So there’s that.
And truth be told, a one-game suspension is more than some other SEC players will receive for offseason misdeeds. (To be sure, misdeeds of a lesser nature than violence against women.) Any missed playing time is too much for some coaches to tolerate.
At Auburn, four pl
I hope to be pleasantly surprised this year.
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Originally posted by jisuhoI hope to be pleasantly surprised this year.
War Eagle!
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Come On!!
That’s all you’ve got??
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Maybe Dabo is just better at hiding his issues from the media…
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Originally posted by tigerfinquote:
Originally posted by jisuhoI hope to be pleasantly surprised this year.
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Come On!!
That’s all you’ve got??
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Yep. I will not jump into defending/prosecuting what the players/coaches did or didn’t do. I don’t know the real facts of the case, only what the manipulating media wants me to know. And I have no control over that other than to just roll my eyes. Stuff like this happens in every college program. Such behavior is unbecoming of what I think college athletics should be.
I watch football for entertainment. I will not judge life by it.
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You guys are no fun…
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Originally posted by tigerfinYou guys are no fun…
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I lobbed one up…you just watched it go by…
May all your favorite bands stay together…
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Originally posted by 23SailfishMaybe Dabo is just better at hiding his issues from the media…
May all your favorite bands stay together…
Impossible. Dabo is a saint, a scholar and gentleman. 
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Originally posted by tigerfinWhat say you??
tigerfin? how does the crow cobbler taste?
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He must have been caught, on video, burying a body. That’s the only way…
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AUBURN, Ala. – Former Auburn running back Jovon Robinson has broken his silence, which didn’t last long.
Robinson was dismissed from the Auburn program on Wednesday afternoon because he did not meet the “standards or expectations” of an Auburn football player, according to Auburn coach Gus Malzahn. Robinson responded Wednesday evening.
On his personal Twitter account, which is private, Robinson published two tweets.
“Im not the one in front of the camera making excuses, seek the truth” Robinson wrote in the first tweet, apparently referencing Malzahn.
The second tweet came 28 minutes later, and simply read, “Outside influences are never good.”
I had one of the team Dr’s for Auburn fish with me last spring, so we talked a lot of fb. He told me no one was sad to see Boom go. They held the door open and wished him the best. He did say however, they tried to get Travaris Robinson to stay as DC but he went with boom. The guy said he is fabulous and everyone loved and respected him.
The Dr also told me it was common knowledge that unless some big miracles happen, this is Malzahn’s last year. Which is why Robinson didn’t take the Auburn off. It appears it’s a sinking ship
I agree, if the Gus Bus doesn’t fix those flats this year, AU will be shopping again for 2017. Oh great, ANOTHER coach buyout.
I sure hope not, though. We need to have a good season.
War Eagle!
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