Blount is Suspended for the rest of the Year

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Not surprised. A bit harsh to me, but then again, he was already suspended this summer and was likely on a very short leash.

Way to blow it, idiot.
 
I'm really not surprised. The guy went all Ron Artest. The program needed to send a message that this kind of thing is not acceptable.
 
OSUBlazerfan said:
Its what needed to happen... if it would have been just the punch, that would be one thing, but the guy went crazy after that....
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Yeah, I imagine if he hadn't done a lesser version of the Artest/Stephen Jackson meltdown after the punch, he MAYBE would have been allowed on the team after 5 or 6 games.

I won't argue with this decision. Kelly made the right move.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm really not surprised. The guy went all Ron Artest. The program needed to send a message that this kind of thing is not acceptable.
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Well, he didn't actually go into the stands and start beating innocent people.
 
Shame it had to end like that for the kid, I could have seen him having a Rueben Droughns like year. Hopefully he takes up Kelly on the offer to stay within the structure of a team, and can do some tryouts in the NFL and make it.
 
why wish that upon someone? I have seen many kids from the "ghetto" come in and succeed under USC and go on to a successful pro career.
 
If the suspension is based solely on the punch, it is overkill. If it is based on the totality of his behavior, I can see it.

I take stories about jock's personalities with a big grain of salt - but when you hear repeated whispers that a kid is selfish and immature, you have to wonder. An epic meltdown like that seems to confirm it!

It will be interesting to see if he just disappears, or if he actually learns from this.
 
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oldmangrouch said:
If the suspension is based solely on the punch, it is overkill. If it is based on the totality of his behavior, I can see it.

I take stories about jock's personalities with a big grain of salt - but when you hear repeated whispers that a kid is selfish and immature, you have to wonder. An epic meltdown like that seems to confirm it!
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It's really not surprising though, simply because it happened on national tv and in front of the PAC-10 president. Blount embarrassed the school, and this is a knee jerk reaction, but it's one that I have a hard time arguing with.
 
BrianWheeler said:
why wish that upon someone? I have seen many kids from the "ghetto" come in and succeed under USC and go on to a successful pro career.
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you either slang crack rock or you got a wicked jump shot.

see, you probably never grew up in the hood so you don't know how it is.
 
Really sad ending to what was likely a promising career ahead of the kid.

A good reminder that it only takes one stupid action to totally change the course of your life. Dude could have been a millionaire NFL player. Instead, he lost his temper and all of his sense for 90 seconds and is going to pay a pretty steep price.

Can't blame the program for taking that action, though.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm really not surprised. The guy went all Ron Artest. The program needed to send a message that this kind of thing is not acceptable.
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No one goes Artest except Artest.

He'll tell you that. And then punch you.
 
espn says that he keeps his scholarship...so kinda like a redshirt year? i bet they try and get him this year back in eligibility.
 
Natebishop3 said:
How? He already played a game. Wouldn't that void it?
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Not automatically. Injured players sometimes get an extra year, despite playing in 1 or 2 games. I think the NCAA has pretty broad discretion in this matter. I would be surprised, however, if they gave Blount a break. When it comes to "making a point", they are as callous as a POW camp Kommandant.
 
oldmangrouch said:
Not automatically. Injured players sometimes get an extra year, despite playing in 1 or 2 games. I think the NCAA has pretty broad discretion in this matter. I would be surprised, however, if they gave Blount a break. When it comes to "making a point", they are as callous as a POW camp Kommandant.
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Yeah, I just really don't see the NCAA giving him a break in this scenario.
 
maybe he can sign with a CFL team or something and have the last laugh at Chip Kelly and Opie Taylor with his millions of dollars!
 
oldmangrouch said:
Not automatically. Injured players sometimes get an extra year, despite playing in 1 or 2 games. I think the NCAA has pretty broad discretion in this matter. I would be surprised, however, if they gave Blount a break. When it comes to "making a point", they are as callous as a POW camp Kommandant.
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Yeah, usually there is some sort of hardship involved when they grant extra eligibility. Given that this is due to punishment for bad behavior, it'd be pretty surprising for the NCAA to do that.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Yeah, I just really don't see the NCAA giving him a break in this scenario.
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Football should be the last thing on Blount's mind right now. He's keeping his scholarship for the time being. Will he drop out of school, or will he stay and advance toward his degree?
 
PapaG said:
Football should be the last thing on Blount's mind right now. He's keeping his scholarship for the time being. Will he drop out of school, or will he stay and advance toward his degree?
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Lets hope that he stays in school working on that degree vs only concentrating on putting up good numbers for the NFL combine.
 
Or he should concentarte on making hiimself the best football player he can in hopes of making it to the NFL where he will make more money in one year than he will in 10 years with any other job he will get with a degree.
 
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