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Wow... they are really trying to make him look like a thug for one punch. I know that when I was Blount's age I would have done the same thing without a thought... and I certainly was no thug but it just how I reacted when I was playing sports. You get pushed... you push back harder... it was just instinct.
 
Paxil said:
Wow... they are really trying to make him look like a thug for one punch. I know that when I was Blount's age I would have done the same thing without a thought... and I certainly was no thug but it just how I reacted when I was playing sports. You get pushed... you push back harder... it was just instinct.
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yeah.. now punching someone means you have DUI's and Illigitemate Children... classy.
 
Impartial reporting? It was a joke article. Little overly sensitive because it's your team they are joking about?
 
Oh, wait, they mentioned Rey Maualuga and Reggie Bush in the article. Now I am furious! How dare they mock my team!
 
Black man punches white man on national TV and there's outrage.

Reverse the colors, or both players white. Same outrage? I don't think so.

Blount was wrong, but the amount of venom and hatred directed towards him is vastly disproportionate to what he did. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to connect the dots.
 
RR7 said:
Impartial reporting? It was a joke article. Little overly sensitive because it's your team they are joking about?
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no not at all... I just think its idiotic that ANYONE be lumped into illigitemate children, DUI's and all that. I just think its stupid.. and I would feel the same if they were lumping Maualuga into something illegal because of an on the field incident. Thanks for worrying so much about my sensitivity and my feelings though, you have been doing that a lot lately with college football. Thanks for looking out for me. ;)
 
venom and hatred? where is that coming from?

But yeah, it's a race issue. They hate on him because he's black. Not because he acted like an asshole.
 
BrianWheeler said:
no not at all... I just think its idiotic that ANYONE be lumped into illigitemate children, DUI's and all that. I just think its stupid.. and I would feel the same if they were lumping Maualuga into something illegal because of an on the field incident. Thanks for worrying so much about my sensitivity and my feelings though, you have been doing that a lot lately with college football. Thanks for looking out for me. ;)
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A lot? One other time I posted, because you mentioned OSU's little brother mentality. I didn't know TWO responses in an online forum equaled A lot. Now I know.

And how is illegitimate children an awful thing, beyond comparison, but assault isn't? An then attempting to fight fans? I'd rather a player on my team had a kid than started punching people, but I guess somehow illegitimate kids is worse.
 
RR7 said:
venom and hatred? where is that coming from?

But yeah, it's a race issue. They hate on him because he's black. Not because he acted like an asshole.
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Can you explain to me what in in Blount's history has shown him to take part in the other stuff? the DUI's, his fathering of all these illigitemate children? I'm not saying anything about race in this one (and I know you werent saying I was, I am just clarifying).

Also if I was sensitive since its about my team, I would have been bitching about the uniform jab at the end. But I found it kinda funny.
 
RR7 said:
venom and hatred? where is that coming from?
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Are you kidding?

RR7 said:
But yeah, it's a race issue. They hate on him because he's black. Not because he acted like an asshole.
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Blout being black and him punching a white guy on national TV (ESPN re-ran the punch about 18,000 times in a 3-4 day stretch) absolutely added gasoline to the fire.
 
RR7 said:
A lot? One other time I posted, because you mentioned OSU's little brother mentality. I didn't know TWO responses in an online forum equaled A lot. Now I know.

And how is illegitimate children an awful thing, beyond comparison, but assault isn't? An then attempting to fight fans? I'd rather a player on my team had a kid than started punching people, but I guess somehow illegitimate kids is worse.
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and for the 5000th time, that was corrected on what I meant by that comment.. but you can choose to ignore that if you like.

I didnt ask what you would rather have on your team, I'm pointing out that what he did has nothing to do with the other stuff that was mentioned.. its in poor taste and adding black eyes and things to his image that arent there.
 
I think what added gasoline to the fire was him trying to attack the fans afterwards, not his race or the guy's he punched. I did not read one single mention, on ESPN, CBS, etc. or any other forum that mentioned the race of either athlete as if it was part of the issue.
 
RR7 said:
I think what added gasoline to the fire was him trying to attack the fans afterwards, not his race or the guy's he punched. I did not read one single mention, on ESPN, CBS, etc. or any other forum that mentioned the race of either athlete as if it was part of the issue.
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And me personally, I'm not arguing the facts on what happened.. I just find it in poor taste to be adding the other stuff.. Putting a helmet on a GTA guy.. right like The School is ok with mindless killing with no consequences. It was just stupid.
 
BrianWheeler said:
and for the 5000th time, that was corrected on what I meant by that comment.. but you can choose to ignore that if you like.

I didnt ask what you would rather have on your team, I'm pointing out that what he did has nothing to do with the other stuff that was mentioned.. its in poor taste and adding black eyes and things to his image that arent there.
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I undestood your correction at the time. I'm not ignoring it at all. I was simply pointing out the ONE other time I responded to you about college football. Once is a lot.

I don't see how making a joke about othe rproblems that other football players in the NCAA have experienced somehow give Blount more of a black eye. Do you really think anyone reading that article is going to think he has illegitimate children or a DUI? Or will they get that it's a JOKE, and either not find it all that funny, or laugh at it. If it was Kobe, and they lumped in his rape allegations with bruning down buildings in a video game, would you have been offended, upset at their impartial reporting, and worried about the black eye it might cause? Come on.
 
BrianWheeler said:
And me personally, I'm not arguing the facts on what happened.. I just find it in poor taste to be adding the other stuff.. Putting a helmet on a GTA guy.. right like The School is ok with mindless killing with no consequences. It was just stupid.
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Do you honestly believe the aauthor thinks that the U of O is ok with mindless killing? Fucking A you read way too much into harmless shit.
 
RR7 said:
I undestood your correction at the time. I'm not ignoring it at all. I was simply pointing out the ONE other time I responded to you about college football. Once is a lot.

I don't see how making a joke about othe rproblems that other football players in the NCAA have experienced somehow give Blount more of a black eye. Do you really think anyone reading that article is going to think he has illegitimate children or a DUI? Or will they get that it's a JOKE, and either not find it all that funny, or laugh at it. If it was Kobe, and they lumped in his rape allegations with bruning down buildings in a video game, would you have been offended, upset at their impartial reporting, and worried about the black eye it might cause? Come on.
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Yes I would have been irritated at it. It has nothing to do with facts, it has to do with someones opinions or jokes.. Look if someone makes the jokes.. fine. But you would think one of the bigger sports companies ever would show a little more professionalism.
 
RR7 said:
I think what added gasoline to the fire was him trying to attack the fans afterwards, not his race or the guy's he punched. I did not read one single mention, on ESPN, CBS, etc. or any other forum that mentioned the race of either athlete as if it was part of the issue.
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Assuming that racism plays no part in anything is about as retarded as assuming race plays a role in EVERYTHING (like people like Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan believe).

Blout did himself no favors by his actions that day, but saying that Joe Average's cries of "Kick him off the team! Kick him out of school! Throw him in jail!" didn't have a tinge of "look at that uppity n**ger hitting that poor white boy! Get a rope!" is willfull naitivity at it's highest.
 
RR7 said:
Do you honestly believe the aauthor thinks that the U of O is ok with mindless killing? Fucking A you read way too much into harmless shit.
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No I dont believe that.. thats why I said its in poor taste.. not that he believes that.
 
but you are correct RR7.. once again I probably said the wrong word.. "reporting" wasnt the right word, as they werent reporting anything. Just a very non-impartial, stupid joke.
 
I didn't say racism plays no part in ANYTHING, I just don't see racism involved with this at all. I think most people acknowledged that the Boise State guy was acting like an ass, and maybe even deserved to get popped. You're reaching.

As for reversing the colors of the players, I think you would hear mroe venom and hatred about it, because of idiots like Sharpton or Jackson, and they probably would have fough tto press legal charges against the guy.
 
BrianWheeler said:
but you are correct RR7.. once again I probably said the wrong word.. "reporting" wasnt the right word, as they werent reporting anything. Just a very non-impartial, stupid joke.
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So who was he being partial towards? Players that DON'T punch people and try to attack fans? Oh the humanity.
 
BlazerWookee said:
Are you kidding?
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No, I'm not. While I'm not saying that it's as open and blatant as has been in the past, but it definitely played a role in my opinion, especially with ESPN and the Internet stoking the emotion pot for several days about it. "Coddled Uppity Black Athletes who think they are above the law, we'll show 'em!"-type reactions.
 
RR7 said:
So who was he being partial towards? Players that DON'T punch people and try to attack fans? Oh the humanity.
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I just think their job is to report the news and stories.. this isnt a story.. its a classless joke.
 
Well, it wasn't in their normal news section. They have a Page 2 section for these type of joke articles, humor, OT type of stuff, etc.
 
RR7 said:
Well, it wasn't in their normal news section. They have a Page 2 section for these type of joke articles, humor, OT type of stuff, etc.
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I know.. to me that is for something like the Onion (which I do enjoy) or something like that... not a Big Time Sports Corporation. I swear it wasnt cause I was being a sensitive Sally just because it wasnt my team ;)
 
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