EverettGriz said:
I think it would be nearly impossible for anyone who has read my 13k posts to call me either vengeful or anti-Griz.
And I'd suspend all 3 of them for a minimum of 3 games even if all things turn out a good as we hope.
They still broke the law. They still brought disrespect to the Program and the University. And they still selfishly placed themselves above their teammates.
I trust the fact that I expect a great deal of personal responsibility from Griz players doesn't make me a vengeful fan in your mind. I like to think it makes me a reasonable one.
You are not anti-Griz, but you are anti-Big Sky conference and you are acting holier than thou on this subject.
The law is broken everyday by millions of people and lots of athletes. You probably break the law daily, by speeding, jay-walking, claiming questionable business expenses on your taxes, not paying employee taxes for your housekeeper or yard worker, taking pens from work, and perhaps even by doing little things that may be technical illegal in your investment business. Many people believe Wall Street and the financial services business breaks law frequently and some believe it is corrupt.
It is not about breaking the law. It is about how serious, or not serious, the matter was.
If all these guys did was walk into a building under construction while waiting for a ride, their "law breaking" was not very serious. People walk into buildings under construction daily. Adults, kids, lawyers, churchgoers. If they did more, then we'll learn about it and they will suffer the consequences. Even the homeowner who called 911 told the Kaimin that they should be charged with extreme stupidity. Yet, you, Mr. Holier Than Thou, want them suspended for 3 games.
Maybe you should be directing your outrage at the police officer(s), who appear to have grossly overcharged them. Even the county attorney said on Monday that there was not enough evidence to charge them with a felony. Or, maybe at the media, especially the Missoulian, which has made this non-stop headline news.
Based on what is known so far, it looks like they walked into a building under construction, something that millions of people do and have done. The headlines and apparent gross over-reactions of people like you have contributed to the supposed disrespect. The players made a mistake. It's the same "mistake" that millions of people make, but little or nothing comes of it.
You may not be vengeful, but you are a grossly mis-analyzing the situation, in my view.
They didn't selfishly put themselves above teammates. They walked into an unoccupied building under construction on Halloween night, probably for only a few minutes, while waiting for their ride. That's all they did (based on what is known). And no matter how much you would like to make it bigger than that, that's all it was. My guess is that their teammates don't blame this on the 3 guys. As I've said before, it's pretty clear when someone never played the game, and you clearly never played the game--and don't have a clue about what it's like to play college football. You are a fan who enjoys football when everything is going well and the team is doing well, but then turns on players, the team, coaches, when things aren't going as well.
From where I sit, you are worse than the dummies and trolls. You ought to know better, but you don't.
