Rutgers Captain Leonte Carroo Suspended Indefinitely For Simple Assault Under Domestic Abuse Charge9/15/2015 NJ.com- Leonte Carroo was arrested by the Rutgers University Police Department on Saturday and charged with simple assault in a domestic violence incident that occurred outside the Hale Center on Saturday, according to RU police chief Kenneth Cop.
Rutgers police arrived on the scene at the Rutgers football headquarters at 7:56 p.m., according to the RUPD daily crime log. That was 48 minutes after the Scarlet Knights lost a 37-34 decision to Washington State on Saturday night. Carroo declined comment Monday morning. When reached on his cell phone by a NJ Advance Media reporter, Carroo, 21, said he couldn't make any comments on the situation. Shortly after Rutgers coach Kyle Flood suspended his star wide receiver, NJ Advance Media first reported Sunday that authorities were investigating an altercation that happened outside the Rutgers football team's headquarters on Saturday evening involving a female acquaintance of Carroo and another female, according to two people familiar with the situation. You know, when I awoke Sunday morning, I started thinking. What does the Rutgers football program need? A change at quarterback? A new defensive scheme? To provide their fans with anti-depressants upon entrance into games they are sure to piss away? Turns out I was way off. What Rutgers needed was more legal troubles. After all, we have got to keep with tradition. When's the last time the words "domestic abuse" were being mentioned with any regularity around the Rutgers campus? You guessed it. Just a year ago when the video of Ray Rice punching his future wife went public and they were forced to do everything in their power to erase his existence from anything and everything affiliated with the University. Just one year ago, when Rutgers was days away from facing off against Penn State in their first primetime conference game in the Big Ten. Well, look at Leonte Carroo, taking it upon himself, as a captain of this team, to make sure that Rutgers matchup at Penn State in 2015 would be surrounded by negativity as well. What a selfless guy! What a team player! Risking his season, and potential NFL career, in hopes of creating a similar situation to 2014. Can't make up for a disappointing loss one year prior without being buried under the wreckage of a comparable controversy! I am not going to sit here and pretend like I know what happened outside the Hale Center on Saturday night. Since it was considered "domestic abuse" (get ready to hear those words 11,000 times over the next week) it's safe to assume that he got involved with an altercation between some combination of either his girlfriend, his other girlfriend, or his mother. Not for nothing, but if my girlfriend and the other girl I am fucking are fighting then I would be more liable to transfer out of the country than step in and try to break it up, but that's just me. Hey Leonte, couldn't you have coached them up from the window or something? Did you really have to play Judge Mills Lane in the middle of a girl fight? You don't ALWAYS have to lead by example. Especially when the Rutgers football program is basically bathing in lighter fluid and standing amongst a group of smokers? As captain of the team you had one job and one job only. Don't get fucking arrested. Hell, even if you did get arrested, all you had to do was avoid the words "home invasion" or "domestic abuse". With the transgressions of Ray Rice, Leonte Carroo would have been better served getting caught walking down the street with a crossed off list of names and a bloody butcher's knife. Nope, had to put your hands on a female. Everyone knows how well that always works out. It's a little known fact that scorned females (assumption) are actually infamous for being level headed and rational. I am not even saying that I wouldn't have acted in the same way Leonte did, because I don't know what Leonte did, or the circumstances surrounding what he did. What I can say is that, regardless of the outcome, he put himself in a terrible position given the current state of Rutgers football. Leaders don't sour the name of the university for which they are supposed to so proudly represent. Whatever happened Saturday night was undoubtedly stupid, and a player that has been granted so much responsibility within the locker room can't let it happen. It's just that simple. Now we, as fans, can't even celebrate one of the most accomplished players in school history. Can't even be proud of a guy that passed up a potential NFL contract because he shared our love for Rutgers University. I'll tell you what. They better go into Happy Valley and leave the majority of that place suicidal come Saturday, because there isn't much for Rutgers fans, students, or alumni to celebrate right now. As little as football matters when discussing such a serious charge, just one night of being able to forget the off the field nightmares of the last month would go a long way in boosting the morale of those invested in this team.
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There are some things we knew coming into this season. For one, we knew this defense had a lot of question marks. Safe to say that having the entirety of their starting secondary get suspended just days before the home opener didn't help, but what's done is done. It's just something that's going to have to be dealt with, so facing a high powered passing attack like that of Washington State was bound to be infuriating. Now, it's easy to look at the final score of the game and say that the defense, as expected, didn't do it's job. However, the fact of the matter is that it could have, even should have, been far worse. That was thanks in large part to a a half of quarterback play that can only be described as inept. Rutgers heading to the locker room within one score was at the very least a blessing and more likely a minor miracle. I wanted Hayden Rettig to start under center for this football team. I have been very forthright with that opinion. With that said, I want to see the quarterback that has the best chance of leading Rutgers to victory on Saturday, and if that quarterback is Chris Laviano then Hayden Rettig must be deaf, dumb, blind, or some combination of at least two of those. Don't feed me completion percentage. Completion percentages don't win games. Winning the turnover battle wins games. Throwing the ball out of bounds when a play breaks down can help you win a game. Assuming, of course, that the alternative is tossing up softball interceptions or fumbling without being so much as touched. Want to take a shot in the dark as to who I am referring to? Chris Laviano's two turnovers, which should have easily been three on YET ANOTHER ill advised throw, looked like Gary Nova at his worst. You know, if Gary Nova had the right arm of a 12 year old girl with a torn rotator cuff. Now, did Laviano's play improve in the second half? Yes. Yes it did. However, it would be disingenuous not to mention the help of the running game, as well as two monster special teams touchdowns from Janorion Grant. Without those Rutgers is looking at getting blown out, by a below average Pac-12 team, with a less than formidable defense, that was just one week removed from losing to a D1-AA team. The defense faltered, no doubt. They dropped interceptions. They missed tackles. They let Washington State drive the length of the field for a game winning touchdown in less than 90 seconds. However, games should be viewed as a whole, and with the talent that exists on the offensive side of the ball they simply can't post 6 points in one half against a bad football team. They certainly can't do it while repeatedly putting their defense in vulnerable situations against a team that they just don't match up well against. That is on Laviano, and it's on the Coach for not realizing that Laviano was jeopardizing the team's chances of winning. While it was ultimately the defense that lost this game in the waining seconds, it's the other side of the ball, and more so the quarterback, that is left without an excuse as why his offense didn't show up until after halftime. Safe to say that's not going to fly in front of 100,000 fans in the middle of Bumblefuck, Pennsylvania. Unforced errors lose games, and that's not something Rutgers can afford to do this upcoming weekend. Who got Janarion Grant a Season Pass to the chopper? Is that against NCAA regulations?
You know what they say about things that die? Even if it was for a short period of time, they undoubtedly had to live first. So, as much of an abortion as Penn State's performance was, there is no grave deep enough to erase it from existence. It's memory will live on forever. I don't even hate the move. If Rutgers didn't just lose, but got embarrassed by a team as mediocre as Temple, then I would be scared about what that said about my football team as well. I too, would hide all reminders of such a traumatizing event. However, that's not how life works. You can't just put all your transgressions behind you and forget about them. That's why I am tempted to throw on a black trench coat and start walking around with a fisherman's hook. If no one is going to incessantly mail "I Know You Did Last Weekend" letters to James Franklin and members of his football program then it appears I am going to have to take the lead on helping Penn State remember the sins of their past.
Hey James, disposing of the body doesn't make it a life unlived. You could dig a hole to fucking China and throw that tape down, but at the end of the day your offensive line still sucks. You still gave up a sack to a 2-man rush. You still didn't score a single point after taking a 10-0 lead over Temple. No ceremonial destruction of evidence is going to make the memory of that felonious performance disappear over the course of a week.. If you are going to hold a funeral then you might as well lay the whole season to rest. There's only so many plots of land to dig up. Wouldn't want Happy Valley to become Death Valley because you were forced to turn the entire campus into a game tape graveyard by early December. Plus, student athletes are too goddamn busy to attend 12 different funerals. At least wait till Rutgers comes to town on Sacktember 19th before you pour the dirt back on top. Better to kill two birds with one stone. Who knows, maybe some of the fans will be suicidal enough by the start of the 4th quarter to pour themselves a glass of 'punch' and jump in there with it. You want to live by the cut mentality, then you might as well die by it too, and nothing is more cult-like than rotting in a mass grave of disappointment. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the foresight to make funeral arrangements, but you guys might want to wait a few weeks before you start mourning.
Time To Get Off The Fence, When It Comes To Rutgers University, You're Either With Us Or Against Us9/6/2015
Team captain Darius Hamilton: "You wont find another coach in the country with a greater deal of integrity who also cares for his players like he cares about his own kids."
Team captain Leonte Carroo: "The team loves Coach Flood, that's our guy all the way. That's our leader. That's the guy that I have the most faith in and that's the guy that I want leading this football team this year. I wouldn't want any other guy leading us this year and I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I truly love Coach Flood." Senior Keith Lumpkin: "You just have to focus on the task at hand," senior left tackle Keith Lumpkin said. "You've to chop the situation. We just had to focus on the game. You can't really focus on anything else." Julian Pinnix-Odrick: "We're just trying to stick together as a team," redshirt junior Julian Pinnix-Odrick said. "These are times where we need to be strongest as a team. All this family thing that we preach constantly is coming out now. It's not just a gimmick. It's not just something to get recruits. We're really a tight team. You're going to defend your brothers. I'm going to do anything for those guys I'm out there playing with." When I first addressed the transgressions of five players on the Rutgers Football team, I spoke under the assumption that Head Coach Kyle Flood's tenure at Rutgers was coming to an end. How could I not? Over the years, Rutgers has shown they are prone to caving in to pressure from outside influences (See: the unjust dismissal of one Tim Pernetti). They have shown that they are willing to throw someone under the bus as the scapegoat if it relieves some of the ridicule towards the university. Well, it appears times have changed, and if you are of the same opinion as myself, then they have changed for the better. The easy way out would have been to fire Kyle Flood. However, from the undying support of his players, to the lack of disciplinary action taken by the university, is appears that is far from coming to fruition. Which brings me to this. The bus is leaving folks. It might have a flat tire. It might have a faulty transmission. It might not be the smoothest ride in the world, but there's no time to worry about that right now. It's departing, and you're either getting on or you're GTFO. I don't want to hear any "I am a Rutgers fan and I think Kyle Flood should be fired". Nope. Fuck you. Find a new team. Find a new family. We don't need the company of those who waver. You support Rutgers football then you support Kyle Flood, because Kyle Flood has done everything within his power to support Rutgers football over the last decade. As the Head Coach of the football program should Kyle Flood be held responsible for the actions of his players? Yes, of course he should. That's why I would understood if he were let go, but it's certainly not something I wanted to see happen. At the end of the day, when you give a bunch of 18-21 year olds freedom for the first time, it is up to them to use that freedom responsibly. I think it says a lot about Flood that he sat, what looks to be, his starting quarterback, as well as his All Big Ten wide receiver, as punishment for missing curfew. He didn't have to do that. He did it because he is a disciplinarian. He did that because he understands that student athletes should be held to a high standard. Five players were arrested. One for committing a bunch of home invasions. The other four for getting into a fight. While that isn't appropriate behavior for players that are supposed to be representing the University, it's something that they did under their own (and undoubtedly alcohol's) volition. You want to tell me that Kyle Flood deserves to lose his job then you are basically telling me that he was supposed to be the 24/7/365 babysitter of Dre Boggs, a kid that is clearly beyond coaching. It's not uncommon in sports for a team to rally around controversy. Don't let the actions of a few speak for the perception of the whole, as they say. By all accounts, it's looking like the players on the Rutgers football team are using the arrests of their teammates as a way to bring them closer together. Firing their head coach, who constantly preaches the importance of togetherness, not only destroys the camaraderie of the locker room, but calls into question their ability to overcome adversity. You want to question the culture surrounding the football program then you don't understand what the word culture means. You know what happens to a group when they don't have a strong foundation? They crumble due to the smallest of hardships. Thus far, the perseverance of these players has spoken volumes about the culture of this team, and every word of it has been reassuring. This team has done the right things since the news broke. This team has said the right things since the new broke. They have stood up for one another. They have stood up for their Head Coach. They have stood up for the integrity of Rutgers University and it's athletics department. If you aren't on board with the coach that helped raised these young men to handle a difficult situation with such ease then you can take that Rutgers hat off and piss into the wind. This bus is leaving, and if you aren't happy with whose driving then find another mode of transportation, because if you're not with us then you're against us. That's how FAMILY works, and we don't currently have room for friends or acquaintances. Whewww, how about that first drive, huh? Anyone else ready to throw themselves off a balcony into a pool of razorblades after they saw the Rutgers defense get carved up by Norfolk State no more than a couple of minutes into the season. Hey, since it's a new year and the only two things pumping through my blood are alcohol and irrational optimism I am going to say it was a good thing that Norfolk State made US look like the FCS program. Everyone knows that college football is full of ups and downs, except many don't realize it until their team faces adversity. Well, look at that, Rutgers already showed you how bad things can get in a game that was filled with mostly good things. 63 points, a 50 point win, AND a reality check that there are going to be moments when this team is going to make you question your sanity. That's the goddamn trifecta right there! Did you expect anything less? Did you really think that Rutgers was going to make it cleanly out of a training camp battle at quarterback without a full fledged controversy? At least this time it's between two quarterbacks that look like they are capable of leading this team. Usually uncertainty under center would revolve around picking the lesser of two evils. With all the positive reports from camp, and the eye test that they passed with flying colors yesterday, it looks like picking a starter will be a situation where Rutgers is spoiled for choice. Would I rather have Rettig start? Yeah, probably. However, with the way the creativity in play calling was ramped up in the second half, as well as a 4-4, 3 touchdown performance from Laviano, it looks like Coach Flood is giving him every opportunity to lead this team. Hard to argue with either option at this point, but it will interesting to see how long the leash is, regardless of who starts. I guess we can put to rest the notion that Leonte Carroo was phased by his first half suspension. Three catches for 129 yards and three touchdowns? Is that good? Leave it to the best playmaker Rutgers has to showcase his importance to this team in less than a quarter of football. The running backs, as expected, looked great. Janarion Grant and Andre Patton both had exteremely impressive grabs (even if one was called back). No matter who the signal caller of this team is, they won't be able to say that the offense was limited by a lack of options. Despite a few hiccups, the defense looked quick to the ball, and recovered from a rookie secondary that took it's lumps to start the afternoon. When the majority of your last line of defense learns it's going to be counted on to start a couple of days before the first game of season it's natural for them to experience some jitters. The secondary is undoubtedly going to be the achilles heel of this team, but hopefully a formidable pass rush and some well timed blitzes can help cover up some of their inexperience. They certainly did for a majority of yesterday afternoon, even if they were playing a cupcake of an opponent. Let me leave you with this hypothetical. If I said there were 4 teams, all playing subpar competition, and one of those teams had been facing an unGodly amount of ridicule after having to dismiss 5 of it's players following their arrests, would you pick them as the only team to defeat that subpar competition? Not saying a victory over Norfolk State is something to be patting yourself on the back about. I am saying that today I would rather be a Rutgers fan than a Washington State, Penn State, or Kansas fan. I would rather smack a handicapped team by 50 than succumb to the likes of Portland State, Temple, or South Dakota State. Now those losses won't do much for Rutgers strength of schedule, but it is a good sign that they will be able to overcome the adversity ahead of them given that their next three opponents are clearly struggling mightily. Let's hope the defensive backs can take something out of yesterday's game so they are prepared for a more explosive Washington State aerial attack. Going to need to slow them down offensively so we can head to Happy Valley 2-0, that is, if Happy Valley didn't already commit mass suicide following a loss that can only be described as humiliating. I'll leave it to the players not to overlook this week's opponent, because it's hard for me to with Sacktember 19th readily approaching. Time to show the college football world that no amount of criticism can break up a true FAMILY! Keep Choppin'!
NJ.com- Check out the bios from Rutgers' websites for Ruhan Peele, Razohnn Gross, Delon Stephenson and Barnwell in the gallery above, and see if you spot something in common. We'll give you a second.
Now you see it? Yes, that's right: All four of them major in "criminal justice" (defensive back Dre Boggs, who was also arrested, doesn't list a major) which leads to some further irony. Here's an excerpt from the university's School of Criminal Justice page on the major (with our added bold type for emphasis): "Students pursuing undergraduate degrees at Rutgers University can benefit from the expertise and opportunities for hands-on research and learning afforded to them through the Rutgers School of Criminal Justice. Students are prepared for further study in graduate or professional schools, or for careers in criminal justice. "Courses in the program deal with crime and other forms of deviance and the responses to these problems by police, courts, corrections and other organizations; contemporary criminal justice issues; and ethical concerns and research." There's likely no extra credit for getting arrested. There's a lot of negative things that you can write about Rutgers, and their football team in particular, today. You can be critical, hell, you SHOULD be critical about the state of the program. That's why the worst part of my day was learning that 5 Rutgers football players had been arrested, but realizing that everything that NJ.com would have to say today would likely hold merit was a close second. Well, it appears that I gave them far too much credit. Even in the wake of a devastating investigation of nearly half a dozen football players, that turned their Criminal Justice textbooks into a 'To Do' list, The Star Ledger can't refrain from contributing to their never ending smear campaign. So many different angles to take on an extremely serious story, and we have "writers" pointing out that kids, who were clearly unintelligible, decided to enroll in a joke of a major. Hey dude, I'm the blogger. I extrapolate on the minute details of stories. I take fairly serious news and put a humorous spin on it. I use semi-coherent analogies and probe for hidden irony in hope of making my readers laugh. You write editorials for, what is SUPPOSED to be, the well respected online affiliate of a local newspaper. You produce a bunch of bland stories compromised of factual information. You publish them on a convenient platform so your 50 year old readers don't have to open up the paper while they finish their morning coffee at the office. See the difference? You tell me what the criminals did, and then I tell you why that's funny. That's how this works. Trust me, stay in your own lane or you might get run off the road, because this article fell about a Hail Mary short of getting the chuckle it so desperately desired. Why aren't you laughing guys? Get it? It's irony...because they committed a bunch of crimes, but they were also taking classes about crime. What's next Charles? Got anything else? Did Ray Rice fail 'Interpersonal Communication'? Was Kenny Britt studying to become a therapist? There were approximately 45 different angles you could have taken on this topic and you went the route of a lowly old blogger like myself. Not only that, but you did so in completely underwhelming fashion. Tell me Charles, how far down the food chain do you have to be, at a dying media outlet, to be regulated to writing bout the irony that exists within the class schedules of a couple of delinquents? Between us, did it make you want to kill yourself just a little bit when you were looking up the word-for-word description of 'Criminal Justice'? Did you question your self worth when you picked a small phrase to highlight in hopes of mocking your State University? Was that the exact moment that you realized your dream of becoming a real journalist had been shattered into more pieces than the victim's jaw? Hey, don't get offended. I'm just trying to help. I think you got some real potential...as long as you stay as far away as possible from any and all things related to the genre of humor, you fucking hack. NJ.com- Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey and Anthony A. Caputo, director of the New Brunswick Police Department, announced that four Rutgers University students and two former students were charged today with assaulting a group of individuals, including one student whose jaw was broken during the unprovoked attack. Five were current Rutgers football players.
The investigation began last spring when police were called to a home invasion on Prosper Street in New Brunswick on April 26, 2015 at 11:29 p.m., after three masked men forced their way into the home and stole an undisclosed amount of cash and marijuana from five students at gunpoint. During an intensive investigation, police arrested Tejay Johnson, 23, of Egg Harbor. The former student was charged with robbery, criminal restraint, theft, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. Police determined that Johnson and Andre Boggs, 20, of Coatesville, Pa., forced their way into the home and, armed with a bat and a knife, robbed a student of approximately $900 and an undisclosed amount of marijuana.. In a third home invasion, Johnson and Boggs were charged with robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, and attempted burglary while armed for trying to force their way into another student's room in a dormitory complex at Livingston College in Piscataway on May 5, 2015. The six were charged today with aggravated assault, riot, and conspiracy to commit a riot. A 19-year-old male student suffered a broken jaw during the unprovoked attack. In addition to Johnson, defendants charged in the attack were identified as: Ruhann Peele, 22, and Nadir Barnwell, 20, both of Piscataway; Rahzonn Gross, 20, of Franklin Park, and Delon Stephenson, 22, and his brother, Daryl Stephenson, 23, both of Sayreville. Daryl Stephenson, also a former student at Rutgers, remains at large. Good News: We won't be hearing about some stupid, innocent e-mail that that Kyle Flood sent to a professor regarding a student's academic standing. Bad News: Literally EVERYTHING else. So, not to trivialize the severity of these crimes, but does anyone know if I have any eligibility left? College football was always a dream of mine (since about 5 minutes ago), and the entire Rutgers secondary just got arrested. I'm sorry NJ.com. I beg for your mercy Star Ledger. You were right, I was wrong. Take it easy on me. Please use lube. I honestly don't even know what to say. Home invasions, armed robbery, aggravated assault, riots, conspiracies, drugs, money, bats, knives, getaway vehicles. This story looks like the Table Of Contents in a fucking Criminal Justice textbook. Football should be the last thing on our minds right now, but it's going to be impossible for the players that actually do uphold their responsibilities as student athletes to escape this story. This is bad, real bad. 5 PLAYERS. That's 5 different people, and not one of them was like "you know guys, it's probably a bad idea to invade 3 different homes armed with weaponry". It doesn't matter how many times I write about dumb athletes, I always manage to find myself surprised by the lengths they go to to prove their inability to process rational thought. I get that it's only 5 players, out of nearly 100, that acted on their own volition to do a bunch of incredibly stupid things, but this just tarnished the entire reputation of the program. I love Kyle Flood, but the guy is probably on his way out the door, and it's because of a few kids that he would probably die for. Well, looks like his career is going to have to die for them instead, because there is no coming back from this. As good of a guy as he is, he is just not going to survive this backlash. To say that he is undeserving of what is about to come to him is the understatement of a lifetime, but it is the nature of his position. Five kids, that are now no longer with the program, and will undoubtedly be kicked out of school, just ruined Rutgers football for the rest of the team. They ruined it for the former players that built this program into respectability at the D1 level, and they ruined it for the future players that will have to basically run daily Bible study to prove their integrity in the wake of this mess. Looks like I'll be watching all the games this year on mute, and have to switch out the 6-pack for a nice big bottle of whiskey. Thanks a lot guys. Add on another count of aggravated assault, because my liver is about to take a fucking beating this season. So, Keep Choppin'? I guess? Someone want to tell Greg Schiano to take his phone off silent. This program has some rebuilding to do, and as crazy as it seems, there's only one man that proved he's capable of the job... And there you have it folks. Just weeks before the Rutgers/Penn State game and we've got James Franklin acting like a 14 year old girl going through puberty. Can't even pick between 33 outfits that all look exactly the same. Almost makes me wonder if I ever dated his daughter at some point in my life. Imagine if the guy had hair? They would have to make sure that Penn State only played night games so that Franklin had an adequate amount of time to get dolled up prior to kickoff. Just a sexually repressed, high maintenance, little bitch whose bite pales in comparison to his bark.
The other guy? Oh that's just Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood quietly sharpening his ax. I would suggest the Penn State players see if they can borrow some pampers from Jerry's kids, because the Scarlet Knights are about to knock the involuntary bowel movements right out of them. They are going to soil themselves so bad that they'll have lilly's popping out of there under-roos by halftime. They'll go great as a casket dressing when we are taking a knee and making funeral arrangements come the 4th quarter. Bite the pillow Ped State, we got a place for the handle of that ax, and since nobody remembered the KY, it appears it's going in dry. Heads will roll. We're coming for blood. Keep Choppin'. This..is..RUTGERSSSS!!!! P.S. Seriously though, flashy watch? Arms crossed in front of him? Don't look now James, your insecurities are showing! Gee, The Rutgers Football Team Seems Super Concerned With All The Negativity Surrounding Them...8/31/2015 See, this? This is what I need to see. The members of Rutgers football ignoring all the outside forces that are trying to pull apart the program to focus on team building. Having a little fun to wind down camp, and keeping spirits high headed into a game week.
As for the results... Well, I can't say I agree with Giovanni Rescigno getting the nod in round one. He basically was just given a victory for being excessively white. If there were any integrity to this contest than whatever super human move Isaiah Wharton did would have taken the crown for his squad. Second round was a wash. Nothing of substance. Come on guys, there's first dibs on ice cream on the line. Is dancing like your feet are on fire, instead of dancing like you are in a club and have insecurity issues, too much to ask? Third round is really all this competition was about. Just goes to show that they should have picked the 6 biggest guys on the team participate. Big men know how to move and even when they don't, if there is Mr. Softee on the line they will die trying. Got to agree with the winner. A fat guy doing the worm has no competition. Almost feel bad for Jacquis Webb. He had all the confidence in the world, but dude never stood a chance of defeating the truffle shuffle. Hope they saved some of those moves for when they are dancing on Norfolk State's grave this Saturday...
Listen, I respect Shaun O'Hara standing up for Kyle Flood when a majority of the people whose opinions matter have remained mum on the subject. At the same time, I think the last thing this university needs right now is more controversy. Especially controversy that stems from a former student athlete, with a large social platform, calling out the people that ultimately make the decisions at Rutgers. Yes, it's nice to have Kyle Flood's integrity spoken for by a reliable source. However, I can't help but think this is just one of those situations where it's better to ignore the pessimism and let this petty "investigation" die out on it's own. No matter how many times the Star Ledger attempts to play it up as some sort of scandal it's not going to alter my view that a head coach innocently emailing an athlete's professor isn't a big deal. However, people see this story run in a major publication enough times they might just let themselves be influenced otherwise.
Let's take a look at what Shaun O'Hara accomplished with that tweet. He called the President of the University spineless. While he's not wrong, anyone that was paying attention already knew that Robert Barchi didn't have a backbone. That was evident when he let former AD Tim Pernetti take the fall for the infamous video of Mike Rice's "unique" coaching habits. A video of which he was well aware. He also implied that the current athletic director is too scared to speak up. If there is anything I know about Julie Hermann it's that she speaks her mind, even if what's on it doesn't exactly paint her, or the University, in the best light. In my opinion, her lack of a statement on the subject really speaks to how much of a non-story it is. The news of the email was broken, Kyle Flood released a statement pretty much just acknowledging the silliness of the whole thing, and I haven't heard a peep of negativity surrounding it since. If I had to guess, I would say that Hermann silence was more about letting sleeping dogs lie. A strategy that Shaun O'Hara indirectly opposed when he clicked send on this tweet. I appreciate his intentions, but showing an inter-university disconnect and giving the Star Ledger yet another reason to speak ill of Rutgers probably wasn't the best way to handle his frustrations. Even if everyone with half a brain knows that this entire "investigation" is at best a joke, and at worst a witch hunt.
Scarlet Knights- Rutgers students who attend the Scarlet Knights’ football home opener can have an opportunity to win a share of $100,000. If RU returns its first kickoff for a touchdown in the Sept. 5 game versus Norfolk State, 100 students will win $1,000 each in a contest presented by Autoland of Springfield, N.J. The game is set to start at noon at High Point Solutions Stadium. Every Rutgers student who sits in the student section will automatically have a chance to win. Click here for complete contest rules. Click here for more information on student tickets. The last time the Scarlet Knights returned their first kickoff of a game for a touchdown was in the opener of the 2013 season at Fresno State when Janarion Grant (Trilby, Fla.) ran back 100 yards on his first collegiate touch. Okay, so a couple of things here. First of all, I can appreciate Rutgers potentially opening up the wallet in an attempt to get students even more excited for the beginning of football season than the already should be. Second of all, this means they have to receive the opening kick because having this happen after giving up points to a hapless Norfolk State team wouldn't be nearly as awesome as doing it on the first play of the season. Actually best case scenario for the university is that Norfolk State receives the ball at the beginning of the game, gets shutout for the entire first half, and Rutgers students are forced to stay for the second half kickoff of a game that will undoubtedly be out of hand at that point. With all that said, I am praying they don't return this kick for a touchdown. Why you ask? Well, because you always want your team to leave you wanting more. If we, as a fanbase, start the season becoming $100,000 richer then there is nowhere to go but down. We could have the best season in Rutgers history, miraculously luck into the Big Ten championship game, and students would already be looking forward to 2016. Already thinking ahead, hoping for a repeat performance of the time they used $100 unearned dollars to eat something other mass produced cafeteria food or drink something other than bargain basement vodka. Plus, as Rutgers fans we should know by now that we can only have so many good things happen to us in one season. Just look at the offseason. The shit was going fucking swimmingly until an email scandal involving our head coach came out of the woodwork, and minutes later a potential starting quarterback and our star wide receiver got benched for a half. That wasn't foul play on the part of Kyle Flood, Chris Laviano, or Leonte Carroo. That was divine intervention telling us to temper our expectations. Sure, it's easy for me to root for the kick returner to get tackled at the 20 when I am no longer a student and can't benefit financially off a touchdown. However, if you have the best interest of Rutgers football in mind you should be rooting for an anticlimactic finish as well. This program doesn't get Cinderella seasons, so I would rather not waste a glass slipper on a meaningless kick return against an FCS opponent. Give me a 99 yard return where he gets shoestring tackled by the kicker at the one yard line. We can save the touchdown for the 2nd play. That's the kind of disappointment I need to give me the impression that there are much better things ahead for this year's Scarlet Knights. P.S. Hey Janarion Grant, no pressure bro. Might want to watch these highlights next Friday night... NJ.com- Former Rutgers offensive lineman Anthony Davis tweeted one of the violent videos of Wednesday's Virginia shooting, drawing scrutiny on Twitter for posting the graphic footage. Videos from alleged gunman Bryce Williams of Wednesday morning's Virginia shooting of two WDBJ employees and an interview subject during a live broadcast were posted on Wednesday. While Twitter quickly removed Williams' content, it still remains viewable in other forms. The video Davis posted shows Williams standing behind the three victims and then opening fire. The video is still posted on Davis' Twitter page as of 1:30 Wednesday afternoon. Davis quickly received backlash from other Twitter users, demanding that he delete the Tweet. Davis did not directly reply to any comments, but he did send this Tweet 14 minutes after posting the video, which has since been deleted. Bravo Star Ledger, bravo. Grind that ax, and grind it good. There's your hard hitting news of the week. The story of a disgruntled former employee murdering an innocent reporter and cameraman? Nope. The racial undertones of an African American homosexual committing that needless execution? Nah. It's the former Rutgers offensive lineman that tweeted out a video, albeit horrific, that literally 90% of the world saw anyway. That's fucking journalism baby! A "trusted" online publication ignoring the social ramifications of a VIRAL MURDER to continue to run the Rutgers name through the mud. Jesus Christ, they are starting to make my stance on all things 'New York Rangers' look astute and objective. Still wondering why Rutgers AD Julie Hermann would love to see the Star Ledger, metaphorically speaking, go down in flames? This is just a guess, but it's probably because they are the only newspaper that cries 'SCANDAL!' every time they hear the 'R' word. Is this just a desperate attempt to get people to forget that they tried to turn an innocent e-mail from Kyle Flood to a faculty member into WaterGate? I would be disgruntled too if my 'story' got buried after Kyle Flood released a rational response basically laughing it off just a half hour later. I guess I got to admire the perseverance? The Star Ledger just keeps dropping the anvil hoping that sooner or later Rutgers is standing underneath it. The Wile E. Coyote of online news, just searching for a leg to stand on... Do I agree with Anthony Davis tweeting out that video? Not really. It's certainly not something I would do. However, he's well within his right to do so, and I don't think it did anything to increase the viewership of the incident. If you wanted to watch it, and I use the term 'wanted' extremely loosely, then you were going to watch it, whether Anthony Davis shared it on social media or not. Unless we are going to assume that the 100,000 people that posted it before him are all supporters of this lunatic, then maybe we can stop short of implying that Anthony Davis is too. I know this may be hard for The Star Ledger to understand, but just because a twitter handle of a Rutgers is graduate is attached to a video of a senseless murder doesn't mean that it's owner was complicit in pulling the trigger.
Pretty Sure Hayden Rettig Just Won The Rutgers Starting Quarterback Job By Default, And I LOVE It8/25/2015 CFT- You have to love half-game suspensions against FCS opponents. That is what Rutgers has handed to quarterback Chris Laviano and star wide receiver Leonte Carroo. Laviano and Carroo will each serve a half-game suspension when Rutgers takes the field next week in the season opener against Norfolk State. Both will be eligible to return in the second half, and Rutgers hopes to avoid needing either to have an impact in the second half when they do. A curfew violation reportedly is what led to the mild suspensions.
In addition to the suspensions of Laviano and Carroo, linebacker Kevin Marquez, punter Tim Gleeson and cornerback Ruhann Peele will also serve half-game suspensions. With Laviano now out of the quarterback mix at Rutgers, for a half at least, Joe Schad of EPSN.com reports Hayden Rettig will assume command of the offense. The two had been competing for the right to replace Gary Nova. Rettig is a transfer from LSU who sat out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. Listen, if you want to be pessimistic and read this as "Rutgers suspends it's senior captain, potential starting quarterback, and three other players for breaking curfew" then that is your prerogative. However, I happen to fancy myself a glass-half-full kind of man. After spending the morning fighting off the Star Ledger's repeated attacks at the character of one Kyle Flood, I just don't have it in me to discuss more negativity surrounding the Rutgers football program. Especially since the itch I have gotten for football season is like two scratches away from breaking out into a full blown eczema. So you know what? This isn't about Chris Laviano and Leonte Carroo acting like normal college kids, most likely having one too many drinks, and losing track of time. This is about Hayden Rettig starting the season in charge of the Rutgers offense. I think this is what a majority of Rutgers fans wanted to see. Well, not like this obviously. However, Rutgers fans want to see the best possible quarterback be the signal caller for this team. Through training camp Laviano and Rettig have remained fairly equal in terms of performance, hence why it has taken so long for Kyle Flood to announce a starter, but the fact still remains that Rettig has more god given ability than Laviano. While Rettig may not have the experience, it makes way more sense to take a chance on his potential when the rest of the offense is littered with playmakers. Rutgers could easily be an average team with either quarterback at the helm, but starting Rettig gives this team the possibility of becoming something more. Sure, right now he is the starter by default, and that very well could change after Laviano serves his suspension. Although, given my optimistic view of a suspension, I am going to roll with this whole positivity thing and assume that once Rettig takes the reigns of this offense that'll hell ride that sum' bitch into the sunset. P.S. I don't know if the timing of this news is ironic or intentional considering the controversy around Kyle Flood, but I'll tell you this. A guy that suspends important members of his team for coming home after hours isn't the kind of guy that is going to risk an entire season, and possibly his job security, by sending an email to a professor with foul play in mind. Even if it just a one half suspension against an FCS opponent. Joke Of The Day: Rutgers Coach Kyle Flood Being Investigated For Contacting A Professor About Grades8/25/2015 CFT- The 2015 season may not start off with a bit of controversy off the field for Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood. NJ.com reports today Flood is being investigated for impermissible contact with a university faculty member over the status of one of his players. The report suggests Flood could ultimately face a suspension, or perhaps even be fired, although that is purely speculation at this point in time. Either way, it sure makes it sound serious.
Per NJ.com‘s Keith Sargeant, the investigation at Rutgers is centered on an email from Flood’s personal email account to a faculty member of Rutgers’ arts school. The player in question is reportedly cornerback Nadir Barnwell, a junior. Barnwell reportedly faces academic ineligibility for the upcoming season. Depending on the outcome of the investigation, the punishment Flood could face ranges from a public reprimand to a termination of his contract with the university. If the worst-case scenario plays out, Flood could potentially be out of a job before the start of the season, as the investigation is expected to be wrapped up in short order. Rutgers prohibits coaches from having direct contact with instructors of student-athletes, which is why Rutgers is investigating this manner. At this point there is no word on whether the NCAA or Big Ten have taken a look to see what is happening, although it would be wise to assume each will monitor the situation closely and weigh in if needed. I swear, only at Rutgers could something this trivial become a full blown investigation. A Head Coach of a football team emails a professor about the academic status of one of his players, and all the sudden everyone is ready to call for his firing and public stoning. Are we fucking kidding here? We are just going to act like this is something that doesn't happen, probably to a much worse extent, at every other major athletic University in the country? Is it against the rules for a coach to contact a professor? Apparently it is. So yeah, he's technically in violation of a rule. However, it's a rule that is broken so often that it's hardly ever enforced. This would be like if you ran across the street 20 feet to the left of a crosswalk. Sure, it's technically jaywalking, but if a cop gave you a ticket for it you would have the right to laugh directly in his face. There are schools out there that ran full blown rings of fake classes for athletes (looking at you UNC). All the sudden we are going to act like college athletes have earned every passing grade they ever received? Isn't it public information that student athletes sometimes receive preferential treatment in the classroom as well? I thought that was a long standing joke? If anything, Rutgers has been known for it's academic legitimacy throughout the years. So no, I refuse to sit here and think it's big fucking deal that a Head Coach, especially one as respected as Kyle Flood, asked if there were any extra credit opportunities for one of his players. Anything short of going full Tony Soprano and threatening the life of professor in question, and this whole fucking thing is a disgrace to everyone that's making it out to be more than it is. The only person that deserves criticism in this situation is Nadir Barnwell for being so goddamn stupid that he can't make the grade in an Art School summer class. I recognize that Kyle Flood sent that email with his the well being of his football team in mind, but if you think he's the type to be strong arming teachers than clearly you haven't been paying attention the last 4 years. I'll get into this in the next blog, but this is a guy that just sat his star WR and one of the potential starting quarterbacks for a half for breaking curfew. Yeah, that's right. He's sitting college kids, who are imperative to the success of his team, for coming home late. He is clearly a guy that runs a tight ship, and is just as concerned as turning these players into respectable men as he is winning football games. Any hatchet job on his integrity only takes away from the integrity of it's author. A look into his statement regarding the matter really shows everything you need to know... "Let me start by saying I'm disappointed at the tone of the article that (associate athletic director for media relations) Hasim (Phillips) showed me this morning," Flood said. "I've been the head coach now, this is going into my fourth season, and I've had a lot of interaction with the teachers on our campus. I think that that article not only insults my integrity, but insults the integrity of our faculty. I've come to realize that our faculty here at Rutgers is beyond reproach and I have a tremendous amount of respect for them." "Our faculty are part of our program," Flood said. "Just as recently as the other day, we had two faculty members at our practice. Now, any correspondence that I had with a professor in regard to a student-athlete would really be of this nature: One, to be in support of whatever decision that faculty member made, and two, to inquire as to whether or not there would be an opportunity to earn a better grade. Now, this practice is not unusual at Rutgers. Many students all over campus receive what are called 'T grades' (temporary grades) doing work outside of when the class ends that semester to earn a better grade." NJ.com- Two former Division 1 college basketball stars were arrested in an undercover prostitution sting Friday evening, authorities said. Myles Mack, 23, and Fuquan Edwin, 23, both of Paterson, were among 13 people caught up in the prostitution sweep, the Passaic County Sheriff's Office said. Passaic County Sheriff's Office spokesman Bill Maer said Mack and Edwin were in the same vehicle Friday evening when they allegedly offered to pay a law enforcement officer who was posing as a prostitute for sex. Mack was the passenger and Edwin was the driver, he said. Both men were charged with soliciting prostitution. What an indictment of the basketball program at my alma mater. As if there weren't already enough signs that Rutgers had A LOT of work to do to be considered a contender in the Big Ten, now our best player for the last 4 years can't even get laid off his athletic resume? Myles Mack has been the sole reason to suffer through a Rutgers basketball game for as long as I choose to remember, and he can't even get free, consensual sex out of it? I thought that was the only benefit of playing basketball at Rutgers. It certainly isn't to gain notiriety or pursue a career in the sport. We are talking about a player that decided to stay even after Mike Rice beat him in dodgeball and called him a 'faggot'. Who would put up with that if they weren't, at the very least, swimming in the panties of horny co-eds after practice? You trying to tell me that Myles Mack loved the game that much? If that were true he would have picked a better basketball school than Rutgers. Jesus Christ, get it together Myles. You're giving our school a bad name. Frank Kaminsky is like the ugliest guy on the planet and he probably doesn't even have to open his eyes to wake up in some strange pussy. How can we achieve the level of success in the sport that Wisconsin has if our only player that was worth a damn is resorting to paying streetwalkers for sexual satisfaction? I bet we just lost half of our recruiting class off this news alone. This sad, pathetic mugshot just erased every productive thing he did on the basketball court during his time on the Banks. I highly doubt this story is what Mark Morrison had in mind when he wrote 'Return Of The Mack'. At first I was inclined to blame Fuqua Edwin for this. You are only as responsible as those that you chose to associate with, and if you hang around with someone from Seton Hall long enough you are bound to flush your reputation down the toilet sooner or later. The exchange of money for shameful orgasms is undoubtedly more of a Seton Hall thing. However, the fact that these two were comfortable enough with each other to agree to getting a prostitute makes them both equally as guilty. Think about that for a second. Even if you wanted to go out with friends and compensate filthy women for being the canvas to your unborn children, who says it out loud?! There's a stigma that goes along with paying for sex. It's generally pretty frowned upon, especially amongst athletes in their early 20's. I would think soliciting a hooker is a one man operation. One of those things that you do and DON'T tell your friends about. You know when you watch a porn with an extremely questionable plot and you feel that wave of shame wash over you as soon as your done? Now imagine watching that porn with a friend. That's the equivalent. Two ex-college basketball players literally standing there facing each other with their dicks in their hands hating themselves. The bottom doesn't get much rockier than that. Everyone has their own vices, but if your vice is corner dwelling whores, then maybe it's best not to have company.
Penn State Doesn't Consider Rutgers A Rival Because Penn State Has Never Valued Rational Thought7/21/2015 NJ.com- I connected with Bob Flounders, who covers Penn State for PennLive.com, for a Q&A on the Nittany Lions.
Q: The Penn State side was mostly dismissive of the possibility of a Rutgers rivalry leading up to last season's matchup. Did the close game change anything? What do you expect the atmosphere to be like at Beaver Stadium for that prime-time matchup? A: I don't believe the Penn State program views Rutgers as a rival and I know the fan base does not. Pittsburgh is the Lions' true rival and the Panthers are coming back on the schedule in a few years. The fact is, PSU hasn't really had a true rival in the Big Ten since it joined the conference. The prime-time atmosphere will be better than the one at Rutgers just because the size of the crowd. One would think this statement would upset a die hard Rutgers fan like myself. That Penn State's refusal to acknowledge Rutgers as a geographical rival and a Big Ten peer would anger those that have supported the program as it's risen to relative prominence. Alas, it does not. Not because I don't think Rutgers has the talent or the draw of Penn State, but simply because Penn State admitting that Rutgers is their equal would be admitting failure. Admitting that Rutgers, once a Division 1 afterthought, is now a middle of the pack Big 10 team is an admission that Penn State has not only failed to progress, but has actually regressed from the traditional college football power that they used to be. First year in a Power 5 Conference, with only a single season of B1G recruiting under their belt, and Rutgers has already finished with a better record than Penn State. Hell, the only thing that even kept Penn State within sniffing distance in the standings was a historically bad performance from Rutgers' quarterback in their head to head matchup. However, leave it to the cult members at Penn State to ignore the obvious. Sure, two schools that are within such a close proximity, constantly compete for players, and now play each other on an annual basis aren't rivals. Probably the same way a kiddy touching ring taking place under the watchful eye of Joe Paterno isn't his responsibility. Whatever you guys say. I'm sure after enough cups of Kool-Aid anything can sound reasonable. Shit, even Hitler had followers. If ISIS can consider their actions logical than why can't Penn State continue to ignore their diminishing place amongst the landscape of college football? I'm not saying Rutgers is a better program than Penn State, but I am saying it's a lot closer than it used to be, and that speaks volumes of which direction the two schools are trending in. We may not be Penn State's rival in their eyes, but we are absolutely legitimate competition, whether they choose to accept that or not. ESPN- "After a few years of thought, I've decided it will be best for me to take a year or so away from the NFL," Davis said in a release. "This will be a time for me to allow my Brain and Body a chance to heal. I know many won't understand my decision, that's ok.
"I hope you too have the courage to live your life how you planned it when day dreaming to yourself growing up. Your Life is Your dream and you have the power to control that dream. I'm simply doing what's best for my body as well as my mental health at this time in my life." Once is happenstance. Twice is a coincidence. Three times is a pattern. Four times is a trend. I know this may sound ridiculous, but is it really? Is Jim Harbaugh's cut throat and demanding style of coaching responsible for four players, three of them still extremely productive, giving up their dream job for the comfort of retirement? Has there even been an offseason where four players from one team retired from the NFL in the heart of their career? Now I know all these players had their various reasons and not a single on of them mentioned their former head coach, but that may have to do with being politically correct more than anything else. Consider that Jim Harbaugh was basically fired for being exhausting. His schtick wore thin with the front office when the wins were harder to come by. Is it possible that the same effect he had on the franchise mentally could have effected the players physically? Study the words of Anthony Davis. He's not retiring because he doesn't love football anymore. He's retiring because he is spent. His body and mind are both worn down. He doesn't need a life after football he needs a fucking nap. He needs a break. How many players at the top of their game have retired because they were tired? The lunatic that ran himself out of San Francisco could very well be at least semi-culpable for running a good portion of his old roster out of the league. I almost feel like Harbaugh was running a Bear Bryant style training camp. Like you weren't allowed to leave practice without puking on the sidelines. Would you be surprised if you found out Harbaugh was running his players ragged? Think about how crazy a man has to be to push the the biggest, fastest, and strongest athletes on earth to a Mariah Carey style, fatigue driven breakdown. It may not be the main reason why players are leaving San Francisco like there is a Sharknado warning, but you can't convince me it has nothing to do with it. Jim Harbaugh's insanity knows no bounds. He's like the the ex-girlfriend that pointed out the abysmal health rating at your favorite restaurant and ruined it for you forever. This many people that have dedicated their lives to football aren't supposed to voluntarily give up football all at the same time. Something doesn't smell right, and it's not all Harbaugh's breath. PFT- Smith told Sal Paolantonio of ESPN that Rice, who is not suspended and is eligible to play as soon as a team signs him, would be back in the NFL if teams were willing to give him a fair chance.
“This, unfortunately, is a league that has a history of blackballing players. I find it hard to believe that a player of Mr. Rice’s caliber hasn’t at least gotten one offer from a team to come work out,” Smith said. The term “blackballing” suggests something underhanded, but the reality is that NFL teams aren’t hiding the fact that they simply don’t want to do business with the man who last year became the poster boy for domestic violence in America. That’s the prerogative of each team, and while the union is free to advocate on Rice’s behalf, there’s not much the union can do about it. I know this may come as news to a lot of you but when you are an NFL running back there is really no good time to knock your wife unconcious. However, there are certainly times that are worse than others. When you are coming off a terrible season and showing signs of aging is just about the worst possible time you could choose to get caught on video turning an elevator into a scene from Mike Tyson's 'Punchout'. Do I think Ray Rice is being blackballed? It depends on your definition of the term. He's being blackballed in the same way most 28 year old running backs without a lot of tread on their tires are blackballed. Running backs are a dime-a-dozen. Just look at the recent success of underrated free agents. The fact of the matter is if a team thought Ray Rice could help them win even one more game he wouldn't still be on the outside looking in. Look at Ray McDonald. Look at Greg Hardy. Hell, Frank Clark was drafted into this league, by a team that has gone to back to back Super Bowls, amidst domestic abuse allegations. The main question when it comes to players that have had run-in's with the law is "are they worth the trouble?". That's the question with a lot of fringe NFL players. Was Michael Sam blackballed for being gay or was his play on the field not worth the dog and pony show came with it? Do we really think that Tim Tebow wasn't capable of making an NFL roster at a multitude of positions or was he 'blackballed' because of the media circus that would inevitably come with him? I don't think Ray Rice is being blackballed. I just think he has a much higher hill to climb than the average backup running back. All things considered every single team in the league would much rather have a hungry 21 year old out of college with something to prove than a 28 year old distraction. Even if Rice were being blackballed. You know who cares? NO ONE. I'm a Rutgers fan. I was a Ray Rice fan. If he doesn't end up back in the league it's on him, not the league. The best way to not get blackballed is by not giving your wife a black eye. Yeah, it was only one incident. No, I don't think Rice is a serial wife beater. However, you have to pay for your sins. If that means you pay with the rest of your career then so be it. With great power comes great responsibility. Don't expect sympathy from anyone else. If this were any other profession this wouldn't even be an argument because no organization would speak out on behalf of a known domestic abuser. Ray Rice may get another shot in the NFL or he may not. It certainly isn't going to happen in May when there is nothing but off the field news to overreact to. Either way, there isn't a team in the league that owes Ray Rice a damn thing, and if he doesn't end up on an NFL roster it has just as much to do with his present abilities as it does his past transgressions. Rutgers Cornerback Darian Dailey Arrested For Robbing A Kid on A Bike For $20 With a BB Gun5/27/2015 NJ.com- Rutgers cornerback Darian Dailey and a co-defendant, Trazelle Johnson, stole $20 in an armed robbery early Sunday morning, according to the arrest warrant filed by the Sarasota (Fla.) County Sheriff's Office.
Dailey, who was driving a black Dodge registered to his mother, and Johnson, the passenger, stopped the car directly in front of an 18-year-old who was riding his bicycle home from work just before 2 a.m. on Sunday, according to the warrant. Police said Johnson got out of the car with his face covered by a cloth and pointed what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun at the victim and asked, "What you got?" After the victim said he had $20, Johnson said, "Hand it over," according to the warrant. Dailey, 19, stood behind Johnson, 19, near the rear of vehicle during the exchange. Dailey and Johnson then got back into the car and drove away, according to the warrant. The victim copied the car's tag number and the vehicle was located by Manatee County Deputies a short time later. A black pellet gun (without red tip) was in plain view in the vehicle, according to the warrant. Does a player count as a 'Rutgers cornerback' if even the most diehard of fans don't even know who he is? I am inclined to say no. If you played the cornerback position at Rutgers last year and weren't worthy of burning a redshirt then I barely consider you an athlete, never mind an actual part of the team. Hell, the Scarlet Knights started a running back at corner in the season opener last year. If you can't crack that lineup you probably serve a better role in prison than you do on the gridiron. Come on man, at least be a better criminal. I don't care if you have fallen on hard times, is it really worth sacrificing a free education and a potential NFL career for the contents of a high schoolers pockets? Is that really the person you want to risk your future on? Talk about choosing a short term investment over a long term investment. What do you expect to make off a kid riding his bike around town? You're lucky he even had 20 bucks on him. I think the value of a kid on a bike maxes out at about $50. Shit, you probably should have just taken the bike. At least get some value for your troubles. What were you set to hold up a playground as your next financial venture? Maybe take a homeless guy for all he is worth? Even if you got away with it the most you were getting out of that heist was a 2-for-1 deal at Applebees. At least you were able to avoid that unpalatable disappointment. I guess the only silver lining is that it could have been more embarrassing. The kid could have said he had nothing and Dailey could have been left with his dick in one hand and and a BB gun in his other. Talk about an anti-climactic robbery. Kid passes over a 20 spot and is already reading the cops your license plate number before you are even out of sight. I guess some people really weren't built for a life of crime. If the petty amount of cash didn't prove that, then being caught with the BB gun in plain view certainly did. It's too bad you already wasted that whole football scholarship thing before you learned that lesson. We'll always remember the good times Darian... NJ.com- A bill passed by the Rutgers student assembly has called for more gender and ethnic diversity in the mascot costume, according to a report in The Daily Targum. This is how Emmet Brennan, the assembly's parliamentarian, explained it to the student newspaper:
"What we were thinking — the way the bill's laid out — it's not defined that we need an Asian knight, a black knight, a Latino knight. That we would really leave it up to the different student organizations ... and basically the whole student body as a whole to determine how many knights they'd like and what these knights would represent." I have a dream that one day all mascots will be create equal! Jesus Christ Rutgers. We don't already have enough issues with how we are perceived? Now we need to create a race war amongst those that wear padded suits and dress up like caricatures of a university's team name. You know why the Scarlet Knight isn't black? Because if you go back in the history books black people weren't exactly riding horses in shining armor. Is this new concept to Rutgers students that black and latino people don't have the fondest of pasts in this country? Might be time to step up the curriculum guys. Maybe bring in a history major or two. Have a 28,000 person assembly at High Point Solutions Stadium. Remember the movie 'The Black Knight' that stars Martin Lawrence? Ever wonder why it falls under the comedy genre? Because black people hate riding horses. That's as close to a fact as a stereotype can be. When's the last time you have seen a black guy on a horse besides that Uncle Tom at 'Medieval Times'? Anyone watch the Kentucky Derby? Was there a really strong contingent of black folks playing jockey? I'm going to go out on a limb and say that's not the case. Yes, in 2015 anyone is capable of doing anything. That doesn't mean that certain races don't still have a proclivity to certain activities. Basketball and comedy are predominantly black, baseball and spicy food are primarily latin, and white's still have quite the stranglehood on hockey and Knighthood. Maybe we should just change the new mascot to yellow like all of the new race ambiguous emojis? Or would the Asians consider that a win in their favor? Can't have that. If anyone is happy, no one is happy. Historical authenticity be damned. Can't have one single white knight as the face of the University. We need an entire team of mascots dressed up like the United Nations. A whole army of diversity storming in on a stable of horses. That's the only way to get prejudice out of our institutions of higher learning, and I'll be damned if it's not the best way to intimidate the opposition as well. |
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