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like herpes. you can only get something to combat the outbreak of UNIguy, but it never goes away.
CPR said Sims would be on the team this fall and that more info should follow in the next 24 to 48 hours.
Where did he say he would be on the team? All he said was there would be more light shed on the matter in the next 24-48 hours. Nothing about his status.
Sorry if this has been posted. Iowa State football: David Sims is still Cyclones' top safety | desmoinesregister.com | The Des Moines Register
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Not sure how to feel about this line.
I suppose the optimistic view would be that CPR knows some specifics and Sims isn't involved in theft of the card and/or credit card fraud.
Because I have to admit, if he did steal it and used it - I have a problem with this decision.
The article doesn't make any mention regarding the woman's son. Is that just the Register being the Register, or did the son turn out to be not involved?
But if you read further he says: "If something happens, we'll move forward with the appropriate discipline."
Maybe that means nothing has happened? So far atleast? I'm trying really hard to be optimistic here if you can't tell.
Since I don't know anymore about it other than 3rd party channels like everyone else, I'll leave it to the coaches to make the decisions based on information provided to them, which is more than we have. And if I did know all of the details, again I will support the coaching staff on their decision and may not always agree, but I'll support it. If coach says he is going to be on the team, addressed internally, in the first game I say welcome to the team son, grab your helmet and go out there and put a hit that is a slobberknocker on the other team, and then the next play and then the next play...
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three things I see in this:
1) College Kids make mistakes, always have, always will.
2) the severity of those mistakes pre-digital media was often unknown unless they were serious enough for significant coverage "see robbing a Burger King as an example". Generally I agree beating someone up for $4 and cell phone is a bad deal and generally I think the PP situation sounds pretty bad - but all of us have likely done something in College that if under the microscope of the internet would likely sound quite a bit worse than it actually was. Example: I was at a riot in Ames, spin that to say "I particpated in a Riot and was charged" Sounds much worse, many people that were just there got maced and in some cases charged even though they weren't doing anything other than trying to get the hell out of there.
3) We internet junkies now get to weigh in and judge the character of the kids based on the mistakes they reportedly made ad nauseum.
I have no idea what Sims did or didn't do, but I think if we want to be relevant and winning more than the we are tougher on discipline than you contest- we have to let the coaches take the chances they feel are justifiable, after all - if the Coach is wrong, its his political capital he is using up not ours.
1) College Kids make mistakes, always have, always will.
2) the severity of those mistakes pre-digital media was often unknown unless they were serious enough for significant coverage "see robbing a Burger King as an example". Generally I agree beating someone up for $4 and cell phone is a bad deal and generally I think the PP situation sounds pretty bad - but all of us have likely done something in College that if under the microscope of the internet would likely sound quite a bit worse than it actually was. Example: I was at a riot in Ames, spin that to say "I particpated in a Riot and was charged" Sounds much worse, many people that were just there got maced and in some cases charged even though they weren't doing anything other than trying to get the hell out of there.
3) We internet junkies now get to weigh in and judge the character of the kids based on the mistakes they reportedly made ad nauseum.
I have no idea what Sims did or didn't do, but I think if we want to be relevant and winning more than the we are tougher on discipline than you contest- we have to let the coaches take the chances they feel are justifiable, after all - if the Coach is wrong, its his political capital he is using up not ours.
That's a lot of typing. How about this:
If he did it, he's guilty of a felony and shouldn't be playing.
End. Of. Story.
2 game suspension if he is guilty. End. Of. Story. See, anyone can do that.
Is that really a felony? When my credit card was stolen he racked up 3K and the police wouldn't even pursue it, even with a simple trail to follow.
Actually - I beg to differ, never quite that simple - to be proven guilty of a felony - you first have to be charged and then once you are charged - Due Process generally allows for a judge and jury - which may not be known for some time but I suppose we should expect our coaches to make that judgement since I am sure they are privy to all of the details of a criminal investigation? after all we all know the kids that are charged are all guilty right - on the other hand many are guilty and aren't charged due to a lack of evidence or plead down.
Don't mean to be a DB but digging up stories is the papers job. Exposing corruption in government and other scandalous story is their money maker. The paper will run any story that makes ISU or UofI look bad.
Good point. Innocent until proven guilty. I don't envy a coach's position, though, having to weigh the competing concepts of innocent until proven guilty and tough action against those who commit felonies.
