Leaving in just a few minutes for South Bend.
Quick links.
Rumors are that the charges against Street, Graham and Pitts will be dropped, but no confirmation.
Are Domer bloggers worried about this game? Not really.
P-G’s Sam Werner talks Pitt to the Irish Network NBC.
Rivals.com ND guy talks ND to Werner.
Notre Dame’s MLB is good.
Dejan Kovacevic sees this as an early opportunity for this to be Chryst’s 13-9.
Brother, can you spare a linebacker? Joe Trebitz gets his first start.
Come on Arthur Doakes. Don’t forget your roots, you’re a Cedar (yeep).
Take some inspiration from Derrick Burns.
I think we deserve it at this point.
What is the saying in the entertainment business? “There is no such thing as bad publicity”? So Pitt football gets some air time out of this one way or another.
Getting serious for a moment, I hope that these charges end up being found baseless, but even if they are valid, both Pitts and Graham are going to beat this simply because they are not accused of touching anyone. A third year law student could get them out of that rap. Devin may have a little steeper hill to climb however to get his butt out of this considering he is fingered as actually slugging the accuser. This will be nothing more than plea bargain down the road however, even if it stands up in court, although I doubt that will transpire.
Remember that we still live in the US of A and although the media has decided to transform itself over the last few years into the both the Judge and the Jury as soon as any negative news hits the airwaves, we must continue to remind ourselves that people in this country remain innocent until PROVEN guilty.
This whole situation appears very suspect at this point, and since bodily injury is absent and solid evidence appears slim, guilty beyond a reasonable doubt might be a tough sell with only “he said, she said” testimony. Time will tell.
In the meantime, life goes on.
Simple bungling by the cops? Normal Process? Or perhaps a “convenient loophole” that has provided the University the opportunity to put off having to suspend the players until they have the chance to meet in person with investigators as alluded in the Pitt Press Release.
Interesting that this all seems to point to a date in January which will be long after the season has ended and after BOWL SEASON $$$$$$$$
Very, very interesting!
I support the University’s decision to hold their judgement until the facts are determined. It may appear self-serving to some, but if an athlete is to be suspended based solely on an allegation by a supposed victim, with no physical evidence or police presence or independent witnesses, then how does an athlete protect himself from erroneous charges and suspension short of moving into a monastery?
If these charges prove to be true then the hammer should come down, but until then lets be fair.
HTP in South Bend today. With Mason out and Tino facing the best front 7 in the country, it could be brutal, but the beauty of college football is that you just never know.
#2 has to be the 4 OT win in 2008.
It’s tough to take the Pittsburgh media most of the time.
Appreciate your response, but it sounds a little shakey to me.
If I were the police investigator or prosecutor whatever, and I was handed information and a possible recommendation for charges to be made against some Pitt football players… I would absolutely want to meet with them to get their side of the story before soiling their reputations.
Given the nature of the alleged crime involving students out late night walking the streets of Oakland on a party night, I would place a priority on hearing the players side of the story first before charging. Alibi is a word that comes to mind.
This looks more like a situation where the case, whether merited or not, is supported by some strong evidence in the form of witness testimony and maybe a video shot from a smart phone… who knows?
It’s also looking like a situation where University Admin and the the authorities and possibly attorneys for the players got together and worked an arrangement whereby justice would ultimately be served.
In this case justice also might mean not costing Street and Graham their senior years or Pitt a possible Bowl Game for an alleged misdemeanor in which no one was seriously injured and the alleged victim was apparently not initially interested in filing charges.
Without question the setting of January as a hearing date suggests there was some motivatino to put this matter aside until long after the season or any possible Bowl Game.
I have to go to Ebensburg (actually between Ebensburg and Carroltown) today.
I want to listen to coverage on the radio with Bill Hillgrove et al rather than the TV guys.
Does anyone recommend a radio station for that neck of the woods that will cover the game as well as the pre-and post-game stuff? I can’t get the Pittsburgh station because I’m behind a hill which blocks the signal.
Thanks and Hail to Pitt!