Just because, it seems that I should at least say something….
I don’t know.
It’s not like the details from the charges filed based on the complaint make this any clearer. I know what Tyrone Ezell is accused of doing, but there is nothing reported as to what he said happened, other than claiming innocence on the charges.
This is a domestic dispute that will be a he-said/she-said. The police arrived afterwards so they only see the aftermath and the statements taken from the involved parties.
Nothing about this is neat and tidy. I doubt the hearing — if/when it finally happens — will clear this up any more than the allegations in the complaint.
I think Coach Paul Chryst adopted the wait-and-see on this matter for the simple reason that it is too messed-up to draw a clean conclusion. Do you suspend him because he was with his father to confront the person believed to have assaulted his sister, and it all went south? Do you even let him play if he is alleged to have punched a woman in the face in the midst of this?
The only thing that has me truly surprised is that this has been unknown and unreported for over two months.
till oct 16.
Not much to watch. President’s Cup should be interesting. Hope the Panthers are getting healthy and staying out of trouble (back on topic) this weekend.
Let’s Go Bucs!
The fact that the student chose not to press charges helped our three players an awful lot but I was still dumbfounded that there was no public ramifications levied on those players at all. I’m convinced, and I hate to say it, that our opponent being ND the next game after the charges came to light had something to do with them skipping off Scot free. IMO a loss of a start or a quarter suspension, something minor but tangible, would have sent a better message.
If you remember all the players were sentenced to community service to allow the charges to be waived.
The whole incident did have somewhat of a silver lining as Devin Street has been very proactive in his leadership responsibilities toward the rest of his teammates. Of course his being a SR and looking at his draft-ability factors in but whatever the reason he’s done very well off the field since then.
