September 3, 2010: The day of QB atonementSeptember 3, 2010
Ben Roethlisberger and Jeremiah Masoli have liters of sweat drippin from the back of their right hands.
Ben Roethlisberger was never accused of anything nor was he arrested. So his original suspension of 6 games was reduced to 4 with Roethlisberger’s good behavior. I’m fine with the decision although former Pittsburgh Steeler and Hall of Fame QB, Terry Bradshaw thinks otherwise. Innocent until proven guilty is the law in this country. If they couldn’t prove he did anything wrong then 6 games is too harsh of a punishment, so NFL commish, Roger Goodell, got this one right.
On the NCAA end, Ole Miss transfer QB, Jeremiah Masoli, was ruled ineligible after he transfered to Ole Miss after being kicked off the Oregon Ducks team. I saw the Roethlisberger suspension being lightened, but this one was a shock. The NCAA never awards appeals. If the NCAA says the sky is purple then it is purple and you better not say anything else or they are coming for your mama and your sweet potato pie. Good job by the NCAA for getting over themselves. If they keep this up, I might actually respect them more.
Check out this great Sports Illustrated story on Masoli. It sheds a different light on the kid you automatically assume is a stubborn, spoiled, and selfish thug.
“Jeremiah Masoli is asking you to open your mind, to consider the possibility that, regardless of what you’ve read or heard, he is not a thug. That would be an easier sell, of course, if he hadn’t spent nearly three months in a juvenile facility in 2005 for robbery; if he hadn’t pled guilty in March of this year to burglarizing a fraternity house; if his career as the starting quarterback — and a potential Heisman contender — at Oregon hadn’t ended last month after police found him driving with marijuana in his car.”
Check out the rest here.
That’s all I got,
Ricky Writer
