YankeeInAtlanta
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Sounds probable that those charges against Jones will be upgraded.
Yeah, really. ATS said something similar yesterday. Between Skip going for a regular-old run on some random summer day and having a heart attack, the marching band/sexual assault situation, and now this, there has been some really "not-ordinary" stuff that has happened in the program the last decade.This this whole thing is really hard to believe. Our assistant coach killed a guy with his fists on the streets of New York. Even if it was an accident, holy shit. What a fiasco.
Yeah, really. ATS said something similar yesterday. Between Skip going for a regular-old run on some random summer day and having a heart attack, the marching band/sexual assault situation, and now this, there has been some really "not-ordinary" stuff that has happened in the program the last decade.
How could he from a logistics standpoint stay on while this is going on? Is he going to continue recruiting and fulfilling his other coaching duties? Are we going to just operate down an assistant coach until this gets resolved which could be years?
I probably had it coming (drunk, ongoing issues with the guy) but I caught a sucker punch from a WS TV sports anchor and hit the parking lot pavement about 32 years ago. Trying to get up, was tackled by a (now) longtime PGA pro. Ambulance to NCBH for emergency surgery for severe clavicle fracture. No charges were filed. None. Had I died during surgery, the case might have blown up like this one has. The drunk in NYC probably deserved a punch too.
This is the first time I've checked the boards in about 6 months. I see that RJ and Ph are still giving you all plenty to laugh about. You can't buy entertainment this good.
Surely he will be let go, but I as far as facts are concerned, Jones was the one who picked the guy up off the sidewalk and was trying to prop him up/clear his throat (i.e., keep him alive). Not sure if he was the one who called 911, but my understanding per NY reports are that he waited around until the guy was in the ambulance (i.e., nothing more for him to do) and took off (i.e., hightailed it) before the police connected the dots.
Yep, regardless of whether he is criminally culpable for his actions that night, if he didn't give WF a heads up that this happened (or at least that he was going to NYC to turn himself in), he put the university in an awful spot and probably will face termination for that alone.It’s almost like we need more information. But I agree that unless the story comes out a very specific way, Jones needs to go. And if he hasn’t shared that story with his employer, he needs to go.
It’s almost like we need more information. But I agree that unless the story comes out a very specific way, Jones needs to go. And if he hasn’t shared that story with his employer, he needs to go.
Darren, Len or Billy?
Is the media still portraying this as an "Uber mix up"? Wasn't that just something the guy's brother speculated on? .