Jameis Winston suspended for half vs. Clemson over obscenity incident

[Philly5]

Another dumb thing for a high profile athlete to do. Will his bad behavior get better when he has millions?

Half game. What a joke! Don't even bother.

 

[Boston Ram]

I can tell you guys that the Crab Legs were NOT stolen.

A little birdie with the inside scoop shared the story with me. That particular grocery store HAD a deal going with the football team. Many of the players could go there for things and not have to pay themselves. The items were paid for later by a willing booster. The team didn't want to be found in violation of NCAA rules. Swept under the rug.

But what about this comment in the OP lol

"As the university's most visible ambassadors, student-athletes at Florida State are expected to uphold at all times high standards of integrity and behavior that reflect well upon themselves, their families, coaches, teammates, the Department of Athletics and Florida State University. Student-athletes are expected to act in a way that reflects dignity and respect for others," Florida State interim president Dr. Garnett Stokes and athletic director Stan Wilcox said in a joint statement

Standards must only apply to the teenage athletes ...Thanks for the information

 

[ReddingRam]

Lol, the over reactions to a college kid yelling "F*ck her righ in the P*ssy." I bet he wasn't the only one yelling it either.
I for damn sure never talked like that, ever.

You do realize he has been and still is under scrutiny for a sexual assault charge? That alone makes this behavior stupid. Some of these o kids just can't stay outof their own way.

 

[LACHAMP46]

Well, I got my ass beat with a ping-pong paddle growing up. I still went through a phase in college where I was getting drunk, acting out, and had several interactions with police (never arrested). That's what it is with MOST people, a phase. Nothing you can do about it.

Seems like a guy, who's basically interviewing for a multimillion dollar opportunity at every possible public encounter, wouldn't behave at like this. Add in the fact he is under investigation for a sexual assault, and he'd speak in such a tone says to me, something happened along the way during his child-rearing process. Phase...seems like something a lil more, given his stature and what he has to lose.

To weigh in on that I was spanked a handful of times by my father but it was nothing that ever left a mark and it was for real "offenses". I'm not sure if Winston would be acting like this if he had been spanked or not, who knows.

It's like V3 said, the body of work. If he lacks the mechanism to stop himself from doing this in a crowded student union I have to call his character and intelligence into question.

Character & Intelligence surely....But somewhere he's gotten the impression that he is above, or greater than most and can say or do what he pleases.

How long have you know Jameis for? I'd of thought you being from LA, he being from Florida that you wouldn't have had much chance to talk, but it's cool that you know exactly how he was disciplined as a kid, you two must be pretty tight?

I've known of Jameis since the beginning of last year, like all of you, from the TELEVISION SET. And as I said, JMO, had he been properly disciplined, I doubt he would act like this. Seems like a cry for help with a heavy dose of lack of respect for females. Maybe he doesn't love his momma. I don't know, but this is what it seems like.

 

[ChrisW]

You do realize he has been and still is under scrutiny for a sexual assault charge? That alone makes this behavior stupid. Some of these o kids just can't stay outof their own way.

Seems like a guy, who's basically interviewing for a multimillion dollar opportunity at every possible public encounter, wouldn't behave at like this. Add in the fact he is under investigation for a sexual assault, and he'd speak in such a tone says to me, something happened along the way during his child-rearing process. Phase...seems like something a lil more, given his stature and what he has to lose.

"Winston’s comments Tuesday, which were sexual in nature, played off a meme — a running gag, essentially — in which passers-by shout the phrase on live news broadcasts"

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/s...suspended-for-first-half-against-clemson.html

Sure, it wasn't smart to do, but it's a joke. I mean, honestly, who didn't do stupid shit during their college years?

@ReddingRam. I admitted that the rape allegations are MUCH more worrisome, but it's not like he did this with the intent to hurt himself.

I once had to sit out a whole baseball game in high school because I mooned the other player's bus on the way in. Stupid? Yes. But I didn't think of the consequences.

 

[ReddingRam]

"Winston’s comments Tuesday, which were sexual in nature, played off a meme — a running gag, essentially — in which passers-by shout the phrase on live news broadcasts"

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/18/s...suspended-for-first-half-against-clemson.html

Sure, it wasn't smart to do, but it's a joke. I mean, honestly, who didn't do stupid crap during their college years?

@ReddingRam. I admitted that the rape allegations are MUCH more worrisome, but it's not like he did this with the intent to hurt himself.

I once had to sit out a whole baseball game in high school because I mooned the other player's bus on the way in. Stupid? Yes. But I didn't think of the consequences.

I hear ya ... I'm just saying .. .he ain't doing himself any favors and with how shit is going down in the NFL right now .... could cost him some $$$. He really isn't a kid anymore. He is a younf MAN and if he wants to be seen as a mature, leadership type guy ... he will need to think before he acts

 

[Thordaddy]

First half so he can come in and save the game in the second half and be the hero, where's the barf bag ?

 

[Athos]

So.

Crap stealing?

Rapist?

Sexual obscenity yeller?

Hilarious.

Despicable.

Incredibly dumb.

In order.

That's a smart fella right there.

 

[Zombie Slayer]

I'm one of the last people who gets offended by anything or mad at someone for saying something stupid. But with that being said, with his history or being accused of sexual assault, it was in very bad taste to yell something like that with other women around. Women who know exactly what he was accused of. To me that says that he has learned nothing and/or he does not care at all. People on here may say that we all have yelled something dumb or derogatory at some point in time. And that may be true. But none of us have had a microscope on us like he has. He knows that he is a famous person and people are looking at him to screw up and he does it anyway. Screaming about doing something like that to a woman is probably one of the last things he should have yelled out in front of people lol

 

[Athos]

Lol, the over reactions to a college kid yelling "F*ck her righ in the P*ssy." I bet he wasn't the only one yelling it either.

I for damn sure never talked like that, ever.

Well, I don't think, well, I hope, anyone us here were ever brought up on rape charges in the past while the police quashed the case.

So there's that.....and then screaming this in the student union. Dude oozes sleaze.

 

[jrry32]

I can tell you guys that the Crab Legs were NOT stolen.

A little birdie with the inside scoop shared the story with me. That particular grocery store HAD a deal going with the football team. Many of the players could go there for things and not have to pay themselves. The items were paid for later by a willing booster. The team didn't want to be found in violation of NCAA rules. Swept under the rug.

Even if they were, it's not something that I think it particularly major unless he repeats that sort of conduct. I hope he falls due to that and the Rams scoop him up, though. That boy wins in the pocket and wins with his mind. That's exactly what you want in a QB prospect.

You think it's acceptable to do what he did? Am I reading that right?

Acceptable...depends on the standard. Acceptable in a business setting? No. Acceptable in a college setting? Yes. I've said far worse. Albeit, I never stood up on a table and screamed it. But I'm also not Jameis Winston and didn't want that sort of attention on me.

 

[OldRock]

So true. It may just be the morality of this generation is far different than the last but I see nothing in this to be outraged at. It seems typical to me as a person that just graduated college.

History is once again forgotten.

 

[PressureD41]

I just think suspending him for half a game is just a waste of time

 

[LesBaker]

Acceptable...depends on the standard. Acceptable in a business setting? No. Acceptable in a college setting? Yes. I've said far worse. Albeit, I never stood up on a table and screamed it. But I'm also not Jameis Winston and didn't want that sort of attention on me.

I'm a bit disappointed that you think it's acceptable to stand up on a table in a student union and yell "fuck her in the pussy" repeatedly.

 

[jrry32]

I'm a bit disappointed that you think it's acceptable to stand up on a table in a student union and yell "freak her in the pussy" repeatedly.

The standing up on the table is out of the ordinary but the line itself is not at all out of the ordinary for college males.

So I don't have an issue with it. If the line itself isn't egregious then the standing up on the table would have to be the issue and I don't think that's the issue here.

Fact of the matter is that we have no context for the line and it's already been pointed out that it's a reference to a video.

 

[RhodyRams]

I think the fact, as someone pointed out already, is that JW is in the public eye, and his future depends on his actions on and off the field.

If Saul T.Balls , on his way to an accounting degree, stood on a table and shouted the same thing, no one would care

 

[LesBaker]

The standing up on the table is out of the ordinary but the line itself is not at all out of the ordinary for college males.

So I don't have an issue with it. If the line itself isn't egregious then the standing up on the table would have to be the issue and I don't think that's the issue here.

Fact of the matter is that we have no context for the line and it's already been pointed out that it's a reference to a video.

there is plenty of context for the line and it's unbelievably crass and base and tasteless and for this guy to jump up on a table and start yelling it out in the middle of the student union is frankly unacceptable and he should be in more trouble than he is in

 

[jrry32]

there is plenty of contact for the line and it's unbelievably crass and base and tasteless and for this guy to jump up on a table and start yelling it out in the middle of the student union is frankly unacceptable and he should be in more trouble than he is in

Crass and tasteless? Yes. Criminal? No. So outrageous it's worthy of condemnation? Also, no.

Hypothetical here, lets say he was at bar, he stood up on the bar(and we'll assume that the bar has no policy against this) and yelled to a friend who was walking out with a girl, "NOW, FUCK THAT BITCH!" "FUCK THAT BITCH!" "FUCK THAT BITCH!" while pelvic thrusting.

Would you consider that to be an issue comparable to this one? Would you consider that to be a major issue to his character?

 

[LesBaker]

Crass and tasteless? Yes. Criminal? No. So outrageous it's worthy of condemnation? Also, no.

Hypothetical here, lets say he was at bar, he stood up on the bar(and we'll assume that the bar has no policy against this) and yelled to a friend who was walking out with a girl, "NOW, freak THAT BITCH!" "freak THAT BITCH!" "freak THAT BITCH!" while pelvic thrusting.

Would you consider that to be an issue comparable to this one? Would you consider that to be a major issue to his character?

we definitely don't see things the same way here

 

[LesBaker]

I think the fact, as someone pointed out already, is that JW is in the public eye, and his future depends on his actions on and off the field.

If Saul T.Balls , on his way to an accounting degree, stood on a table and shouted the same thing, no one would care

actually he would probably be disciplined by the school and possibly suspended or even kicked out and if he had a scholarship it might even be taken away from him

unless he could play football or basketball or baseball or hockey or something else