Suspensions, per sources

[Tbonewannabe]

8 players for 8 games including 2 DT and a starting LB could reduce our wins to a bottom tier bowl and mass hysteria within the fanbase during the off season. Sure as hell hope it ain't that.

We should still win our 4 OOC games. We should also win UK, UM, Ark, and maybe UT. UT has lost Oline and they are planning on starting freshmen at both OT positions. Even with losing those guys, we will still have a better defense than UM and Ark, probably UK.

I still expect 7 wins with a shot at 8, I just think the losses are not going to be close now. I think losing these players probably cost us a chance at an upset like LSU at home or AU/A&M on the road.

[RocketDawg]

Not really sure what's so detrimental about finding out this week vs next week. The program is hurt by the athletes doing what gets them suspended, not when people find out about the inevitable

Correct. In the end, it's the players' responsibilities to not do things that get them suspended. If somebody needs to ride herd on them 24 hrs per day, then you don't want that player anyway.

[yjnkdawg]

I imagine our administration is trying to find the correct time and method of releasing the information. Whether it is this week or next week should have no bearing on the outcome of any football games that we play. Basically just people wanting to know. If they plan to put out a press release to the media, then the normal best time is to put it out after the close of business on Friday afternoon. That is the normal time that you put out a press release to the media when it is negative or bad news. Even better if it is a holiday weekend, but that's not applicable in this case. I doubt they will call a press conference, but that's possible.

[BeardoMSU]

I doubt they will call a press conference, but that's possible.

If they do, lets just hope it doesn't resemble OM's hostage video.

[yjnkdawg]

If they do, lets just hope it doesn't resemble OM's hostage video.

Yeah, I agree Beardo. I doubt they will announce via a press conference. . I would think it will be a written release ( statement ) to the media.

[Tbonewannabe]

Yeah, I agree Beardo. I doubt they will announce via a press conference. . I would think it will be a written release ( statement ) to the media.

It could be next Friday before the game so it gets buried with the start of football.

[yjnkdawg]

It could be next Friday before the game so it gets buried with the start of football.

We may have a winner here.


On second thought, I'm not sure if that is the best time. The Friday before the game may not be the the best time, because of ESPN's scrolling capabilities on the bottom of the screen. Could be too little of time from the issuance of the release to our kickoff making it possibly a key topic of discussion on Saturday. My guess would be after the close of business this Friday, if they do release a written statement to the media.

[Todd4State]

It could be next Friday before the game so it gets buried with the start of football.

We may have a winner here.


On second thought, I'm not sure if that is the best time. The Friday before the game may not be the the best time, because of ESPN's scrolling capabilities on the bottom of the screen. Could be too little of time from the issuance of the release to our kickoff making it possibly a key topic of discussion on Saturday. My guess would be after the close of business this Friday, if they do release a written statement to the media.

I bet we don't announce it until gameday. If at all. I don't believe we had a press conference when Fitzgerald was suspended. It will just be "Willie Gay didn't play today. And etc."

[yjnkdawg]

I bet we don't announce it until gameday. If at all. I don't believe we had a press conference when Fitzgerald was suspended. It will just be "Willie Gay didn't play today. And etc."

That would be the ideal way to handle it Todd. However will the media and some MSU message board posters allow that to become a reality? That's why I said if they do release a written statement to the media.

[msstate7]

I bet we don't announce it until gameday. If at all. I don't believe we had a press conference when Fitzgerald was suspended. It will just be "Willie Gay didn't play today. And etc."

That would work fine for 1 game... 8, probably not

[Todd4State]

That would be the ideal way to handle it Todd. However will the media and some MSU message board posters allow that to become a reality? That's why I said if they do release a written statement to the media.

Well, the message boards aren't media. The rumors are going to happen and already have. After the way Horka handled the Michael Story incident- they probably don't have much of a choice about how they handle it.

That would work fine for 1 game... 8, probably not

We all know what the deal is. The media I'm sure knows too. However, there are student privacy laws. I don't pay much attention to basketball- did MSU say what Nick Weatherspoon did? I'm fairly certain MSU will handle this the exact same way.

[yjnkdawg]

That would work fine for 1 game... 8, probably not

How many people are actually confident that it is 8 games? There is only one person that I know said 8, and that was a poster on this board. Maybe it's more that are confident, but i don't read every post made on here.

[Liverpooldawg]

If it's due to academic violations you may not see any announcement at all. They just won't play and that's when you will know.

[msstate7]

How many people are actually confident that it is 8 games? There is only one person that I know said 8, and that was a poster on this board. Maybe it's more that are confident, but i don't read every post made on here.

I'm not sure. I'm no insider by any stretch though. Someone who knows their stuff told me, and it matched what was being said here by others.

[Coach34]

Dont expect anybody to say shit. Just look on Sat as to who is warming up and who is not dressed out.

[Todd4State]

Dont expect anybody to say shit. Just look on Sat as to who is warming up and who is not dressed out.

Everyone buy a program at the Superdome!

[yjnkdawg]

Well, the message boards aren't media. The rumors are going to happen and already have. After the way Horka handled the Michael Story incident- they probably don't have much of a choice about how they handle it.



We all know what the deal is. The media I'm sure knows too. However, there are student privacy laws. I don't pay much attention to basketball- did MSU say what Nick Weatherspoon did? I'm fairly certain MSU will handle this the exact same way.

If they did it was a pretty broad statement (nothing specific), but actually I don't even remember any kind of written or verbal statement being issued by our administration.. Only that he was not available to play or suspended, or something to that effect.

[msstate7]

Everyone buy a program at the Superdome!

Or binoculars... well, some of you probably get better seats than me

[Todd4State]

If they did it was a pretty broad statement (nothing specific), but actually I don't even remember any kind of written or verbal statement being issued by our administration.. Only that he was not available to play or suspended, or something to that effect.

That's what I remember too. But like I said I don't pay that much attention to basketball so I wasn't 100% sure. If MSU had said it was due to academic violations it would have been all over the Clarion-Ledger and discussed ad nauseum.

[somebodyshotmypaw]

I think with weatherspoon they just said "undisclosed violation of team rules".

I don't think they get specific.