This is not about whether we took a few liberties with our female party guests...we did.
It's amazing how many people on Freep thought this stuff was funny when Otter and Boone were doing it.
Posted on 01/07/2006 12:31:27 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
By HANK KURZ Jr., AP Sports Writer January 7, 2006
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Marcus Vick decided to turn pro Saturday, one day after he was kicked off the team at Virginia Tech for transgressions on and off the field.
"I have decided to enter the NFL draft," the junior quarterback said in a three-paragraph statement released through his lawyers. "I am very excited about this opportunity and look forward to proving my athletic ability at the professional level. I believe I am ready for this challenge and the next chapter of my life."
Vick said he appreciated all the consideration and trust that Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer had placed in him during his stay at Virginia Tech, and said "I deeply regret that I allowed my competitive emotions to take control" in the Gator Bowl.
"To all of the Virginia Tech community, I sincerely apologize."
Virginia Tech cited the cumulative effects of Vick's legal problems and his unsportsmanlike conduct in the Jan. 2 bowl in dismissing him from the team Friday.
During the game, he was caught on tape stomping on the left calf of Louisville All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil after a tackle. Vick claimed it was an accident, but school officials said Saturday they thought it looked intentional.
"We have received hundreds of letter from fans and alumni who are disturbed by what they saw," university president Charles Steger said at a Saturday news conference.
Beamer, who delivered the news of the dismissal to Vick and his mother in person, said he did not advise Vick on whether or not to turn pro, but told him during their meeting Friday that he would help him in any way he could when Vick made his decision.
The dismissal hit Vick's mother, Brenda Boddie, hard.
"I cried a lot yesterday," she said in a phone interview with The Associated Press. "But we're just going to move on and make something positive out of this and Marcus is going to show everybody that he's not the person a lot of people claim he is."
She agreed that her son "did the wrong thing" and said she understood why Tech dismissed him, but said she resents seeing her son portrayed as a "monster."
Looking ashen, Beamer said he, Steger and Weaver agreed once all the evidence was in that the outcome had to be dismissal, but that made it no less disappointing.
"When I go into a home and talk about how I'm going to do my best to make everything at Virginia Tech turn out successful and be good and then it doesn't reach that -- it's disappointing to me as a coach," the 19-year veteran coach said.
"I can tell you he's deeply hurt, he's deeply saddened. I can assure you this kid is very, very hurt, his mom is very, very hurt and I'm hurting with them."
Vick was suspended from school in 2004 because of several legal problems, and came under intense scrutiny again once because of replays of his actions against Dumervil. Vick claimed it was accidental, but hurt his cause by claiming to have apologized to Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader. Dumervil said he received no such apology.
The last straw came Friday, even as Beamer was preparing to visit Vick and offer him the options of accepting a two-game suspension or deciding to leave Virginia Tech.
A fax sent to Steger's office disclosed that Vick had been stopped for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a revoked or suspended license on Dec. 17. Vick had told Beamer about the ticket for driving on a suspended license on Dec. 19, Beamer said, but had never mentioned to anyone that he'd also been caught speeding.
Vick's license had been taken away in August 2004 when he was cited for reckless driving and marijuana possession, but had been reinstated until a friend driving a car owned by Vick was pulled over and found to not have insurance, Beamer said.
Vick received a citation as the car owner, but an investigation by the school revealed that getting his license reinstated was merely a formality, Beamer was told.
Vick entered this season trying to win his team's trust and knowing he would face hostility from opposing fans, mostly stemming from his drug arrest and another conviction for serving alcohol to underage girls during the 2003 school year.
He said he was ready for anything, but reacted to chants of "rapist!" and "child molester!" at West Virginia on Oct. 1 by gesturing obscenely toward the crowd. He met with Beamer afterward and apologized to the team and to Mountaineers fans.
Vick was the runner-up to Wake Forest's Chris Barclay, by one vote, as the conference's offensive player of the year, and was the league's first-team quarterback.
In 24 career games, the 6-foot, 212-pound Vick threw for 2,868 yards, 19 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. He also ran 184 times for 492 yards and six TDs.
"competitive emotions to take control"
Huh? More like retard activities.
But hey, it's a Vick! Whaddya expect?
That's Blacksburg for you. A good friend of mine told me her son received a speeding ticket for going 27 in a 25 mile hour zone. And no, she wasn't making it up, she made a copy of the traffic violation and put it up on the board for everyone to see. Outrageous.
Instead of crying , the mother ought to have taken the belt to this louse's backside a few times when he was growing up.
No. I prefer he go to Philadelphia. I hate the Eagles.
The best place for Marcus Vick right now is a stint in NFL Europe before being picked up as a free agent by an regular NFL team.
If he tries the same crap in the pros that he pulled in the Gator bowl, he will get absolutely stretched out. Carried off on a gurney, unconscious.
Alternatively, there may be some kind of justice if he had to settle for the Canadian, Euroweenie or arena football leagues.
He could still play football, but nobody would ever hear of him again.
It might be Raritan. I do remember, when you first see the limit sign, you're tempted to put on the brakes. There are a bunch of apt. complexes on the road and it's on a campus bus route.
This is not about whether we took a few liberties with our female party guests...we did.
It's amazing how many people on Freep thought this stuff was funny when Otter and Boone were doing it.
The Gator Bowl isn't the only place he pulled this crap. He did it all the time...nothing new to him. He is a thug. Period.
Must be Cedar Lane. Gotta watch out for deer there too!
This kid, Vick, is garbage. And to the NFL: garbage in -garbage out.
But don't you think he'll alienate the fans and flame out as fast as Leaf did?
This is why so many criminals are convicted. They are stupid and try to talk their way out of it. If he had just kept his mouth shut, he would have fared better. I see a member of Future Raiders of America here.
The mind is a terrible thing to waste. He should stay in school until he gets his degree and then play pro ball. Think anybody would sign a forty year old thug quarterback?
Geeesh, this fruitloop looks like Wez from "The Road Warrior".
Well, they did have a retired player busted a few weeks ago (Irvin). Of course, no arrests occur while they were still in the playoff race, but since they got eliminated, the arrests look like they have started. Here's one for you:
Updated: 4:20 p.m. ET Jan. 1, 2006
AP
DALLAS - Dallas Cowboys receiver Terry Glenn was cited for public intoxication late Friday, police said.
An off-duty officer caught Glenn urinating behind a fast-food restaurant, Cpl. Jamie Kimbrough said. Glenn was handcuffed but not taken to jail because he was with a sober adult, which is standard procedure, Kimbrough said.
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