Comments on: Why the Tommy Rees Suspension Makes Sense

By: extrametal

extrametal — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 01:44:06 +0000

Calabrese is a meathead. Threatening a cop is totally in character and I imagine Kelly is tired of him pulling stunts like that and, I dunno, getting a taunting penalty on a crucial third down stop vs USC that killed any defensive momentum. He’s got all the liabilities of Harrison Smith and few of the skills. Sit for Navy and get your (meat)head straight.

By: Larz

Larz — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:59:16 +0000

In reply to Scranton Dave. missed spring, missed blue and gold, lost captaincy, had to live in a different dorm for the year and I imagine some other things we aren't aware of. I think the two situations (Floyd vs. Rees / Calabrese) are apples and oranges and should have been handled differently

By: Scranton Dave

Scranton Dave — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:41:54 +0000

To be honest, I wouldve felt better about it if Floyd was suspended a game. However, it;’s not like he didnt get punished at all. He was punished

By: Larz

Larz — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:40:37 +0000

In reply to Grantland-X. It's a minor detail and in my opinion doesn't diminsh the effectiveness of your article. I think you are bang on that in the wake of Penn State, consequnces for inappropriate behaviour will be treated more seriously. As well, I found it odd that Calabrese had the same consequnce but I suspect there is more to the story than what has been reported publicly. At the end of the day it's unfortunate that two young men will miss the opportunity of a lifetime because of poor choices they made while they were drunk. Even so, I feel the punishments were appropriate

By: Grantland-X

Grantland-X — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:52:20 +0000

In reply to Larz. Point taken Larz, and I admit, I simply forgot about Tuitt not being allowed to travel to Purdue. That's a pretty good counterpoint, and one I don't really know what to do with.

By: Larz

Larz — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:03:47 +0000

Grantland, I always enjoy your perspective and respect the fact that you are willing to share your opinion even if it isn’t popular. However, I feel you might be missing one part of the story. You suggest that Coach Kelly indicated last year that suspensions aren’t effective. I feel you are missing the nuance of his statement. He said he felt a suspension wasn’t warranted in the Floyd case. Remember Coach Kelly did suspend Stephon Tuitt for a game because he missed class. Clearly, there is a precedent for Coach Kelly suspending players.

By: Brad

Brad — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:14:05 +0000

In reply to Scranton Dave.

I would agree with you Dave. I think Rees is a really good QB, but I think his physical ability puts limits on our offense. The entire concept of the spread is to…..wait for it……SPREAD the defense across the field to create room to pick up yards. The only way to do that is by spreading the defense horizontally, and vertically.

To me, Rees just does not have the arm strength to stretch a defense vertically. As a result, we just spread people 10-15 yards deep and horizontally, which is an easy call for a defense. You just drop 7 or 8 into short zone coverage in that area, and wait. See the USC game, the Standford game, and the FSU game.

By: NDtex

NDtex — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:03:21 +0000

In reply to Allan Ng.

Miami colored? Irish flag maybe?

Those are only skill player’s shoes though, lineman have a different kind. Bayou did a great writeup on the Irish Flag cleats though: http://www.herloyalsons.com/blog/2012/05/15/stepping-into-history-the-dublin-cleats-and-the-fighting-irish/

By: Don in LA

Don in LA — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 21:00:53 +0000

Let’s be clear…

MF didn’t assault a police officer. Had TR not evaded arrest he would be seeing Dublin. It’s not about MF being an All-American.

By: Allan Ng

Allan Ng — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 20:20:15 +0000

Umm … sorry … off topic don’t like the Miami colored shoes … are they really wearing those in Dublin?