Maurice Washington?
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The .. makes it seem like you have more to say.
He’s not going anywhere. Not unless something ELSE pops up or something even worse happens. He will more then likely get a suspension of some type. The writing is on the wall with this one, Frost is still practicing him and appears ready to move forward (he’s said this much when he told us he’s already talked to Washington about his behavior going forward and what’s expected of him). I fully back Frost on his decision, as Washington is a game changer type talent. We need players like this if we ever want to win the BIG10.
And I said it before when this was getting blow up into a monster mountain, this will blow over and we will be glad we still have Washington when he’s a junior or senior and tearing up the BIG10s defenses along with Martinez, Robinson and so on.
You might be comfortable brushing something like this under the rug for football, but it might not matter what you or anyone else thinks if he is found guilty of a felony.
Im not saying thats automatically going to happen.
It might not, thats why we have a legal system. I certainly hope evidence proves he is not guilty of anything serious.
But im not sure fans are understanding the potential weight of the verdict and subsequent sentence.
True. The outcome of a plea case depends on the DA and how he or she feels about the accused, the accused's humility and remorse, associated factors relating to the the situation, politics, the influence of the wronged party, the accused's lawyer etc. You just never know until the deal is made. In this case, IMHO if the first attorney slow-walked and stalled the Santa Clara DA, he didn't do his client any favors. It seems the best thing usually is to cozy up to the DA, cooperate fully, and try to reach the best outcome as quickly as possible.
I don't see the writing on the wall, but the chalk is certainly in someone's hand. The kid needs to figure some things out.
Can you repost your prediction? I must have missed it. Are you saying you think he will be in trouble again in the future or with this specific instance you think it doesn't look good?
You don't let a kid be on the team and practice if your thought process is that you are going to kick him off the team. That makes no sense and is bad leadership.
You keep him on the team right now so that you can do the old "He did everything asked him during these proceedings, he knows he messed up and has owned up to it and I believe in second chances and I believe that he understands he can't mess up again and with our guidance we want to help him become the best person he can be...I won't be commenting anymore on that"
You do that on a Friday morning, late morning...you let the radio dudes blab about it all day Friday...it runs in the Saturday paper that no one reads...by Monday it is all played out.
You keep him on the team right now so that you can do the old "He did everything asked him during these proceedings, he knows he messed up and has owned up to it and I believe in second chances and I believe that he understands he can't mess up again and with our guidance we want to help him become the best person he can be...I won't be commenting anymore on that"
You do that on a Friday morning, late morning...you let the radio dudes blab about it all day Friday...it runs in the Saturday paper that no one reads...by Monday it is all played out.
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Suspended sentence dropped on good behavior, with a heavy dose of community service. As far as figuring things out, Nebraska football for the next three years is the best place to do that.
Please help me understand what his "game changer talent" has to do with anything? So if he wasn't at that level, it would be different? As far as making this appear blown up, I am guessing being charged with a felony is not a big deal to you. I don't care personally, but the general public doesn't always know what really happened. Just ask the Dems about Russian collusion.
I think we must all consider that this took place before he was enrolled at the U of N. had this occurred while enrolled Maurice would more than likely been dealt with differently.
If found not guilty he is allowed back. If guilty of a misdemeanor, he should have the right to serve the penalty , suffer a football suspension and come back. Guilty of a felony , I don't think he will be allowed back.
The kid is looking at a misdemeanor and probation. I bet he is suspended for the South Alabama game.
Mo is dedicated to football and loves the sport, that's not a question. But beyond his obvious legal issues he also has some grade concerns that he needs to stay on top of. Held basically implied that on Monday.
Dude needs to get himself straight. If he does that, I'm sure we'll be able to sweep the past under the rug with minimal impact (e.g. "preseason game" suspension).
Yes. Held made it clear Mo has more issues than the legal stuff (academics), which is simply a really bad sign at this point. If kid can’t handle the classroom, he is on a fast path out of the program in my opinion. And I want him to stay.
What "writing" are you talking about? Especially if that writing is he will be convicted of a Felony and kicked off the team. I just don't see either happening. Here is why, the 2 boys who were in the video, secretly filmed it, and they dispersed the video to half the school have already been to court and as far as I understood were not convicted of a Felony( distribution of child porn, same thing MO is charged with) They were given probation. So I find it very hard to believe MO, who had nothing to do with it, and 3 years later will get convicted. Any good defense attorney would be all over that.
I think he will probably be convicted of the revenge porn charge, which is a misdemeanor. He will be given probation from the court and probably given a game or 2 suspension from Frost.
Bingo! Its a waste of the coaches time, the other players time, and MOs time. If they had even a thought they would be kicking him off the team. They would have just suspended him when this all first came out, saying we will let the legal process work out and then decide further action.
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Yes, academics is a challenge for him BUT I certainly wouldn't count him out. Remember nobody thought he could even make it through enrollment and he shocked everyone. Also, I have a feeling that Held is on him constantly like a bulldog. It's just not something that Held is going to sleep on. Couldn't be a better coach to keep on top of this.
I haven’t tapped out on Washington even a little bit. He made horrible choice sending that one text out. With a great lawyer he will at least get a good deal worked out and probation. I just don’t see this remaining a felony. He gets that charge to misdemeanor, he won’t go anywhere.
Exactly, I’m on the same page with you. I don’t really care if anyone else on here dislikes it disagrees. Washington will still be a Husker when it’s all said and done and it WILL blow over.
Im not arguing for one way or another.
Im simply saying, this may get to the point where it doesnt matter what anyones opinion is, due to the law.
If the law is fully enforced because they have the evidence and conviction, he wont play.
Since you seem to have had trouble before, Read the following carefully:
Im not saying this is going to happen. I dont know. I simply dont think husker fans are comprehending the possibilities here or the level this could escalate to. This is not a prediction, so stop reading it as one. Its just a concern.
Any idea if something like this has happened before... as far as a player committing a crime 4+ months before setting foot on campus, yet still being punished by the college/college coaches?
Have we ever had players suspended for breaking the law before becoming a Husker?
I guess I should have said he's not dedicated to "college" football then. I assumed we both knew he is in college, where if you truly care about being on the field, you take care of the classwork. We all know what assuming does though!
Because the legal issue is the main deal right now. All else is minor compared to that. He may be having grade/ class issues, but he won't be kicked off the team for that.
If he is not eligible he will be. Frost hasn't been here long enough but players could be suspended for "violation of team rules" which includes going to class. I would never say he would not be kicked off. That's just another problem a coach doesnt want on the team, some guys deciding if they want to go to class or study.