It starts early
When the Blazers were a bunch of thugs, we all tore our hair out. Was it the sudden acquisition of large amounts of money that turned so many players into law-flouting louts? Maybe not. It seems that the problems often begin at a younger age, and that the athletes' mentors in their student days are part of the problem.
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Its a interesting piece.
The problems don't start in college, though.
They start in high school athletics, and earlier.
I'm not going to hold my breath waiting or either the Register-Guard or the Oregonian to take a similar look at the Ducks, or Beavers.
Posted by Nonny Mouse | January 27, 2008 2:16 PM
The sad thing about all this is that it basically IS all about the wins. At least at most major football schools or schools that want to be major football schools.
Greg C
Posted by Greg C | January 27, 2008 2:45 PM
Can anyone say OSU and Joe Avezzano (80 to 85) I had a buddy who was some sort of administrative assistant with the football staff while he was a student during those years. Lets just say that what bad conduct made the news was just a small part of the big picture. He was full of stories about the rampant bad/criminal behavior that went on and never saw the light of day.
Posted by moi | January 27, 2008 4:17 PM
A linebacker under investigation for robbing and shooting a drug dealer. He had left behind a fingerprint stained with his blood. By the season opener, police knew the print was his — but they didn't charge him until the season was over.
Thats the crap that torks me off...special treatment for football players is such BS. Maybe if they prosecuted these jerks more often, younger kids would see they dont have a blank ticket to do whatever they want because of their athletic abilities.
Whoever made the decision NOT to prosecute until the season was over should be fired.
Posted by Jon | January 28, 2008 8:05 AM
Jerramy Stevens should be in jail.
Posted by Hutz | January 28, 2008 10:42 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3221003
Posted by nick | January 29, 2008 8:31 PM
"Can anyone say OSU and Joe Avezzano (80 to 85) I had a buddy who was some sort of administrative assistant with the football staff while he was a student during those years. Lets just say that what bad conduct made the news was just a small part of the big picture. He was full of stories about the rampant bad/criminal behavior that went on and never saw the light of day."
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Joe was bad to the bone. He would regularly drive up to the DG house, and a sorority girl, who would be waiting by the curb, would get in the car with Joe and drive away. Only to be dropped off a couple of hours later. And she was also a cheerleader. Joe was obvious. Everybody knew. Nobody cared. In Corvallis. In the early eighties. You know, back when Corvallis was more conservative than Eugene. Today, given how liberal Corvallis has become, that would not only be tolerated, but celebrated.
Posted by Beaver | February 2, 2008 7:39 PM