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PJ Star article- Taylor Brown

houstontxbrave said:
This is silly, the whole Brown thing is nothing but PC BS. Brown is what 6'6 and likely 230 pounds. If he did indeed punch this guy and only split his lip then Brown should be embarrassed. At that size the guy is lucky he didnt loose his teeth.

Look if you go looking for trouble often you will find it. The guy was looking for a problem by showing up a functions(yes he has a right too) that he knew Brown would be at. Am I thinking he was trying to provoke Brown, definitely, can it be proved no. Brown has to turn and walk away but he didnt throw the guy to the ground to kick his *** he split the guys lip and I highly doubt it was with a closed fist.

The only reason and this is the only reason anything is in writing about this is because it is 2009 and Brown plays basketball at Bradley. There is no way 15 years ago that one punch on a college campus between 2 MEN would end up with one of the MEN getting arrested. For the police to get involved and for Brown to end up arrested tells me the guy who got his lip split is a complete wuss, you get your lip split you go home you dont go crying to the cops, or he got what he wanted by pushing Brown and getting all this drama out. Either way its a complete punk move by the guy.

This whole thing sounds like something two woman would come up with.

Much to do about nothing.
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I wouldn't disagree with anything you said but don't you think thats EXACTLY why these guys have to think twice about doing something us normal people would do and never here another word about it ?
 
dogsrus said:
I wouldn't disagree with anything you said but don't you think thats EXACTLY why these guys have to think twice about doing something us normal people would do and never here another word about it ?
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You know thats completely true, but come on lets go back to when we both were 21. Some guy is pushing you constantly, showing up and essentially taunting you continually, then you end up near each other and I am sure words are said, regardless of your stature or status there is a limit. And personally, I think Brown did show restraint by only splitting the guys lip. Very few men would just take it and take it and not respond.

And in the culture of college athletics, being a man and peer pressure no man especially an athlete is going to allow himself to be disrespected infront of others. Yes in a perfect Leave it to Beaver world everyone walks away but in the real world, well most men, do not walk away from confrontation. And again if you are an athlete you do not allow someone to show you up infront of anyone.
 
real fan said:
If I felt so intimidated by someone....
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lots of other Bradley fans are constantly trying to intimidate me, but it doesn't stop me from going to Bradley games!




Out of Balance said:
if woman didn't have that one special thing, ?:lol::lol:
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OOB, the women I have known have more than one..... ;)




dogsrus said:
Ruffin.......Wilson....the star transport issue...
It just gets old.....
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...Larry Eustachy.....quibbles about losing your season tickets....etc....:)





How long before some national media windbag ...
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some windbags are already pretty active over such a petty issue...




..........without any evidence to back it up
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I think you just sealed your own case...
that "without any evidence" does support that he might just BE innocent!
 
SFP said:
and spin it anyway they need to to sell sell and sell! Please, are you so naive. Higher standard since when? This paper has never been known for its standard.
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Are you telling my Reynolds is lying about what he is reporting.....?
 
Geez...I can't believe you guys blame the paper for reporting. I read the paper everday and when I'm done put it away. I don't try to read anyting into or wonder why it's on a certain page or a few days later than an incident...

Many on here don't like the Star so when they print something they don't like they rip into them.

I'm guessing TB could have avoided being arrested if he wanted to..he didnt......hopefully he will learn from it...as well as others on the team..
 
dogsrus said:
Are you telling my Reynolds is lying about what he is reporting.....?
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I don't think anyone is suggesting that.
But we know from a previous incident that what they write is just what the Police incident report has on it. So it is just based on what one guy told the police. We also know from that previous incident, that some of this info on the initial police report can be wrong.
 
brocks said:
How long before some national media windbag calls for JL's firing over his "renegade program"?
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I'd have to re-read everything but has JL been mentioned prior to this? I don't think anyone is blaming JL and IF they are they would be wrong, IMO, in doing so.

This is on TB. He did what MANY of us would do but, becuase of how we as a society place way to much importance on celebs/sports mundane things like this get front page news. Again..wrong or right...you decide.

Don't blame Reynolds or the PJ star or any media outlet (unless they call for Les's head) this is a direct response to what people want to hear. IF it wasn't newsworthy they wouldn't put it out there.

Haters like to see the "priveledged" fail and suffer........
 
Da Coach said:
I don't think anyone is suggesting that.
But we know from a previous incident that what they write is just what the Police incident report has on it. So it is just based on what one guy told the police. We also know from that previous incident, that some of this info on the initial police report can be wrong.
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Yes...and you are smart enough to understand that so whats the problem? Reader beware.

IF he waits until the case is over there really isn't much of a story is there?

This is day one...stay tuned...keep an open mind...understand innocent until proven guilty and realize there is more to what we have been told.
 
lefty said:
Geez...I can't believe you guys blame the paper for reporting. I read the paper everday and when I'm done put it away. I don't try to read anyting into or wonder why it's on a certain page or a few days later than an incident...

Many on here don't like the Star so when they print something they don't like they rip into them.

I'm guessing TB could have avoided being arrested if he wanted to..he didnt......hopefully he will learn from it...as well as others on the team..
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Well said....
 
Wow!! :o I just spent the last few minutes catching up on this thread and am astonished at how bored we (and the Urinal Star) must be. Let's start the season already!

This was a simple college fight (probably over a girl -- oh, and please don't get offended by my speculation wiz;) ). Noone was seriously hurt. There were no weapons involved. Just a quick simple fight. I trust most of our posters went to Bradley at one time or another. How many fights did you witness or hear about while at college that involved a girl? How many times did the police get involved? Let's face it..... THIS IS NOT NEWS!!!

My feelings about TB are no different toaday than they were yesterday. He!!, if anything I respect the kid more for showing some toughness. Let's hope it carries over to the basketball season (minus the punches;) ).
 
dogsrus said:
Yes...and you are smart enough to understand that so whats the problem? Reader beware.

IF he waits until the case is over there really isn't much of a story is there?

This is day one...stay tuned...keep an open mind...understand innocent until proven guilty and realize there is more to what we have been told.
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But DRU, this thread has been dragged out to 5 pages because some people do believe that just because it says so in the PJ Star, those details must be true.
 
Funtime!

Ok, maybe not. As always, I reserve judgment until later. I won't come to the conclusion that TB is a punk or anything, and I won't come to the conclusion that TB is innocent in all this.

How about this: Neither condeming TB or defending? Be neutral. Life's a lot less stressful over here in NeutralLand.
 
houstontxbrave said:
You know thats completely true, but come on lets go back to when we both were 21. Some guy is pushing you constantly, showing up and essentially taunting you continually, then you end up near each other and I am sure words are said, regardless of your stature or status there is a limit. And personally, I think Brown did show restraint by only splitting the guys lip. Very few men would just take it and take it and not respond.

And in the culture of college athletics, being a man and peer pressure no man especially an athlete is going to allow himself to be disrespected infront of others. Yes in a perfect Leave it to Beaver world everyone walks away but in the real world, well most men, do not walk away from confrontation. And again if you are an athlete you do not allow someone to show you up infront of anyone.
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I agree with almost everything you said save the last sentence. Disregard that for now and I STILL ask you ....isn't that the problem he has to understand?

If he does what you and I think is OK and what most of us would do (IF it happened like you said) he is going to be held to a higher standard and it will be made a bigger issue of then if you or I did the same thing.

He HAS to learn to walk away or...this is the result. IF its worth it to him to lose (possibly) all he has going for him..go for it.

Hypothetical....he hits the kid "only" splits his lip but the kid trips hits his head snaps his neck and is paralyzed for life.

Didn't some BU kids just pull a simply harmless prank that went WAY beyond what was intended to happen?

Just sayin.....

Again..I mostly agree with what you said but these guys HAVE to understand they are held in a different MUCH brighter light then you or I.....
 
Da Coach said:
But DRU, this thread has been dragged out to 5 pages because some people do believe that just because it says so in the PJ Star, those details must be true.
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But thats on THEM DC...not you or me. We can't police whats written becuase some people might "read" or interpret the story different then you or I.

Again..I think MOST on here understand it was probably much ado about nothing.

Lefty said it best.....
 
Da Coach said:
But DRU, this thread has been dragged out to 5 pages because some people do believe that just because it says so in the PJ Star, those details must be true.
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I guess I need to re-read the 5 pages then....it seems like most of the posts were ripping on the Star for the article
 
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