Saturday, March 13, 2010

Did Chip Kelly Get It Right in Eugene?

Hopefully the offseasn troubles of the Oregon Ducks has finally came to an end yesterday in a brief press conference held yesterday afternoon by Head Coach Chip Kelly. Kelly spoke for only a few minutes and did not take any questions from the media. He spoke about his two star players, LaMichael James and Jeremiah Masoli, and what suspensions he would be bringing down on them. James and Masoli were both due in court yesterday and pleaded guilty to lesser charges in both of their cases.

Masoli pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor burglary charge and recieved 12 months probation, has to serve 140 hours of community service and owes $5,200 in  restitution to be paid within 10 days. Oregonlive.com has provided a link to the court documents. When it comes to Masoli and playing quarterback for Ducks, his season is over before it was ever started as Kelly suspended him for the entire year. Masoli has not used his redshirt season yet. This will probably be the choice of Masoli therefore he has a shot at playing the next season in 2011.

James was in court earlier that day and pleaded down to a misdemeanor charge of physical harrassment. James originally had been charged with five misdemeanors including one count strangulation, two counts fourth-degree assault and two charges of physical harrasment. This was very tricky situation as James had broken up with his girlfriend and was dating a new girl when his ex-girlfriend came over to see him. This can take a long time to explain, you can read all the details in the court documents. Kelly decided to only suspend James for the season opener against New Mexico.

The question now is did Chip Kelly get this right?  I am not to sure. The punishment against Masoli was correct mostly due to the fact Masoli lied to Kelly and told him all along that he did not take the computer and was no where near the SAE house at the time of the theft. Kelly suspended Masoli more for lying them for the actual crime.

In regards to James I am not so sure. The main reason for this is because Kelly suspended backup LB Kiko Alonso for the entire season for a DUI, was this punishment a little harsh, yes, but he still decided on it and must enforce it. He cannot go back against a punishment he already levied out, like he did in the LaGarrett Blount situation. The fact that James gets one game for pleading to a lesser charges and Alonso gets the season for a DUI is a little unsettling to me. It looks a little like since James was the star and Kelly needed him next season that he gave him a less severe punishment. I am not saying this is what happened I am just stating what it looks like.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

02 06 2001 Coach Richt Rodney Garner signed 6 denied admission

06 15 2001 Bruce Adrine DE arrest battery bar brawl suspended

06 05 2001 Randy McMichael Starting TE suspended 1 game barroom brawl

06 05 2001 many other players in the barroom brawl not suspended

08 09 2001 Odell Thurman Starting LB dismissed from team arrest fighting & other issues

08 24 2001 Tim Wansley Starting CB suspended 1 game violating team rules

2001 Jermaine Phillips S suspended

08 30 2001 Verron Haynes Starting Fullback suspended 1 game

08 30 2001 Charles Grant Starting DE suspended 1 game

08 30 2001 UGA missing 4 Starters Suspended for Opening Game

01 14 2002 Brandon Woods Arrest Indictment hiding Tony Cole closet sex naked

08 23 2002 repulsed jury acquits Brandon Woods of rape intent sexual battery

08 23 2002 jury foreman knew what went on Brandon Woods morally wrong not rape

08 23 2002 Woods DNA inside woman who told Cole might want to change sheets

08 23 2002 Blow to UGA Football Program, tons of bad press, but not rape

01 01 2002 Odell Thurman suspended 2 times once for drugs

2002 George Foster OL suspended raping FL player during game

04 01 2003 Bryan McClendon Arrest drugs suspended 2 games

04 01 2003 Tim Jennings Arrest drugs suspended 2 games

04 01 2003 DeMario Minter Arrest drugs suspended 2 games

04 01 2003 Mario Raley Arrest drugs suspended 2 games

04 01 2003 Randall Swoopes Arrest drugs suspended 2 games

04 03 2003 Coach Neil Callaway DUI backed up checkpoint fine $11,000

2003 Richt suspended 8 players 5 for 2 games weed Adam$ mad

05 14 2003 BJ Fields suspended 1 game drugs

05 14 2003 Jamario Smith suspended 1 game drugs

05 14 2003 Chris Hickman suspended 1 game drugs

05 14 2003 Tyson Browning suspended 3 games drugs

05 14 2003 Michael Johnson Starting WR ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Kenny Bailey Starting CB ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Bruce Thornton Starting CB ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Fred Gibson Starting WR ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Darrius Swain Starting DT ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Tony Taylor Starting LB ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Tim Jennings Starting CB ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

05 14 2003 Tray Young walk-on ineligible sold SEC Champ ring

2003 NCAA ruled 9 players ineligible selling SEC Champ rings eBay

08 09 2003 Suspended 8 players Opening Game in addition to all bad press rings

08 09 2003 Odell Thurman after year at GMA reinstated immediately arrested Athens

2003 Richt says tending to his player's legal woes “occupies my time.”

10 01 2003 Tyson Browning suspended 1st two games of the season rules

2004 Richt suspended 3 Starters Opening Day 2004

08 09 2004 Odell Thurman LB suspended 3 games rules violations

08 09 2004 Martrez Milner TE ineligible partial qualifier recruit

08 09 2004 Gordon Ely-Kelso suspended 1 games unspecified

2004 Derrick White LB suspended 2 games

07 01 2004 Kenny Bailey RB suspended 1 game stealing long distance

07 01 2004 Richard Seymour DT suspended 1 game stole long distance

07 01 2004 Robert Brannon TE suspended 1 game stole long distance

07 01 2004 Decory Bryant CB suspended 1 game stole long distance

07 01 2004 Kendrell Bell LB suspended 1 game stole long distance

07 01 2004 Tony Gilbert LB suspended 1 game stole long distance

07 01 2004 Charles Grant LB suspended 1 game stole long distance

2004 Richt signed Michael Grant UGA kicked him out

08 01 2004 Jeremy Thomas Starting FB suspended 2 games team rules

02 05 2005 Jamar Chaney LB someone took SAT for him kicked out

02 05 2005 Brandon Sesay LB Douglass High signed kicked out before started

04 10 2005 Derrick White LB arrest barroom brawl 2 game suspension

Anonymous said...

04 10 2005 Kedric Golsten DT arrest barroom brawl suspension 1 game

05 07 2005 Darrius Swain DT 45 day jail drive no valid license 3 times

05 17 2005 Michael Turner OL arrest weed in his auto suspended

05 17 2005 Zeb McKinzey OL arrest public drunkenness suspended

06 04 2005 Derrick White LB arrest DUI kicked off team

06 15 2005 Josh Johnson LB dismissed sent to Military School

06 17 2005 Jamar Chaney Honor Code violation same test answers beside him ETS

07 05 2005 The beginning of the Decline of UGA Football Program

07 05 2005 Corey Moon DE denied admission after Garner Richt signed him

07 05 2005 Jamar Bryant S denied admission after Garner Richt signed him

07 28 2005 Jamar Chaney 1 of 5 of 19-man recruit class Academic not there Fall

07 29 2005 UGA has only 13 freshmen of 19 who signed coming in Fall

07 29 2005 Not having a recruiting class 2005 caught up with us 2006 to 2009

07 29 2005 we had players this state criticize us for not offering them, then beat us

07 29 2005 The 2005 Recruiting Class Horrid inflated by rank of 1/3 not there Fall

07 29 2005 One-third of the Recruiting Class WASTED TIME CMR whined to ABH

07 29 2005 Coach Richt won with Jim Donnan’s recruits, lost with his own

07 29 2005 CMR for 10 yrs had BLOWS to our Program trouble-makers & bad press

08 03 2005 Chase Green FB arrest alcohol suspension

11 01 2005 Antonio Sims DUI arrest suspended 1 game

01 07 2006 Dannell Ellerbe LB arrested felony auto theft DUI wreck left scene suspended 3 games

02 19 2006 Ian Smith OL false statement arrest alcohol suspended 2 games

05 24 2006 Daniel Inman OL suspended WKU and USC 2 games team rules

05 24 2006 UGA currently has 4 suspended players at this time

11 29 2006 Ian Smith OL 6 games suspension 2nd alcohol Peach 5 games 07

12 26 2006 Seth Watts suspended for Peach Bowl team rules

02 20 2006 Marquis Elmore DT arrested driving with a suspended license

02 21 2006 Antonio Sims suspended all of 2006 DUI park pass kicked out of school

08 01 2006 Odell Thurman 4 game suspension NFL former Dawg bad press UGA

08 06 2006 Thomas Flowers Start CB suspended 1st two games Academics

09 26 2006 Odell Thurman arrest DUI already had had 4 game suspension former Dawg

02 25 2007 Akeen Hebron LB underage alcohol 7:58 am booked suspended 2 games

03 26 2007 Tanner Strickland OL arrest fraudulent ID

03 26 2007 3 arrests after end of season by March 26, 2007 haven't found all 3 yet

06 01 2007 Tripp Chandler TE arrest alcohol Lumpkin suspended 1 game

06 01 2007 Blake Barnes QB arrest alcohol Lumpkin suspended

04 26 2007 Akeen Hebron LB made hands gun 2nd arrest alcohol suspended all Year

07 16 2007 Tripp Taylor DT arrest assault big brawl at Lake Allatoona

07 18 2007 Caleb King TB arrested no driver's license scooter 40 mph

07 30 2007 NaDerris Ward handcuff jail pass right no driver's license scooter

08 05 2007 Paul Oliver CB academically ineligible kicked out of school

08 06 2007 Donavon Baldwin S missing classes suspended 2 games

11 25 2007 Jeff Henson C arrest DUI suspended for Sugar Bowl game

Anonymous said...

01 19 2008 Terreal Bierria DUI arrest speed student held another charge suspend 2 games

01 20 2008 Fred Munzenmaier FB alcohol arrest thought Police Taxi suspend 2 games

01 20 2008 Donavon Baldwin S DUI arrest 3 am suspended 1 game

05 04 2008 Clint Boling LT arrest Reckless-driving DUI 2 game suspension

06 15 2008 Jeremy Lomax speeding arrest concealed weapon charge dropped

06 27 2008 Trinton Sturdivant alcohol touched lady belly inappropriately arrest

06 27 2008 Justin Anderson alcohol touched lady belly inappropriately arrest

06 28 2008 Michael Lemon DE felony battery look at his woman dismiss

07 03 2008 Michael Lemon Georgia Football Player Charged with Felony

06 29 2008 Michael Lemon arrested underage alcohol

07 14 2008 Bulldogs have had 7 arrests 1st seven months of 2008

08 01 2008 Bruce Figgins TE suspended opening game 2008 rules

08 03 2008 Donavan Baldwin injured in bar fight got beat up dismissed

08 03 2008 Marcus Dowtin injured in bar fight got beat up

08 04 2008 Darius Dewberry LB hospital vandalism arrest suspended 2 games

08 04 2008 Jeff Henson C arrest public intox urinate in public suspension

08 04 2008 Richt “The reputation of this team has been damaged no question”

08 04 2008 Richt “all too often, actually left with a sickening feeling”

08 13 2008 Coach Richt 8 arrests after being ranked # 1 preseason

08 14 2008 Coach Richt 6 dismissed or suspended after # 1 rank

08 15 2008 Donavon Baldwin suspended indefinitely bar incident now

08 15 2008 Michael Lemon DT arrest underage drunk already kicked off

08 15 2008 did someone tell me we were great in 2008 really ?

08 20 2008 UGA has 6 players out for the game vs GA Southern who has 8 out

10 20 2008 Brandon Wood arrested DUI suspended LSU game

Anonymous said...

03 01 2009 Richt suspended 3 players for Spring Practice

04 14 2009 Dexter Moody LB signs with Richt threaten male teacher

04 14 2009 Dexter Moody kicked out of The University of Georgia

04 14 2009 Richt knew Moody already slept coach's wife gave him cell phone

05 09 2009 Bruce Figgins TE failed drug test suspended 6 games

05 09 2009 Justin Houston only DE suspended Okie St & USC alcohol

05 09 2009 Tony Wilson WR violated teams rules “disappointed” Richt

08 09 2009 John Knox S Academics going to Georgia Military get grades up

08 31 2009 our record 7-6 that's our record on the field the last 13 games.

10 01 2009 Jonathan Owens OL arrest traffic

10 07 2009 Rennie Curran LB bench warrant failure to appear Court speeding

10 15 2009 Vince Vance OT arrest traffic

10 20 2009 Montez Robinson suspended Shreveport arrest assault battery

11 01 2009 Vance Cuff CB arrest traffic

11 30 2009 Montez Robinson DE alcohol break tail lights arrest suspend 1 game

03 07 2010 Zach Mettenberger QB 18 arrest obstruction disorderly drunk 2 fake id

Coach Richt : “You feel sad and sick that one of the guys you're an authority figure over and you care about got himself in trouble.” “You also hate the fact those guys do represent this program and this program represents this university and this university represents this state. It represents anybody who claims to be a Bulldog. I feel sick about that.” “It's certainly been a distraction,” Richt said. “I mean there's no way you can say it hasn't been a distraction, because it has been.”

2-6 last 2 years vs Final Top 25 in the polls UGA Bulldogs.

1-3 vs Florida last 4 years.

1-3 vs. vols last 4 years.

2-2 vs. Kentucky last 4 years.

10-10 vs. SEC East last 4 years.

89 player arrests / suspensions in Coach Richt Era.

14 losses the last 4 years, Donnan 13 losses his last 4 and we fired him.

8 losses to teams not ranked Top 25 Final AP Poll in Coach Richt Era.

19 losses to teams ranked Top 25 Final AP Poll in Coach Richt Era.

17 wins over teams ranked Top 25 Final AP Poll in Coach Richt Era.

3 wins over Top 10 Final AP Poll teams in Coach Richt Era.

8 losses to Top 10 Final AP Poll teams in Coach Richt Era.

Not 1 single Top 10 Final AP Poll team beat in any bowl game Coach Richt Era.

Average 21 fumbles per year last 4 years.

Average 14 interceptions per year last 4 years.

Average # 96 NCAA Rank for most penalties per year last 4 years.

Lost to every SEC East team in a row, consecutively, last 4 years.

Anonymous said...

Georgia still owns Tech. 8 out of the last 9.