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"Above all of that, Warde is a guy that – all day, every day – simply ‘drips with integrity"
 
huskysupporter said:
Should immediately be suspended due to the arrest, and if the charges are true, kicked off team would be fine with me.

This is a test for Coach P. One of the things I admired most about FHCRE was how he ran a clean program and quickly addressed issues.

Some fans might be fine with winning at all costs, including off the field transgressions getting slaps on the wrist. Not this fan.
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Except for that safety he needed for the Iowa St. game. Situational ethics for Randy.
 
CAHUSKY said:
There is room between "win at all costs" and "suspend someone immediately for the smallest transgression". I'm suggesting that after reviewing the facts HCPP felt comfortable rendering justice somewhere in the middle. How can you suggest he should be automatically suspended when you don't have a clue on the world what happened?
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If it's your daughter is it still a small transgression?
 
huskysupporter said:
But that is sort of the issue, now. Coach P has to make a decision weighing a bunch of things.

Put yourself in Coach P's shoes as a coach (assume you only know he was arrested, he was accused of spitting and pushing his girlfriend, and LM says the cops got it wrong).

I think a coach has the obligation to show his players that actions have consequences. At the very least, Lyle McCombs put himself in a terrible situation. Punishing him by sitting him 1 quarter sends no message. Teaches no lessons.

Now where we agree is, let's wait to see how long the suspension should be.

He is not going to go to jail for a misdemeanor, the charges will likely be dismissed after completion of a program. Or nolled after the court makes him take some classes.

But the allegations are concerning.
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You're assuming there will be charges filed and that a lesson needs to be taught. We don't know enough to make that determination. I'm guessing others do n
 
CAHUSKY said:
Have you seen the arrest report? If so , I'll retreat on my position immediately. Until then, i intend trust HCPP who has always been a no nonsense disciplinarian.
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Agreed. One of the benefits of having an experienced coach is has seen this before. He probably had felt with pacmans antics in Dallas
 
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huskysupporter said:
Herbst should have stepped in.

He is accused of spitting on and pushing a woman. Suspend him for the game.

Terrible message to send the student body, and all women. Accused of spitting on and pushing a woman. Get a 1 quarter benching.
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It shouldn't get to the AD. Nevermind the Pres.

The blog I think references Friday but must have been Thursday.

He should be in Connecticut. It's so obvious it's painful.
 
And just for the record, I am in agreement on not rushing to suspend him for the year. More fact finding needs to be gathered. More witnesses might come forward. The charge is a misdemeanor, not a felony, and the fact that it appears to be disorderly conduct and not Assault 3 (which is also a misdemeanor), raises some questions. If the officers found the allegations credible regarding spitting and pushing, the charge should have been Assault 3.

My main issue is that Coach P, and the UCONN Administration, thinks it's alright to suspend a player for 1 quarter after an arrest.
 
What if they're waiting to get a clearer picture of the situation and they suspend him for next week's practices and game.

Let's try settling down a bit and seeing how the whole situation plays.
 
I hope you all are not naive enough to believe that the statements contained in a police report are gospel. There are at least two sides to a story. Most people who went to UConn probably have at least one incident with a cop in which he or she was unjustly treated. Let the situation play out before we pass judgment.

To play devils advocate for all we know it could have been a Rutgers fan...
 
mets1090 said:
What if they're waiting to get a clearer picture of the situation and they suspend him for next week's practices and game.

Let's try settling down a bit and seeing how the whole situation plays.
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I agree that finding MCCombs guilty right now is premature. very.

But he was arrested. That deserves a punishment. 1 game sounds about right.
 
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Very disappointing to wake up at 2am to see this as the head line on UConn football right now. Ugh.
 
Stinger92860 said:
If it's your daughter is it still a small transgression?
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If true, it's not a mall transgression regardless of victim. I'm simply suggesting HCPP had access to actual facts and rendered a decision while we are rending justice with absolutely no idea of what transpired. In such a circumstance I tend to side with coach who was never one to give players much slack.
 
CAHUSKY said:
If true, it's not a mall transgression regardless of victim. I'm simply suggesting HCPP had access to actual facts and rendered a decision while we are rending justice with absolutely no idea of what transpired. In such a circumstance I tend to side with coach who was never one to give players much slack.
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Last thing. Just for the record, I understand your point. Some are a little to quick to convict him. My issue is the lack of 1 game suspension based off the arrest.
 
For those talking about two sides: How does one quarter make sense. Either wait for legal process or suspend.

What is the point of one quarter?
 
whaler11 said:
For those talking about two sides: How does one quarter make sense. Either wait for legal process or suspend.

What is the point of one quarter?
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Well that to me is what P feels the punishment should be for an arrest.
 
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huskysupporter said:
Last thing. Just for the record, I understand your point. Some are a little to quick to convict him. My issue is the lack of 1 game suspension based off the arrest.
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Does it change your viewpoint at all that his girlfriend was also cited?
 
johnhuskies95 said:
Does it change your viewpoint at all that his girlfriend was also cited?
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I'll answer for me. Either suspend or wait for legal process. I'm fine with either. Playing it halfway is ridiculous.
 
johnhuskies95 said:
Does it change your viewpoint at all that his girlfriend was also cited?
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No. He should have been suspended for the game.

Anything more is definitely open to debate, but an arrest warrants a 1 game, not a 1 quarter, suspension.

On the legal side, as I said earlier, the charge is a misdemeanor, and if he was only charged with Disorderly Conduct, it means the police officers could not corroborate that he spit on his girlfriend or pushed her (if so, the additional charge of Assult 3 would be added - also a misdemeanor).

Again, not seeing the police report like the press evidently has, I would think there was a loud disturbance, and that is why they got cited for Disorderly.

Charges will likely be nolled or dismissed after completion of a program/classes.
 
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Agree one quarter makes no sense, play him in full or not. But let's not kick him out f the program yet. Ben Gordon was also once accused of sexual harassment by a female student. I don't know if he was attested, I believe not, but nonetheless a crime, and it turned out to be patently false.
 
huskysupporter said:
No. He should have been suspended for the game.

Anything more is definitely open to debate, but an arrest warrants a 1 game, not a 1 quarter, suspension.

On the legal side, as I said earlier, the charge is a misdemeanor, and if he was only charged with Disorderly Conduct, it means the police officers could not corroborate that he spit on his girlfriend or pushed her (if so, the additional charge of Assult 3 would be added - also a misdemeanor).

Again, not seeing the police report like the press evidently has, I would think there was a loud disturbance, and that is why they got cited for Disorderly.

Charges will likely be nolled or dismissed after completion of a program/classes.
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Jeff Jacobs (@jacobscourant)
10/6/12, 12:12 PM
We'll have to see when McCombs comes in. Didn't start after Friday arrest for fight with girlfriend. She also was cited.
 
huskymedic said:
Jeff Jacobs (@jacobscourant)
10/6/12, 12:12 PM
We'll have to see when McCombs comes in. Didn't start after Friday arrest for fight with girlfriend. She also was cited.
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Wow, I will feel like a wasted alot of my time if McCombs ends up not playing! CAHusky was right, shouldn't have jumped to conclusions.

Next time I will let my emotions settle a little.
 
He shouldn't even be on the sidelines in uniform today either way. He was arrested.

The fact that he's playing today just looks........bad.
 
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