cookie447 said:I entirely agree with warbler 13. This was nothing more than an impulsive, youthful indiscretion and the punishment is waaaaay too harsh. Our " holier than thou" forget what it was like to be young. Again, not to excuse her behavior, but the penalty ought to be more consistent with the relatively minor offense.
Thank you!
"Never" seems kind of harsh to me. If the media is making a big thing of this then they need to get lives. To paraphrase Allen Iverson " It's the finger man, we're sitting here talking about the finger."I don't care about intent. We don't need the bad press. Plus, she took the spotlight off a great team win. I wouldn't care if she never suited up again.
It's just half a peace sign."Never" seems kind of harsh to me. If the media is making a big thing of this then they need to get lives. To paraphrase Allen Iverson " It's the finger man, we're sitting here talking about the finger."
Bravo UCC, couldn't have said it better myself.Youthful indiscretion or not, the young lady represents the University of Connecticut and the game was televized. I was raised to behave a certain way, and one of the harshest punishments I received as a youth was when I flipped the bird to my sister. As my mother informed me, she disapproved of that behavior and I would have been punished regardless, but the fact that I did it in the front yard in front of watching neighbors was what I received the double whammy for. You just didn't do that in public view.
It saddens me that this kind of behavior has become accepted or excused as inoffensive and impulsive. I hear 6 year olds use word more often than please and thank you.
I respect UConn and the coach for meting out a punishment that sends a message to this and other athletes. Indefinitely simply means they want her to realize that the behavior will not be tolerated. I am certain once they are sure the message has been received she will be reinstated.
And I know all about harsh and unfair punishments. When some of my high school "drill teammates" were drunk and we performed a basketball halftime show that was funny as heck to them but mortified the rest of us who were sober, the principal met us as we l left the court. He marched is to his office and did a "breathalyzer" test - breathing in his face. That was humiliating enough. But he then suspended the entire team for half of the performances that season. Me and a few of the other seniors who did not partake in pregame refreshments pleaded with the principal to let those of us who were not under the influence perform the full schedule, but he stuck to his guns that it was a team punishment since some of the girls were at the party and it was impossible to know who was there and who wasn't. It stunk, but I survived it as will she.
Hypothetical: Stewart gets frustrated and flips the bird to the Notre Dame section after a hard-fought FF semifinal game with SC waiting in the final. Does Stewart get suspended for the final?
Stewie never gets frustrated... her team is up 25Hypothetical: Stewart gets frustrated and flips the bird to the Notre Dame section after a hard-fought FF semifinal game with SC waiting in the final. Does Stewart get suspended for the final?
hypotheticals that will never happenHypothetical: Stewart gets frustrated and flips the bird to the Notre Dame section after a hard-fought FF semifinal game with SC waiting in the final. Does Stewart get suspended for the final?
The idea is not to recruit these types and not tolerate any such kind of behavior.Hypothetical: Stewart gets frustrated and flips the bird to the Notre Dame section after a hard-fought FF semifinal game with SC waiting in the final. Does Stewart get suspended for the final?
Bravo - self deprecation in that you poked fun at Griner, who we all know you love and respect. That was funny!Better the finger in the air than a punch to the nose. But I draw the line at a finger to the nose.
I didn't read the whole thread but the comments regarding "i agree with suspended indefinitely" and "if she never plays again I'll be fine with that" - seriously?? Lest we forget, MANY UCONN women's hoops players have been caught mouthing the "f-word" on national TV. Not just at a soccer game, where few were watching, but on national TV. Dee and Stef come to mind immediately but i'm sure there are others who have done it and been caught. Should they have been booted off the team or never allowed to play again?
I mean come on. Who hasn't flipped off a stupid driver who cut us off, or dropped -bomb on occasion when riled up? Let's give these 17-20 year olds a break...
Wow, I guess you can throw the first stone then. A guy a way long back warned about doing that though. Turns out that though we may not flip birds or throw F-bombs, there isn't a living human with a thinking mind who can't be called to task for something. Maybe compassion is a dying quality these days.Me.