Antonio Shelton suspended for Minnesota
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Big loss when playing a team like Minny that depends so much on the run. We’ll be lacking depth at DT. Stupid.
Nah, with Windsor, Hansard, and Mustipher we will be fine.
i think it is setting a fine example. Either you have rules and live by them or you don't. If you want to be a fan who only cares about winning.....enjoy the NFL. I applaud Coach Franklin. Spitting at/on another person is a vile disgusting act.
Imagine if he was hurt instead. In that case, according to some, Franklin would have forced him to play whether the kid felt up to it or not.
Nah, this will hurt. All credit in the world to Franklin, this could not have been easy
Not that you're incorrect, but CJF just said last week he wishes more guys were like 55 in the sense he comes to his office to talk often.
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Absolutely the right thing to do. Anyone think Joe would have done any less?
Holy moly, this is big and will hurt us. In his last press conference Franklin claimed he was "old school" in terms of expectations of behavior, so I guess this proves his point - for good or ill. The margin for error in performance was small with all hands on deck for this game, and it just got smaller. Let's hope next man up on the depth chart steps up in a big way.
I agree. I applaud Coach Franklin's decision.
If it were Urban, he'd have suspended him for the bye week.
Just reading the tweet-it says one game. It doesn’t say WHICH game.
That would be Damian Barber and Judge Culpepper. Next men up. Opportunity for them to shine.
Seems appropriate. If we can't absorb this loss against Minnehaha, then what are we all doing here?
Admittedly, I am not privy to the process in D1 football. However, even in high school, if a player is ejected a report is sent to the league office.
NYSPHSAA requires an athlete ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct to be suspended for the next contest. I'd be surprised if the PIAA does not have a similar policy. My guess is that a report was filed by the officiating crew, as required to the Big Ten.
If you don't discipline a player for attempting to spit on an opponent and being ejected....where do you draw the line?
NYSPHSAA requires an athlete ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct to be suspended for the next contest. I'd be surprised if the PIAA does not have a similar policy. My guess is that a report was filed by the officiating crew, as required to the Big Ten.
If you don't discipline a player for attempting to spit on an opponent and being ejected....where do you draw the line?
This was the right decision. Shelton's actions weren't acceptable and an apology wasn't sufficient. Well done by Franklin and the program.
Looking at the comments from the Big Ten office, I think the conference would have suspended him if Franklin didn’t.
They have a freshman RB from Williamsport HS that is just starting to get carries. I don't know about the starter, but they are going to have some major challenges running the ball I think.
I didn't mean to contend that he was suspended by the league. However, a report was required and sent by the officials. Most leagues would expect an institution to then "do the right thing."
Big Ten has said more about spitting on a player than it has schools with employees molesting student athletes.
If they can throw the ball down the field, I'll believe they can run the ball against PSU. Until then.....
You're still here? lol Student loan payment is coming due sPitter. Get it up!
No offense but Shelton isn’t a difference maker. He would be nice to have because it keeps us fresher but it just means slightly more snaps for guys like Mustipher who are just as good as Shelton.
Somehow you decided to try to attack me by criticizing those people that have student loans (which I am not one of) which just speaks volumes about you but if that's the best you got then it's the best you got.
See - I'd love to take you at your word and believe every word you type. But I'm not a f***ing idiot, so I won't. Get it? Got it? GTFO.
"The Big Ten has issued a public reprimand for Shelton and "also supports Penn State’s one-game suspension of Shelton for his actions" in a release."
The B1G had better "support PSU" by sending an unbiased officiating crew.
Call me cynical or call me unethical, but there is nothing favorable for the B1G by having Minnesota beat PSU.
Minny has had a nice season, but there is more at stake ($$$$$$$$) for the B1G by having PSU and O$U both 10-0 on "The Saturday Before the B1G Game"
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Absolutely the right call by JF, which sends the right message. The emotions of the game are one thing, but there are some lines you can't be allowed to cross. Spitting in a guy's face is one of them.
Antonio is a darn good player who you'd like to have on the field against Minnesota. But he's not gonna be the difference between winning and losing the game.
Antonio is a darn good player who you'd like to have on the field against Minnesota. But he's not gonna be the difference between winning and losing the game.
I agree, but it's up to the B1G to co-support Franklin's interjection of disciplinary sportsmanship. In the end, it serves their economic cause as well.
He got a reprimand from the conference as well. I guess for optics a full game looks better, but I would have gone half a game and an apology for what I saw. I hope it doesn't come back to bite the team.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...e-dt-antonio-shelton-gets-one-game-suspension
From the above article:
“Franklin said he has made the mistake before of not addressing a situation the right way after a hard-fought game and that he made sure Shelton knew his actions would have repercussions.”
To what situation are they referring? The Johnson “Shh!” and/or the McSorley punt at iowa in 2017?
From the above article:
“Franklin said he has made the mistake before of not addressing a situation the right way after a hard-fought game and that he made sure Shelton knew his actions would have repercussions.”
To what situation are they referring? The Johnson “Shh!” and/or the McSorley punt at iowa in 2017?
