Daily Nugs 1.8.2010
by Buck Bravo on Jan 8, 2010 3:00 AM CST
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Both Gopher commit Jimmy Gjere and Seantrel Henderson will be playing in the U.S. Army All American Game on Saturday. Be sure to tune in and watch these Minnesota linemen play alongside the top talent in the nation.
Dr. Saturday has a great photo of the highlight from the BCS Championship game, The Gold Luchador:
USC backup quarterback Aaron Corp will be transferring to Richmond for his senior season. Corp was the 3rd best quarterback in the 2007 recruiting class, went to USC, had Matt Barkley follow him there, and faced the reality of riding the pine for his college career.
Rumors are swirling that the Chicago Bears are interested in Gophers' offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch:
The Chicago Bears could contact University of Minnesota offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch, ESPN's Adam Schefter said on his Twitter account this morning.
Resolution for the Trevor Mbakwe case may take a while, as his next trial date is scheduled for February:
Mbakwe told the Pioneer Press last summer that he wasn't guilty. Samms stated previously that the female victim of the alleged assault mistakenly identified Mbakwe. He said his client's alibi witnesses would testify that Mbakwe was attending a basketball party at the time of the incident.
Minnesota athletics director Joel Maturi said Wednesday that coach Tubby Smith would decide when Mbakwe would play if his case is resolved in a satisfactory manner. Maturi said Mbakwe might redshirt.
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What a crock
of ####. So much for the right to a speedy trial. I’m sorry, but if it is going to take you this long to try something, charges should have never been filed and no public statements given. It’s just frustating to see someone who may very likely be innocent be put through the ringer that is public opinion.
If they had any evidence of sufficient quality this thing would already be in progress.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 8, 2010 8:42 AM CST reply actions
TEP
I’ve worked in the courts. This case is not taking any longer than other cases. Sometimes I had misdemeanor theft cases show up 12 months after they happened.
It’s not just this case – it’s the trial court calendar (despite what the popular media and people like to think, judges confront an insane caseload every single day and are severely understaffed), motion practice, delays for external reasons, along with the collection of evidence. Some criminal cases take years to complete. There is no reason to speed this up just because the kid plays basketball.
There is nothing wrong with the amount of time this case is taking.
I have a friend who is a clerk
so I know what you are talking about when it comes to case loads. And I completely understand that. My problem has to do with the publicity that surrounds the filing of charges and the seeming disregard around how this affects the accused.
All too often our legal system is used by a small wedge of society as a tool to slander the innocent. Where the accused is listed, but the accuser remains anonymous. This is an inherently flawed setup. If we truly hold to the innocent until proven guilty belief, the only fair thing is to keep both identities anonymous until enough information is found to both charge and fast track the legal proceedings.
I am not a fan of releasing both names as this is a disincentive to those true victims and will act as a deterrent for them to come forward. But the way it is currently setup, there is not an incentive for all victims to tell the truth. They can lie, get someone charged, ruin their life, and then withdraw the charges just before trial. The charges will follow the accused around for the rest of their life. I find it extremely shortsighted of our legal system in general.
I don’t think this is intentional by any means, but more a lack of communication between the legal branches in order to consciously prevent this kind of thing.
by TheEvilProfessor on Jan 8, 2010 10:28 AM CST up reply actions
I thought there were
some strange calls last night. First drive fake punt? And why run an option down there on the play McCoy got hurt And the pick 6 before half??
Texas runs the spread option
McCoy running with the ball is a fairly regular part of their offense—he leads the team in carries.
The interception before the half was on a shovel pass—how often do you see that get intercepted? Of course, they could have just taken a knee or ran the ball and that probably would have been lower risk.
I don’t know what Saban was thinking on the fake punt. It wasn’t like it was 4th and 7. I believe it was 4th and 23. That wasn’t smart.
No fair!
The rest of the BXI doesn’t want to lose Jedd Fisch’s offenses so soon!
Big junkies come from little junkies.
Rencito
my thinking on the play McCoy was hurt is that when he keeps the ball on that spread option in the red zone, he is going to get hit. That early in the game, I would not have put my QB at risk in that situation. He wasn’t going to slide or avoid anything down there. He got popped and it could have cost them the game. The call before halftime made no sense to me—-get in the lockerroom with an untested freshman QB and regroup.
I didn't have a problem with either call
The call to have Colt run is part of Texas’ game plan and has been all year. Why would they deviate from that? It isn’t like McCoy had any injury problems prior to what was really a freak injury. He has taken hits all year long and this one just happened to hit him in the right (wrong) spot.
The shovel pass is very low risk. The odds of it getting intercepted are probably as low as a fumble. Why not try a low risk play to see if you break it for big yardage? It wasn’t the QB’s fault. The ball took three deflections before it landed in the hands of a defensive lineman, the first of which was off the receiver’s hands.
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