Lawrence Phillips found dead yesterday

http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/14562908/former-nebraska-cornhuskers-star-lawrence-phillips-found-dead-jail-cell

 

It seemed like it was inevitable for him. He was a great football player for a few years at Neb, I always thought he should have never been allowed to play in the game vs UF given what he'd done.

 

Osborne still has his legacy mostly intact at NU but I think it was tarnished...somewhat JoePa'd by his allowing Phillips to play in that game.

He would have been much more respected nationally if he would have held him out and then the score would have only been a 49-21 pasting instead of the 62-21 that it was..... :wink:

 

Yeah the real difference was the Black Shirts absolutely ate the Gator offense for lunch.

 

Those Blackshirts made Spurrier adopt the shotgun offense that served him well the following year.

 

A sad ending here, no winners!

 

So much talent. What a waste. :cry:

 

Yeah, but in this case instead of ignoring it, he made Lawrence increase his grades, prohibited him from all Football contact, made him attend agressive professional counselling for anger management, and when, and only when he was told by those professionals that he had succesfully completed those requirements, was it left up to Dr. Tom to make a deciscion on his return.

Your right, he shoulda just set him on fire and watch him burn.

 

AJ,
It takes guts to do what Osborne did in that situation because he sets himself up for second-guessing Monday morning quarterbacks who have never had to make those kinds of decisions. Leadership is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes you take those chances and the individual flourishes and sometimes they just fall again. And you're right, the safe and easy out is to just throw him out and write him off as a loss.

 

Turns out Osborne was just delaying the inevitable.

 

Hindsight is a MotherFucker ain't it?

 

I saw Phillips play in high school for Baldwin Park. It was his 4th high school in four years. He was known even then as a member of the Crips. How was he ever accepted into any college?

 

"How was he ever accepted into any college?"


..... hmmmmmm

 

You know how the SEC cheats! :roll:

 

Because his last foster parent had him under control. He was getting good grades and focusing on football. There's a story about all this for anybody that's interested.

Osborne showed up, and she liked and trusted him, plus everybody felt getting out of SoCal would be best for Lawrence.

 

Don't worry Dave, I'm sure it was through the same agent process that Hernandez went through.

 

If I've learned one thng about bulletin board decorum, it's that old saying (paraphrased), when you live in a glass house it's best not to throw stones.

 

I'd put Dez up against Larry anytime AJ..... :lol:

 

Someone called for a ride?

 

Yeah, we all now about the thorns in ND's side, how's it relate to Lawrence though?