SMOKE + FIRE =MISERY by ST

The first bit of news hit me early this morning when I grabbed the paper off my front porch. Duck kicker Rob Beard charged with assaulting a woman which may have precipitated the incident that led to his getting busted up pretty good. So I head to work, stop off for my bagel & coffee and arrive at Cumulus. The former Idol Justin Meyers then informs me LeMichael James had been arrested on some really serious violent charges against a woman. From the infamous Blount right cross on the smurf turf to the recent dismissal of defensive end Matt Simms for allegedly retaliating against someone involved in the Beard beating to this, nice! No way to draw a logical conclusion because I wasn't there and neither were you but we can state some harsh facts. The perception will be that Oregon is all about winning and could care less about the character of the players making those on field contributions. The coach, administrators and fans can take a wait and see approach all they want, but in this information age the story has spread like wildfire and folks in Iowa, Florida and Seattle can not unhear or unread the initial reports. This is bad. Really, really, really bad! Anyone guilty of the crimes LMJ is accused of is a piece of useless dirt. Forget his getting dumped from the football team, he should spend a bunch of years in jail. I was so looking forward to talking about the Olympics, college & pro hoops and the start of Spring Training 2010. Thanks guys! If anyone in Duckland thinks there won't be comparisons to the University of Miami and Oklahoma in the 80's & 90's or the thuggery that took place at Washington in the late 90's into the early part of the 2000's, they're dreaming!