AggiesAreWe

All us moderators should be taken to woodshed, our boss had to come in and do our job today. I was never for having a thread up for people to post on. I knew it would go south. I was against it from the beginning and spoke my peace about it. It went on deaf ears up until now.

No frills here, just business. Silsbee period

Jacob Keifer is a freshman starting inside lb for the Silsbee varsity.

I will be the first to say that it is a big loss but not a devastating one. Two starters, one being one of the leading recievers in the district and also the punter, the other their top linebacker, reserve rb, and punt returner. This alone would impact any team let alone what the circumstances that led to these two not playing. I believe the Tigers will overcome this, but it is obvious it weakens the team.

Exactly.

Excellant post, bullets13.

Wow---concern for the team? don't you think that is misplaced to say the least? Misplaced? I believe it's a valid question. I know Roundtree was their top downfield WR. He will be missed on the field for sure. Valid--maybe--- but at best terribly innapprpriate and at worst disgusting----players were charged with sexual assult of someones daughter, sister, etc---the concern should go to the victim only----IF guilty the perps will rot in heck I think that he meant that it is a valid question because this is a SPORTS message board, not a blog on social commentary. My question would be does the football player turned witness have an agenda. Was he second string and might possibly be making his path to start easier by naming names and getting them off the team. The girl didn't even know who the boys were, supposedly. quite a stretch Maybe. But an investigative reporter worth his salt, who knows that there are two-sides to every story, would already be asking these type questions. The fact that they haven't been asked makes me proverbially weep for our media outlets. Another question would be why she went into a room with three guys, her being the only girl to do so. Was this typical behavior? Was she dating any of the three boys at the time? If so, had either he or she been talking about a potential break-up? A good investigative reporter would have already asked her colleagues these things. Believe it or not, these things happen. And if a newspaper can find out in one day that the hose where the party was held had a history of drug related incidents, wouldn't there have been talk about town of these things. Why didn't the father know where his daughter was. He is so vocal to the media, but why haven't they asked if he was the one to drop er off or not? If not, why didn't he? Did he not know about the house in the community? Did he give his daughter a curfew? Did he think she was with friends? Investigative reporting, people. If I can think of these questions it is sad that the media can't. a girl dropped off at a party is not to blame for being raped--IF it happened--niether is a father to blame for someone raping his daughter---I do not need Wayne Docifino to tell me that No, a father is not to blame for his daughter being raped -- if she really was -- but he would be to blame for dropping his daughter off at ahouse where questionable things had happened in the past -- if he knew about it. Did he? I guess we'll never know the way this is being so sloppily reported on. Investigative reporting does not attack the alledged "victim" like so many people think. If done properly, it does help clear the mud and get all the facts. Our media outlets are not doing it and seem happy to let the boys be demonized and assumed guilty by the general public before a trial. That is not ethically acceptable for any form of media -- TV, print, or radio. Bravo!!!

Thanks for the correction, Master T. I was told the 16 year old had been starting on defense the last couple of games.

tvc184, I personally thank you for this post. You are correct, no one has been charged with anything, yet. The three were arrested on the probable cause affidavit. I too wish folks would hold their tongue on the "they're guilty, not guilty" thing. It's just too soon. Sadly, I don't get to make that call. As for the media reports about those kids being charged, just shotty reporting and sensationalizing is what it is. We got a lot of that around here, motivated as well. :

Congrats again Gabe. Keep up the great work.

Hmmmmmmmmm......... As you can see, we have some very motivated reporters here. :

Yep, Newton can.

You use the word "primadonna". Do you not know that is a derogratory word in the sense or did you mean it that way? I would not label C-Mike a "primadonna".

Central-Ozen game is being played at the Babe, not Durley.

who are the 3 starters..... I think you need to watch the local tv stations or read the local news to find that out.

So let me get this straight, it's the media that makes these players "stars" and not what they do on the playing field. :

Definetly agree with this. But, this is not a school problem. Then why is the media calling them football players and a cheerleader? They are being classified in the media as being representatives from "school" organizations, huh? I would say you need to ask the media that question. My first thought would be that it sensationalizes the story. Gives it more "pizazz". Headlines wouldn't be that grabbing if it said "18 and 17 year old busted for sexual assault" Kerry, Gabe, anyone else in the media like to answer the question this person has asked.

Mike wakes up from dreaming, Ags destroyed in Cyclones wake, 42-17 Mike cries again as UT wins again WOW!! I feel honored that the Orange Leader and Beaumont Enterprise think so much of me to put me on the front page. ;D Some people are so jealous.

Definetly agree with this. But, this is not a school problem.

" Don't remember these Titans, Briuns win 58-13 " " Silsbee gets through rough week, get homecoming win over Orangefield " " Cowboy players go on strike, say their feelings are hurt, don't want to play anymore" Sunday headlines " 12th man needs 13th and 14th man to pull out win over Iowa St. " " OSU bust's Texas Bubble, win 38-34 "

This will be very close. HJ 23 HF 21

Silsbee will be without 3 starters for this game. Still stick with my first prediction. Silsbee 28 Orangefield 7

Livingston's defensive speed could cause problems for the Bulldogs. Grogan bulls his way to victory. Nederland 24 Livingston 20

Central's wishbone just too much. Central 28 Ozen 14

Anahuac wins this exciting game. Anahuac 30 Kountze 28