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Should have transferred to Colorado or Wazzu.
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Houston athl. spokesman: "A.J. Barker is not a member of our football team and was not offered a scholarship as some outlets have reported"
Did AJ hook up with Ms. Iowa?
I'm guessing A.J. Barker and his family reported it originally, which makes this whole situation even more bizarre. Maybe A.J. thought he could just show up and get a scholarship like when George Costanza did that at an office when he didn't even know if he had the job or not.
YES! Nothing better than the Seinfeld reference again GophersInIowa!![]()
.... Good kid, beyond dumb mistake.
While I usually agree with you Sportsfan, I would not consider AJ to be a good kid. In my book, good kids take responsibilities for their actions, respect authority, think about the consequences of their actions, and avoid burning bridges. AJ has shown himself to be a self-entitled, responsibilty shirking, media grabbing, hypocrite that has no problem destroying relationships for his own end. I have no time for him ... and I think those initially coming to his defense are jumping off that bandwagon in droves.
No....those would be PERFECT kids.
I hear what you are saying though and would agree that he certainly deserves the heat that is coming his way. I hope that was some bomb weed.
Apparently, marijuana doesn't make his ankle feel stiff.
He was just holding it for his Mom's friend
I think when I was a kid I held myself to the 4 standards Rescooter listed, and I was far from perfect. Sure I screwed up, but I took responsibility, as many kids do. If you think he is a good kid, what evidence do you have that he is?
Now keep in mind you went down this road. I like to operate from the position we all have opinions and one is not more valuable than any others.
My answer is the obvious one....also; I'm very familiar with his initial accusations and know there to be some truth in what he claimed. Where I didn't choose sides at was coach Kills involvement, because I was not privy to that conversation and personally never had one that resembled what AJ claimed he had. In essence, I did not believe I could choose sides. I also said at the time that there may be another (third) option. That they both for the most may be correct and both may have been operating with faulty information. Either way, again; I didn't believe I had enough information to choose sides.
So that's my answer. Now a question for you, how do you know AJ never took responsibility? Is it because he never told YOU, or is it that he never told a reporter? How do you know that he did, and it wasn't written or reported? In fact how do you really know anything? How do you know that he should take responsibility? How do you know he wasn't spot on in his accusations, therefore there was no reason for him take responsibility? Me, I don't know so I'm not comfortable saying AJ or even the Jerster is wrong.
What I do know is AJ made an ass of him self on a national scale and brought into question the legitimacy of his claims.
I'm sure there was some truth to both sides of the initial argument. Almost always is. And sometimes it is best for both sides to go their separate ways, which happens all the time in CFB. And I would agree again, what we do know is that he made an ass of himself in the public view, he now has a minor beef with the law and apparently the scholarship he was reportedly getting is a mirage. At this point all I can say is it a sad story. My guess is he still has a little growing up to do, but that also is pretty common for his age.
Now keep in mind you went down this road. I like to operate from the position we all have opinions and one is not more valuable than any others.
My answer is the obvious one....also; I'm very familiar with his initial accusations and know there to be some truth in what he claimed. Where I didn't choose sides at was coach Kills involvement, because I was not privy to that conversation and personally never had one that resembled what AJ claimed he had. In essence, I did not believe I could choose sides. I also said at the time that there may be another (third) option. That they both for the most may be correct and both may have been operating with faulty information. Either way, again; I didn't believe I had enough information to choose sides.
So that's my answer. Now a question for you, how do you know AJ never took responsibility? Is it because he never told YOU, or is it that he never told a reporter? How do you know that he did, and it wasn't written or reported? In fact how do you really know anything? How do you know that he should take responsibility? How do you know he wasn't spot on in his accusations, therefore there was no reason for him take responsibility? Me, I don't know so I'm not comfortable saying AJ or even the Jerster is wrong.
What I do know is AJ made an ass of him self on a national scale and brought into question the legitimacy of his claims.
I never once said he didn't take responsibility. You originally said this...
"Good kid, beyond dumb mistake."
Rescooter then said, "While I usually agree with you Sportsfan, I would not consider AJ to be a good kid. In my book, good kids take responsibilities for their actions, respect authority, think about the consequences of their actions, and avoid burning bridges. AJ has shown himself to be a self-entitled, responsibilty shirking, media grabbing, hypocrite that has no problem destroying relationships for his own end. I have no time for him ... and I think those initially coming to his defense are jumping off that bandwagon in droves."
I agree with him. What I want to know is, why you think he is a good kid? I have never seen him exemplify the characteristics that would make him a good kid. That's why I asked you why you thought that way. I never attacked him or you, I was simply asking why you felt that way.
I'm sure there was some truth to both sides of the initial argument. Almost always is. And sometimes it is best for both sides to go their separate ways, which happens all the time in CFB. And I would agree again, what we do know is that he made an ass of himself in the public view, he now has a minor beef with the law and apparently the scholarship he was reportedly getting is a mirage. At this point all I can say is it a sad story. My guess is he still has a little growing up to do, but that also is pretty common for his age.