[Husker] Christensen Reinstated

[Skylar Dodds]

I gotta agree with Scott here.  Here's the ONLY way to look at it in my
opinion:

Is a Spring/Fall 3-game suspension fitting punishment for a resisting arrest
charge and a criminal mischief (kicking the car)?  I think it is.  Although
there was suspicion of the sexual assault and as some have pointed out on
this list, at the very least a reason to believe it's true, he was in fact
found not-guilty of that charge and I don't think you can end a guy's
football career on a guess, even if it's mildly educated.  Add in the fact
that he's a great student who hasn't been in trouble outside of this and I
certainly understand the decision.

If I were forced to guess his innocence or guilt, I would say guilty, but
that's just a guess.  I'm not saying it's the case here, but football
players at UNL are targets and you don't want to make it easy for one woman
to make up a story and cost a young man his future.

Now, I'm not sure if this has any significant impact on this season.  He
can't be in game-day shape and he already used his redshirt.  So I'm not
sure how much he's going to be able to contribute and when.  I would be
shocked if he played any more than the last 4-5 games of the year.

--
Skylar


-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf Of
Scott R Lawson
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 4:12 PM
To: Steve Reichenbach; husker at tssi.com; mikejaixen at yahoo.com
Subject: RE: [Husker] Christensen Reinstated

Well I don't happen to know all the facts in the case but I'm guessing
there is some sort of precedent, either with this athletic department or
Pelini himself, and I happen to trust his (or whomever's) judgment on
this. Whether it is right or wrong can be argued all day I suppose.

I'm willing to bet many, many college football players have done worse
things and been reinstated, and similarly many have probably been booted
for less. And let's not forget- although this situation certainly reeks
a bit, Christensen was in fact found not guilty. And while it may seem
like a 'slap on the wrist' to the average person, I would actually argue
being suspended for a quarter of the season (and thus losing a starting
job and plus likely missing a game or two more because he is no way in
football shape) is in fact a pretty big blow to a college player who
more than likely is playing his last year of football.

One other thing to remember, if in fact he did not do this, as the jury
believed, he will be associated with this for the rest of his life, and
I'd guess that will bring some difficult consequences with it as well.

Scott in NY 


-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com] On Behalf
Of Steve Reichenbach
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 4:56 PM
To: husker at tssi.com; mikejaixen at yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Christensen Reinstated

I don't see how anyone can argue it's a strong message, unless
the message is that the penalties are likely to be light.

I'm trying to take the uncynical view that Bo might have the
same perspective about helping Christensen as Osborne did about
helping Phillips, but I think the effective result will be more
trouble in the future because it creates a perception that the
penalty is light.

I am disappointed and think this is a bad move for short-term
perceptions and for long-term realities.



> Bo Pelini has announced that Andy Christensen has been reinstated to
> the team, but will be suspended for the New Mexico State game (as he
> was also suspended for the San Jose State).
> 
> http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=3918&u_sid=10427517
> 
> So that's a two game suspension following the clearing.  On one hand,
> one could argue that's a strong message.  On the other hand,
> considering he is just now being allowed to resume workouts, it's not
> much of a suspension since from a practical perspective, he isn't
going
> to be in a position to contribute anyway.
> 
> The cynic could argue that this decision might have been driven by
> the poor offensive line play so far this season.
> 
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com

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