DJK pleads to possession of marijuana, all other charges dismissed
DJK pled guilty to possession of marijuana and will receive a deferred judgment. As Morehouse alluded to in the previous DJK post, all other charges were dismissed. Terms of the agreement and other details at the Gazette.
(BUMP for discussion purposes; longer piece forthcoming. - Ross)
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The Mexican't
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Fucking-A.
Congrats, Derrell.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
And good luck in the Draft
This is a huge boon to his draft stock (as in he may now get drafted rather than being a FA). Now if KF lets him back in the facilities or pro day workouts it would be even better, not sure that can happen but it would be nice.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 1:51 PM CST up reply actions
It can.
But it won’t.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 24, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions
I think he'll have to absolutely explode at the Texas vs Nation game to get drafted.
Teams will use the drama as an excuse to let him slip into FA and avoid shelling out draft monies. He shouldn’t have any trouble making a roster, though.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 2:08 PM CST up reply actions
It would be nice if he was allowed to use an Iowa helmet in that game now.
Not gonna hold my breath on that one, of course.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
I agree. Although, I'm not sure that he was ever not allowed.
I think the only report was that he didn’t have a team issued helmet. Maybe he kept one after a season and he planned to use it. Solomon had an Iowa helmet sitting on his coffee table during his days in Iowa City. I can’t imagine that the players would ever have any reason to take a helmet home.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 2:22 PM CST up reply actions
It would make a nice bowl.
Not that kind of bowl. It would be pretty wobbly on a coffee table though, and you would get chips all over the place.
Hey Dolph, you look like I need a beer.
by Give Eddie a Beer on Jan 24, 2011 2:38 PM CST up reply actions
Well, his was right side up.
I’ll never forget that living room. He also had a giant photo of himself after a catch he made against Sparty.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 2:42 PM CST up reply actions
Probably have to use something like this:
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 24, 2011 2:24 PM CST up reply actions
I will gladly let him use my autographed helmet
if he autographs it also.
"You’re talking about things that are real. That’s real. In those other dual meets, it wasn’t real, but now it’s real." ~ Tom Brands regarding the Iowa State dual.
He will get drafted
The idea that the NFL will let him go FA to save money is just silly. All 32 teams would need to collude on that, and that would never happen, there’s already too little talent for too many roster slots. Besides, it’s not like a draft slot is going to go unfilled. Somebody will get that cash.
“And with the 43rd pick, the New York Jets pick nobody, but we’re all going to pretend they drafted DJK. This way they can save the league a little scratch when somebody picks him up as a free agent. "
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
I'm not sure you understand Mexicant's statement or the Draft in general
1) Anyone given a draft spot gets guaranteed money for showing up to training camp. It’s nominal money for the last few rounds, but it’s still something and better than showing up on what amounts to a day-to-day contract (with fewer protections) as a FA
2) Teams will be looking at dozens of WRs with similar skill sets to DJK, and they’ll always take the guy with less issues if all else is equal. DJK does not have the ability of the guys who get these kinds of things overlooked. It’s a question of who gets those last draft spots that makes him less likely to be drafted.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 3:14 PM CST up reply actions
This is exactly the point I was attempting to make.
Now, if DJK stands out above other receivers enough for a team to use a draft pick, then great. But most teams have enough holes to fill that they can take a player at a different position knowing that they’ll have a shot at DJK as a FA. And, in the end, it may be the best thing for DJK. Maybe he doesn’t get the guaranteed money, but a FA gets to choose from multiple suitors instead of being satisfied with their draft location. Of course, as a FA he’ll also have to bust his ass to ensure his roster spot over any drafted WRs. All that said, I definitely think he’ll make a roster and look forward to watching him play on Sundays.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 3:20 PM CST up reply actions
I have never had any issues with DJK's hustle on the field
He runs precise routes, even when he is not the primary receiver and he is a good down-field blocker. His biggest problem at Iowa is that he was very candid in his comments to the coaches and media; which kept him firmly entrenched in Ferentz’s doghouse. Yet even during this period of time when the team abandoned him and many fans and media folk trashed him, DJK had nothing but respectful things to say about the Hawkeyes and his teammates. If he is viewed and anything other than a class act by the pro scouts then something is rotten in Denmark
"You’re talking about things that are real. That’s real. In those other dual meets, it wasn’t real, but now it’s real." ~ Tom Brands regarding the Iowa State dual.
I think he'll fit right in with other NFL wideouts.
And I doubt that any of the GMs will be too put-off by his attitude. Considering the rave reviews he got from the media when he was able to speak to them, I suspect DJK will do extremely well during the interview portion of the combine (assuming he’s invited). Before the drama he was a likely 3rd/4th round pick, so watching him fall off the boards entirely is kind of insane. If GMs are willing to take today’s ruling and run with it, then DJK may very well get drafted.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 4:58 PM CST up reply actions
DJK is true class in my book, and he will always be a hawkeye to me
he made a mistake, hes human, but compared to other mistakes made by others at the University of Iowa its really nothing.
really, if Cam Newton can whore himself to schools and still be considered a first rounder, i dont see why someone wont take a risk on DJK, if not in the draft than as a free agent.
by justsomehawkeyefan on Jan 24, 2011 9:08 PM CST up reply actions
Well
Besides, it’s not like a draft slot is going to go unfilled.
I don’t think you’ve met the Vikings
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 24, 2011 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
Obviously, the spot is still filled
I’m just mocking the Vikings
It never gets to be easy.
Why the fuck doesn't it ever get to be easy?
by chitownhawkeye on Jan 24, 2011 5:12 PM CST up reply actions
And I'm sure by terms of the CBA
you must use all draft spots and pay the guaranteed amounts.
P.S.: haven’t the Vikes been picked on enough with the Bears & Packers success this season? And the purple gear? And the silliness of having an owner named Zygi?
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 5:16 PM CST up reply actions
Funny, both choices (the previous year with missing onSims and getting McKinnie)...
…ended up working out really well for them. McKinnie and Kevin Williams have both been Pro Bowlers. Ryan Sims and Byron Leftwish… not so much.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
After his latest tweet (quickly removed though it was)
The chances of him ever setting foot in the Hawkeye facilities are less than zero.
He said this has brought him closer to his Hawkeye family, aside from his ex-coaches.
by PackerHawk on Jan 24, 2011 2:27 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Heh, yeah, saw that.
Probably true though.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 24, 2011 2:28 PM CST up reply actions
Wait, are you on the Twitter now, Steve?
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 24, 2011 2:44 PM CST up reply actions
Yes
I dusted off the account to stalk, uhh follow the Prater and Sash decisions. Now I’m hooked again.
by PackerHawk on Jan 24, 2011 3:45 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm on Twitter too
But I don’t think, judging from my tiny # of followers, that anyone gives a rat’s ass about my life. ;)
"I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok Rules?" ~ Snake Plissken
by The Bird Cult on Jan 24, 2011 3:45 PM CST up reply actions
Steve?
You’re piercing the veil.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 5:10 PM CST up reply actions
Sooooo
what did it say?
"If you need a rah-rah speech at halftime, you’re playing the wrong sport." - Pat Angerer
Basically this:
He said this has brought him closer to his Hawkeye family, aside from his ex-coaches.
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Hopefully
this will “close the book” and a rather sordid chapter of DJK’s career. I hope that he is able to move past all this and get on with his life and find success in the NFL.
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
And CF boards will be blowing up now
with the Everson verdict and the DJK plea deal. Some variation of “All Iowa players can get away with whatever they want because the court system is bought” will be showing up within the next 5 minutes
"I shoot, I score. He shoots, I score." - Dan Gable
ZOMG CONSPIRACY
WHY WON’T THOSE LAWYERS AND JUDGES TAKE OFF THEIR BLACK-AND-GOLD COLORED GLASSES?!
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
SOB judges do wear black robes
bet anything they have gold shirts and pants on underneath.
You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning
by The Bacon Explosion on Jan 24, 2011 1:58 PM CST up reply actions
SHHHH
SNITCHES GET STITCHES, SALLY
"I want to be a cowboy. I don't want to be a panda. Pandas are boring, stupid and boring. Bad panda!"
Say that 7 times fast.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 24, 2011 2:59 PM CST up reply actions
Actually...
SOB judges do wear black robes.
I think, from the TV coverage, that the judge in the Everson case was wearing a brown robe (or an old, faded black one). Here is a pic, you be the judge (ha ha):
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Jan 24, 2011 3:40 PM CST up reply actions
That testifying victim looks suspiciously male
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 3:43 PM CST up reply actions
It didn't take that long.
And I don’t even need to look.
It's not too bad.
YET. Some level headers over there looking like they’re trying to fend off the conspiracy theorists.
Cyclone Fanatic: The pain of herpes without the lesions.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 24, 2011 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
And to think, none of this would have happened if not for that damn Sports Illustrated cover...
"I wish you luck with a capital 'F'" - The Real Elvis.
by StoopsMyAss on Jan 24, 2011 1:43 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
That SI cover came in pretty hand for me yesterday.
Not that one specifically, but I think you get what I’m saying.
Suppressing career-ending post
Argghhhhhhhh!
"I always like it better when the clowns seem to try to be happy."
by MarcMorehouse on Jan 25, 2011 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
That's probably for the best.
Going, going, going, going, going, going, going, going.... Alright, I'll stop for now.
by EnergizerHawk on Jan 25, 2011 9:51 AM CST up reply actions
KIRK OWNS SHERIFF LONNY!
Excuse me for my bellicosity. And spelling. Bellicosity and spelling.
by Blackheartnopants on Jan 24, 2011 1:59 PM CST reply actions
What is Lonny a nickname for?
Lon? Leron? Donald? London? This “Lonny” name confuses me.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 3:07 PM CST up reply actions
Google suggests Lawson or Alonso/Alonzo
None of them make a ton of sense. Why couldn’t he just have a good old ’Merican name like Ricky?
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 4:33 PM CST up reply actions
Lonald.
Or Londo.
"If there's one thing Nixon is known for, it's class. Now let's cut this turd loose!"
- Richard Nixon's Head, President of Earth
by Bucketochicken on Jan 24, 2011 5:55 PM CST up reply actions
thank you to the staff here and other cooler heads who all knew this would be the outcome
The whoooooole time, from the moment the news broke. Now, djk, go get some and make us proud.
I've been in love (truly) with five women, the Spanish Republic and the 4th Infantry Division.
by sailorjerry on Jan 24, 2011 2:28 PM CST via mobile reply actions
That's a little kind, I think
But it is true that BHGP has been the calmest part of the storm for this and many other issues.
I spent half my life's earnings on wine, women & song. The other half I wasted.
by therealCatnuts on Jan 24, 2011 3:08 PM CST up reply actions
In entirely unrelated (but also awesome) news.
Flavor Flav opened a friend chicken restaurant in Clinton, Iowa. CLINTON, IOWA.
I love Friend Chicken
It tastes like companionship.
by fastfred on Jan 24, 2011 4:47 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Even though this isn't really a "HEY THIS IS AWESOME NEWS" kind of thread...
At least its football news. I was getting kind of twitchy for some.
"I'm gonna give you assholes a chance. What do you say we play a little Bangkok Rules?" ~ Snake Plissken
Senior Bowl practice is getting lots of attention from the draftniks.
Stanzi and Ballard are there and should garner plenty of news.
by The Mexican't on Jan 24, 2011 3:57 PM CST up reply actions
Stanzi.... is so...... big..........
by stanzi's ex-girlfriend on Jan 24, 2011 5:24 PM CST up reply actions
I had the chance to buy tix to the Sr. Bowl.
Four of them for $75 and the game is only 175 miles away. But my outlaws in-laws are coming to visit this weekend and I have to entertain them instead. Sucks. It would’ve been my one chance to see some Hawks play football this year in vision larger than a 46" widescreen…
Apparently
Murphy and Andy Fails (all the time) questioned whether or not the athletes using Parish are actually paying the fees. This is all according to a degenerate asshole at CF of course.
Cyclone Fanatic: The pain of herpes without the lesions.
by Pain in the Sash on Jan 24, 2011 4:52 PM CST reply actions
Well, once they are off the team...
do we even have to care about it? At that point, if they ruin their eligibility by accepting “free” legal services, I don’t care. They would probably trade any time at a small school for the chance to stay out of “da clink.”
I've sentenced boys younger than you to the gas chamber. Didn't want to do it. I felt I owed it to them.
-- Judge Smails
by WaterlooChazz on Jan 26, 2011 11:37 PM CST up reply actions
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