FRED ROUSE UPDATE
The case gets Joakim Noah ugly: not only was Fred Rouse allegedly in on the burglary of former teammate Lorenzo Booker, garnering a felony charge along the way, but Rouse allegedly decided to bring along accused rapist and Cincinnati Bengals linebacker A.J. Nicholson, too, earning him felony charges, as well. Lorenzo Booker reiterated his statement that a dedication to academics brought him to Florida State, and that he has no regrets.
The update which will appear in an hour will feature the following additional:
–Not only did Rouse and Nicholson steal the merchandise…they sexually assaulted it.
–With the help of Sebastian Janikowski and a thimbleful of GHB, of course.
–Curiously, the DVD players and PS3s in question have no memory of the incident.
–Tamarick Vanover offered to fence the goods.
–They hid the stolen items in the Doak Campbell endzone, knowing that offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden would never find them there.
The accuser, seen here with face blacked out to conceal her identity, had no comment.












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Thats fucked up! We need Nicholson. Have you seen a Bengals game? the run D is like a sieve!
Comment by Azher — May 31, 2006 @ 3:43 pm
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Blood & a glove were left at the scene? What makes football players such incompetent criminals?
Comment by Ahab — May 31, 2006 @ 3:44 pm
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Best part is Rouse left a glove with the number one on it. That’s a Junior High mistake.
Comment by NoleinTexas — May 31, 2006 @ 3:47 pm
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Maybe he was trying to start a trademarked thief thing, like the Phantom in the Pink Panther movies.
Comment by Orson Swindle — May 31, 2006 @ 3:50 pm
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As a die hard Bengals fan and season ticket holder I am upset by the allegations against new Bengal AJ Nicholson. I am not upset by the crime, I am more upset that he was caught.
I want my run stuffing middle linebackers as hard core criminals. I also, however, want them to be smart enough to avoid the jail time. Marvin Lewis needs to realize there is only one Ray “stab you in the face” Lewis. The only man to still play in the NFL after killing someone.
I hope he learned his lesson. The Bengals are now the new “Criminals” of professional sports. Awesome.
“It’s the thuggish ruggish Bengals…It’s the thuggish ruggish bengals”
Bootsy needs to get Bone Thugs -n- Harmony to do the new song for this year. That would be the coolest thing EVER.
Who Dey
Comment by Odell 51 — May 31, 2006 @ 3:54 pm
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…if they only still had Takeo Spikes
Comment by AU03 — May 31, 2006 @ 4:01 pm
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I guess this would not garner any Fulmer Cup points because both players are no longer on the team. Thats a shame. It is good to see the Criminoles still have it in them though!
Comment by kublajoint — May 31, 2006 @ 4:06 pm
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If the glove don’t fit, you must acquit!
Comment by Gob Bluth — May 31, 2006 @ 4:37 pm
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Odell -
I don’t see Bone selling out their Cleveland roots to cut a track for the Bengals. Maybe they can remake Crossroads as a tribute to the Browns fallen first round draft picks.
Orson -
I was going through old emails, and I found one from you from early 2005. Back then EDSBS was so small you were still sending out “Gee thanks for the link, Mister!” emails to everyone who linked to you. My how much you’ve grown. Keep up the good work!
(Apparently you were using ahem aliases ahem back then, as the email wasn’t from someone named Orson or Stranko.)
Comment by Kanka — May 31, 2006 @ 4:54 pm
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Of course there are no Fulmer Cup points, the player on the team was victimized. If there are than I want Dee “Arrest me, I’m gonna be a mill…err thousandaire” Webb’s shootout to count!
Comment by Corey — May 31, 2006 @ 4:56 pm
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Kanka, we wish we could do that now, but we’re too busy, what with the money laundering, exotic animal trafficking, and semi-legit employment going on around here. Thanks for checking in, as well as for the early links.
Corey, we would have happily counted either had they been legit. And excellent use of the word “thousandaire.”
Comment by Orson Swindle — May 31, 2006 @ 4:59 pm
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Is this part of a new Bowden strategy to banish the “Free Shoes U” image of Florida State and keep guys on the level in Tallahassee? “Boys, as football players you’re representatives of this proud institution, and dangit, I don’t want y’all doin’ nothin’ that would embarrass me, this team, or Florida State University. Acourse, once you either get drafted or get kicked off the team, go wild.”
Comment by Doug — May 31, 2006 @ 5:11 pm
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Who would want to banish the free shoes image….we kicked royal ass back then.
I say Bobby just goes all Switzer on the college football world - wife swappin,’ Charles Thompson’ our way back to national prominence.
Comment by NoleinTexas — May 31, 2006 @ 5:18 pm
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Gatorcountry.com denizens have dubbed this, “nole on nole crime”.
Classic.
Comment by DHC — May 31, 2006 @ 5:50 pm
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And one more thing … the police identified the method of ingress/egress as a broken window with blood on it. The police also found blood at the home of Nicholson’s girlfriend.
This is so obviously a setup. Dey was framed!
Comment by DHC — May 31, 2006 @ 5:57 pm
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I forgot Bone was from Cleveland. My mistake. But a version of Crossroads for former #1 draft picks is a good idea.
Bone Bone Bone Bone Bone Bone Bone Bone.
Comment by Odell 51 — May 31, 2006 @ 8:47 pm
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I’m surprised Rouse snitched. This could really hurt his potential rap career after he gets out of jail.
Comment by PJ — May 31, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
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“nole on nole crime” IS actually quite funny.
Like the ND basketball player turned ESPN talking head who was kicked out of ND for credit card theft from his roommate and is now known as the guy who led the team in steals.
Comment by Daniel — May 31, 2006 @ 9:13 pm
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“Nole on Nole crime” would be funny, except that they are both former Noles who were kicked off the team for prior issues. Figures it would come from gatorcountry.
Comment by steve — May 31, 2006 @ 10:16 pm
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There’s never been any indication that AJ was kicked off the team or out of school. Merely that he was suspended for the Orange Bowl. I especially like this quote from him after the draft.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/SPT02/605010360/1066/SPT
Comment by Ahab — June 1, 2006 @ 2:23 am
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Nicholson was never kicked off the team.
Not for two back-to-back DUIs, a tasering by law enforcement personnel, nor for ‘alleged’ sexual assault at the team hotel in Miami.
“boyaz will be boyaz”!
Comment by DHC — June 1, 2006 @ 8:24 am
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Nice choice on where to play ball, Booker.
“I’m coming, Bobby, I’m coming.”
Comment by Master Shake — June 1, 2006 @ 1:10 pm
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it is interesting to hear that Booker believes that academics was the factor in deciding to got to FSU… my sister went to FSU and said she actually read one book while she was there (bold , large print ).
Comment by Peter Moulder — June 2, 2006 @ 1:57 pm
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Hey Peter Moulder…you would only read one book if your degree is in physical education like your sisters was idiot
Comment by Reid — July 25, 2006 @ 1:46 pm