THAT’S ONE WAY TO CELEBRATE A BIG VICTORY
That actively on-fire db riding Dicky Lyons, Jr. into the endzone is Jacques Rickerson, a potentially talented but mistake-prone footballer who first lost a potential starting job this offseason, and now has likely lost his scholarship and barring a dismissal of charges his freedom after an arrest on the very explicit charge of “domestic battery by strangulation.”
An arrest report stated Rickerson was at the woman’s home and became upset when he was told to leave. Police said he hit the woman on the side of her face and choked her around the throat. When she screamed for help, he pushed her neck further into the mattress of the bed and used a pillow to cover her face.
It would be nice to equivocate here, really, but you hit girls and you go for good. Oh, and hey: Ronnie Wilson was arrested for assault, too! Urban Meyer, we dare you to prove us wrong and kick both off the team, if only to prove you’re capable of doing even the bare minimum of common sense in terms of punishing player behavior.
(He won’t. But that’s the dare.)










1
Crabapple Buck says:
Meyer Cup for in-season transgressions? Urb thinks punishment would be harsh.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:04 am
2
Hyman Motherfucking Roth says:
They have been graded out as ‘champions’
/Coach Meyer
November 4th, 2008 at 11:06 am
3
Russ says:
I’ll bet both those boys will be doing a bunch of pushup. A whole shit-load, in fact. Urban Meyer doesn’t skimp on discipline!
November 4th, 2008 at 11:07 am
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Stacy Kiebler Luvs Me says:
Jerry!!!, Jerrryyy!!!! Jerry!!!!! Dept:
Looks like a bad episode of The Jerry Springer Show broke out in Florida-land.
Here is Urban Meyer in his Springer “final thought” moment at the end of the show:
“Yes, the Florida young men smacked some women around and they deserve punishment. But, America is the land of second, third and even fourth chances, especially during the meaty part of the recruiting and SEC season.”
November 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am
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NativeSon says:
Bags packed and gone by Friday, is my bet.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:24 am
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Doug says:
Hey hey hey, let’s not go overboard with the condemnation here — it’s not like any of them ever celebrated in an end zone.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
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rjsplow says:
Ron Wilson is gone, barring a complete and categorical dismissal…or rather, he had better be. This was his what, 6th chance?
As for Rickerson, there is precedent here with Avery Atkins. Domestic Battery=dismissal, transfer, or whatever other euphemism you want to use for “not wearing Orange and Blue on a football field in the Swamp ever again”
Oh, and Doug? You know that Meyer will hold off on signing the scholarship releases, telling the press afterward that “this was not to send a message. our new temp office administrator was printing those TPS reports pretty well in the late afternoon, and we just wanted her to make a couple more copies before 5pm”.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:30 am
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The Oracle says:
Gone and Gone.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:48 am
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threenout says:
He shoulda let them do the celebration dance thingy to get it out of their system A penalty on the football field > penalty off.
November 4th, 2008 at 11:48 am
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pick6bamr says:
Well, clearly nothing will be done with Wilson or it would have already been taken care of…of course, Urban may be afraid he’ll come to practice with that assault rifle if he is dismissed…and Rickerson…I am sure he will want to wait for all the facts to come out sometime in February
November 4th, 2008 at 11:51 am
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tbone says:
“He (Meyer) said Wilson had to take care of some business”.
I suppose there is a small chance that Urban didn’t mean “go smack some gals”.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
12
TearsInTN says:
They will be kicked off the team… and then brought back in the off season, that is the Urban MO.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
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ahahah says:
Guys, give him a break. She just asked him what happened in episode one of trueblood and he was showing her when a neighbor looked in and freaked out… Nothing to get upset about…
November 4th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
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Adam says:
Meyer will probably suspend the two of them pending results of the charges. Wilson will be gone, but Rickerson probably will not be. Remeber the end result of dismissing Atkins? Dead in a car. Meyer has said that he regrets tossing the kid instead of keeping him and making him work through his mistakes.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
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scalz1 says:
Everyone calm down. It’s not like they hit anyone with a sandwich.
Jesus, people.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
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Fred says:
Why is this even Urban’s decision? Are there no jails in Florida or is UF actually a prison league team that gets to play in the SEC? I do seem to remember a Sportscenter story on Tebow talking to a bunch of prisoners. Was that just a pre-game speech?
Why aren’t Cheeseburger Eddy, Earl Meggett and Paul “Wrecking” Crewe eligible to play? And why won’t Caretaker (Urban Meyer) just get killed already?
November 4th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
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Jason says:
Ordinarily this story would make me feel warm on the inside. But I’m a Republican Dawg fan. I am too busy supplying the butt to get much joy out of anything.
I know EDSBS is not sympathetic on either count. But I wanted to share.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
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bj says:
Mickey Marroti is already working on workouts with sets of 10 reps. Can’t go to easy on these kids.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
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MaconDawg says:
Jamar Hornsby thinks this was simply a youthful mistake (and that the girl probably gave him the pillow anyway, so technically it’s not stealing, err, ummm, assault).
Returning to emo mode now,
Bulldog fans
November 4th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
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hlh says:
Urban Meyer thinks this is NOT a big deal.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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Ben says:
Good to see that the aggressive work ethic doesn’t leave the players when they’re off the field.
November 4th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
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NewsDawg32 says:
Should be a “touch and go policy.” You touch a woman in anger, you go. End of story. It ought to be a NCAA rule.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
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rjsplow says:
http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20081104/APS/811041268
Rickerson is out…
November 4th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
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PDXgonegator says:
Come on, guys. The way she was dressed…
Nah, seriously, what an asshole. Go to jail. Do not pass “Go.” Do not collect $200. Go directly to jail.
And say hi to that bitch Lawrence Phillips when you get there.
November 4th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
25
Tomahawk Nation says:
so… 13 points coming?
4
2
2
2
2
and a UF bonus?
UF is now the all-time fullmer cup violator?
November 4th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
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zzgator says:
The main entry should really be updated with Urban’s response.
“Jacques Rickerson is no longer part of our team – that is not what our program is about,” coach Urban Meyer said in a statement.
The link is posted in a previous comment.
November 4th, 2008 at 2:27 pm
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zzgator says:
Tomahawk…pay attention…Fulmer (one “L”) Cup points are only awarded for OFF-SEASON transgressions.
November 4th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
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Tomahawk Nation says:
to 27..
Then I guess we need a Meyer cup?
November 4th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
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zzgator says:
People who live in glass tee-pees…
November 4th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
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rjsplow says:
Tomahawk Nation @ 28:
Sure, as long as there’s also a “Seminole Cup” to score institution-wide academic cheating scandals and cover-up conspiracies.
Unfortunately for Florida State, they’d be the only team with points on the board. See you in Tallahassee later this month for the annual beatdown.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
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Continuation T. Arranger says:
What a bunch of amateurs. Sounds like some Gainesville folk need to attend Tommy Bowden’s seminar on “How to get players of the hook when they beat and choke bitches”.
November 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pm