Trouble in Austin
In ethics class many years ago, I learned that the most common characteristic of the incarcerated is intelligence. The lack of it. I thought of that upon hearing the story of James Henry, yet the latest Texas Longhorn to run afoul of the law. Henry was charged with assault after police said he admitted to the crime while talking on the phone to jailed ex-teammate Robert Joseph, who was involved in the same incident.
Henry apparently wasn’t aware that jail phone calls are taped and admissible in a court of law. The way it’s going for Mack Brown’s program, perhaps a class detailing such legalities would be beneficial to the Longhorns. Henry is the seventh UT player arrested in recent months, and while Brown defended his program, saying he would put his players’ character up against any’s, forgive me if I’m dubious. The character of some of the Longhorns seems no greater than the intelligence.
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Well, let’s see…..it’s easy enough to talk about Texas’ athletic scandals, but you won’t pursue the multitude of OU transgressions, the latest being the gas code cheats by Ryan Broyles.
Before that it was Bomar, the OU basketball team,…should I go on.
Any Sooner fan or OU official should NEVER talk about any other program’s theiving, gun toting, abusive atletes UNLESS they’re going to admit their own cheating ways.
It’s amazing how incredibly immoral this Sooner program can be.
Try removing the 2×4 from your own eye.
Deja Vu Oklahoma circa 1980′s