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Brandon Jones gets a DUI this last weekend and is now off the team. This is his second arrest (Assault 4 DV a few months back) and apparently this was the last straw.

A lot of words come to mind right now and none of them are good.

EDIT NUSS: That 4th degree assault arrest was never confirmed by anyone in the mainstream media, although you can read the details of the apparent arrest here.

EDIT NUSS AGAIN: Grippi confirms the domestic violence arrest, but says no charges were ever filed.

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A month or two ago I dont remember where I heard he was leaving but I checked out his MS page and it said something to the effect of “get me the hell out of Pullman”… so yeah, he wasnt going to back reguardless.

by bryanablair on Feb 9, 2010 3:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

That could have been around Winter Break?

I didn’t think he played particularly great last year, but I think it still hurts that he’s leaving. With all the kids coming off of redshirts, he may have been passed on the depth chart anyways, but still would have liked to have him around. Ah, well. Good luck to him wherever he lands.

by TiltingRight on Feb 9, 2010 3:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

and good luck to us

if he lands in our neighborhood

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by coug2828 on Feb 9, 2010 3:16 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He won't

See below

by cougfan on Feb 9, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Only place he can land

Is a lower level. He’s in his last year of eligibility

by cougfan on Feb 9, 2010 3:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Central Washington University

is a haven for these types. See also, Andy Roof.

by TiltingRight on Feb 9, 2010 3:19 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I will not miss him

I didn’t think he was that good. He brought some athleticism but I wasn’t impressed with his coverage abilities. I’m looking forward to seeing all the young guys out there, Simmons and Washington in particular.

by cougfan45 on Feb 9, 2010 3:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

He was toast from day 1

Sure the d-line shares a lot of the blame but he seemed to fall behind Simmons before he broke his leg and Hayward and even Justin did not seem too far behind. Justin really started to improve his play toward the end of last season.

I would have liked to have his leadership around but maybe that wasn’t going to happen in any event. I am fine with going with the younger players. We are pretty deep at the position with Simmons, Hayward, Justin, Washington, and Carpenter and corner is a position you can have success at a relatively young age. Some of the incoming kids could figure in as well.

I am still holding out hope we see Monty suit up again. He is a great leader from all accounts.

by BornCoug on Feb 9, 2010 4:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It still hurts

As we’ve seen we need depth everywhere. Maybe its me expecting injuries but I feel like we need the backups with the injuries that keep coming

by cougfan on Feb 9, 2010 6:07 PM PST via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

Expect injuries

Simmons and Daniels pretty much says it all. I never have heard of 2 kids breaking their leg in one season. Unless there are academic or transfer issues with Simmons, Heyward, and Washington I really think the position is in good shape. Carpenter is a corner at this point although coming out of high school some thought he would end up at free safety. Add Justin and that’s 5 kids at corner and probably as much talent as we have seen at corner at one time that I can remember.

They still have to prove it but I bet Ball still feels good about the position even given all the bad luck we have seen over the last 2 years. There are at least a couple corners in the ’010 class as well.

Obviously, this kind of thing cannot spill much further so hopefully this is it with the losses but as we know we probably will see at least a few more.

by BornCoug on Feb 9, 2010 6:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

I like the depth we have at corner, even though its extremely young. Jones was going to be a SR and I would put him 4th or 5th on the depth charts. This way we can get more young guys some action, and this group IMO has the most potential on the entire roster.

by cougfan45 on Feb 9, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Update from the original story

Pullman police arrested Jones last Nov. 30 in a domestic dispute. No charges were filed and the case was dropped in December, according to the Whitman County prosecutor’s office.

by cougfan on Feb 9, 2010 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

This is in the fanshot link above, by the way

Grippi was just adding to his story

by cougfan on Feb 9, 2010 4:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Is this going to hurt us?

When a player leaves the program, gets kicked off or gets bad grades doesn’t that hurt us. I know we have sanctions on us right now for this reason. I forget the rule or whatever it is. You guys know what I am talking about. This came up a few months back and Wulff/Sterk is working on getting this straightened out (from the Doba/Price eras). Doesn’t the NCAA look at the 5 year average. I hope this doesn’t hurt us, because I think we are already missing a few scholarships because of things like this. Could someone refresh my memory?

When the game is pretty tough. Don't you ever holler 'nuff, Show the world you have the stuff, Keep-a-goin. -Lone Star Dietz

by SoCalCoug on Feb 9, 2010 5:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

APR (Academic Progress Rate)

Yes, it does. If I remember right, we took the hit in 2008 and 2009, but we’re kosher as of this year. So we’re eligible for the full 85 scholarships. If Jones enrolls and graduates elsewhere, it’s less of a hit than if he just flunks out.

They look at it over a 5 year period, and do a point system of some kind, but as with everything in the NCAA, there are all kinds of loopholes and/or appeals. I don’t think it’ll be a major issue for us, but I could be wrong.

by TiltingRight on Feb 9, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It's a negligible hit if Jones is on track to graduate

Where we got killed under Doba was guys leaving without making adequate progress toward graduation while at WSU. The NCAA penalizes you heavily for that. HEAVILY.

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by Jeff Nusser on Feb 9, 2010 5:55 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs