Pacman considering return to WVA

http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070413/SPORTS01/704130411/1027

Smoke that---haters. Go ahead- make some jim-stick comment after reading that story. You people who want to see Pac destroyed make me sick.

 

he was given money the past two years to play football. According to the NCAA once you're a paid athlete you can't become an amateur again. Some of their enforcement of it is kinda rediculous IMO. Like Jeremy Bloom, who was drafted by the Eagles last year, was also an olympic skier, so because he was getting paid for skiing he was deemed a professional athlete and lost his NCAA eligibility to play football.

 

I was joking about his suspension.

 

I figured that, but I couldn't really tell

 

going back to west virgina might be one of the better things he can do. mike barwis was one of the people who kept him in line while he was in school. hanging out with him should do some good.

"West Virginia strength coach Mike Barwis is an old-school guy. When Jones rolled into weightlifting sessions a few minutes late at the beginning of his sophomore year, Barwis scowled and shoved a 40-pound sandbag at him. A few minutes later, Jones, already breathing hard, found himself running alone around Mountaineer Field.

"If you're late for your job in real life, you get fired," Barwis said. "He thought it was OK to be late, so I always made him pay tenfold. After awhile, you get disciplined."

Jones and Barwis, who took an aggressive approach with him, grew close. Barwis, perhaps, was the most effective male role model in Jones' life. Maybe it isn't a coincidence that Jones' biggest misstep at West Virginia occurred before Barwis joined Rich Rodriguez's staff in Morgantown."

 

It's a good move on all fronts, for all the right reasons. I was hoping that he would be with Titans players more during the suspension, but I guess he can get what he needs one day a week.

It still irks me that Goodell has kept him away from the facility so much. What's the point of that? If he goes back to get a degree, then it's not a bad thing.

 

Sounds like Barwis might need a job in Nashville