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Ex-Penn State players plead guilty
Two Penn State football players pleaded guilty yesterday in Bellefonte, Pa., to a misdemeanor charge in connection with an on-campus fight last year, resolving the last of the major legal problems for current team members. Linebacker Navorro Bowman and defensive tackle Phil Taylor pleaded guilty to a disorderly-conduct charge in exchange for prosecutors' dropping more serious assault charges. "You're never pleased to have to plead to anything," said Taylor's defense attorney, Ron McGlaughlin. The players were sentenced to one year of probation and 100 hours of community service by Centre County Judge Bradley P. Lunsford. Taylor, who will be a junior in the fall, and Bowman, who will be a redshirt sophomore, had been kicked off the team while their cases were pending.
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It wouldn't be FN if they didn't give you your daily JoePa pic.
twelve is next
Toledo, OH
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When asked if Phil Taylor would be subject to any further team disciplinary actions, Joe Paterno stated, "What? My Phil is not a communist! He may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but he is not a porn star!"
YODA
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The only thing these guys did wrong was defend themselves from drunken frat boys. Joe knows they did nothing wrong. So does everyone else in Happy Valley. The locals know full well how corrupt Michael Madiera is. Too bad these guys needed to plead guilty to bogus charges just to end this nonsense rather than have Madiera start judge shopping like he did with Baker so they can play this season.
INCSOC
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If they are any good on the field JoePA will get them back on the team. Spewing the same old crap, they paid their debt blah, blah, blah!
If they weren't guilty, why did they plead guilty, the Duke players didn't?
Hillary Clinton
Rockford , IL
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They got in a fight. They weren't into drugs, theft, rape, ect. They'll be back on the team.
NWPA
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They didn't just get into a fight, the charges for assault were dropped. A little more serious than the "just a fight" excuse JoePA will employ to get them back on the team!
Hillary Clinton
Rockford , IL
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i love how no calls penn state a bunch of thugs, like they call miami, its just great.
"U"
Fairport , NY
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Miamis entire team was in a brawl on the field - the entire team. We also haven't had any players shoot or kill anyone.
BBlues
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This whole thing is a bit overblown. Who hasn't gotten into a fist fight in college?
Ryanmal
Cincinnati , OH
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They didn't just get into a fight, the charges for assault were dropped. A little more serious than the "just a fight" excuse JoePA will employ to get them back on the team!
Hillary Clinton | 06/01/08, 03:18 PM
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Assault charges are the most typical charge for a fight at a bar......idiot
RaBDawG
Sandy Hook , CT
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Settle down tough guy!
Hillary Clinton
Rockford , IL
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"Overblown"...."typical charges"...."bogus charges"....blue & whiters have got the routine down by now.
I have a question. How many years has it been since at least one PSU player has NOT been arrested for something? Even if it is overblown, typical, & bogus.
Last Call
Barstool, PA
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actually....levon chisley DID kill someone. stabbed him over 50 times. Penn State has accounted for over TWO DOZEN arrests in the past 4 years with charges ranging from underage drinking to criminal vandalism to sexual assualt and finally MURDER.
the real issue is how insane you PSU fans continue to be. you "popped off" about renegade programs at oklahoma, miami, fsu etc in the 80's and 90's but you're no better. Paterno just did a better job of hiding it with the help of the "hillbilly media" in state college. you idiots probably believe everything's groovy in iraq because bush's media machine tells you it is.
Jaydawg
Middletown, PA
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Excellent post from top to bottom, Jaydawg.
Last Call
Barstool, PA
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