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USC Coach Pete Carroll is disciplining cornerback Shareece Wright for his role in an incident that led to his being charged with felony resisting a police officer, but the junior will play against Oregon State if cleared medically to do so, Carroll said Sunday. Carroll declined to specify the nature of the disciplinary action.

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September 22, 2008  07:50 AM ET

What a stupid headline. He was >charged< with a felony. Which is sorta kinda different then being >convicted<. Let him have his day in court. Who knows, maybe the cop was the jerk.

September 22, 2008  08:59 AM ET
QUOTE(#1):

What a stupid headline. He was >charged< with a felony. Which is sorta kinda different then being >convicted<. Let him have his day in court. Who knows, maybe the cop was the jerk.

But you don't understand that getting charged is like becoming a man when playing for USC. In fact, he was disciplined not for getting charged but because the crime he committed was for sissies. Carroll expects more from his players like rape, aggravated assault, or attempted murder. That's the USC way!

September 22, 2008  09:25 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

But you don't understand that getting charged is like becoming a man when playing for USC. In fact, he was disciplined not for getting charged but because the crime he committed was for sissies. Carroll expects more from his players like rape, aggravated assault, or attempted murder. That's the USC way!

What an idiot

September 22, 2008  10:15 AM ET

What do you expect? Carroll and USC are held to different standards than anyone else. Ryan Perrilloux was never arrested, but USC fans were screaming for his head. Where are those fans now that one of their own is facing a FELONY!

September 22, 2008  11:43 AM ET

Felony resisting a police officer... what a joke! LA cops are punks looking for their 15 minutes of fame.

And that judge... told Wright he would "slap you in jail so fast it'll make your head spin" if he failed to appear for the next hearing.

I wonder if that kid was um... white? Yes I said it. Case would be dismissed. Bet!

September 22, 2008  11:50 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

Felony resisting a police officer... what a joke! LA cops are punks looking for their 15 minutes of fame.And that judge... told Wright he would "slap you in jail so fast it'll make your head spin" if he failed to appear for the next hearing.I wonder if that kid was um... white? Yes I said it. Case would be dismissed. Bet!

Nice, inject racism in everything. Is it also my fault that you are in a dead end job?

September 22, 2008  11:58 AM ET

The man always trying to hold a brother down. Maybe Obama can take up his cause.

September 22, 2008  12:49 PM ET

the incident was in colton..not LA...but never the less...it will be dropped to a misd and all will be good and well...just like it should...now...lets get over to the alcohol problem at notre dame....why are people saying its all good for them

September 22, 2008  12:59 PM ET

Normally players are suspended pending the outcome of the charges. However, I do believe innocent until proven guilty. This does seem like an overzealous charge anyway.

September 22, 2008  01:07 PM ET
QUOTE(#1):

What a stupid headline. He was >charged< with a felony. Which is sorta kinda different then being >convicted<. Let him have his day in court. Who knows, maybe the cop was the jerk.

He won't get charged, if you read up on this, he didnt do anything wrong. He had been drinking and had a suspended license, so he told the police he wouldn't drive. On top of that, the mother and owner of the house said Shareece could stay. He won't get charged.

September 22, 2008  01:07 PM ET
QUOTE(#2):

But you don't understand that getting charged is like becoming a man when playing for USC. In fact, he was disciplined not for getting charged but because the crime he committed was for sissies. Carroll expects more from his players like rape, aggravated assault, or attempted murder. That's the USC way!

You must hate your life.

September 22, 2008  01:08 PM ET
QUOTE(#4):

What do you expect? Carroll and USC are held to different standards than anyone else. Ryan Perrilloux was never arrested, but USC fans were screaming for his head. Where are those fans now that one of their own is facing a FELONY!

Don't be so self-absorbed. USC fans were not screaming for Perilloux' head. We don't care, we have other things going on in CA, other than football. Get a life.

September 22, 2008  01:12 PM ET

How is the beautiful Bay Area today?

September 22, 2008  01:13 PM ET

Ryan who?????

September 22, 2008  01:27 PM ET

Who cares this happens all the time in college football. If it wasn't a star player, he would have been suspended and maybe even kicked off the team. Ryan Perrilloux was in a sh*tload of trouble before they finally kicked him off.

September 22, 2008  02:11 PM ET
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How is the beautiful Bay Area today?

Gorgeous. Sailing all day on the bay yesterday was spectacular, sun out, 12-20 knots of wind.

September 22, 2008  02:18 PM ET

You certainly live in a beautiful area. San Fran is one of my favorite cities to visit.

September 22, 2008  02:28 PM ET

Here a guy is charged with a felony and he is still playing, meanwhile two ND players get busted drinking and everyone wants them kicked off the team! Yeatmen may well get tossed because he violated probation (and he deserves it) but there is a difference in standards!

September 22, 2008  02:43 PM ET

It shows the difference in philosophy. USC allows people to play with felony charges. Wisconsin allows them to play after being arrested for DUI. PSU has two players who were caught with less than an ounce of grass and they haven't played in two games and may not ever play again. Maybe if more schools treated this stuff seriously, we wouldn't have professional athletes thinking they are gods like Mike Vick and Pacman Jones, etc, etc, etc, etc.

 
September 22, 2008  03:47 PM ET

blah, blah, blah, double standard for USC, blah, blah, blah, USC pays it's players, blah, blah, blah, USC hasn't beat a good team this year, blah, blah, blah, USC lost to lowly Stanford, blah,blah, blah. READ the account of this incident before you jump to conclusions. AND, get new material.

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