Willis needs to be reinstated immediately

by **93Mustang** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:50 pm

If this suspension is based on the facts that have been reported (Willis fights a guy who'd been stalking him), he needs to be reinstated immedately. Seriously, what is going on? I've read nothing saying that anyone was injured, arrested, or hospitalized. Why are they stalling on this? As a long time season ticketholder, Mustang Clubber, and Kool Aid drinker, I will be done with SMU football if Willis doesn't start the Marshall game. We finally have something to cheer about with a decent young team and promising young QB and offensive backfield, and the adminstration pulls this crap. The fact that this thing has dragged on until now is absurd. What am I missing here? Is there a single SMU fan that thinks Willis shouldn't be reinstated immediately?

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:57 pm

This whole situation wont be cleared up until Willis talks to the Dean.

by **expony18** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:01 pm

93Mustang wrote:If this suspension is based on the facts that have been reported (Willis fights a guy who'd been stalking him), he needs to be reinstated immedately. Seriously, what is going on? I've read nothing saying that anyone was injured, arrested, or hospitalized. Why are they stalling on this? As a long time season ticketholder, Mustang Clubber, and Kool Aid drinker, I will be done with SMU football if Willis doesn't start the Marshall game. We finally have something to cheer about with a decent young team and promising young QB and offensive backfield, and the adminstration pulls this crap. The fact that this thing has dragged on until now is absurd. What am I missing here? Is there a single SMU fan that thinks Willis shouldn't be reinstated immediately?

i want him back but theres an SOP that must be followed

by **Pony_Fan** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:04 pm

I agree....we don't know all the facts, but if what has been reported is all there is to it, this is ridiculous.

Only at SMU. I could understand if someone was seriously injured and charges were filed. No police report from Dallas or UP? .... but if there is something more, let us know now.
Another botched PR job by SMU?

by **93Mustang** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:05 pm

Turner and the Dean, whoever that is, should have met with him first thing this morning to apologize to him for having him miss the game Saturday night. This situation is unbelieveable. To any football players, players parents, players friends, etc., the fans are on your side in this one. The continued suspension based on the facts so far disclosed is a disgrace.

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:07 pm

Its either Dee Sisco, the head Dean of Student life, or the assistant Dean.

The only reason they probably didnt meet today was due to the fact that this is still under investigation and until it is closed they will not meet.

by **SMU_is_bowling** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:07 pm

"Standard Operating Procedure"? nice usage.

While I do feel bad for Justin, and I support him being reinstated ASAP, any athlete knows, maybe not right in the emotioal moment, but you know when you do something like this (punch someone), you run the chance of being suspended. Lets not hurt the team by boycotting the Marshall game if they do not start Willis.

Go Ponies!

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:09 pm

who's boycotting?

by **SMU_is_bowling** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:10 pm

93Mustang wrote:
If this suspension is based on the facts that have been reported (Willis fights a guy who'd been stalking him), he needs to be reinstated immedately. Seriously, what is going on? I've read nothing saying that anyone was injured, arrested, or hospitalized. Why are they stalling on this? As a long time season ticketholder, Mustang Clubber, and Kool Aid drinker, I will be done with SMU football if Willis doesn't start the Marshall game.

it looks like 93 mustang will be

by **J.T.supporta** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:11 pm

I wonder what he puts in his kool-aid.

by **ponyplayer** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:19 pm

J.T.supporta wrote:Its either Dee Sisco, the head Dean of Student life, or the assistant Dean.

The only reason they probably didnt meet today was due to the fact that this is still under investigation and until it is closed they will not meet.

Dean Martin..................

by **SMU_is_bowling** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:19 pm

I would guess Absolut . . . maybe my friends Jack and Jim.

by **93Mustang** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:22 pm

I'm not calling for a boycott, I'm calling for the adminstration to resolve this thing. When a student gets involved in a fight on Yale on a Thursday night, they don't ban him from playing intramurals or attending a sorority party on Saturday or taking a final. Seriously, I'd say there would be a distinction and a thorough investigation might be needed had the non-football player fighter been hospitalized or seriously injured or had the cops arrested Willis, but none of these things apparently happened. Let the kid play. If there needs to be an investigation, let him play pending the investigation. This does not appear to be a serious incident - strange with the whole male stalking issues, but not serious. Get this thing resolved now!

by **Hoofbeat83** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:24 pm

93Mustang wrote:Turner and the Dean, whoever that is, should have met with him first thing this morning to apologize to him for having him miss the game Saturday night.

you are kidding, right? do you people calling for PB, Orsini, and Dr. Turner's head make all of your decisions with so little information?

dude, you are not entitled to know any more about this than you do. this isn't a publicly elected official. justin is a student at the university, and as such, when he is in this type of situation the people that are entitled to know what's going on are justin, his parents, the other student, his parents, and the university officials, not a bunch of wacked out, wild-eyed so-called fans posting to a message board demanding that heads roll. they have a responsibility to keep the affairs of the students private and among those that 'need to know' and are not beholden to you. it sounds to me like those that need to know do know. you're just not one of them.

you don't like the way a private university is run? then turn in your degree and go get one somewhere else.

by **SMU_is_bowling** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:27 pm

"As a long time season ticketholder, Mustang Clubber, and Kool Aid drinker, I will be done with SMU football if Willis doesn't start the Marshall game. "

I think the SMU student is a little less high profile than the Starting QB. Which is the highest profile position on the highest profiled team at the university. So it would look bad for SMU (much like the Miami's and Florida States look bad when they do it) to let a football player "get away with it".

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