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The Many Troubles of Marcus Vick (merged)

I find it absolutely ridiculous that Beamer and Va Tech continually allow Marcus Vick to display this type of behavior. With Vick's antics of throwing the ball at opposing players and trampling them with his cleats, Jimmy Williams getting thrown out of yesterday's game, and countless personal foul unsportsmanlike conduct penalties (against Maryland, I believe), Va Tech has got to be one of the dirtiest, most poorly disciplined teams in the nation. I'd be ashamed of that school if I were a student, alum, or fan of the team.

By the way, here's an interesting article on the subject:

http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/5217316

The fact that Va Tech coaches "even considered pulling Vick from the lineup" but did not shows where the school's priorities lie. Since they were down at the half, they wouldn't pull Vick notwithstanding his egregious actions, thereby sacrificing morals and upstanding behavior just to get a win in a no account bowl game.

Also interesting is the fact that during Sportscenter today, it was reported that Va Tech coaches told Vick he had to go to the Louisville lockerroom after the game and apologize. On "Around the Horn" tonight, it was reported that Vick didn't do so. What a shock. :shake:

Although the AD claims that Vick's actions are "not reflective of Virginia Tech football nor of the values we hold at Virginia Tech," I find that quite hard to believe in light of the recent on-field antics of Va Tech players. Sorry, Mr. Athletic Director, but actions speak louder than words, and what your players have done on the field this year has spoken volumes to me in terms of the values and priorities of Virginia Tech.
 
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And while the media was constantly trashing Troy Smith for taking $500 from a booster, they were simultaneously applauding Marcus Vick for overcoming so much (self-made) adversity in his life....

GREAT POINT!!!!
Another example of media bias / double standard.

I guess the accidental part was when he was grinding his foot back and forth while pressing down on his leg. He didn't mean to do that part....
Do they play UL any time soon? Paybacks are hell....
 
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Edit: This paper is in Vick's hometown.

The sports columnist from my neck of Virginia calls for Vick's head, or rather, season...

http://www.dailypress.com/sports/columnists/dp-48705cm0jan03,0,1392599,print.column?coll=dp-sports-columnists

Vick's inexcusable action calls for serious reaction

David Teel
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January 3 2006

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. -- Kevin Rogers took a stand. Question is, will someone in authority at Virginia Tech follow suit?

Rogers, the Hokies' quarterbacks coach, refused to bask in Monday's 35-24 victory over Louisville in the Gator Bowl. Instead, he tackled the afternoon's indelible moment: The inexcusable cheap shot Tech quarterback Marcus Vick took on a prone Louisville defender, All-America end Elvis Dumervil.

"Flagrant" and worthy of ejection, according to Rogers. "Embarrassing" to Vick and the program, he added.

Rogers couldn't be more right.

Head coach Frank Beamer wouldn't go that far. He rarely does. But Beamer, or if necessary his superiors, need to discipline Vick.

Harshly.

Publicly.

ASAP.

Yes, the season is over. But the images of Vick standing over the fallen Dumervil and driving his right cleat into the back of Dumervil's left knee late in the second quarter will not soon fade and should not go unpunished.

Wind sprints 'til he pukes? Banishment from spring practice or the team training table?

Sorry, not good enough. At the very least, Tech ought to suspend Vick for the 2006 season-opener.

Cue the Vick apologists: The media picks on him because of his last name; football is a violent game; he was reacting to previous plays.

Pure, unadulterated nonsense. The younger brother of Pro Bowl quarterback and former Tech All-American Michael Vick is not a first-time offender who deserves a pass. He is a fine football player - see the tape of Monday's second half for the latest evidence - who has been a problem child since he departed Warwick High for Blacksburg.

Liquor, marijuana, under-aged girls, flipping off fans at West Virginia.

"A no-character individual," Dumervil said as he left the stadium.

Too harsh, but can you blame the guy? He's the national defensive player of the year who's headed to the NFL after this, his final college game. Vick's stunt could have wrecked Dumervil's knee and cost him millions.

Odds are you've seen the play: Late in the second quarter, Dumervil tackles Vick cleanly after a 9-yard scramble. Vick pops up, pauses, and, with Dumervil flat on his stomach, stomps the back of his knee.

Inexplicably, the Big 12 officiating crew missed it. No flag. But Rogers saw it.

"I sure as hell did," he said. "There's no place for that in the game. It's embarrassing, and I think it misrepresents who he really is."

Maybe Rogers is right. Maybe Vick is good-hearted and reflective. But Vick is also maddeningly inconsistent. Indeed, after the game he was contrite, defiant and apparently dishonest.

"Sometimes out there on the field some things happen and, unfortunately, sometimes I don't know how to carry myself," the contrite Vick said. "That's all about coming back (for his senior season) being polished and becoming a better person."

The defiant Vick said, "It was an accidental play. Football is football."

And the apparently dishonest Vick said Dumervil "definitely" accepted his apology.

But Dumervil and Louisville officials said the players never spoke after the game. Tech officials then said Vick waited outside the Cardinals' locker room to no avail.

Regardless, Vick's contention that Dumervil accepted his apology speaks to a troubling notion: Vick still doesn't get it. He still believes he's above the rules.

Someone needs to cure him of that notion. Now.

"I hate like hell to be talking about this after we won the game," Rogers said.

Understood. Tech overcame an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit with three late touchdowns. The 12th-ranked Hokies became the third team in program history to win 11 games (11-2) and made a compelling case for inclusion in the final top 10.

Individually, seniors such as tight end Jeff King, tailback Cedric Humes, center Will Montgomery, linebacker James Anderson and defensive end Darryl Tapp concluded sterling Tech careers with gold-plated performances. Offensive tackle Brandon Frye was outstanding in relief of injured Jimmy Martin; ditto cornerback Brandon Flowers after Jimmy Williams' first-quarter ejection for bumping an official (a sad conclusion to his All-American career).

And Marcus Vick completed six of eight second-half passes, many in the how'd-he-do-that? category, for 110 yards and a touchdown. Alas, the other side of Marcus emerged.

"It hurts him, it hurts our program," Rogers said.

Does it taint a benchmark victory?

"For me," Rogers said, "it does."

David Teel can be reached at 247-4636 or by e-mail at <A href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]
 
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I actually got into an argument with a buddy of mine that Troy Smith was by far better than Marcus Vick. All I really needed to do was shut up, and wait for Vick to prove me right.

You just get the feeling that this is going to end badly.
 
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