He went to prison. Not country club prison, but federal “F you in the A” prison.
Let PETA do their usual song and dance; let them come to every game and spray blood like it’s a 1970s Gallagher concert, but don’t buy into this crap. We have a justice system for a reason. For every crime, there is a debt owed to society. Michael Vick has paid it according to the American judicial system.
Oh the sh*t storm that is going to ensue throughout the entire preseason! We will talk about the dogs, their names, how innocent and precious they were. I even heard an SNY personality claim that they might as well invite OJ back to play. Let’s all slow down, and take a breathe.
What we SHOULD be talking about is WTF are the Eagles going to do with that many QBs. Feely, Kolb…oh…and some dude named Donovan McNabb. Are they going to try some freakish reincarnation of the Wildcat Offense with one of the most talented NFL athletes since Deion? Will we play other positions? Is there a conditional for the $5M balloon in the 2nd year option?
…nope…
Instead, Michael Vick will be spending his first couple of days talking about animal violence with Philadelphia youths. There are already boycotts, burnings and protests scheduled for almost every press conference surrounding this. Look, I expect this from PETA – hot chicks who hate fur, love animals and have too much time on their hands – go crazy. But for the public to participate in the “outrage” is silly if not un-American. He f*&ked up, he paid the price and he is going back to what he does – playing football.
In August Vick and his three co-defendants plead guilty for their affiliation with Bad Newz Kennels, a dogfighting group run out of a Virginia home in Vick’s name and approving the deaths of six to eight pit bulls that didn’t fight up to snuff. He faced a maximum sentence of 5 years but was expected to serve much less. Vick is also suspended indefinitely from the NFL.
One part of the morning that did go as expected was the media circus: by 8:00am dozens upon dozens of news sources, animal rights activists and Vick supporters were stationed around the courthouse, impatiently waiting for the verdict.
In related news, the Atlanta Falcons are 3-9 without Vick and will be attempting to recoup the $20 million bonus paid out to the quarterback.
The football rivalry revolving around Texas Tech and Texas A&M students got a little nastier this week.
In the past students would stick to traditional favorites ranging from rioting and ripping down the goal post to pelting opposing players with ice balls and AA batteries.
This weekend when the two schools meet up for the yearly classic, instead of taking part in reckless behavior Texas A&M students will have the option of making a silent statement by wearing an offensive T Shirt created by A&M frat boy Geoffrey Candia.
The red and black shirts bear the likeness of Michael Vick, Dog’s Best Friend wearing a #7 jersey hanging “Reveille” the dog mascot of rival Texas A&M from a noose with text that says “VICK ‘EM” on the front — in an apparent reference to the Aggies’ slogan “Gig ‘em.”
Creative and fashionable! Although the shirts are banned from being sold on campus you can pick one up on ebay to wear with pride at the game. Just watch your back because a AA battery to the head will leave a pretty big welt.
We all know the charges, and we all find them disgusting and reprehensible; but despite the outcries from all the protestors, the National Football League should not suspend Atlanta Falcon’s quarterback Michael Vick because of the allegations of his involvement in an underground dog-fighting operation. (more…)