Hey folks - as a member of the DawgNation community, please remember to abide by simple rules of civil engagement with other members:
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
- Please no inappropriate usernames (remember that there may be youngsters in the room)
- Personal attacks on other community members are unacceptable, practice the good manners your mama taught you when engaging with fellow Dawg fans
- Use common sense and respect personal differences in the community: sexual and other inappropriate language or imagery, political rants and belittling the opinions of others will get your posts deleted and result in warnings and/ or banning from the forum
- 3/17/19 UPDATE -- We've updated the permissions for our "Football" and "Commit to the G" recruiting message boards. We aim to be the best free board out there and that has not changed. We do now ask that all of you good people register as a member of our forum in order to see the sugar that is falling from our skies, so to speak.
Options
Otis Reese calls out Kirby Smart, says that Georgia is opposing his transfer appeal to Ole Miss
System
Posts: 10,679 admin
Otis Reese calls out Kirby Smart, says that Georgia is opposing his transfer appeal to Ole Miss
While much of the college football landscape has turned its attention to Cade Mays and what the SEC will do regarding his appeal to play, Otis Reese is still awaiting word on whether or not he will be able to play at Ole Miss. And Reese went public on Tuesday night discussing his time at Georgia as well as the fact
Comments
See
Who knows the truth...but seeing he’s the only kid that’s alleging this, my feeling is he’s using the Justin Fields strategy to get approved. Either way, very sad!
Because when you want to get away from systemic racism, the first place that comes to mind is Old Miss. Did this guy ever pick up a history book?
Fields was exposed to such a racist environment that he came back to watch us scrimmage
History in the making. Otis Reese might be the first black man ever to escape his "never-ending" experiences of racism by moving TO the state of Mississippi.
Huh....alright lets get to the bottom of this asap. But i do think the kids should be able to play this year its a freebie.
Some of yall not gon believe even if they had video. The Athens police targets the football team all the time. They will sit right outside the bar watch the underage kids go in and pick a football player to lock up. I don't blame Kirby for trying to get him to stay we needed the depth
Unfortunately the negative incidents O Reese experienced occur everywhere, only a small fraction of them are ever brought to light. I support his ability to transfer where he pleases, but I disagree that an undergraduate in conference transfer should be given immediate eligibility. If you choose to play for a fellow SEC program, then you should have to sit a year.
Both are most likely true......he did experience racism at UGA and he is using this to get his waiver approved. I am a black man and I laughed at the whole escape to Ole Miss jokes. They should just make the transfer laws uniform and binding and leave it at that. No inter-conference transfers period without 1 season sit out, not 1 year.
Based on all the news stories of players being arrested I’ve long suspected the police target football players. However, I don’t believe it is a “racist” act simply because some of those players happen to be African-Americans.
Racism still happens. But if it is so egregious at UGA why isn’t the team in open revolt?
I feel for anyone whose experience in the world is as Otis describes. However, given all the coaches of color at UGA it is hard to believe he had nowhere to voice his concerns.
As for his transfer, the players know they can choose to transfer to any school in the nation and will not be blocked by UGA and the SEC—any school outside of the conference.
If you know this, why seek out the one school in a state known for its racist past? A state where fans still display a racist flag when tailgating? That confederate battle flag is everywhere in Mississippi. It doesn’t make much sense to choose that school.
With all that said—college football has a big problem with the transfer rules. How do they prevent the sport from becoming a true minor league for the NFL? If players are paid, and they are allowed to become free agents when they want—that moves away from amateur status. Universities need to decide if that is what they really want. They want the money—but can’t profit off players and still call them amateur. They need to decide fundamentally what football will be at their institutions.
Nothing for nothing, but you aren't escaping racism by going from Athens to Oxford.... Maybe the Oxford and Campus police treat the players differently there?? Does Otis have some insight on that? Anyway... He should sit a year. And the NCAA and SEC need to actually enforce their rules or come up with clearly defined ones to actually enforce and possibly even do away with the waiver altogether. What scenario would deem an absolute must and prevent a travesty for having to sit a year? Most players that transfer are not paying for their education, so that's out. I can't think of anything that would absolutely need a waiver.
Well I made it about 2 sentences into that article till the major eye rolls came out. The kids today are such babies. Fed a lie over and over again that they think is absolute truth now. I kept telling folks all that nasty rhetoric was gonna have a price.
Very well said.
unfortunately it seems that statements like this are growing more and more common and the lawyers are eating this up. It’s highly concerning that the race card is used so flipently, even in circumstances where all of the facts point to alternative motives. Seems this is a case of crying wolf
Hmm. I had no idea that the Athens cops were so anti-football players: I always thought it was the reverse and they kissed the butts of star players. I guess it's one of those control things.
Look, I'm a white guy, so my opinion means little here, but these are some very strong accusations and I guess there is no real answer for it. There are hateful people everywhere: those that mock you for your race, for your financial upbringing (either rich or poor), your height (if you are short), your name, religion, etc. That is the unfortunate reality of life and it isn't limited to college campuses: it exists at all places on this planet and it comes from people of all ages.
What doesn't make sense is that Otis is not the only African American on the team... by a longshot. How is Otis' experience compared with his teammates? Looking outward, how do UGA college players compare with other major universities? Has the State of Mississippi cured it's long time hatred of African Americans?
I guess the answer is... well, nothing. Cops will be cops. If they target Football players (of all race), then there's nothing TECHNICALLY wrong with that (since football isn't a protected group). What were the "tickets" and "citations" mentioned? That is physical proof, so talk about that. You can't get a ticket for doing nothing. What happened? If you got a speeding ticket for doing 5 mph over the speed limit, then that's proof that something is odd.
He said if he was allowed to transfer last year he would be playing, did someone hold a gun to his head?