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TomyDingo · Nov 9, 2003

Originally posted by JonTheTigerFan
"I'm a fuckin soulja" is hardly well-spoken. He is a thug who needs to be pimp slapped.
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if i was yelling I would probably sound the same way, but besides that quote he was well spoken sounding, I've heard him speak before and he was well spoken.

JonTheTigerFan · Nov 9, 2003

I know, I have seen him in interviews before. He sounded different last night, taking out his frustrations on the media, refs, and Brock Berlin. I dont remember on which site it was, but I did read about the comments his dad made about him wanting Jr. to play for a black coach. If I remember correctly, he wouldnt let Jr. sign on signing day, because if you arent 18 yet, you have to have your parents sign a release. I was watching it on TV and he wouldnt let Jr sign, although at the time, I think Jr was planning to sign with Washington. I think the Miami thing was a sort of compromise.

TomyDingo · Nov 9, 2003

thanks for the info, Jon, but got any links to articles about it?

JonTheTigerFan · Nov 9, 2003

I will look. That discussion was brought up a while back on this board. Someone posted a link to an article from when it happened, but I dont remember which site it was. I will definitely look for it, though, because I dont remember all the specifics.

TomyDingo · Nov 9, 2003

here's an article about it

JonTheTigerFan · Nov 9, 2003

I was about to post the same article. Lol

attigeratlaw · Nov 9, 2003

Re: Winslow Apologizes...whooptee doo

Originally posted by b L e S e U r
In a statement released through the university Sunday, Winslow apologized for his comments.

"After speaking with the press, I immediately regretted my comments and felt embarrassed for my family, my team, the University of Miami, our fans, alumni and myself," Winslow said. "What I have learned from this experience is to take my triumphs and failures in stride. My outburst should in no shape or form be a reflection on this institution or the Miami football program.

"As for my reference to being a soldier in a war, I meant no disrespect to the men and women who have served, or are currently serving, in the armed forces. I cannot begin to imagine the magnitude of war or its consequences."
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For some reason I doubt that Winslow came up with this all by himself. I smell the work of a UM English Major assigned to "voluntarily" assist in drafting a statement.

How's that for a recruiting tool? - come to UM, where prize a-holes are given their very own speech writers.

What are the odds that Winslow even knows that he apologized?

dallastigers · Nov 9, 2003

Searched google but could not really find anything but quotes ans some website I have not heard of.

http://shinbone.home.att.net/winslow.2.htm

If this is not true, then I am not the only one to have misunderstood. On August 31st, 2001, Ted Miller of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote, "Kellen Winslow Jr. wanted to attend Washington. His father wanted him to go to Michigan State, where the head football coach (Bobby Williams) and athletic director (Merritt Norvell) are black. The compromise choice was Miami."

In a May 22nd, 2001 article, Wayne Drehs of ESPN.com wrote, "Three months ago, Kellen Jr. was arguing with his father that the University of Washington was for him. His father, the NFL Hall of Fame tight end of the same name, shot back that another school, Michigan State, was the place he should play his college football."

On November 20th, 2002, Jorge Milian, also of ESPN.com, wrote that "Kellen Jr. originally decided to attend Washington" but that "Winslow Sr. went on to say that he preferred that his son play at Michigan State, whose football coach was black." Milian later pointed out that "Miami, Winslow Jr.'s second choice, turned out to be a compromise both father and son could live with."

When the Winslows appeared on HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel in the fall of 2001, Kellen Jr. himself said of their disagreement, "He wanted me to go to Michigan State. He doesn't want me to go to Washington." James Brown, the reporter who interviewed them for the segment, then explained, "That's because Michigan State's Bobby Williams is one of five African-American head coaches in the game, and Michigan State also has one of the only black athletic directors." Kellen Jr. later lamented that, after his father's refusal to let him go to Washington, he thought, "There's no way out. I just gotta choose Michigan State."
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Possible link but you have to register.
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attigeratlaw · Nov 9, 2003

They're defending Winslow over on the Miami board. I'm not surprised actually. These are the same Miami fans who booed Colquist (the UT punter) after the roughing call. When the guy finally limped off the field after being laid out, the crowd bood him all the way to the sideline instead of applauding as an injured player left the field, like you'd see at any other half civilized crowd.

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