The Marcus Vick situation

**starbuck** · January 7th, 2006, 10:18 AM

Vick should play 1-AA ball and mature, learn and improve his game. if he continues down this path he will be the next in the line of Ryan Leaf, Maurice Clarett then Vick. too inmature to handle the NFL.

**PVVikeFan** · January 7th, 2006, 10:29 AM

I have been a Tech fan for as long as I can remember. I think the decision to bet rid of Vick was the right one. He has done more to hurt the school than he could ever have done to help it. If there is an NFL team with enough nerve to take a chance on him I do not believe his career will be a long one. The man, if you can call him that, really has some serious problems.

**TheBeast** · January 7th, 2006, 10:34 AM

Have to agree I believe 1-AA would be best for him right now. Especially if you look at how he performed or didn't perform in big games this year (speaking of the fsu and um games and the first half of the louisville game). I don't believe he will go for it and will opt for the draft because he has the mentality that he is to good for that. I also believe that he won't go as high as he thinks he will I would say late second round at best but I could be wrong there do alot of crazy things in the draft.

**RaiderWahoo0105** · January 7th, 2006, 11:29 AM

Marcus Vick Timeline
Sept. 2, 2003: Suspended for one game by coach Frank Beamer for undisclosed reason.
Feb. 17, 2004: Arrested without incident and charged with four misdemeanors -- three for allegedly allowing underage girls to have alcohol and one for allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old at a January party. Released on $2,500 bond.
May 14, 2004: Convicted of three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250. Found not guilty of having sex with the 15-year-old.
July 3, 2004: Charged with reckless driving and possession of marijuana after a traffic stop about 25 miles east of Richmond, Va. at 2:30 a.m. Police said he was clocked at 86 mph, 21 mph above the speed limit, and that the vehicle smelled of marijuana.
July 6, 2004: Indefinitely suspended from football team for off-field problems.
Aug. 3, 2004: Suspended from the university for the 2004 season on same day he pleads guilty to reckless driving and no contest to marijuana possession in New Kent, Va. Is fined $300, has driver's license suspended for 60 days and is placed in a first offender program on the marijuana charge, requiring that he perform 24 hours of community service, undergo drug counseling and random drug tests, and give up his driver's license for six months.
Sept. 13, 2004: In plea deal, pleads no contest to one misdemeanor count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Receives 30-day suspended jail sentence, is fined $100, ordered to perform 24 hours of community service and stay away from the teenage girls.
Jan. 17, 2005: Cleared to rejoin football team and re-enroll at Virginia Tech.
Oct. 1, 2005: Leads No. 3 Hokies to 34-20 victory at West Virginia, and makes obscene gesture to fans who have been calling him names related to past problems throughout the game. He apologized a day later.
Dec. 17, 2005: Pulled over by police in Hampton, Va. for driving 38 mph in a 25 mph zone and driving with a suspended license.
Jan. 2, 2006: Leads Virginia Tech to a 35-24 win over Louisville in Gator Bowl. In the game, he stomped on the left calf of Cardinals All-American defensive end Elvis Dumervil, the NCAA sacks leader. Claims the incident was accidental and that he apologized to Dumervil, who denies ever receiving apology.
Jan 6, 2006: Is kicked off team at Virginia Tech for legal trouble and unsportsmanlike conduct in Gator Bowl.
Source: The Associated Press

With a rap sheet like that I seriously hope no NFL team takes him. I would support him dropping down to I-AA and proving himself again but after being quoted with saying.

"It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby" he said at a Virginia Beach restaurant, the newspaper reported Friday night on its Web site.

He obviously hasn't learned his lesson yet. A pro team would be stupid to give him a second chance as of now. Too many Second Chances

**imported_MoonlightGraham** · January 7th, 2006, 12:08 PM

how much can you mature when you are almost 22 years old and have been given everything you have ever wanted.

how can you feel sorry for this guy? do you feel sorry for Paris Hilton? What about Lindsay Lohan doing coke, do you feel sorry for her?

I just really feel sorry for T.O. I mean there is no way in the world the Eagles or any other team can pay him enough money for what he does. Poor little T.O., I mean if I am sure if the Eagles wanted him they could have gotten donations from the people of Philly, and paid him close to a billion dollars because that is how much he is really worth. Poor thing.

This guy could have been something really special.

**Biggin** · January 7th, 2006, 12:45 PM

Hear Vick's quote about going pro?

"im just gonna take it to the next level, its all good baby."

May not be exaclty right, but its somethin like that.

Thats per Sportscenter last night.

**beamer_ball** · January 7th, 2006, 12:49 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls0...ory?id=2282642

Friday night, Marcus Vick told The Virginian-Pilot that he would turn professional. "It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby" he said at a Virginia Beach restaurant, the newspaper reported Friday night on its Web site. Asked if that meant he would enter the NFL draft, he said, "Yeah, definitely."

**imported_GC1** · January 7th, 2006, 12:55 PM

What else could he say? He's trying to shake to he sting off. It might not have been the best thing to say but I'm not sure in his situation what you would say. There's a problem that supporters of athletics, donors/fans etc., has caused. There is so much pressure to win and roll out the carpet to the top notch recruits that the time has passed when the recruits felt like it was an honor to play FOR team "X" on schollie. We have reached the point where tema "X" has to feel honored to be the one who dined the recruit and courted him to their school. Totally backwards. These kids are treated like kings and in many ways we as fans/supporters are to blame. The problem is not only VT, Marcus was in the limelight his entire career because of Mike and was scrutinized every step to meet the standard set for him. There have been many other kids who have made similar mistakes, just not as public. Just don't mistake this as trying to cover for him, it isn't.

**SWVA-Football** · January 7th, 2006, 01:24 PM

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"It's not a big deal. I'll just move on to the next level, baby"

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Here's hoping that he'll be smashed in the NFL. He doesn't belong there at all. What has he done to deserve it?

Marcus, I hope you learn your lesson, "baby."