Von Pearson Update

Yep... One year of being the biggest celebrity of his life was all he could take, 2 was just too much! Lol.... How in the world does this stuff even come up?

I could see him being over the academic side of college. He wants to be a FB star not a scientist. So all of you giving JP hell need to step back and rationalize things. JP probably makes more sense in his posts than a lot of members on here, so I'm going to have to side with him on this discussion. Think about it wouldn't you be tired of school work if you knew you had a legitimate shot at making millions soon?
 
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Man, I'm not feeling this college game anymore. Really tired of all of these people telling me how to live my life.

Gonna go sexually assault somebody. F*** the system, I do what I want.

...and you term this absurd leap of logic as 'quite likely'? Come on, man. You're a better poster than this.
That's all I was trying to say too. Dude, is usually a great poster and I read his posts because I know they will be solid...but this was just bad. The fact that he acts like it is likely and we should all see it is even worse.
 
I could see him being over the academic side of college. He wants to be a FB star not a scientist. So all of you giving JP hell need to step back and rationalize things. JP probably makes more sense in his posts than a lot of members on here, so I'm going to have to side with him on this discussion. Think about it wouldn't you be tired of school work if you knew you had a legitimate shot at making millions soon?

Yeah, but it's not the idea that Von might be "over" college that is outrageous. (It's pure conjecture and may be wildly wrong, but it's not necessarily inherently outrageous.) What is outrageous is the purported logical connection from "I'm tired of college..." to "... so I am going to go rape somebody." I mean... what?
 
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Yeah, but it's not the idea that Von might be "over" college that is outrageous. (It's pure conjecture and may be wildly wrong, but it's not necessarily inherently outrageous.) What is outrageous is the purported logical connection from "I'm tired of college..." to "... so I am going to go rape somebody." I mean... what?

Nah, that cause-effect relationship was nowhere in my supposition. You and one other person completely misread if you think you saw it. Given your misunderstanding of what I wrote, I suppose I can see your shock and indignation. But if you read again, I think you'll see that this A therefore B link does not exist.

Look, all I said, and all I'm saying now, is that Von is probably getting pretty fed up by this point. He probably isn't a huge fan of the classroom side of college life anyway (that's no dig, just reality for some college athletes). Now he's been put through a wringer (whether of his own making or not), and I know how college-age guys typically react to that...a whole lot of "man, I don't need this crap" even when they feel responsible for having gotten into the situation.

So Von's pretty fed up with it all. And if there's even the smallest element of truth to the story we originally heard on these forums (exposed himself in a bathroom in front of a young lady who was not amused ... NOT rape, Drylo, learn to read please), then he clearly didn't take to heart the warnings the coaches drummed into the team after AJ's incident less than 6 months before that. That's another sign he might be fed up with the restrictions of a college program (see how there is no cause and effect here?)

So concluding that Von would strongly prefer to play out his senior year in 2015, even a shortened year, rather than wait around in redshirt to play in 2016, seems to make a lot of sense to me, understanding his likely mind set.

That's all I've said from my first post on this topic. And it's what I still believe is more likely than not.

As for Butch being a little exasperated with Von, wouldn't you be? I would, were I his coach.

This ain't rocket science fellows, more folks than just Josh Dobbs ought to be able to understand it.


p.s. Thanks, Homegrown and Butchna, for watching my back. I do appreciate it.
 
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I could see him being over the academic side of college. He wants to be a FB star not a scientist. So all of you giving JP hell need to step back and rationalize things. JP probably makes more sense in his posts than a lot of members on here, so I'm going to have to side with him on this discussion. Think about it wouldn't you be tired of school work if you knew you had a legitimate shot at making millions soon?

He just had a 3.0 gpa Spring semester. This kid has seemed to be thanking his lucky stars for his opportunity at Tennessee and surely knows what he has to do to get a look from the NFL. He's been on track and then the assault/rape allegation, which, it sure appears didn't happen.

Look, JP is one of the better posters on here....thoughtful guy, obviously bright, usually/virtually always has very cogent, well-articulated thoughts....but a lot of us just disagree with this one. Just doesn't really match up to his normal posts. I'd almost believe that somebody hacked his account. We all swing and miss with some of our posts....this, IMHO, is one of JP's very few where that's the case. Not a big deal.
 
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He just had a 3.0 gpa Spring semester. This kid has seemed to be thanking his lucky stars for his opportunity at Tennessee and surely knows what he has to do to get a look from the NFL. He's been on track and then the assault/rape allegation, which, it sure appears didn't happen.

Look, JP is one of the better posters on here....thoughtful guy, obviously bright, usually/virtually always has very cogent, well-articulated thoughts....but a lot of us just disagree with this one. Just doesn't really match up to his normal posts. I'd almost believe that somebody hacked his account. We all swing and miss with some of our posts....this, IMHO, is one of JP's very few where that's the case. Not a big deal.

This. Nothing personal against the guy.
 
You know, they say that if everyone around you--including people you trust--are crazy and you're the only sane one, it's time to get to a shrink.

That's kinda how I'm feeling now. So I bow to the overwhelming indicators that I'm missing something in my perspective, that I'm making far less sense than I think I am.

Please disregard all after bonjour. I know it's gonna bug me for a while that I can't see what you all see, but there's nothing I can do about it at this point, heh.

Thanks for pointing out that I've badly missed something.
 
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He just had a 3.0 gpa Spring semester. This kid has seemed to be thanking his lucky stars for his opportunity at Tennessee and surely knows what he has to do to get a look from the NFL. He's been on track and then the assault/rape allegation, which, it sure appears didn't happen.

Look, JP is one of the better posters on here....thoughtful guy, obviously bright, usually/virtually always has very cogent, well-articulated thoughts....but a lot of us just disagree with this one. Just doesn't really match up to his normal posts. I'd almost believe that somebody hacked his account. We all swing and miss with some of our posts....this, IMHO, is one of JP's very few where that's the case. Not a big deal.

Well spake. JP is one of my favorite posters and will be again soon, I'm confident. :hi:
 
You know, they say that if everyone around you--including people you trust--are crazy and you're the only sane one, it's time to get to a shrink.

That's kinda how I'm feeling now. So I bow to the overwhelming indicators that I'm missing something in my perspective, that I'm making far less sense than I think I am.

Please disregard all after bonjour. I know it's gonna bug me for a while that I can't see what you all see, but there's nothing I can do about it at this point, heh.

Thanks for pointing out that I've badly missed something.


It's easy JP. Most are taking your opinion and theory more than what it is. I see what you are saying, and it could very well be how Von is feeling, or not at all, either way it's your opinion. Nothing wrong with that.

I think most don't take time to actually "hear" what you are saying. A good example, how many times has the term "rape or rapist" been used associated with Von? People read and hear and give opinions before actually digesting what was said or written. I do not recall Von being accused of rape, it was rather indecent exposure or sexual assault of some nature, correct? Some will read through this thread and still say he raped a girl..

I would not let it bother me that people don't take the time to actually hear what you are saying vs throwing out knee jerk comments..
 
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You know, they say that if everyone around you--including people you trust--are crazy and you're the only sane one, it's time to get to a shrink.

That's kinda how I'm feeling now. So I bow to the overwhelming indicators that I'm missing something in my perspective, that I'm making far less sense than I think I am.

Please disregard all after bonjour. I know it's gonna bug me for a while that I can't see what you all see, but there's nothing I can do about it at this point, heh.

Thanks for pointing out that I've badly missed something.


Hey you're good people and I enjoy your posts. I apologize if my comments were dick-ish (they were). I just know Von personally and I can tell you that's not the case with him.
 
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He just had a 3.0 gpa Spring semester. This kid has seemed to be thanking his lucky stars for his opportunity at Tennessee and surely knows what he has to do to get a look from the NFL. He's been on track and then the assault/rape allegation, which, it sure appears didn't happen.

Look, JP is one of the better posters on here....thoughtful guy, obviously bright, usually/virtually always has very cogent, well-articulated thoughts....but a lot of us just disagree with this one. Just doesn't really match up to his normal posts. I'd almost believe that somebody hacked his account. We all swing and miss with some of our posts....this, IMHO, is one of JP's very few where that's the case. Not a big deal.

Agree on all points
 
It's easy JP. Most are taking your opinion and theory more than what it is. I see what you are saying, and it could very well be how Von is feeling, or not at all, either way it's your opinion. Nothing wrong with that.

I think most don't take time to actually "hear" what you are saying. A good example, how many times has the term "rape or rapist" been used associated with Von? People read and hear and give opinions before actually digesting what was said or written. I do not recall Von being accused of rape, it was rather indecent exposure or sexual assault of some nature, correct? Some will read through this thread and still say he raped a girl..

I would not let it bother me that people don't take the time to actually hear what you are saying vs throwing out knee jerk comments..

Reports indicate that Von has been accused of rape (not just exposure)--and, moreover, some on this board (including JP, if I recall correctly) have more or less assumed that the allegations are true... because, you know, false rape accusations are extremely rare.
 
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Reports indicate that Von has been accused of rape (not just exposure)--and, moreover, some on this board (including JP, if I recall correctly) have more or less assumed that the allegations are true... because, you know, false rape accusations are extremely rare.

No, Drylo, I've never assumed Von is guilty. In fact, I'm the one repeatedly having to remind you that he's not accused of rape -- it's indecent exposure, as far as we know (acknowledging we "know" very little to nothing here).

Now I have assumed, lately, that you have a cognitive disability. You strengthen my faith in that assumption every time you post.
 

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