OUr erstwhile signal-caller, Franshaw "Boo" Jackson, charged with a fresh disorderly conduct in February and now with an active arrest warrant on him for failure to appear:

Case # : 2011CRB00304   Case filed on : 02/14/2011      Date of violation : 02/13/2011         Filing agency : Athens City Police      Officer badge : Not entered         Ticket # : 48808      Ticket location :         Violator name : FRANSHAW JACKSON         Violator address : 8 PALMER ST ATHENS OH-45701   Applicable violations :         (1) 13.04.01B2 DISORDERLY CONDUCT      Degree : MM               Attorney last name : TOY               Original plea : NG               Final plea :               Sentence : Unavailable-Warrant      Date : 04/13/2011               Fine & costs : 99.00      Total amount to pay : 99.00   Activities: 02/14/2011 Initial Court Date: 02/15/2011 Initial Court Time: 09:30AM 02/15/2011 New Arraignment hearing held. Judge: William Grim Plea of Not Guilty on violation 01: ( 13.04.01B2 DISORDERLY CONDUCT ) Judge: William Grim,Manually Selected - No Control Number assigned. Bench Trial scheduled before: Judge: William Grim Assigned. On 03/07/2011 @ 08:00 AM 02/23/2011 NOTICE OF APPEARAnCE,DEMAND FOR DISCOVERY AND ENTRY FILED Hearing scheduled before: Judge: William Grim Assigned. On 03/07/2011 @ 08:00 AM 03/03/2011 SUBPOENS FILED 03/07/2011 Hearing scheduled before: Judge: William Grim Assigned. On 04/08/2011 @ 08:00 AM 04/13/2011 New Warrant issued - FTA Warrant issued on 04/13/2011 'Warrant - Contempt' processed

I wasn't going to say anything, but the scofflaw element under Frank the Tank has me saying, "I just don't care anymore." This was arguably the single most important guy on the squad last year in terms of impact on the game and being the face of the team. He wasn't some obscure backup lineman, and he can't get it together to pay a fine or show up on his court date. Don't know if the charge is for fighting, being wasted in public, making noise or what, but it hardly should matter if this guy is serious about becoming an adult and taking his valuable experiences from Athens and moving in a positive direction.

I want to just be interested in stuff happening on the field - I really do.    

Agree that the original charge is likely routine/trivial. Just questioning the decision-making on going AWOL at a hearing after you plead not guilty. No biggie, just hope the QB who wins the job this year does a better job off the field. Could be a decent indicator of what to expect in terms of overall results.

To answer your first question, yes I usually do have better things to do. But it only took five minutes, if that.

My job isn't to boost the program.

It's already public.

How do the facts come out when you skip out on your hearing after pleading not guilty?

+1.

All facts not known, so judgment can't be made.

And, if I'm not mistaken, isn't the time of the happenings here such that we are talking about a former OHIO football player.  Are we now charging the coaching staff with responsibility for player conduct which occurs after active affiliation with the team?

Look no further than this statement when you are wondering why someone would post this up here. Putnam no longer can drag Ohio University, and OU sports, and his #1 most hated target Coach Solich through the mud in the Athens News anymore(I assume no longer a writer), so this is the next best forum to spew venom I suppose.

This seems more like dumpster diving than Pulitzer prize work, but I guess everyone can't be on the top of their game forever.

Ah, yes, Panda must be referring to that crafty legal maneuver where you curry favor with the judge by being in contempt of court. By the way, who pays Bob Toy to represent all these student-athletes?

Again - as I've written before - I don't do this on anything remotely close to a daily basis, and when I do indulge my curiosity, it only takes a few minutes.

I punched in Jackson's name a couple of months ago to see if any charges resulted from the street brawl at Courtside and to see if Boo was staying out of trouble. As you may or may not recall, there were early reports of that bar fight stemming from underage OU football recruits trying to get into Courtside while accompanied by the starting quarterback. The season didn't exactly end with a bang last year, and Jackson's availability was compromised down the stretch, with the reasons remaining somewhat mysterious and secretive. I didn't find any charges from the Courtside incident, but I noticed he'd gotten a disorderly conduct citation in February.

So yesterday (two months later) I punched in his name again to see what happened with that case and saw that he skipped a hearing and had an active arrest warrant put out on him.

If my motivation was to spread s*&( and dog people, I probably would've posted something two months ago.

Rather, my motivation - as previously stated - is to try to keep our community standards from slipping too much due to the constant influence of outsiders who don't really care about Athens. Respecting the legal process enough to show up for your court date could fall under this area of concern.

As a secondary motivation, I sincerely believe that our best chance for long-term athletic success would come from emphasizing character and exemplary behavior. Thus, I am boosting the program by holding it to a higher standard.

I also go to a lot of games, listen or watch the rest and have a lot of fun with it. 

Different strokes, different folks ...

Seriously though, some of you need to lighten up on the ridiculous comparisons. Boo Jackson is way closer to the here and now of relevancy to the program and the community than Tom Carder or Rahim Slaise (great players though those guys were). Also, comparing the newsworthiness of a full scholarship athlete who starts at the most prominent position in arguably the most prominent sport with the newsworthiness of regular OU students? Do their professors rush to see them when they get hurt and ride with them in the ambulance?

It's no huge secret that Solich is "in the corner" of his players to such an extent that they can do little wrong in his eyes, and that he brings in some individuals who are enigmatic or problematic. Is he any worse about that than most other coaches nowadays? I don't know, but it's interesting to keep an eye on it. That doesn't mean I have it in for anyone or have any particular axe to grind.

BTW, Mcbin, I'm winning professional awards as of 2010, so your attempt at kicking a man when you think he's down just sailed wide like a Phillip Bates pass.

Just kidding about that last part (should have said Zac Dysert). But you really don't get it.






 

+2

Smells of MH55 in our own house...

I have no problem with Putnam putting the information out there. I don't have time to look that stuff up and its informative. Not sure why Boo just couldn't show up for the court date and be done with it, but that is his and Bob Toy's decision. Absolutely no reason to fire off salvos on Putnam for simply putting the information on the board, no matter what his motivation might be.

No conviction because the kid didn't show up for court.

No problem with posting the info. It's public information, it's relating to a high-profile Bobcat figure so I think it's "fair" game. I do question the "Frank the Tank" reference or whatever the _uck that means. I part company in that I don't think Frank has run a "renegade" program. Have we had our "share" of issues? Probably, but probably not anymore so in terms of quantity or degree of violations than the rest of the collegiate football world when it comes to "scofflaws".
This is not a defense of Boo. No idea why he didn't show and I'm not speculating. It's also not a defense of Frank and Company. I just think it's somewhat naive to expect Frank and friends to be investing a whole bunch of time or influence over players that have used up their eligibility and have essentially moved on from the program.

Boo always seemed like a nice guy to me, but I don't know him personally so I have no idea what kind of a guy he really is.  All I know is that the misdeeds of "former players" do get press and it does reflect on the university they attended. That's the day we live in so you better get used to it, for better or worse. 

In fear of beating a dead horse.... A  MM or minor misdemeanor is the lowest of all citations, basically its a traffic ticket, hence the low fine. Actually some traffic tickets are alot more pricey.  MM Disorderly Conduct covers a wide range of topics....intox, public urination, open container etc. I have no idea what it was but it seems pretty minor. 

Also, on a MM you don't have to show up to court if you don't want to. You can go to APD and pay the fine anytime before your court date. Now failing to show up for the court date or not paying it before hand is silly. Just adding more cost onto a minor citation.  But its not the first time this has happened with an OU student (notice I didn't say athlete) and won't be the last. Now if APD runs into him again he'll have some explaining to do.

Now for my two cents. Bringing up and posting something that happended in February on a minor offense screams of an ax to grid against the student or the program.  Also the  "Frank the Tank" reference is just a personal attack and further evidence that there are alterior motives. Seriously, how long has it been since that DUI? The man paid his fine and has moved on. Why can't others?  He made a mistake and paid dearly in the public eye for it. As another poster stated I also may have an outstanding parking ticket. What a horrible person I am! 

However, for some on this board they obviously are free of sin and therefore can cast the first stone....at anyone and everyone.   This sermon is ended....you may go in peace.