and within a week or so the media isn't going to mention this family again, either. what's your point?

this is an exaggeration. nobody is suggesting that this is 'the worst thing in the world.' a community has simply seen a need and are pooling resources to respond to that need.

perhaps you choose not to better your community and help out others in need, but there are plenty of people who do. people that you never hear about on the news are helped through bad situations every single day by various charitable foundations, churches and individual acts of kindness.

first, the tone and content of your posts suggest you are trying to be a jerk. if this had nothing to do with ou, you wouldn't hold the position you are arguing. your prior posts in this thread and on this board have made that clear. what you have written since is simply a smokescreen to attempt to cover up your stupidity.

second, it has been demonstrated that people do care about those in need in our own community. however, let's entertain the assertion you've made. given your logic, i suppose that organizations that help out the poverty-stricken in other countries are wrong to give of their time and resources as long as there is poverty here. in the end, your posts seem to indicate that it's up to you to personally decide what causes people should espouse and if they care about different things than you do, you are automatically critical of them.

third, nobody is confusing your incoherent and abrasive statements as being 'deep.'

-M

i was just mearly pointing out how everyone makes a fuss about some thug living in the hood who got shot - if he couldnt play football no one on this board would care.

-Yes, yes it is.

-funny, for being 'incoherent' everyone seems to respond to my post.

true... the backwards thinking shown in your posts is like watching a trainwreck. however, peoples' responses are no indicication of the coherence of your statements.

-M

And I was merely pointing out the flaws in your wonky reasoning on this.

So what if he was living "in the hood" (I don't know that he was, and I'm afraid to take your word for it)? That makes it okay? He was getting out, going to go to college, yet you're slamming him simply due to being born poor.

NewsOK: OU football player arrested

you guys always get the cream of the crop, from gang-bangers to thieves...

Obsess much?

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I honestly wonder what implications the gas thing wil have for OU.

Obviously some booster gave him the code....i cant wait for the NCAA to get ahold of this.

We'll see.

I don't see how any of that is "obvious" as you put it. Care to support your ramblings?

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sure, he was at a locally owned gas station(non chain) to which someone obviously had to give him the keys to the pump and then supply him with the code numbers to turn it on. esp. with the ever rising prices of gas these are both things that arent mistakenly get given out to the wrong people.

so local gas station after it was closed for the night+keys to pump+ code to activate the pump = ncaa major violations.

See below ..........

Published: August 31, 2007 10:24 am

OU player arrested

Transcript Staff

OU freshman football player Ryan Broyles was arrested for allegedly attempting to steal gasoline from a convenience store pump early today, Norman police confirmed.

Broyles, 19, was booked into the Cleveland County Detention Center at 12:10 a.m. Friday on attempted larceny charges. He was released at 3:44 a.m. after posting $200 cash bond, according to a sheriff's captain.

Norman Police Capt. Leonard Judy said a Norman officer was on routine patrol on East Alameda about midnight. The officer noticed a vehicle parked at the gas pumps at Mr. Shortstop which was closed.

"He observed a male subject standing between gas pumps and an SUV. He pulled into investigate," Judy said.

Judy said that there was a key inserted into the front of the gas pump. "Upon further investigation, it was determined that Mr. Broyles was in a possession of a key and codes with which the pump could be activated to pump gas," Judy said.

"He determined that Mr. Broyles was not an employee and had not been an employee of Mr. Shortstop," Judy said. He was then arrested for attempted larceny.
OU officials said they were aware of the incident and were expected to comment on Broyles' status later today.

Broyles was an all-state selection at Norman High School last season. He had 44 receptions of 908 yards and rushed for 345. He also scored 20 touchdowns.

Broyles was listed as the second-team wide receiver on OU's depth chart for Saturday's season opener against North Texas.

Sooner coaches have praised him since preseason practices began.

"He's one of those guys, I don't know how to say it, he's like a gamer," OU coach Bob Stoops said. "When he's in practices and scrimmages he just shows up. He knows how to find the open space, catches the ball well. He just has a knack for getting himself in the right positions, finding the right hole to get the ball. He just has a good feel on the field."

Broyles was the centerpiece of recruiting saga involving OU and Oklahoma State last winter. He orally committed to play at Oklahoma State in the fall. But he changed his mind in the week leading up to signing day

right. there's no other possible explanation. Man is charged with theft in reprogramming of fuel pumps

-M

This is a FOOTBALL PLAYER we are talking about here.

For NCAA violations to lie, the University must have had some way of knowing about this. Also, it must have been done by a booster. That's a lot to assume. The player is from Norman. It is highly possible that his getting the free gas had nothing to do with him playing for the University of Oklahoma.

I guess we won't know for awhile -- anything until that time is speculative. Brado, you may wish this was the gas for football players program as arranged by President Boren, but sadly, your wish does not make it so.

It's pretty clear you're just here to get a rise out of OU fans.

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cuatro,
the suspect bought a pump key and entered in some standard codes. this is not rocket science... so easy, a football player can do it. i'm not saying that's what happened here in norman, but it is a possibility.

-M

Pokes got all fired up when Broyles dissed them at the last minute and signed with a winner...Sure they are having a good time with this story

Too bad they don't ever have a good time in November

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Speaking of idiots

Looks like Bomar won his first game with Sam Houston State last night...Close win over the annual powerhouse Angelo State

(Golf clap)

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From your other posts I deduce that you're an OsU fan. If I'm wrong, I'm sorry. If so, does the name Hart Lee Dykes mean anything to you.

MrAnderson? Is that you?