Tulsa World: Mosley leaves OSU

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Some reader comments for this story were copied from "Mosley leaving Oklahoma State football program," which was published on 9/1/2009.

	Report Comment Ryanoceros, Tulsa (9/1/2009 9:37:17 AM) I wonder what happened. I hope nothing bad.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:06:53 AM) What does the protective order and marijuana charge have to do with this story Bill? It's inflammatory and a journalist with any ethics would know better.
	Report Comment SoonerPoster, (9/1/2009 10:09:27 AM) patentwilk the protective order and reefer charge shows a pattern of unacceptable behavior by this student/athlete that probably directly contributed to his reason to leave the school.
	Report Comment baldryan, Norman (9/1/2009 10:09:42 AM) patentwilk: Because the marijuana charge happened a little over a month ago and the protective order was filed within the last week? It's 100% relevant.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:12:20 AM) It's inflammatory. You don't mention the protective order unless you do your fact checking and tie the two together. One could have nothing to do with the other.
	Report Comment cowboys_r_us, Oklahoma City (9/1/2009 10:21:09 AM) patentwilk, it's got EVERYTHING to do with it! This kid is/was a thug! He got in trouble for marijuana and now has an emergency protective order against him by a freshman in college. The personal reasons that he left were his personal problems which resulted in Gundy telling him to go home. OSU is a better team without players like this - no question!
	Report Comment bigshow1024, Sand Springs (9/1/2009 10:26:40 AM) Parentwilk...it's obvious you know nothing about journalism or the legal basis behind it. New York Times v. Sullivan 1964 for a starting point. Mosley obviously has some personal issues to straighten out before he ever worries about becoming a high-level college football player.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:27:40 AM) I don't care if he was a thug, got kicked off, or left on his own volation. I have problem with the way it was reported. The story is that he left. Some will want to know why. When Bill had the reason why, he should report why. He is "suggesting" that he left because of the protective order, but offers no facts to support such a conclusion. If and when he gets those facts, he should report the reason why. Until then, it's speculation and sensationalizing of the story.
	Report Comment baldryan, Norman (9/1/2009 10:31:13 AM) Wow. You know nothing about sensationalism. Haisten never said that was the reason why he left the team. But it's clear and 100% true that Mosley has tangled with the law twice in the past month. How different would it have been if he reported Mosley's stats from last season? Would he be "suggesting" that he didn't catch enough passes and that's why he left? If there's anything you should be criticizing this reporter, or the Tulsa World, in regards to this story, it should be that they didn't report on the marijuana charge last month after it happened.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:31:14 AM) bigshow: it has nothing to do with Bill's legal right to write the story. It has to do with presenting the facts of a story accurately. Bill insinuated that the protective order had something to do with him leaving. Maybe it did, maybe it didn't. But a good journalist would present the protective order issue until he knew for a fact if it was related. Anything less is just an act of publizing the protective order.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:32:45 AM) bald: just ask yourself, what is the story? The story is that Mosley left the team. That's it. Everything else is irrelevant, until the facts, not supposition, can be used to explain the reason behind the deparature.
	Report Comment Welcome to America !, Claremore (9/1/2009 10:34:21 AM) Wow ! The college kids are getting restless to play some ball or so it appears ! It's happening at several schools around the nation.
	Report Comment the original Ace, Tulsa (9/1/2009 10:38:50 AM) PatentWilk: the protective order and drug charge is a matter of public record. The reporter is well within his rights to state the facts. I'm glad the kid is gone. I don't want someone with his track record representing OSU. Let him be some other team's problem.
	Report Comment baldryan, Norman (9/1/2009 10:38:52 AM) If everything else was irrelevant, the story would read: "Jamal Mosley leaving Oklahoma State football program." That's all. Again, how different would it have been if (instead of the facts that he's had two run-ins with the law in the past month) Haisten reported Mosley's stats from last season? Would he be "suggesting" that he didn't catch enough passes and that's why he left? He reported that Mosley is a native of Memphis - maybe Haisten is "suggesting" Mosley misses home and will be moving back there?
	Report Comment SteveBrown777, tulsa (9/1/2009 10:40:27 AM) patentwilk, are you kidding me? Ethics? C'mon man. The kid left the team unexpectedly. And he's a starter, for a top ten football team no less. So where does a journalist go from there? Naturally he would investigate whether the player had any recent legal troubles. Very often that leads to dismissal from the team, or suggestion to leave. I understand where you are coming from but i think the mentioning of the guy's recent legal troubles is warranted here. If you play college sports and get in trouble with the law, AND SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR FROM THE ROSTER you are going to end up in the spotlight. Comes with the territory.
	Report Comment Art Vandelay, Tulsa (9/1/2009 10:40:55 AM) Great(10:31)post Baldryan! patenwilk would you be crying like this if it wasnt an OSU football player? It's not hard to figure out why he left.
	Report Comment FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (9/1/2009 10:41:56 AM) Jeeze, great timing. Hopefully we were preparing for this in advance. I imagine the poop is floating to the surface this week in Stillwater. It's probably good he's gone.
	Report Comment Tulsa Kayaker, Tulsa (9/1/2009 10:44:54 AM) come on Aggies, bash this guy like you would an OU student....waiting.
	Report Comment patentwilk, Port Washington (9/1/2009 10:57:32 AM) I wouldn't have read the story if it wasn't an OSU guy, but my problems with the way the story was presented would not change. Like I said earlier, I don't care that he left. I just thought it was a tacky way to publicize the protective order. Mosley's hometown, stats, etc. are not the story. The story was that he left. You report his position, year, that he left, and Gundy's comments. Those are the facts at this time. If the protective order had something to do with it, than you confirm that, and then report it. Until then its just supposition and was irrelevant to the story.
	Report Comment native07, Pawhuska (9/1/2009 11:02:11 AM) I agree with everyone else patentwilk... I mean all of the sudden leaving a top ten team for "personal reasons" right before that start of the football season.. idk seems kinda shady.... An it's his suggestion an makes you wonder if thats what the personal issue was when he wrote of the legal issue.. I think that's probably why he left and others may draw their own conclusion.. thats what makes it a good story!!!
	Report Comment MexiMike, Tulsa (9/1/2009 11:43:02 AM) First of all, he was cleared of the marijuana charges. He just happened to be at the worng place at the wrong time. With that said, the restraining order is nothing but bad news. When these things happen, it usually is just the tip of the iceberg of news to come. My guess is that he got the restraining order, Gundy asked why, and upon hearing the bad news, told Mosely he could leave the team due to personal reasons as opposed to waiting until the real news broke and in result being kicked off the team instead. Either way, it's really bad timing and I really hope Youman has gotten enough snaps to be prepared for the upcoming game.
	Report Comment Cool Tool, roswell (9/1/2009 11:46:00 AM) Ya can't blame the kid. He probably just wants to get a half-way decent education. See you at Northern Oklahoma College, Mr. Mosley.
	Report Comment HOGRIDER, BA (9/1/2009 11:54:51 AM) Sounds to me like he needed to go.
	Report Comment Stomp, Charlotte (9/1/2009 12:18:32 PM) I want to agree with you Patent, and the spirit of what you're saying is right...Bill often speculates and implies facts, but if you read this particular article closely, he does qualify the police report addition to the story by saying 'officials haven't confirmed'... In fact, the way its written, he leaves it up to the reader to connect the two events, which we are all doing. Hope the kid gets everything straightened out. Never too late to turn things around.
	Report Comment GREEKDAWG, (9/1/2009 1:16:00 PM) I guess Jamal is not a "man"

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