By: Kevin Saad (@KevinSaad93)
This weekend against Clemson, Jameis Winston won’t play football for 30 minutes. In all honesty, he shouldn’t even be playing football based on what was uncovered over the last couple years. But thanks to a strategically botched investigation and a BCS run with a Heisman trophy that made fans forget about the past due to the glory of “Famous Jameis”, Winston has been able to keep his “free pass” card at FSU for the past year.
Even with the crab leg incident, Winston still seemed untouchable. Heck, you could even pass off the incident as being a hungry college student who was looking for food by any means. But I draw the line with this one.
No one forced Winston to jump on a table and yell “F*** Her Right In the P****” in a very crowded area on campus. This is nothing more than blatant stupidity and a superiority complex. You could push it off as “immaturity” and argue that he is “just a kid”.
Some FSU football fans have snapped back on Twitter at the people who tweeted the incident as it happened. These people argue that Jameis wouldn’t be suspended if it wasn’t for these “snitches” who ratted out their own QB.
Are these people aware that even though he is young, he is part of a culture where his every move is under the microscope? Is Jameis aware that the NFL is already under intense scrutiny from fans and sponsors due to the handling of foolish, hazardous actions of players just like him?
If I was to pull the stunt that Winston pulled on FSU’s campus this week, I’m sure a lot of people would have tweeted about me as well. The only difference is I am a sports obsessed senior who really likes WingStop, while Winston is a celebrity QB only a few months away from a major pay day.
In life, you need to act differently in certain situations. You don’t walk into a job interview and brag about that keg stand you beasted through last week. Just like how at a party on Friday night you don’t want to be the guy dishing out accounting terms to start a conversation. You need to know the situation and when and where to make your comments.
In 2014 as a national icon, you should know that screaming something obscene in a public will get you in the headlines for the wrong reasons. These are the things that come with being a glamorous QB on the way to the NFL.
Not everyone on campus cares about football. Maybe these Twitter users weren’t trying to get Winston suspended or snitch on him because they envy him for his fame or future wealth.
Maybe they were just taking to Twitter to talk about how shocked they were over what they just witnessed: a future NFL quarterback that has managed to dodge rape charges and theft but still thinks he can get away with anything.
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