DJ Johnson opts out of bowl game

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Sounds like DJ Johnson is opting out of the bowl game.

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[StevensTechU]

I'm surprised some of the OL aren't opting out (Forsyth, Sala, Bass). An injury would really affect their career prospects.

[buckmarkduck]

Dude punched someone, was he even going to be allowed to play in the game?

[lmduck]

Dude punched someone, was he even going to be allowed to play in the game?

First off a racial epithet followed by a vulgar term was what set him
off. Not in anyway condoning it. He should have walked away. I am sure we all agree on that no doubt.

I was told he was told he could not pkay in the bowl game so the opt out was a way to bring it to closure for all involved.


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[OrTDuck]

You know, since that video was 0:08 long, I was able to look at it probably far too many times.

Anyone watching the game probably saw that OSU passed out a bunch of those silly looking orange cowboy hats for the game (which the OSU fan is wearing).

You can't see for sure but to me it sort of looks like DJ takes a big old wind up to swing in an attempt to knock that cowboy hat off the dudes head as hard and as far as he could make it fly (you clearly see the hat end up well away from where the guy stumbles to). You can see on the video DJ start his swing with his hand around his waist area, which probably isn't how you throw the big knock out punch; but, might be how you throw a huge hat swat.

It isn't a great look; but, it also is different than slugging somebody.

I also think it probably explains: (1.) Why the UO football program didn't respond to it that I could find other than saying it was "collecting information"; and, (2). The guy not ending up at the very least on the ground after being unexpectedly drilled from behind by a very large, powerful, and upset individual.

Instead you kind of see him fall forward into what must be his buddy and turn in surprise. DL made it sound like DJ could play in the bowl if he chose to do so, I can't see that as something DL or the AD would allow if indeed a fan was punched?

I guess the opt-out could be a way of punishing the player too; but, I would imagine it still would have been for engaging a fan in an aggressive manner on the field (still bad) rather than a punch.

[dd10snoop28]

Dude punched someone, was he even going to be allowed to play in the game?

First off a racial epithet followed by a vulgar term was what set him off. Not in anyway condoning it.

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Why should we be concerned with what set him off? Anyone who has ever thrown a punch and/or committed assault are doing so because they are angry at someone for saying/doing something they don't like. Why would this be different?

Words are words. Sucker punching someone because you are getting taunted after losing a game... it's just not acceptable.

Also, I had no idea that it was DJ Johnson who threw the punch....that's a huge bummer. Cmon dude!

[dd10snoop28]

You know, since that video was 0:08 long, I was able to look at it probably far too many times.

Anyone watching the game probably saw that OSU passed out a bunch of those silly looking orange cowboy hats for the game (which the OSU fan is wearing).

You can't see for sure but to me it sort of looks like DJ takes a big old wind up to swing in an attempt to knock that cowboy hat off the dudes head as hard and as far as he could make it fly (you clearly see the hat end up well away from where the guy stumbles to). You can see on the video DJ start his swing with his hand around his waist area, which probably isn't how you throw the big knock out punch; but, might be how you throw a huge hat swat.

It isn't a great look; but, it also is different than slugging somebody.

I also think it probably explains: (1.) Why the UO football program didn't respond to it that I could find other than saying it was "collecting information"; and, (2). The guy not ending up at the very least on the ground after being unexpectedly drilled from behind by a very large, powerful, and upset individual.

Instead you kind of see him fall forward into what must be his buddy and turn in surprise. DL made it sound like DJ could play in the bowl if he chose to do so, I can't see that as something DL or the AD would allow if indeed a fan was punched?

I guess the opt-out could be a way of punishing the player too; but, I would imagine it still would have been for engaging a fan in an aggressive manner on the field (still bad) rather than a punch.

Was his hand open or close-fisted? If the latter, I think the intent is pretty clear.

[buckmarkduck]

I personally don’t care much about the hit. It didn’t do much damage, and fans running their mouths on the field deserve to be dealt with. I hate that fans go onto the field and then talk crap to the opposing fans. The fan probably couldn’t even start at his own HS, he has no reason to talk trash. Just say nice game and move on and celebrate with everyone else. But given the amount of games LGB had to miss, it seems like DJ was going to miss the bowl game.

[lmduck]

Dude punched someone, was he even going to be allowed to play in the game?

First off a racial epithet followed by a vulgar term was what set him off. Not in anyway condoning it.

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Why should we be concerned with what set him off? Anyone who has ever thrown a punch and/or committed assault are doing so because they are angry at someone for saying/doing something they don't like. Why would this be different?

Words are words. Sucker punching someone because you are getting taunted after losing a game... it's just not acceptable.

Also, I had no idea that it was DJ Johnson who threw the punch....that's a huge bummer. Cmon dude!

Not saying it's different or acceptable. It was bad. I was merely providing context not approving what he did.


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[duckfan96]

Not sure if anyone noticed but after the game there was a couple idiots(aka river rat fans)following 71 off the field, yelling at him one made contact with him and dude just kept walking. IMO no matter what school it happens at there should be a big fine for students coming on the field after a game. School gets fined 5 million dollars or something like that they would find a way to prevent it. It’s only a matter of time before something really bad happens.

[dthomas=ddixon]

I just have such a hard getting outraged over stuff like this. Obviously, he shouldn’t have done it. If it was my son I would 100% be telling him he was in the wrong, especially since it was kind of a sucker punch. As a neutral observer though, sometimes people need to get punched in the face. I bet that guy will never run up on a player again and talk smack.

If the fan was my son I’d be telling him he got what he deserved.

[woundedknees]

I've been called a few things over the years without punching somebody else's lights out... But I have sent a hat spinning into never-never land once or twice.

It doesn't make it right, but the truth is that with the rules of society being as they are, especially if you are from a school with a Blount instrument incident in the rear view mirror, it bhooves the players to be incredibly diligent about such incidents.

These young men have a physical advantage most fans have never sniffed, and whatever the intent, I would not want to be turning into even an open palmed swing from one of those guys.

Of course, I, as a 5'9" fan, would studiously avoid smack talking a fellow with such an advantage... Seems prudent.

[Alan]

I suspect DJ was suspended from the bowl game rather than opted out because of that punch. I say this because he tweeted last week that he had accepted an invitation to play in the senior bowl. I am with the crowd of there is no reason to throw a punch for a verbal word or two.

[pezsez1]

I just have such a hard getting outraged over stuff like this. Obviously, he shouldn’t have done it. If it was my son I would 100% be telling him he was in the wrong, especially since it was kind of a sucker punch. As a neutral observer though, sometimes people need to get punched in the face. I bet that guy will never run up on a player again and talk smack.

If the fan was my son I’d be telling him he got what he deserved.

This. Don't write checks that you can't cash.

[OrTDuck]

I think it was the great comedian Bill Burr who once said, "Do you know how absolutely obnoxious I would be without the threat of being blasted in the face?"

Obviously it is wrong but I have a hard time mustering up much sympathy for the Beav fan who thought that was his big chance in life to run his mouth. If indeed the comment crossed a line, even more so. We tend to get caught up in the violence, which I do get. But in essentially at least partially acting as an apologist for the Beav fan, is the net good really being that much more served? Dude might feel empowered to continue to spread more ugliness if left unchecked. At this particular stage in humanity, I am far from feeling every little tiny thing needs to be handled through the "shaky" legal system. Sometimes I believe society is best left letting two people work something out -- they both know the overriding rules.

I don't have a clear conclusion on which I stand, but I can see both sides. I think Mr. Burr goes on to say, on his way home in reflection, every time he did get blasted in the face, he kinda saw maybe he deserved it. Quite possibly a better human for it.