Senior RB Scott Noble Dismissed From JMU

[93henfan]

Per JMU beat writer Mike Barber on Twitter:

JMU football has dismissed rising senior tailback Scott Noble for an undisclosed violation of team rules. See Tuesday's Daily News-Record.

...and the hits keep coming.

[bandl]

Som bitch probably humiliated him at a party and he gathered his posse together to beat her up. The bitch should be kicked out of school, he was innocent.

[93henfan]

Som bitch probably humiliated him at a party and he gathered his posse together to beat her up. The bitch should be kicked out of school, he was innocent.

Oh no you didn't!

[mcveyrl]

Per JMU beat writer Mike Barber on Twitter:

JMU football has dismissed rising senior tailback Scott Noble for an undisclosed violation of team rules. See Tuesday's Daily News-Record.

...and the hits keep coming.

Wow. Makes you wonder what he did. I mean, we don't kick out the guys that are under investigation by the HPD.

Although Mickey's had problems with him before. I remember reading a quote from Mickey that said sometimes he was like Walter Payton on the field and "Peyton's Place" off it. Leave it to Mickey to make an out there analogy like that, but I think his point was still well taken.

[ASUG8]

Cudos to Mickey for keeping a potentially bad apple from disrupting what he's trying to accomplish for the team.

[bluehenbillk]

Probably not a huget hit for the Dukes, they've been running back by committee for the past few seasons. Add that to their new passing offense, who needs to run the ball.

[PenthouseClosedEnd]

Barber tweeted today that the Rose clan and their comrade were indicted by the Grand Jury for mugging the baseball player.

[93henfan]

Barber tweeted today that the Rose clan and their comrade were indicted by the Grand Jury for mugging the baseball player.

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[BDKJMU]

JMU loses a tailback, gains another:

"Dukes Boot Noble...............................................................Posted February 22, 2011 12:00 AM EST
By Mike Barber

HARRISONBURG - James Madison has dropped one tailback while picking up another.

JMU football coach Mickey Matthews said Monday that rising senior Scott Noble had "been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules."

The decision was finalized Monday, Matthews said.

Noble rushed for 380 yards and three touchdowns on 82 carries, starting three of 11 games.

The Dukes were already losing seniors Jamal Sullivan and Griff Yancey. Noble was a likely starter, with rising sophomore Jordan Anderson and Dejor Simmons, who redshirted as a freshman last season, figuring also to see considerable time.

"He was certainly a returning player that played a lot," Matthews said of Noble. "Fortunately, we have a lot of good running backs. We'll be fine."

A team source said Noble's dismissal was based largely on academic concerns.

Also Monday, Matthews confirmed that former Old Dominion and Penn State running back Hykeem Brodie has transferred to JMU and will join the team as a walk-on. The 5-foot-11, 220-pound Portsmouth native was at Penn State last year after transferring from Old Dominion, where he redshirted.

Brodie said he left the Nittany Lions because he wasn't getting playing time and wanted to find an opportunity to get on the field.

"Basically, it didn't work out like I expected," Brodie said Monday. "Basically playing time. My opportunity was greater here at James Madison. And I'm closer to home, closer to my family. And I have a better chance to play."

Brodie knows that coming from a Division I-A program doesn't guarantee him playing time at I-AA JMU, but he said the coaches have told him he'll have a chance to compete for a spot in the tailback rotation.

"I don't think I'm ahead of no one," Brodie, who has two years of eligibility remaining, said. "I'm the same level as them and I just have to work."

Because he is transferring down a level, Brodie will be eligible to play immediately.

Brodie spent his freshman and sophomore years at Churchland High School, where he befriended former Duke Arthur Moats, now with the Buffalo Bills. Brodie then went to Western Branch for his junior and senior year...."
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[BDKJMU]

Brodie was Penn State's leading rusher in their Spring Game (a couple of their backs were held out, and the majority of Bordie's yards came against the 3rd team De (course likely running against 3rd team blockers). 5'11", 220, not blazing speed, but looks like could be a good power back for JMU Broke a lot of tackles. All his carries are shown 2x from 2 different angles. Still looks a lot more impressive than watching some high school RB recruit's high school film piling up yards against high school players.
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[BDKJMU]

Oh and 93Hen, you're thread title is incorrect. Noble is a Junior, not a Senior.

[BDKJMU]

Per JMU beat writer Mike Barber on Twitter:



...and the hits keep coming.

Wow. Makes you wonder what he did. I mean, we don't kick out the guys that are under investigation by the HPD.

Although Mickey's had problems with him before. I remember reading a quote from Mickey that said sometimes he was like Walter Payton on the field and "Peyton's Place" off it. Leave it to Mickey to make an out there analogy like that, but I think his point was still well taken.

Article said:

"....JMU football coach Mickey Matthews said Monday that rising senior Scott Noble had "been dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules."

The decision was finalized Monday, Matthews said.....

A team source said Noble's dismissal was based largely on academic concerns."

Noble has had a # of set backs the last 4 years on and off the field.

[BDKJMU]

Barber tweeted today that the Rose clan and their comrade were indicted by the Grand Jury for mugging the baseball player.

"Four JMU Players Indicted In Assault Posted February 23, 2011 12:00 AM EST
Defendants Want Same Attorneys

By Mike Barber

HARRISONBURG - A Rockingham County grand jury handed up indictments against four James Madison University football players Tuesday stemming from a November assault. But the cases against Anthony Rose, Jonathan Rose, Peter Rose and Jonathan Williams are temporarily on hold.

Attorney Andrew Graves appeared in court with both Peter Rose and Williams and told Circuit Court Judge T.J. Wilson he is awaiting an advisory opinion from the Virginia State Bar Association on whether he can represent both defendants or if it creates a conflict.

Attorney Aaron Graves - Andrew's cousin who works at a separate practice - has asked the state bar for a similar ruling to represent Anthony and Jonathan Rose, who were also present in court Tuesday.

All parties are due back in court March 28. The defendants remain free on bond.

On Tuesday, Jonathan Rose, 22, Peter Rose, 21, and Jonathan Williams, 22, were indicted on the single felony charge of malicious wounding by mob. Anthony Rose, 18, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to commit malicious wounding by mob.

Former JMU baseball player Matt Townsend was assaulted Nov. 15 and spent three days at Rockingham Memorial Hospital, sources say.

Police arrested the Rose brothers Dec. 3 and Williams the next day, charging them in connection with the assault.

They have been suspended from the JMU team for all football-related activities.

At Tuesday's hearing, Wilson told Peter Rose and Williams they have the right to be individually represented by separate attorneys.

"It's potentially a conflict situation for him," Wilson said, referring to Andrew Graves. The judge referred to the attorney's plan to represent both as "very unusual."

But Peter Rose and Williams, when asked directly, both told Wilson they wanted Andrew Graves - the brother-in-law of JMU assistant coach Kyle Gillenwater - to be their attorney.

Andrew Graves told Wilson he didn't expect the bar to take more than 30 days to respond to his request for the advisement.

He also said that if he does represent both defendants, he plans to ask for a jury trial.

Scott Sundby, a professor of law at Washington and Lee University, said one attorney representing two defendants can raise multiple conflicts.

"Anytime we have multiple representation, there is a concern that the lawyer will be able to serve both adequately if they have possibly conflicting stories or interests," Sundby said Tuesday. "It is something we approach warily in the legal system. That said, it's certainly not unheard of."

Sundby said the ultimate decision rests with the defendants themselves.

"There are potential problems," he said. "We want to make sure the defendants understand the potential problems. But as long as they understand the conflict, they can waive the right to separate representation."

Sundby said financial factors are sometimes a consideration when defendants opt for shared counsel.

If the state bar advises Graves not to represent both, he may not be able to represent either, Sundby said.

"It probably depends on how much information the lawyer has learned already from the potential clients," Sundby said. "If he has learned information from both, he would probably have confidential information that would preclude him from representing either."........"
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This is weird. 3 of the 4 defendants are brothers. The 2 attorneys are cousins, and one of them is the brother in law of the defensive coordinator.

[93henfan]

Oh and 93Hen, you're thread title is incorrect. Noble is a Junior, not a Senior.

So they were going to let him be a junior again this season?

[Skjellyfetti]

We need to start an FCS equivalent of the Fulmer Cup.

Mickey Matthews Cup?

[BDKJMU]

Oh and 93Hen, you're thread title is incorrect. Noble is a Junior, not a Senior.

So they were going to let him be a junior again this season?

If he was a senior, he would be graduating in May. RIGHT NOW, this 2010-2011 school year, this 2nd semester, he is a junior. Come next (2011-2012) school year in Aug he would have been a senior.

So you should have said "Junior RB Scott Noble Dismissed From JMU"

[GannonFan]

So they were going to let him be a junior again this season?

If he was a senior, he would be graduating in May. RIGHT NOW, this 2010-2011 school year, this 2nd semester, he is a junior. Come next (2011-2012) school year in Aug he would have been a senior.

So you should have said "Junior RB Scott Noble Dismissed From JMU"

I think you're just being overly technical on this. If he was a senior, graduating this May, no one would really care one way or another - football season has been over, so what team would he have been kicked off of? The fact that he was going to be a senior on JMU's football team in the Fall is the more pertinent point - from a football standpoint, this guy was basically a senior. If you really want to get technical, maybe you can call him a rising senior, but that's just a lot to type everytime.