Marcel Jones should shut his mouth

Oregonian beat writer Paul Buker claims (click
here) that Marcel Jones has essentially guaranteed a win against Oregon,
Arizona, or Arizona State. Wow.

The true freshmen, redshirt freshman, and sophomores are learning on the
fly, and getting their brains beat in. OSU was hopelessly beaten in many games
last season, too, but as senior Marcel Jones told me, “nobody on that team
liked each other. We’re losing games this year, too, but the guys all really
like each other. This is a close team.”

Perhaps that closeness will translate into something against Oregon this
week, or the Arizona schools. The regular season is closing fast, and everyone
is sticking that scarlet 0-18 on these guys’ backs three games early. I mean,
it’s inevitable, no? .. but Saturday night, in the wake of another horrible
loss, in a hallway at the Galen Center, Jones told me OSU will NOT go 0-18. He
basically guaranteed it.

He also explains his side of the UW incident, which amounts to a denial. One
can’t be surprised that #3 is still talking trash.

Jones said the only UW player he has a problem with is Overton.

“He’s a young guy, you know what I’m saying? He’s got all these tattoos.
He’s thinking he’s bigger than what he really is.”

For all the time Jones has spent in college, it appears as though he hasn’t
learned a damned thing. I’ve never heard anyone help their case by explaining
themselves.

Four (guaranteed) games left. Something my little league coach used to tell
me:

“Edmonds! glove down, mouth shut!”

Shouldn’t Kevin Mouton be telling Jones the same thing?

On a side note, Buker did exactly what I predicted (See Kelvin Sampson in
Corvallis? Try Again) and threw the former IU coach’s name in the hat. . .
sort of.