Joseph is a great guy and a heck of a bowler. He will likely be my first call.

He doesn’t mess around and he will find out why Darius was suspended for personal reasons by head coach Nate Oats just weeks before the murder.

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Posted by RT1941

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:20 am to superwolf

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I will give it to Bama fans. They never, ever criticize their own.

Personally, there are many times when I wish our Coaches would just STUF and keep things private. I also understand that keeping things private is damn near impossible these days.

I think after thought, reflection and possibly some prayer, Oats acted as he saw fit. I don't expect anyone to be okay with his decision, and I expect plenty of criticism. He's acting in the best interest of what HE feels is best for his team.

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Posted by Bert Macklin FBI

Quantico

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:45 am to cmayes56

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I guess since Ray has been through something similar, it makes sense.

Murder?

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Posted by ukraine_rebel

North Mississippi

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:46 am to Gabe Rippen

I'm just trying to imagine the conversation.

Ray, you dont know me, but you remember the time they said you killed that dude..

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Posted by Maravich

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:50 am to Gabe Rippen

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Posted by SouthernInsanity

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 9:50 am to Tuscaloosa

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He reached out to Ray to ask what he thought his players needed from him.

And Ray said, "hang on coach, let me get my guy's number for you."

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Posted by Tuscaloosa

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:04 am to CoachDon

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1. What affiliation has Ray Lewis EVER had with the University of Alabama?

His daughter graduated from UA in 2020.

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2. Why Ray Lewis, a murder and sexual misconduct, etal?

Because he was the captain of an NFL franchise and saw first hand how it affected his teammates when he was charged with murder.

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3. Can you agree that there were 100's of more viable and FAR FAR less controversial options to reach out to on this matter?

According to Oats, he reached out to a lot of people, and brought a lot of people in. See answers 1 & 2 for why he reached out to Ray, specifically.

Of course, I don’t expect any of you to read quotes, gather context, and make informed decisions.

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Posted by cajunbama

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:10 am to Bodie

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Those shitbags would be clowning the whole board up

You know that’s not true. Just stop your crying already.

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Posted by CoachDon

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 10:29 am to Tuscaloosa

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Tuscaloosa

Unaware of daughter graduating, but I sincerely find it a real unreasonable reach to tie your #1/#2 answers together to gain traction. It's too loose.

#3 - "maybe" he did, who's to know for sure. That's between himself and God.

Thanks for the reply.

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Posted by Errerrerrwere

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 11:16 am to coachcrisp

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The advise Lewis offered to Oats was to share scripture from the Bible with the players and pray with them.

Omfg

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Posted by Errerrerrwere

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Posted on 1/18/23 at 11:21 am to CoachDon

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Can you agree that there were 100's of more viable and FAR FAR less controversial options to reach out to on this matter?

Yeah. Kind of like weighing the options of a Tiny Dungy to Ray Lewis, it may be because of the rush to get his players back in mental shape to take on Vandy.