Comments about ‘Brandon Davies should have been story of the week’

Why do you need more stories like this? Why don't you let the young man move on? Why are you continuing to include in your stories that he was suspended for an honor code violation? After you repent for your sins, do you want to see people to continue to write about them?

Man, I was really lost on this story until the Star Wars reference. Now it all makes sense!

ClarkKent,

I can see your point but I believe the author is trying to point out the fact that a University is more concerned about a principle rather than winning. Less about Davies situation and more about BYU sticking to what is most important. Davies has turned his whole situation into a positive that should be read about and praised. Davies, Van Noy and others have shown that they are good men and not just great athletes. I very much enjoy hearing these types of stories and loved this article. Go Cougs

I'm waiting for Chris B to say this kid is not an athlete.

He is a good Sunday School boy, he came to BYU, and although he made a mistake, he's a man with honor.

Man up. What say you?

ringolikesferrets | 10:42 a.m. Sept. 1, 2011
Layton, UT
Man, I was really lost on this story until the Star Wars reference. Now it all makes sense

Well I stopped reading after the 2nd paragraph because I didn't want to have any part of the article. I say leave the young man alone now -- he has moved on. Let him move on. Talk about branding him with a scarlet letter!!!

If I was that young man I would have brought my talents to another university.

Brandon definitely took his medicine with this one.

Wow, I hope the public scrutiny of this matter (and young woman) will eventually die down. Even God says that sins will "be remembered no more".

Congrats to Brandon for keeping his humility and congrats to BYU for doing better than they used to in these situations.

I am very happy to hear that Brandon was reinstated.

For him it will be a great new start for him.

I hope he that he will cherish and appreciate his membership on the team even more.

Thanks Jay for letting our part of the world know that Brandon is back on the team.

Go Cougars!

Brandon Davies is a stud!

I wish I would have / could handle my many indiscretions as gracefully and honorably as he has.

This shows he has great character, which is lacking in so many athletes, not all, but so many. I lament the fact that the news is so much negativity and doesn't leave room for positive examples.

While I agree with the sentiments in the article, the author is wrong about this not being big news. ESPN had the story of Mr. Davies reinstatement on the front page of its website, which in turn generated thousands of comments. Unfortunately, a high percentage of them were directed at the LDS church, and not in a good way. The bulk of the story was bypassed in favor of mocking and reviling against something the majority have no clue about. It was very sad and disheartening to say the least.

It's great than Brandon is back on the team. He worked hard, did what he needed to do to be back in line with the honor code.

But, Jay Evenson is concerned that this wasn't bigger news nationally than he perceived it to be? Why should it have been? The entire national sports scene does not revolve around BYU. Besides, I believe there were a lot of other stories taking place last week that had a little more national significance, say, for example, Hurricane Irene?

ClarkKent, I don't understand your over-sensitivity to bringing up this particular honor code violation and Davies road to reinstatement. It's a really great example of how BYU currently deals with such violations (in contrast to that one article on that obscure blog last year that found the few jaded athletes that have left BYU).

All high profile athletes are open to scrutiny and this article did nothing to "brand Davies with a scarlet letter." In fact, quite the opposite is true, the author showed his and Cougar nation's support of Brandon. We're thrilled he's back and happy to move forward. I agree with the sentiment of the article that it is too bad that not more of these articles are written. I'd much rather read about athletes who are doing some good and overcoming obstacles than about the scandals that usually lead the headlines.

Story of the week? Aren't you a bit grandiose and self important here? Utah and BYU are backwaters of US Civilization. You aren't New York. You aren't even Cleveland. More like the Fresno of the mountains.

@Dektol, and yet you honor us with your gracious post. Thank you for visiting our neck of the woods. By the way, why are you reading our backwoods papers?

I think that Jay hit the nail on the head. He did not "harp" on Brandon nor on what he did, but on what a young man went through. The whole story "should have" received more attention, not because it was about BYU or an LDS kid, but because it is about repentance and about doing the right thing, both Brandon and BYU. Too much attention is given to the stories of University of Miami and Ohio State and the bad things of college football and not enough to the good side, be it BYU or anywhere else. How many papers had Brandon's suspension as a headline with a blast against the Honor Code and now will skip right over the "success" story of a young man making his way back to become a true man.

You can bet that the first big game Brandon has on ESPN, the topic will be a big chunk of the blather on the sportscast during and post-game.

It will take a while to live it all down, which is unfortunate. But if he continues to show the class he has to date and he lets his play on the floor do his talking, it will (hopefully) fade into the background
--at least until March Madness. I feel for the kid. But he has been a great example, and I'm confident he'll be a mentor in the coming years to other BYU athletes. If he's comfortable in that role, the athletic department would be shortsighted to not use him in it. All the best to you, Brandon.

Great article. I totally agree. Most of what we hear and read in the news today is negative news. Positive upbeat stories are much more exciting to read. They are out there, its just what papers and stations choose to publish.

Maybe all the negative things reported in the news is actually a good thing, because maybe it shows that positive things are not so out of the ordinary to like most headlines. I fear the day when someone returning a wallet is front page news and hardcore crime is too much the norm to catch our attention.

There is much joy in heaven when a sinner repents.
I pray that I might make the heavens happy too.