Thursday, July 11, 2013
"I Don't Want to Give You My Payoff!"
Don't fight customers who won't give you a payoff on their trade, or who won't let you fill out a credit app on their behalf. You're job is to sell a car, not to fill out credit apps and get payoffs. Tell the customer politely that it's fine if they want to withhold that information, but that you need to at least get a commitment from them stating that as long as figures are agreeable, they will drive the vehicle home today.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Sunday, August 21, 2011
2011 Big XII Preview
Last year, Oklahoma defeated Nebraska in the Big XII Championship game, 23-20, in a thriller that saw Nebraska blow a 17-0 lead. So the big question is: Who will be in this year's Big XII Championship game? The answer: No one.
The past summer saw two of the Big XII's original schools, Nebraska and Colorado, bolt for other conferences. Nebraska went north to the Big Ten, while Colorado headed west to the revamped Pac 12 (formerly the Pac 10). So, despite its name, the conference only has ten members. In order for a conference to have a conference championship game every year, that conference has to contain at least twelve member institutions.
So, does the "Big 12 minus two" automatically get downgraded because it doesn't have a conference championship? Of the six automatic BCS qualifying conferences, the Big XII and Big East are the only conferences that will not hold a conference championship game after the regular season; the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, and Pac 12 will see two regular season division champions square off at a neutral site to see who will be crowned champion of that conference.
In this writer's opinion, the scrapping of the Big XII Championship game does not make the conference any weaker. If anything, it makes it stronger. The talent in the Big XII was lopsided, with most of the good teams coming from the Big XII South Division. The Big XII North would, in most years, send an unranked champion to the Big XII Championship to play a Big XII South champion that was ranked either No. 1 or somewhere in the Top 5 in all of college football. This would also result, in most cases, a blowout that was virtually over by halftime or an otherwise non-interesting game. Of the 15 times a conference championship game was played, the Big XII South won 11, including the last seven. In fact, the last time a Big XII North team won the championship was back in 2003, when unranked Kansas State upset then-No.1 and undefeated Oklahoma, 35-7. In all, Oklahoma won seven Big XII titles, Texas three, Nebraska two, and Texas A&M, Colorado and Kansas State one, respectively.
In most years, the best two teams in the conference were Oklahoma and Texas, both reigning from the Big XII South. The winner of this game would usually go on to not only play in the Big XII Championship, but later be crowned Big XII Champions. In fact, in the last 12 Big XII Championships, Oklahoma or Texas represented the Big XII South Division, including 13 of the total 15 that were played. So with the reduction, not only do you scrap the Big XII South's balance of power, but you also take away Texas and Oklahoma's balance of power in the Big XII South, as there are no longer any divisions.
In addition, the Big XII will now be the only conference which will see teams play nine different regular season conference games, and only one of two conferences that will be guaranteed to play each member of the conference at least once. This means that, even without a conference championship, there will be no doubt as to just who the Big XII Champion really is. To find out who that team will be, let's examine each team in the conference in the order this writer believes they will finish.
#1 Oklahoma---Surprise, surprise, Oklahoma is ranked No. 1. Not just No.1 in the Big XII, but in the nation as well. The Sooners return nine starters on offensive, including QB Landry Jones, who runs the no huddle offense to perfection and threw for 4,718 yards and 38 touchdowns last season. In addition, the Sooners received good news when it was learned WR Ryan Broyles and LB Travis Lewis would return for their senior seasons when most thought they would bolt for the NFL. Including Lewis, the Sooners return eight on defense, which was one of the best in the Big XII last season. It seems, at least on paper, the Sooners are unbeatable. The Sooners will have to replace the multi-talented RB DeMarco Murray, who rushed for 1,214 yards, garnered an amazing 594 receiving yards, racking up 20 TDs. RB Roy Finch looks to step in and fill the big shoes of Murray, as Finch averaged 4.7 yards a carry last year in his freshman season. Prediction: The Sooners do play a rather difficult schedule, opening with Tulsa, who just missed cracking UMonthly's Top 25 poll. The following week, the Sooners mid-term exam comes early, as the team will have travel to Tallahassee to play their toughest non-conference game of the year against #9 Florida State. After those two hard-hitting games, Oklahoma still does not see a break in tough opponents, as #24 Missouri comes to Norman to complete a very tough three game set to start the season. The Sooners will also see #22 Texas in Dallas on October 8, host the # 10 Aggies on November 5 and close out the season against in-state rival #8 Oklahoma State. Despite a challenging schedule, this writer predicts the Sooners to finish undefeated and play in the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans against LSU.
#2 Oklahoma State---The Cowboys are coming off an outstanding season in which they finished 11-2 and a convincing Alamo Bowl win over Arizona, 36-10. Oklahoma returns an eye-popping ten starters on the offensive side of the ball, including the highest rated receiver in the nation, WR Justin Blackmon, who shunned the NFL for a senior season in Stillwater. Last season, with the high-powered attack of QB Brandon Weeden, WRs Tracy Moore, Colton Chelf, Hubert Anyiam and the aforementioned Blackmon, the Cowboys were the No. 2-rated passing offense in the nation. Prediction: OSU was just 16 points away from a perfect season last year, losing to Nebraska, 51-41, and Oklahoma, 47-41. The Cowboys play four tough road games against Tulsa, who barely missed the Top 25, #9 Texas A&M, who is looking for revenge after losing a heartbreaker to OSU last year, #22 Texas and #24 Missouri. The good news is that the Cowboys host Bedlam this year, looking to avenge last year's six point loss against the Sooners. This writer believes the Cowboys will finish 10-2 this season and travel to Jerry World to play in the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas.
#3 Texas A&M---Anticipation in Aggieland hasn’t been this high since 1995, when Leeland McElroy, Sirr Parker, Dat Nguyen and Head Coach R.C. Slocum began the season ranked No. 3. The Aggies are coming off a much improved season, finishing 9-4 after turning in a 6-7 record in 2009. A&M lost a hard fought battle to LSU in the Cotton Bowl after owning a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, missing an opportunity to obtain a 10-win season for the first time since 1998. The Aggies were a resilient bunch last year, and could have mailed in the rest of the season after a experiencing a 21-point loss to Missouri that sent them to a 3-3 record. The streaking Aggies who won their first three before losing their next three, won six straight games, earning a spot in the aforementioned Cotton Bowl. The Ags return ten players on offense, eight on defense, but lose two of their biggest players in QB Jerrod Johnson and LB Von Miller.
Prediction: While the Aggies travel to Norman to face #1 Oklahoma, they will host #8 Oklahoma State, a surging Baylor team, #24 Missouri and #22 Texas all at Kyle Field. They also have a tough neutral site game against #20 Arkansas at Jerry World in Arlington. This writer believes the Aggies have what it takes to walk away from a brutal schedule with only two losses, landing them in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona State.
#4 Texas---The Longhorns suffered the worst season under the Mack Brown regime, a 5-7 finish, considered an anomaly to the college football fan, considering the Longhorns lost a combined two games in the previous two years. This writer does not feel like he is going out on a limb in saying that a 5-7 record will not happen again anytime soon at the University of Texas. Manny Diaz will take over the defensive coordinator position for Will Muschamp, and Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite will be co-offensive coordinators, replacing Greg Davis, a move that was about eight years overdue. The Longhorns return seven on offense, seven on defense, and boast the No.1 recruiting class in the nation, according to rivals.com. At UT, they don’t rebuild, they reload, and they fight ‘til Gabriel blows his horn.
Prediction: The Longhorns will be tested in the month of September, playing BYU at home, and then travelling to the Rose Bowl to try and avenge last year’s loss to UCLA. The Horns will then go to the Cotton Bowl to play #1 Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry. The Longhorns do benefit by playing #8 Oklahoma State at home for the second year in a row, but have to travel to #24 Missouri with a fourth-place finish possibly on the line. The Longhorns will also have to travel to in-state rival A&M on Thanksgiving Day. Look for the Horns to drop four games this year, but will hold the tiebreaker over Missouri and play in the Insight Bowl against Michigan State.
#5 Missouri---Mizzou may have lost one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in Columbia, but that’s pretty much all they’ve lost. The Tigers return nine starters to a very potent offensive, lead by RB Dev’ion Moore, TE Mike Egnew, WR TJ Moe and OT Elvis Fisher. The defense returns six starters, lead by All Big XII selections DE Jacquies Smith and Brad Madison.
Prediction: As long as Missouri beats Texas, they can finish fourth in the conference. This writer believes, even though this game is in Columbia, the Tigers will come up short against #22 Texas. Look for Mizzou to be tested early, as they have to travel to the desert and play Arizona State. Their non-conference schedule outside of that is a joke, with games against Miami (OH) and Western Illinois. The Tigers should be able to take care of business inside the conference, finish 8-4 and get an invite to the Holiday Bowl, where they will play Oregon State.
#6 Texas Tech---It doesn’t seem like too long ago that the Red Raiders were 11-0 and vying for a spot in the national championship game. Since that great run in 2008, the Red Raiders have been taking steps backwards from that goal, including a 9-4 record in 2009 and an 8-5 record in 2010.
Prediction: After an easy opener against the Texas State Bobcats, the Red Raiders will try to avoid upsets as they travel to New Mexico and then host Nevada the following week. If the Red Raiders do not respect the WAC, they could find themselves in an embarrassing situation in the month of September. This prognosticator sees Tech picking up five conferences losses, but staying bowl eligible, playing in the Texas Bowl in Houston against Michigan.
#7 Baylor---The Baylor Bears finally shed the monkey off the back of their football program last season, making it to a bowl game for the first time since 1994. The Bears started the season 7-2, which included a victory over Texas in Austin for the first time since 1991, with Baylor fans chanting, “Our house!” at the conclusion of the game. The Bears went into the A&M game with hopes of representing the Big XII South in the Big XII Championship Game, and had a 30-14 lead against the Aggies in the 2nd Quarter. The Texas Fightin’ Aggies would go on to score 28 unanswered points to win 42-30. The Bears would never recover, and would go on to finish 7-6, which included a loss to Illinois in the Texas Bowl.
Prediction: The Baylor Bears return nine on offense, including Robert Griffin III, who is arguably the best player in all of the Big XII. In addition to Griffin III, the Bears return talented WRs Kendall Wright, Terrance Williams and Lanear Sampson. The Bears defense only returns five starters, and a lot of questions need to be answered on this side of the ball. Look for the Bears to go 6-6 this season, with a trip to Yankee Stadium at the end of the year in the Pinstripe Bowl against Pittsburgh.
#8 Kansas State---The Wildcats, coming off a season that saw both highs and lows, including a 39-14 victory over Texas (the Wildcats were leading 39-0 at one point), and a 36-34 heartbreaker in the Pinstripe Bowl, are looking to build on the momentum which brought them to their first bowl game since 2006.
Prediction: Look for the Wildcats to pick up the six wins they need to become bowl eligible, playing in the Military Bowl in Washington D.C. against Clemson.
#9 Iowa State---The Cyclones beat Texas last season, 28-21, in perhaps its biggest win in school history. The Cyclones were 5-4 after nine games, but could not come up with a victory in its last three games to become bowl eligible.
Prediction: Look for the Cyclones to finish 5-7 yet again in 2011, just missing an opportunity to play in a bowl game.
#10 Kansas---Is it basketball season yet?
Prediction: The Jayhawks came back from a 45-17 deficit against Colorado last year, winning 52-45 in one of the greatest games this writer has ever seen. This Kansas team has a lot of heart, but unfortunately, it takes more than that if you want to compete in a conference as stout as the Big XII. Look for KU to win its first two games against McNeese State and Northern Illinois, but lose its final 10 games to finish 2-10.
The past summer saw two of the Big XII's original schools, Nebraska and Colorado, bolt for other conferences. Nebraska went north to the Big Ten, while Colorado headed west to the revamped Pac 12 (formerly the Pac 10). So, despite its name, the conference only has ten members. In order for a conference to have a conference championship game every year, that conference has to contain at least twelve member institutions.
So, does the "Big 12 minus two" automatically get downgraded because it doesn't have a conference championship? Of the six automatic BCS qualifying conferences, the Big XII and Big East are the only conferences that will not hold a conference championship game after the regular season; the SEC, ACC, Big Ten, and Pac 12 will see two regular season division champions square off at a neutral site to see who will be crowned champion of that conference.
In this writer's opinion, the scrapping of the Big XII Championship game does not make the conference any weaker. If anything, it makes it stronger. The talent in the Big XII was lopsided, with most of the good teams coming from the Big XII South Division. The Big XII North would, in most years, send an unranked champion to the Big XII Championship to play a Big XII South champion that was ranked either No. 1 or somewhere in the Top 5 in all of college football. This would also result, in most cases, a blowout that was virtually over by halftime or an otherwise non-interesting game. Of the 15 times a conference championship game was played, the Big XII South won 11, including the last seven. In fact, the last time a Big XII North team won the championship was back in 2003, when unranked Kansas State upset then-No.1 and undefeated Oklahoma, 35-7. In all, Oklahoma won seven Big XII titles, Texas three, Nebraska two, and Texas A&M, Colorado and Kansas State one, respectively.
In most years, the best two teams in the conference were Oklahoma and Texas, both reigning from the Big XII South. The winner of this game would usually go on to not only play in the Big XII Championship, but later be crowned Big XII Champions. In fact, in the last 12 Big XII Championships, Oklahoma or Texas represented the Big XII South Division, including 13 of the total 15 that were played. So with the reduction, not only do you scrap the Big XII South's balance of power, but you also take away Texas and Oklahoma's balance of power in the Big XII South, as there are no longer any divisions.
In addition, the Big XII will now be the only conference which will see teams play nine different regular season conference games, and only one of two conferences that will be guaranteed to play each member of the conference at least once. This means that, even without a conference championship, there will be no doubt as to just who the Big XII Champion really is. To find out who that team will be, let's examine each team in the conference in the order this writer believes they will finish.
#1 Oklahoma---Surprise, surprise, Oklahoma is ranked No. 1. Not just No.1 in the Big XII, but in the nation as well. The Sooners return nine starters on offensive, including QB Landry Jones, who runs the no huddle offense to perfection and threw for 4,718 yards and 38 touchdowns last season. In addition, the Sooners received good news when it was learned WR Ryan Broyles and LB Travis Lewis would return for their senior seasons when most thought they would bolt for the NFL. Including Lewis, the Sooners return eight on defense, which was one of the best in the Big XII last season. It seems, at least on paper, the Sooners are unbeatable. The Sooners will have to replace the multi-talented RB DeMarco Murray, who rushed for 1,214 yards, garnered an amazing 594 receiving yards, racking up 20 TDs. RB Roy Finch looks to step in and fill the big shoes of Murray, as Finch averaged 4.7 yards a carry last year in his freshman season. Prediction: The Sooners do play a rather difficult schedule, opening with Tulsa, who just missed cracking UMonthly's Top 25 poll. The following week, the Sooners mid-term exam comes early, as the team will have travel to Tallahassee to play their toughest non-conference game of the year against #9 Florida State. After those two hard-hitting games, Oklahoma still does not see a break in tough opponents, as #24 Missouri comes to Norman to complete a very tough three game set to start the season. The Sooners will also see #22 Texas in Dallas on October 8, host the # 10 Aggies on November 5 and close out the season against in-state rival #8 Oklahoma State. Despite a challenging schedule, this writer predicts the Sooners to finish undefeated and play in the BCS National Championship Game in New Orleans against LSU.
#2 Oklahoma State---The Cowboys are coming off an outstanding season in which they finished 11-2 and a convincing Alamo Bowl win over Arizona, 36-10. Oklahoma returns an eye-popping ten starters on the offensive side of the ball, including the highest rated receiver in the nation, WR Justin Blackmon, who shunned the NFL for a senior season in Stillwater. Last season, with the high-powered attack of QB Brandon Weeden, WRs Tracy Moore, Colton Chelf, Hubert Anyiam and the aforementioned Blackmon, the Cowboys were the No. 2-rated passing offense in the nation. Prediction: OSU was just 16 points away from a perfect season last year, losing to Nebraska, 51-41, and Oklahoma, 47-41. The Cowboys play four tough road games against Tulsa, who barely missed the Top 25, #9 Texas A&M, who is looking for revenge after losing a heartbreaker to OSU last year, #22 Texas and #24 Missouri. The good news is that the Cowboys host Bedlam this year, looking to avenge last year's six point loss against the Sooners. This writer believes the Cowboys will finish 10-2 this season and travel to Jerry World to play in the Cotton Bowl against Arkansas.
#3 Texas A&M---Anticipation in Aggieland hasn’t been this high since 1995, when Leeland McElroy, Sirr Parker, Dat Nguyen and Head Coach R.C. Slocum began the season ranked No. 3. The Aggies are coming off a much improved season, finishing 9-4 after turning in a 6-7 record in 2009. A&M lost a hard fought battle to LSU in the Cotton Bowl after owning a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, missing an opportunity to obtain a 10-win season for the first time since 1998. The Aggies were a resilient bunch last year, and could have mailed in the rest of the season after a experiencing a 21-point loss to Missouri that sent them to a 3-3 record. The streaking Aggies who won their first three before losing their next three, won six straight games, earning a spot in the aforementioned Cotton Bowl. The Ags return ten players on offense, eight on defense, but lose two of their biggest players in QB Jerrod Johnson and LB Von Miller.
Prediction: While the Aggies travel to Norman to face #1 Oklahoma, they will host #8 Oklahoma State, a surging Baylor team, #24 Missouri and #22 Texas all at Kyle Field. They also have a tough neutral site game against #20 Arkansas at Jerry World in Arlington. This writer believes the Aggies have what it takes to walk away from a brutal schedule with only two losses, landing them in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona State.
#4 Texas---The Longhorns suffered the worst season under the Mack Brown regime, a 5-7 finish, considered an anomaly to the college football fan, considering the Longhorns lost a combined two games in the previous two years. This writer does not feel like he is going out on a limb in saying that a 5-7 record will not happen again anytime soon at the University of Texas. Manny Diaz will take over the defensive coordinator position for Will Muschamp, and Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite will be co-offensive coordinators, replacing Greg Davis, a move that was about eight years overdue. The Longhorns return seven on offense, seven on defense, and boast the No.1 recruiting class in the nation, according to rivals.com. At UT, they don’t rebuild, they reload, and they fight ‘til Gabriel blows his horn.
Prediction: The Longhorns will be tested in the month of September, playing BYU at home, and then travelling to the Rose Bowl to try and avenge last year’s loss to UCLA. The Horns will then go to the Cotton Bowl to play #1 Oklahoma in the annual Red River Rivalry. The Longhorns do benefit by playing #8 Oklahoma State at home for the second year in a row, but have to travel to #24 Missouri with a fourth-place finish possibly on the line. The Longhorns will also have to travel to in-state rival A&M on Thanksgiving Day. Look for the Horns to drop four games this year, but will hold the tiebreaker over Missouri and play in the Insight Bowl against Michigan State.
#5 Missouri---Mizzou may have lost one of the best quarterbacks to ever play in Columbia, but that’s pretty much all they’ve lost. The Tigers return nine starters to a very potent offensive, lead by RB Dev’ion Moore, TE Mike Egnew, WR TJ Moe and OT Elvis Fisher. The defense returns six starters, lead by All Big XII selections DE Jacquies Smith and Brad Madison.
Prediction: As long as Missouri beats Texas, they can finish fourth in the conference. This writer believes, even though this game is in Columbia, the Tigers will come up short against #22 Texas. Look for Mizzou to be tested early, as they have to travel to the desert and play Arizona State. Their non-conference schedule outside of that is a joke, with games against Miami (OH) and Western Illinois. The Tigers should be able to take care of business inside the conference, finish 8-4 and get an invite to the Holiday Bowl, where they will play Oregon State.
#6 Texas Tech---It doesn’t seem like too long ago that the Red Raiders were 11-0 and vying for a spot in the national championship game. Since that great run in 2008, the Red Raiders have been taking steps backwards from that goal, including a 9-4 record in 2009 and an 8-5 record in 2010.
Prediction: After an easy opener against the Texas State Bobcats, the Red Raiders will try to avoid upsets as they travel to New Mexico and then host Nevada the following week. If the Red Raiders do not respect the WAC, they could find themselves in an embarrassing situation in the month of September. This prognosticator sees Tech picking up five conferences losses, but staying bowl eligible, playing in the Texas Bowl in Houston against Michigan.
#7 Baylor---The Baylor Bears finally shed the monkey off the back of their football program last season, making it to a bowl game for the first time since 1994. The Bears started the season 7-2, which included a victory over Texas in Austin for the first time since 1991, with Baylor fans chanting, “Our house!” at the conclusion of the game. The Bears went into the A&M game with hopes of representing the Big XII South in the Big XII Championship Game, and had a 30-14 lead against the Aggies in the 2nd Quarter. The Texas Fightin’ Aggies would go on to score 28 unanswered points to win 42-30. The Bears would never recover, and would go on to finish 7-6, which included a loss to Illinois in the Texas Bowl.
Prediction: The Baylor Bears return nine on offense, including Robert Griffin III, who is arguably the best player in all of the Big XII. In addition to Griffin III, the Bears return talented WRs Kendall Wright, Terrance Williams and Lanear Sampson. The Bears defense only returns five starters, and a lot of questions need to be answered on this side of the ball. Look for the Bears to go 6-6 this season, with a trip to Yankee Stadium at the end of the year in the Pinstripe Bowl against Pittsburgh.
#8 Kansas State---The Wildcats, coming off a season that saw both highs and lows, including a 39-14 victory over Texas (the Wildcats were leading 39-0 at one point), and a 36-34 heartbreaker in the Pinstripe Bowl, are looking to build on the momentum which brought them to their first bowl game since 2006.
Prediction: Look for the Wildcats to pick up the six wins they need to become bowl eligible, playing in the Military Bowl in Washington D.C. against Clemson.
#9 Iowa State---The Cyclones beat Texas last season, 28-21, in perhaps its biggest win in school history. The Cyclones were 5-4 after nine games, but could not come up with a victory in its last three games to become bowl eligible.
Prediction: Look for the Cyclones to finish 5-7 yet again in 2011, just missing an opportunity to play in a bowl game.
#10 Kansas---Is it basketball season yet?
Prediction: The Jayhawks came back from a 45-17 deficit against Colorado last year, winning 52-45 in one of the greatest games this writer has ever seen. This Kansas team has a lot of heart, but unfortunately, it takes more than that if you want to compete in a conference as stout as the Big XII. Look for KU to win its first two games against McNeese State and Northern Illinois, but lose its final 10 games to finish 2-10.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Misty Croslin Theory in Five Paragraphs
There are several scenarios as to what may have happened to little Haleigh Cummings, (daughter of Ron Cummings and stepdaughter of Misty Croslin) with the common denominator being Misty Croslin, brother Tommy Croslin, cousin Joe Overstreet, and hubby Ron Cummings, who is also Haleigh's father. The current scenario that Misty and Tommy are sticking to (and there have been several previous) is that cousin Joe was upset when he went to Ron's home (Misty's husband at the time) to steal a rifle, but the rifle wasn't there. This upset Joe, so he, wait for it, decides to kill his daughter.
Doesn't make sense right? Sounds like a story two jailbirds concocted to transfer blame, right? Exactly. Joe was visiting from out of town, so he becomes a scapegoat without an alibi. I believe Joe went to Ron's place to steal the rifle, and is only slightly involved. So, of the four that know what went down that horrible night, why isn't everyone ratting each other out? This is perhaps the most important question when considering the case and, hopefully, the question that authorities use to solve this case.
Here's what happened: Misty was upset she had to babysit Haleigh. Misty was high on Oxycontin, and didn't want to deal with Haleigh, who Misty considered a fussy child. Misty gives Haleigh an Oxycontin to calm her down, which she had done before, but tonight she upped her dosage to 2, maybe even 3, pills. Haleigh OD'd, Misty panicked and called Tommy, the one person she can trust. Tommy, albeit disgusted with his sister, seized the opportunity to, in his mind, play the hero and save his sister from a lifetime of prison. Tommy comes up with the plan to get rid of the body while sister Misty says kidnappers took Haleigh. That is why Tommy has not ratted out Misty, because he himself is involved. Joe isn't ratting out Tommy and Misty because Joe knows what Tommy and Misty did but didn't say anything because he didn't want to narc on his family and is afraid of being charged with accomplice to murder.
So why isn't Ron ratting anyone out? These people killed his daughter, why wouldn't he want justice for his daughter? Because he feels somewhat responsible for the death of his daughter. I believe Misty called Ron at work on his cell and told him that Haleigh accidentally swallowed some pills. Ron is a part-time drug dealer and full-time drug user, so pills in that house are scattered everywhere, and he knew that if he told the cops his daughter OD'd on some loose pills, he, whether he was there or not, would be responsible for his daughter's death, and, if convicted, could be looking at some serious jail time. So Ron went along with Misty and Tommy's scheme of blaming it on kidnappers.
So there you have it. To cover up one loose end, the reason I don't believe the "Joe and Tommy did it" scenario is, "why wouldn't Misty rat out Joe and Tommy?" Misty would have ratted Joe and Tommy out in a second if it meant she could work out some sort of plea deal to get her drug trafficking charged reduced. So that is the only scenario in which all four are guilty and cannot rat each other out because they are all involved, and it is better to say nothing and ride out the trial process and hope for the best on the drug trafficking charges (or make up a story that blames Joe) than to tell the truth and be convicted of murder. As for Joe, who is the only one of the four not currently sitting behind bars, it is better to say nothing because the cops have nothing on him, than to tell the truth that he knows Tommy and Misty did it because he would be convicted of aiding and abetting Tommy and Misty.
Doesn't make sense right? Sounds like a story two jailbirds concocted to transfer blame, right? Exactly. Joe was visiting from out of town, so he becomes a scapegoat without an alibi. I believe Joe went to Ron's place to steal the rifle, and is only slightly involved. So, of the four that know what went down that horrible night, why isn't everyone ratting each other out? This is perhaps the most important question when considering the case and, hopefully, the question that authorities use to solve this case.
Here's what happened: Misty was upset she had to babysit Haleigh. Misty was high on Oxycontin, and didn't want to deal with Haleigh, who Misty considered a fussy child. Misty gives Haleigh an Oxycontin to calm her down, which she had done before, but tonight she upped her dosage to 2, maybe even 3, pills. Haleigh OD'd, Misty panicked and called Tommy, the one person she can trust. Tommy, albeit disgusted with his sister, seized the opportunity to, in his mind, play the hero and save his sister from a lifetime of prison. Tommy comes up with the plan to get rid of the body while sister Misty says kidnappers took Haleigh. That is why Tommy has not ratted out Misty, because he himself is involved. Joe isn't ratting out Tommy and Misty because Joe knows what Tommy and Misty did but didn't say anything because he didn't want to narc on his family and is afraid of being charged with accomplice to murder.
So why isn't Ron ratting anyone out? These people killed his daughter, why wouldn't he want justice for his daughter? Because he feels somewhat responsible for the death of his daughter. I believe Misty called Ron at work on his cell and told him that Haleigh accidentally swallowed some pills. Ron is a part-time drug dealer and full-time drug user, so pills in that house are scattered everywhere, and he knew that if he told the cops his daughter OD'd on some loose pills, he, whether he was there or not, would be responsible for his daughter's death, and, if convicted, could be looking at some serious jail time. So Ron went along with Misty and Tommy's scheme of blaming it on kidnappers.
So there you have it. To cover up one loose end, the reason I don't believe the "Joe and Tommy did it" scenario is, "why wouldn't Misty rat out Joe and Tommy?" Misty would have ratted Joe and Tommy out in a second if it meant she could work out some sort of plea deal to get her drug trafficking charged reduced. So that is the only scenario in which all four are guilty and cannot rat each other out because they are all involved, and it is better to say nothing and ride out the trial process and hope for the best on the drug trafficking charges (or make up a story that blames Joe) than to tell the truth and be convicted of murder. As for Joe, who is the only one of the four not currently sitting behind bars, it is better to say nothing because the cops have nothing on him, than to tell the truth that he knows Tommy and Misty did it because he would be convicted of aiding and abetting Tommy and Misty.
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