Hmmm, I wonder whose gun that was, could it be the one that ken Tookes used to shoot up his apartment building, the one Ronnie Wilson used to shoot at a guy near a club, or the one that that Avery Atkins was found passed out in his car with, or the ones that Dee Webb , Andre Caldwell and Reggie Lewis used to shoot out apartment windows for fun...all good guesses!
And talk about another mind bender, whose drugs could those be??? Brandon James? Jarvis Moss? Marcus "the strikes" Thomas? Darryl Gresham? Jon Demps? Jaques Rickerson? Louis Murphy? They have all been charged with drug crimes or suspended for failed tests...and all in the last two or three years!
I know, and I am sure that is why you have either an M-16 or AR-15 on there! And I guess what really bothers me is all these arrests just seem to bounce right off Urban Meyer. If Miami had that many arrests ESPN would have a full time channel devoted to it by now.
Post by Andrew - Resident Gator on Sept 3, 2008 12:05:39 GMT -5
I didn't make that picture. I got it off the Gator board I go to.
Everything that has come Meyer's way, he has dealt with appropriately... Marcus Thomas was suspended for a lot of games, (Tennessee was a big one) and eventually kicked off the team. Marcus lost a lot in the NFL draft, lost a lot of money due to poor conduct... What else do you want? Ronny Wilson? Kicked off immediately. Avery Atkins hasn't been on the Gators team for years, and is now dead. Show some respect.
The the MINOR drug charges or marijuana etc, I could care less. But if you are cutting coke in your dorm room, I have a problem with it. Pot isn't a big deal, and these guys are 18-22 years old. They are getting the best grades in UF football history, and for the most part, model citizens.
I'll admit it has been quiet out of Miami as of late, except for the fact you cant qualify 25% of your recruiting class! I thought the standard to get into Miami was if you were able to fire a gun, adding up dime bags, and separating stems and seeds!
I know Atkins is dead, and I was not slamming him, just pointing out a fact. As for Miami's recruits, our admissions office drives me nuts. In the past five or six years we have lost a ton of kids that would qualify elsewhere (L$U and WVU most notably), but the admissions office have been real a-holes, as well as the NCAA Clearing House. I am not sure why, but we seem to always be the last team to find out if a player clears.
As for Meyer's handling of these guys getting in to trouble, are you serious? Jarvis Moss should have never played against the Cocks, and not only did he play, he won the game! Then he sits against mighty WCU...come on now! It took me a while to realize Dennis Erickson was a little sleazy, you will come around on Meyer
Post by Andrew - Resident Gator on Sept 3, 2008 12:53:25 GMT -5
Marijuana charge!
Look, it's the coaches call when they want to suspend players. Until the rule changes to mandatory "next game suspension" or "the highest ranked team suspension" it will continue to happen. No way any player from any team would sit out a conference game.
And if they think about it, those cupcake games are significant to players looking to go to the NFL. Those are stat packers! You get your TD's, your disgusting yardages, your sacks, all that from chump games. Those hurt, come draft day.
Look, it's the coaches call when they want to suspend players. Until the rule changes to mandatory "next game suspension" or "the highest ranked team suspension" it will continue to happen. No way any player from any team would sit out a conference game.
And if they think about it, those cupcake games are significant to players looking to go to the NFL. Those are stat packers! You get your TD's, your disgusting yardages, your sacks, all that from chump games. Those hurt, come draft day.
Oh I know they do hurt! We have had some players (Tyrone Moss rings a bell) that have lost their starting jobs and not gotten them back after being suspended. He was not allowed to play in the opener against F$U, Javarris James came in and played well, and Moss became an after thought. As for down playing marijuana charges, I agree that it is not a big deal, but certain schools seem to get a pass when it comes to minor infractions....or if you are U$C you can get away with $300K of illegal benefits...but who is counting!
