Over the last few years, our football players have been out of the news during the off-season. This was great as we got to kick back and laugh at all of our rivals struggle through. This was a sign on good team leadership and committement to the following season. This is what worries me after the last few days. Within 4 days, a possible starting linebacker and a possible starting offensive lineman have been arrested. Dustin Doe got into a fight, and met with the team's leadership committee. They decided to punish him internally, but not suspend him. I would imagine this topic was broached by the coaches earlier this week when it happened. Thats why I am so confused as to what happened early this morning. Ronnie Wilson was arrested.
http://www.gatorsports.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/LOCAL/70405003
"University of Florida offensive lineman Ronnie Matthew Wilson was arrested early Thursday on charges of aggravated assault, simple battery and use or display of a concealed weapon during the commission of a felony, a Gainesville Police arrest report stated" (Fisher, 2007).
The report goes on to say that he pulled a rifle out of his trunk and shot it in the air to show the other man how it felt it to be scared. Are you serious? Were you not paying attention the last few days inpractice when Dustin Doe got away lucky. Do you really not want to play this season? I only hope that these two incidents are an anomaly and we don't have to deal with this for the rest of the off-season.
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It is a sad and awful thing what happened. It's hard for me to comment on these athletes seeing as I am employed by the UAA. But in no way do I condone what took place in either of these situations.
It's funny how things can just blow up in your face after staying out of the news for so long. After the Zooker, the D-Webb incident was the only real problem that has happened.
These athletes go to the defending National Championship school and behave this way?! Like I said, it is a shame what happened and I hope these athletes realize that they have let many more people down than themselves and their families.
Yeah, I heard of the Doe incident, but not this one. I have said it before, and I'll say it again, these guys think they can get away with murder.....because they can. The way they are treated in every aspect of their lives i.e. fans, the classroom, by friends, girls, guys, coaches, etc. makes them to believe they are an elite member of society in my opinion. That may seem extreme, but I believe it to be the case.
What is always interesting to be seen is the response the coaching staff has to each and every one of these issues. My frat brother Marcus Thomas was kicked off the team last year, and for good reason, for disciplinary issues. It seems like they are serious about conduct off the field and the way that players portray the FB program, but I have not heard anything about how they will be disciplined, if at all. Athletes don't ever really get humbled until they go through something crucial, such as Thomas being kicked off the team, and watching your ex-teammates get a ring. Until then, they will believe they are Gods.
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