HaCats wrote:I never cease to be amazed at the utter stupidity of all of these kids across the country, for all programs, that end up in this situation.
Way to look a gift horse in the mouth Jordan. Free college education at a respected university, the opportunity to play big time D1 football in a Power 5 conference. The opportunity to have 80 great friends and brothers working towards a common goal and all the great times and camaraderie that come with it, and the opportunity to use this platform to hook up with countless hot coeds over the course of 4 or 5 years.
And you throw it all away because it's just kind of fun to have a chip on your shoulder or be a deviant.
Now my real question is, when is Rich Rod going to go to the Press to publicly pat himself on the back and say, 'We don't just talk Accountability, we live it here!'.....like Captain Crew Cut in Tempe? I love how after Graham made so certain to publicize that his vastly superior moral compass led him to dismiss Durant (even though it was the school itself that severed ties with the player).....that the local Phoenix sports media goons start frothing all over themselves about what a tremendous man this is leading the Sun Devil program.
Hey, only 2 or 3 weeks til camp starts in Tempe and Captain Wristbands touts every position group in camp.....and every projected starter as 'the best I've ever coached' or 'a chance to be the best in the history of college football'. But at least he's got his Deputy Sheriff Commander in Chief by his side to help make these determinations.
Show me where Graham ever declared he dismissed Durant? He suspended the kid indefinitely the day the arrest came to light, with no real publicity. Then recently, everyone caught on that Durant was not going to jump through the hoops to make things right, and was shopping around for another school. SI caught wind of it and interviewed Graham, in which he responded:
“He’s done,” Graham told SI.com of Durant. “We parted ways. He put himself in that position. It’s a bad deal, but you’ve got to have accountability. We don’t just talk about character and discipline. We live it. No matter what the legal system does, our standards are high and our guys know that. They know they’re going to be held accountable.”
For the record, my main concern as a fan is winning games. I could care less about winning the morality wars. Obviously, there must have been a lot many other concerns with Poland to lead to the dismissal. If RR had dismissed Poland for just this incident, (which he clearly did not), it would have been a very dumb move in light of the OL depth. Same goes with Graham/Durant. If I am Graham I am doing everything possible to get Durant on the field for me as soon as possible (the kid has clear NFL talent).
