Fred's not going to kick him off the team for this. You can recover from a DUI, but it certainly doesn't make it any easier for a kid like Thomas.
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Fred's not going to kick him off the team for this. You can recover from a DUI, but it certainly doesn't make it any easier for a kid like Thomas.
Really?
He made a dumb mistake. It happens with kids. Be glad nobody got hurt or worse, let him serve a suspension and hope he learned his lesson. Look on the bright side - this will give some other guys a chance to get some early season reps.
All things considered, at least it was about as good of a mug shot as mug shots can be. Honestly, couldn't care less.
You sound pretty happy with that, not gonna lie. Too bad for you it's not going happen.
Kids make mistakes.
You don't care that one of our players willfully broke a law that he has seen others on his own team break and be punished for? Bringing bad publicity to himself, his teammates, his coach and the fans, when it is such an easy thing to avoid?
One thing I do care about his his what he blew at on the breathalizer. If that comes in at an overly high number, then I might slightly care.
Yeah because MT is going to lead us to victory against cupcake teams. Nice logic. Tons of kids screw up, it happens. At least he wasn't riding a moped.
Hopefully, he was not with any teammates when he was drinking under age. Otherwise, the team may have a culture of drinking problem considering Nader's OWI.
I hope he was with someone on the team, they are all going to drink regardless of age might as well be friends on and off the cour
OWI is one thing, but drinking in general..... My guess would be that a very high percentage (Maybe 80%?) of college athletes under 21 at every university in the country drink alcohol. A much smaller percentage actually get behind the wheel though.
Yeah Matt wasn't the first and won't be the last one to drive under the influence, but there is a reason it's illegal. It's dangerous.
Really? C'mon, you can't be serious.
I probably drank too much alcohol every single weekend when I was at ISU. It doesn't make it right, but it is what college students all over this country do.
Now... why they choose to drive after drinking is beyond me. You just don't have to do it. Dumb.
And I liked what the poster said about how Matt, and any other player on this team, cannot afford to miss too many games with all the talent we have. If Matt has to sit out several games, and SDW gets his minutes and performs really well, then Matt may have trouble getting his minutes back.
I don't think you want to sit out many games on this team. There are a LOT of really talented guys just waiting to prove themselves and to take your minutes away from you.
If you are under 21, you can get a Zero Tolerance if you blow above. 02, but it turns to an OWI if you blow above .08. Zero Tolerance is not a crime that goes on your record.. You just lose your license for like 45 days.
The real question here is, has Erik Wheater covered this on the channel 13 morning news yet?
A whole lot of preconceived stupid going on here. No one is happy that he was a bonehead, but if you're calling for him to be kicked off the team, chances are good that it's because you weren't a fan of his coming in.
Remember under Coach Fred Hoiberg, everyone gets a 2nd chance!! Learn from mistakes and become a better person and better player!! Look at the transfer Hoiberg have taken in, he gave 2nd chances to White, Lucious, Allan, etc!!! Same rule applies here with Thomas!!
Thanks for some actual legal facts. Do you have a link? I've been wondering about this.