I hate being lumped in with Criminoles and Scumicanes as a college football team of entitled thugs, druggies, and university-sanctioned villains. I was disappointed to read that we did NOT kick Cam off the team, and would have allowed him to remain a Gator representative (i.e., active player), and that it was Cam's choice to leave UF. Some traffic violations, public urination, and even a non-escalated scuffle at a downtown bar seem to me to be common enough among all students, that they can be accepted (corrected and atoned for while remaining on the team) when committed by a football player, but theft is clearly wrong and not a part of the college maturation process, and so shouldn't be acceptable among university representatives (football players) who get held, and should get held, to a higher standard.
If we're saying that we wished he had NOT been involved with theft or accessory to theft, and that we'd love to have a Cam Newton with a clean record performing for UF today, then I'm sure we'd all agree. But I'm not a subscriber to the Bowdenesque "I'm raising them as my own children" school of college football coaching, and I wish there were more evidence that we have high moral standards for our current football players. I know there are many who don't agree with me, and as a parent I do believe in second and third and fourth chances, so I hope that sharing my contrary opinion on GatorTalk for friendly discussion and rebuttal isn't taken as offensive. Cheers, GatorGene ---;==;< On Oct 23, 6:27 pm, Helen Huntley <hhsga...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm sorry he's not on our team. > I still don't really understand why the Gators and Cam couldn't have worked > things out. As has been said here previously, he's probably a better player > because he had last year to actually play instead of warming a bench. > However, it's hard to have regrets when you watch him play today. > > -- > Helen Huntley > (727) 823-3801www.helenhuntley.com -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
