David Irving Arrested (UPDATE: Charges Dropped)
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Robbing people on campus at gunpoint which lead to two guilty pleas to felonies and resulted in him missing 3 (three) games.
Reading "The Scandal" - Mike Leach has 3 rules - not sure whether he really enforced this:
Leach has a trio of no-tolerance tenets that, if broken, will get a player kicked off the football team:
1. No hitting women.
2. No illegal drug use.
3. No stealing.
Second chances are unavailable. No questions will be asked.
Leach said "If they hit women, that means they're cowards; if they use illegal drugs that means they're selfish; if they steal, that means they are not trustworthy".
Leach has a trio of no-tolerance tenets that, if broken, will get a player kicked off the football team:
1. No hitting women.
2. No illegal drug use.
3. No stealing.
Second chances are unavailable. No questions will be asked.
Leach said "If they hit women, that means they're cowards; if they use illegal drugs that means they're selfish; if they steal, that means they are not trustworthy".
Not trying to get lambasted here at all, but my short interactions with him a couple of years ago leaves me not shocked one bit. I had made a rather minor joke about something on twitter and he replied in a pretty malicious way, telling me he was going to "hunt me down and run through me". That was followed up by a couple of other choice racial words to me, about my family and what he would do to them too. I blew it off as a young guy losing his temper and forgot about it and needless to say I stopped being one of his followers on twitter as well. I know this is totally opposite of his ministor-like public attitude, but it happened. Take from it what you want.
Sad deal really. You gotta hope the woman is ok and the child wasnt too damaged in this latest incident.
Sad deal really. You gotta hope the woman is ok and the child wasnt too damaged in this latest incident.
Off topic but Gary was a 22 year old Redshirt sophomore and Irving is a 20 year old Junior. College sports are crazy.
Do they have more trouble with the law or is it that when an athlete gets arrested, everybody writes/reads about it (unlike a random chemistry major)?
Honestly I cant remember, but as you know sarcasm or jokes dont always relate or come through correctly in words on twitter, but it was rather pedestrian I promise you. I am not into insulting or causing issues with the people I follow on twitter. I closed that account about 6 months ago or i would go back and find it. I just really remember his reaction because I was so shocked and disgusted by it.
Hopefully, David learns from this situation. Maybe never see him in a Cyclone uniform again. It's a shame as he was showing some promise.
I honestly think it is a little of both. We make these kids as intense as possible; lifting weights, being aggressive all the time, having a chip on their shoulder. I know I would have a hard time turning it off.
You bring up a good point. I'd like to see the percentages of football players charged with crimes compared to the general student body.
You could be onto something...I don't really know.
But there is no denying that these guys/gals are much more visible than the rest of the student body, especially when they do something wrong.
