Was just going to try and forget I ever saw any of this...and move on...then it occured to me how bad things must be at Florida for this type of crap to go on, and for the guy to share it as if there wasn't a problem with his conduct, nor his being identified as a Florida player.
Wonder what the NCAA is waiting for here? If there ever were a CLEAR indication of a lack of institutional control, this would be the best since USC had one person in their compliance office, and ganstas on the sidelines.
I'm fairly confident he won't end up a Steeler...Thank God!
To be fair, the Steelers best player is Ben Roethlisberger. Not really the classiest guy around.
Also, what is the uproar about? Is it about his actions or his Tweeting about it? I would almost guarantee that no school in America is immune to this. This one is just out there for everyone to see. I'm not sure how the NCAA would crack down on Florida regarding a player Tweeting about sex and drugs. And as far as I know, Hill is pretty much in the doghouse at Florida and has been all year. He was suspended at the start of the year. So it's not like Florida hasn't done anything about him or his behavior.
Mostly, it makes me feel sad because the kid had/has all world talent. Who knows what this does to his draft status, if his underachieving season wasn't enough. Where is Tebow when you need him?
Ah yes...big Ben. He is a complete moron, but I'm pretty sure no one knew how flawed his character was when he was drafted...otherwise, he probably wouldn't be a Steeler...now that he is...well, I'm not a Rooney, so he's a Steeler until they trade for Jimmy....
Uproar? Yea this is pretty tame actually.
I didn't say the NCAA should or could address this specific behavior...Sure I wish they had some minimum standards of conduct, but they don't. I did say...it should get their attention. This conduct should make the NCAA go...hmm, this guy makes Caligula blush...wonder why he acts with such impunity...wonder why he's not afraid of being disciplined...wonder what he's doing that he does think is worthy of hiding...wonder if the atmosphere down there contributed to this guy's take on life.
His conduct should tell them,
in addition to the double digit arrests, that the coaching staff does/did not have control of any kind...further if a kid thinks nothing of posting this stuff for all the world to see, then just what is pushing the envelope for him and the others in that program...you know, conduct they want to hide. Dude, spare me the relativism...if it happens elsewhere, and they Tweet about it, those guys suck too...
Is it the conduct or the tweets etc. that got my ire. I think his conduct is his to recon. As well, the conduct of others you mention is also theirs to recon. This guy's Tweets embarass his family, Florida, Florida fans, and his own sorry arse...his tweets reached alot of kids I'm sure...just contributing to the faulty notion of what it is to be a man...so all-in-all he's a selfish, disloyal bafoon who hurts everyone who helped him get the opportunities he has had, and will have.
USC has this...at least there will always be Florida.
