"Wrong place, wrong time"

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Remember when Coach Weis told the media that Clausen's alcohol citation was a matter of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time"?

Well, it turns out the same excuse applies to guys who get arrested for unlawful possession of weapons:

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier stood by troubled safety Emanuel Cook on Friday, saying his arrest on a gun charge -- which resulted in his suspension from the school, making him ineligible to play for the Gamecocks -- was a case of being "at the wrong place at the wrong time."

The 19-year-old player was charged with unlawful possession of a pistol, according to a police report. Cook and James Gore III were arrested by university police Thursday night at a parking lot near campus dormitories, the report said.

"He's a good young man and obviously was at the wrong place at the wrong time,'' Spurrier said Friday. "You've got to choose your friends. Supposedly, the gun was not his (Cook's) but he was with a guy with a gun. You're guilty by association.''

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Cook's arrest comes a day after Spurrier said three players, including starting quarterback Blake Mitchell, would sit out the first game against Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 1 because of excessive absences during summer school. The other players were running back Bobby Wallace and defensive back Chris Hail.

Cook was released from jail on his own recognizance, said his lawyer, Lowell Bernstein. Cook hopes to again be a student and rejoin the football team, Bernstein said.
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Somehow it won't surprise me if that's exactly what happens, especially when we consider this:

"He's one of our best players, no question, and one of our best guys,'' Spurrier said.
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You stay classy, South Carolina!
 
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haha, well obviously these are completely different situations. at the same time, I didn't think it was so great for Charlie to use that excuse for Jimmy either.
 
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