Re: 2 Players Sent Home for Curfew Violation
It's sad that it blew up for no reason. The team only meeting are held every Thursday by the seniors during the regular season... this is nothing new...
You are correct. ESPN just reported that the team meeting was held before practice on Thursday and that the practices on Thursday and Friday went very well.
As far as the team staying at the Fontainebleau, I don't believe it matters as much as ESPN was trying to insinuate that it does. As I was explaining to my 18 year old, who is a freshman at Bama, these young adults did not value the opportunity that was before them. They probably thought that they could get away with coming in late, so it would not have mattered which hotel the team was staying at. I do remember being 18 and thinking that I could get over on just about everyone. I told him that if I had spent my hard earned money to come see my son participate in what is a once in a lifetime experience for most, only to find out that he had been sent home for breaking the rules, CNS would be the least of his concerns.
I won't jump to the conclusion that this lapse in accountability by 2 players is an indication of the mindset of the team. The way I look at, out of all of the players we have down there, over 80 of them are doing it the right way.