R i wrote:R i wrote:oldflame wrote: It may take some very painful steps to right the ship, but if what is talked about in that complaint can be verified, I would hope we will see several more players serve suspensions next season as a result of their actions of commission or omission.
I believe this is what we are going through with this situation. We are at a pivotal turning point with athletes getting preferred treatment in terms of discipline.
Jeremy Peters should be a captain in my opinion. He was at a party and left early back in the summer of 2015. If I remember correctly, he was voted a team captain last year and declined, wanting another year to mature.
Correction: I know Peters was selected as a captain last year as well, but I am a little unclear on reasons given for him dropping out of that roll.
Peters and Juwan Wells were both elected as captains by their teammates in the Spring of 2016 while they were still Freshmen (which is highly unusual). I believe it was Gill who decided to make the change. This year I'm pretty sure Gill and his staff picked the captains themselves. If the incident was a factor in the decision on Jeremy last year, I can only assume he has since said and done all the right things to show TG he is now ready.
I plead guilty to losing perspective on how long ago this actually happened. The night of that party Jeremy was a Freshman in his first Summer workouts and had not yet participated in an official practice, let alone a college football game. In that light, surrounded by veteran players who were active participants, I guess you can say his leaving the party early was admirable.