Mr. Yost

December 1st, 2015 at 8:51 AM ^

A Florida player broke a team rule and Jim McElwain is letting his seniors decide whether or not the guy should play in the SEC Championship game.

You can't make this stuff up!

FauxMo

December 1st, 2015 at 10:02 AM ^

What? "Trust your seniors?" I could see that argument flying if they were uninterested observers who didn't know the offenders or the consequences of voting to suspend the offenders (i.e. maybe losing a huge football game). But they do know the offenders and the consequences. So this is basically saying, "OK guys, will you vote to do what is right for the team, your own self-interest, your school, your future? Or will you suspend these guys?" It's just kind of dumb...

FanNamedOzzy

December 1st, 2015 at 10:33 AM ^

While we don't know what the kid did to possibly be suspended for a game...it's something bad enough or a repeated offense that directly goes against the team rules. It doesn't reflect well on the leadership of a coach to let seniors determine the consequences of a suspendable offense. Just from a leadership role, the coach can certainly gauge the opinion of other seniors or the captains to help aid his decision, but completely leaving it up to them simply seems poor.

WestSider

December 2nd, 2015 at 12:16 PM ^

son choose a consequence. In the context of healthy parenting, its an occasional option that encourages responsibilty, (family) team cohesiveness and accountability. If you read between the lines, a coach might do this for a violation that is not real serious, but needs to be addressed. Its certainly not totally out of the question depending on the history of leadership, team cohesiveness, and accountability. That's all I'm saying here.

RoseBowlBound

December 1st, 2015 at 11:42 AM ^

It is a BIG DEAL to let players determine discipline and when to apply it.  The best analogy would be my parenting style to let my kids displine themselves.  They'd be eating ice cream for every meal and never doing homework without fear of discipline.  Come on...you have to see how dumb it is "to let the players decide"???

As a coach, make a decision and live with it.

ottomatic

December 1st, 2015 at 12:11 PM ^

In practice directing the child to choose the consequnce frequently results in a more severe consequence. If a group of senior football players are incapable of making a difficult decision, and doing the right thing for the greater good, it suggests that they have been poorly prepared for the world. In which case maybe football might not be the great character building sport we wish it to be.

I think, given the opportunity, the players will make the right decision more times than not. And I think that those players that are put in positions to make tough decisions, even if they get it wrong, will be better prepared for the 'real' world.

RoseBowlBound

December 1st, 2015 at 3:15 PM ^

Agree to disagree.  Immediate gain for players who only play 4 or 5 seasons of college football by trying to win as many games as possible.  Long term structural decisions are left up to adults (coaches and adminstrators) who are building a program that will live past the decisions of these few players.

Fraud happens in the financial arena when there are no checks and balances to prevent short term gain over long term stability.

Blue4U

December 1st, 2015 at 9:08 AM ^

lack of playing time could be the issue.  Two Sophs with limited touches and a seldom used frosh.  Who knows.  But hopefully they can take something positive from thier time at BC.

GoBlueInNYC

December 1st, 2015 at 9:40 AM ^

I assume they are leaving because their offense is butt*. And I choose to understand the causality of this situation only in that direction.

*Not to be confused with captial B Butt, which is very good.

GoBlueInIowa

December 1st, 2015 at 9:40 AM ^

Would not say that there is necessarily something going on there, keep in mind it may not be too long before there might be reports of a couple of RBs and a QB transferring from Michigan. If that happens, will the story be that Harbaugh is losing his team, that they are already tired of him, blah, blah, blah or just a playing time issue. A handful of kids transferring that had not received much playing time is normal.




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DrewGOBLUE

December 1st, 2015 at 11:35 AM ^

Even if the odds of Malzone ever starting are slim, any young QB would probably be better off with Harbaugh coaching them for a few years first.

If later on they're still buried on the depth chart, hopefully they'll be in a position to graduate in three years and have two seasons of eligibility somewhere else.

CoachBP6

December 1st, 2015 at 10:03 AM ^

I am expecting this news from Michigan soon. Have to think Green, Morris, and a few others buried on the depth chart will opt out.




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