U-M Director of Football Operations arrested on suspicion of DUI
Lot of news today
Today sucks.
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I sure hope the head coach is in town this time.
Circle the wagons, and discipline privately.
Awesome.
ugh but it's not that big of a thing as long as he keeps his nose clean in the future ala Jimmy H.
Probably happened before, but you're the first person I've seen mention his DUI. I figured whoever says it will get negged a lot haha.
You must not have been around for the Graham Glasgow saga
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There's no way this isn't a big deal for the guy who is suppossed to be in charge of discipline for the program.
I'd expect there to be a "mutual resignation" before everything plays out. You just can't have this sort of thing happen and let it slide for the person in charge of discipline. A coach may get away with it, but not the Director of operations.
Hopefully no one was hurt!
Oh for fuck's sake.
I'll wait until those blood tests come back before I have any thought about this.
exactly
I rather had the same thought - my thoughts on this incident, while it doesn't sound good on the surface regardless, will probably depend a lot on the results of that test. Both Minick and the university have said the right things (although I wonder admittedly, as he was pretty forthright but again we don't know yet) and Minick sseems genuinely apologetic, so hopefully this is something which does not end his career with the program.
but this is an odd quote to come from an innocent man
"I'm not going to make any excuses. I'll face the consequences of my actions. I regret the difficult position in which this has put my family and my employer."
I feel like we've all been there before, it's one of those things where you wish you could turn back time and just call for a cab. It does however sound to me like he is owning up to it. The way Hackett and Harbaugh handle this will be important for the entire program. Looks like they are going to suspend him, sending a clear message that it will not be tolerated.
We've all done something we regretted before, but no most people haven't risked lives and gotten a DUI. One of the most selfish things a person can do is drive drunk. Not to mention, it's just so dumb.
most people just haven't been caught. I'd venture a guess that significantly more than half of all adults (at least those who drink), have gotten behind the wheel "drunk", at least one time. Especially since the threshold was lowered to .08. Hell, something like 20% of people will admit it in a survey, which means the # is way higher than that.
who got pulled over TWICE on suspicion of DUI/MIP. She blew a 0.00 both times hahaha. Just couldn't drive. She was from NYC and had only had her license for ~a year and a half or something though.
I know a couple girls who blew twice in one night. I hope others have had this experience because it is awesome.
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Could be that his story was true and he was "drinking" but not impaired. And bc he refused the breathalyzer they arrested him. Could also be that he was lying and was impaired. Don't jump to conclusions yet I suppose.
suspended and not dismissed?
wait? wrong story...
shit.
Says the lady who got plastered after the ND game
She was single...
Nah, she's riding Carlos' Spicyweiner
nm.
and who wasn't drunk after that game? At least I was only driving a keyboard and not a car....
And I found the whole thing hilarious because it was unprecedented and you're a known/respected poster. It was just grand.
must you all remember!?
I did absolutly lose my mind. My emotions from that day are very vivid. The problem was the amount of hope and belief I had in that team and the disaster that the game was.
what you did there...
Respected for commenting on the apperance of high schoolers? She must be in cahoots with the admins, she avoids the banhammer more than anyone else.
Please ignore if there's sarcasm I'm missing, but if serious that's just not true.
say it ain't so!
This is why we can't have nice things.
THE FUCK IS GOING ON????!?
That's not very lady-like, now is it, Mom?
Be a man, you turd.
ok, internet tough guy...
An administrator for the football program was arrested. It's really not that big of a deal.
I'll remember you remaining calm and collected if this or something similar happens in the future to OSU's director of football.
Does it affect anything on the field? No.
Does it look bad in perception (if true)? Yes. This is supposed to be a no nonsense low tolerance coach and the guy he instilled to be the chief administrator of his program does something that gets players suspended. So it looks bad and makes anything Minick would say on the subject sound hypocritical go forward when / if he ever speaks to a player about discipline for a drinking offense. So it's a big deal internally and perception wise even if it doesnt affect a win or loss. Leaders and best and other such things, right?
First of all, you don't know what he did or didn't do because he refused the breathylzer. Second, do you really think anyone will care about this in a few days? Most people probably don't even know who the hell Jim Minick is. Third, he's not the guy who's going to be talking to a player about discipline. That isn't his job.
Yes, this doesn't look great in the media and provides a little ammo for our rivals for a few days. That's about it.
if this had happened to OSU's guy it'd be a running meme (or whatever they're called) for a while. But since it's our guy you're all like "Oh let's just move on."
There is a reason that in most states refusing a breathalyzer is equivalent to blowing over the limit.
Because law enforcement and the justice system aren't always looking out for our best interests?
Anyone with half a brain knows to refuse the breathalyzer if pulled over for DUI. If anything that makes me think he's even more likely to be guilty. I get the impulse to wait until the facts come out, but I'm not sure it's going to help anything.
of the parts. what a dumb day.
double post
I hope Jim handles this the right way. He has two leaders on the team with recent alcohol related infractions. How he handles this won't go unnoticed by the team. I bet he makes Minick address the team, among other things. However, he can't just let it slide if he is trying to institute this no-nonsense culture (ala Norfleet, mutliple players with first game suspensions). No matter how it plays out, this is a bad thing.
Who is suspended for the first game? I had not heard anything about this until now. I'm shocked I missed it if it's actually a "thing."
Ok. I don't see why this is supposed to make me freak out.
Exactly. Moeller had a long and illustrious career as the head coach of Michigan after his DUI.
Mo didn't have a DUI. He was arrested for disorderly conduct at a restaurant.
right? He didn't put anyone else in potential harms way.