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(03-16-2018 11:12 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(03-16-2018 10:31 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  

(03-16-2018 07:57 AM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  

(03-13-2018 04:34 PM)Sirloin Burger Wrote:  Good to see the kid back on the roster.

Good luck Dereck Wilder!

And you are OK with this?

Unless I have missed something, every player in our short history who was convicted of a felony was released from the program.
It appeared to be standard policy.

Derek Wilder was convicted of "felony eluding".

Rape, Assault and Battery, Larceny, use of a firearm in a crime? Sure. Eluding? not so sure.

Coach Wilder is a parent first and the last thing he wants to do is send his kid several miles away unsupervised.

He's responsible for raising his kid and should be able to choose how he does it.

Also, Coach Wilder is an ambassador to this area and has been involved in the community since he got here. He is afforded special consideration in circumstances like this.

Hmmm. Eluding police can put multiple lives in danger. It is potentially far more dangerous to the public at large than a guy punching another guy in a bar.

One of the highlights of this young program has been the consistency with which all player issues have been handled. Indeed the program has heretofore been a model.


ODU804 made a reasonable point above, however I disagree in the strongest terms that BW should get special consideration.

The optics of this just don't look good at all, IMO.