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(02-22-2023 07:04 PM)58-56 Wrote:  

(02-22-2023 06:07 PM)UAB Band Dad Wrote:  

(02-21-2023 05:35 PM)jaymay2525 Wrote:  The DA came out and said there was no crime to charge Miller with. Not sure how that is, but maybe Miller is going to turn witness on the non-basketball player and this was part of a plea (no charges, for testimony)...who knows

Ok, he didn't do something that he could be prosecuted for. Instead of a late night booty call he got a "Hey, buddy, can you bring my pistol down to the club?" at 1:30 a.m. and did so instead of saying "Hey man, are you sure that's a smart thing to do?".

You don't have to break the law to be suspended from the team for your actions. The coach had tools he chose not to use.

Playing college basketball is a privilege, one suspended regularly for "violations of team rules." To put this in perspective, Eric Gaines has lost more floor time for showing up late to a meeting than Brandon Miller has for helping to shoot someone in the face.

Complete silence from the faculty, university president and Board of Trustees indicates approval and support of Nate Oats' words and actions. The University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa has made a profound statement of where its values lie.

This. He should have been suspended for breaking team rules or student code of conduct when Oats first heard about it. The attorney's statement makes him seem that he was on his way to pick him up before he even got the gun text, but there is lots of loss time. Also what restaurants are open after 12am besides Waffle House?
And if his car got shot up where was Miller? If his whole point on driving there was to pick his teammate up, where was he when all this went down when his car was still there?
Still some missing info, but I think what irks people the most is that there were no repercussions at all. Players have been suspended for games for the smallest and dumbest stuff, so I think suspension for being in a crime scene is worth a suspension - even if he is legally innocent in court.