Shame, shame, Notre Dame

Notre Dame reinstated wide receiver Michael Floyd after suspending him during the off season for being arrested for drunk driving.  Read that again.  He was suspended by the university during the time of year when he was not playing the game he is going to school for.  Anyone else see a problem with this?

If it were a first offense, I would still have a problem with this.  HOWEVER!  This is his third alcohol related offense, and he is only twenty one.  What does that tell you?  Here comes the rant kids, hold tight...

I know that Notre Dame is all about their football program and I know it has not been relevant since the 1980s, but are you fucking kidding me?!  This isn't the kid getting caught cheating on a test, or missing a curfew, or selling memorabilia.  This is against the law, not the first time happening, public endangerment drunk driving.  It wasn't that he had just a few beers and made a horrible decision, he was twice the legal limit when given a breath test and made a horrible decision.

Ohio State football players got kicked off the team for getting free ink in exchange for game worn jerseys and this guy is reinstated after not missing any games?!  Don't just kick this kid off the team, blacklist from the sport.  Take away the one thing that you know he wants and send him off to jail.  No more chances, no more meetings, no more fines, no more college.  Jail.  Just jail.  He has had three chances.  Get him off the street and out of the parties and into that cell.  

See, this is why if I ever have kids, I will steer them away from having an athlete as a role model.  They see them getting away with this and they could think 'that it's okay'.  Obviously not every athlete is getting pulled over for drunk driving or getting busted for drugs or hookers or illegal gambling (*cough cough Alex Rodriguez cough cough*), but it is scary to think of how many kids talk about professional athletes being role models.  Why not look to family members, teachers, coaches, or religious leaders for role models or mentors?  Is it because they aren't making millions of dollars playing a game?  Just a game?  That shit ain't right.  

I honestly hope that the NCAA takes a strong hard look at this and not only gets this guy out of the sport but goes after Notre Dame for thinking that this is okay to happen with no consequences.