mvcfan wrote:Redbird222 wrote:What is perplexing is Muller has disciplined players in the past including suspensions and even removing them from the team. Some have been starters and some reserves so it hasn't been just on talent.
Bryant Allen (Marijuana) was a starter and kicked off team prior to senior year. George Allen (Marijuana) kicked of team before start of first season. T. Brown starter benched/suspended first 5 or 6 conference games for halftime locker room incident, J.Hill startet benched for technical foul (second of year), Loftin (attitude) suspended during post season games, Middlebrooks (starter) kicked off team after 5 games for not attending classes, Griffin suspended (ultimately transferred to JUCO) for undisclosed reason, and sending Hawkins home early from Europe trip for undisclosed team violation. Full disclosure: I did this last paragraph from memory so every intricate detail has not been vetted.
The three instances where the punishment didn't fit the crime are well documented within this thread (Knight, Hawkins DUI, and Clayton/Yarborough theft of phone). I don't know why these incidents were handled with internal punishments and suspension of exhibition games. It definitely is inconsistent. I believe the vast majority of Redbird Fans believe there should have been regular season suspensions at the beginning of the season. Most of us have a hard time fathoming what other circumstances could exist that would warrant a lighter punishment in these cases.
Should Hawkins be suspended for the latest activity? I think that is debateable and I upstanding both viewpoints. I personally believe this act is stupid and ill-advised but i leave it up to the coaches who are closer to the situation to determine the best way to handle this matter. Is the scrutinity of Muller's handling of these three previous issues warranted? Yes. That said I am not going to crucify him for this last one.
I am moving on to the game threads. Hopefully the WSU/ISU game lives up to its bill and represents the MVC well on Saturday.
Wow. That's a lot of team rules breaking and law breaking incidents for just a few seasons. I'm glad it's ISUR and not us. Whatever the message that Muller is sending isn't being listened to. He's a huge barking dog and his players have their hands covering their ears.
I think it's more a case of ISUr (Muller) recruiting players of a questionable nature in the first place.