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Below is an excerpt from ESPN with comments from Urban Meyer and Jesse “most people know me as the bachelor” Palmer. Is anyone else getting tired of apologists for athletes? Don’t get me wrong, no one loves sports more than I do, but I am getting disgusted with the lack of accountability. While I agree while most athletes are if not model citizens, good citizens, there is a surprising number that are problems. They need to understand that they are automatically under more scrutiny, like any other star would be – if you don’t want the scrutiny/notoriety, don’t play. The following statements are saddening because it shows a complete lack of accountability.
“It is a continual part of our program to mentor and guide our players and it is not an exact process. Although we have been very successful with most, we are by no means perfect. We are disappointed when we encounter some issues along the way, but we are going to continue to educate and teach our players.”
ESPN college football analyst Jesse Palmer, who played quarterback at Florida from 1997 until 2000, defended Meyer in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel. “[Urban] can’t be out at the clubs at 1 a.m. monitoring these guys,” Palmer told the Sentinel. “I think it’s an internal accountability issue where these players might think they are invincible after the national title. Everybody’s patting them on the back and you feel like you can do anything.”
A retort to Jesse Palmer is that no Urban cannot be at the clubs, but what he can do is instill a more disciplined culture. At my school, the coach took a hard line stance that players WERE NOT allowed to party at the bars in season and anyone embarassing the program in that manner would be GONE. We are asking all sectors of our culture to become more accountable and I think it is only fair that athletes do their part. It is a privilege to play D 1 athletics. Just my two cents.
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