Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Dunlap Arrested For Drunken Driving - ESPN Video

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Father: Dunlap likely not playing against Alabama

Go post bail
Go Gators

6 comments:

JEWBOY said...

I think this guy is going to be suspended for the first half or not at all. No way you take Dunlap out for the whole game.

McHale said...

I hope Meyer comes out and says until we get all the facts we will not make a decision on Mr. Dunlap and he will be with the team until further notice...

Unfortunately, after the shit he got for suspending Spikes for only the first half, he's gonna have to be harsher with his punishment. We beat Bama last year without Percy.

Dunlap is a fucking idiot, and the people that were giving him drinks at the supposed "gathering" should all be kicked in the face.

Go win another SEC Championship.
Go Gators.

Ol' Bill said...

from Alligator Army

Looks like Florida's depth on the d-line will be tested Saturday. Brandon Spikes playing optometrist is one thing, getting a DUI in a town where it is seen as a scarlet letter is a whole other story. A DUI can actually get you kicked out of school (bolded for emphasis).

Any employee, student, student group, or guest of the university who is found to be in violation of the law or the university alcohol policy shall be subject to disciplinary action by the university and/or federal, state or local authorities...A student found responsible for a violation of the Student Conduct Code will be subject to sanctions which may include one or more of the following penalties as provided in rule 6Cl-4.0162 of the Florida Administrative Code, payment of damages, reprimand, conduct probation, suspension, or expulsion. Sanctions shall be commensurate with the offense and any aggravating and mitigating circumstances.

Before anyone starts thinking about how many games Urban Meyer suspends Dunlap, the UF alcohol code puts the responsibility of punishment on the administration. Since Bernie Machen took over as president, the University has been serious about punishing students for DUI. (Dunlap might have been better off doing what Ronnie Wilson did because of this policy.) Earlier this year, Gators pitcher Stephen Locke was arrested for DUI and kicked off the team. However, the charges were dropped and Locke was brought back. While it worked out well in the end for Locke, it was a look into the athletic department's handling of DUIs. They know that students are either kicked out of school (if found guilty) or willingly sit out a semester (if they have another legal outcome, this tends to happens to kids who can afford a lawyer). There is no point in keeping a kid around if Machen is going to throw him out.

Dunlap has been released from Alachua County Jail, but he may be facing a release from the University.

Cane Fan said...

I would be surprised if Dunlap plays on Saturday. I think Bernie steps in at some point, realizing that if Dunlap plays, this could make the University look really bad. Based on the article quoted above, it appears he doesn't fuck around with DUI's.

Sucks for the kid himself because he was projected to be a top 10pick in the draft (I think he's even been mentioned as the # 1 pick), and I'm sure his stock will slip because of this. Blunted move.

Re: McHale's point above, the question should not only be who was serving him drinks, but who let him drive home wasted at 3:30am?

Leaf said...

It looks like we have seen the last of Big Los. He should just start getting ready for the draft. It is bad timing for sure but with only two games to play I don't see Meyer letting him play.

Is it Jaye Howard time? Will Trattou slip outside? Does Duke Lemmens still play for us?

Charlie is gonna unleash hell on Bama with or without Dunlap.

Unknown said...

Follow from todays aligator ... Dunlap isnt playing heres the article http://www.alligator.org/news/campus/article_2818409a-df02-11de-baac-001cc4c002e0.html