Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Today's Athletes Just Don't Get It




The news out of the University of Louisville basketball office wasn't good. Derrick Caracter has been suspended from the team indefinitely for missing curfew. That in itself doesn't seem too bad. Yet, if you know Caracter's story, you'll understand he has a pattern of trouble.




He has been suspended numerous times and missed curfew last Saturday night. Even more disturbing -- after showing up an hour late for curfew, he left to go out again later that night.




The encouraging part of this story is that Caracter's teammates decided he should be suspended. Obviously, they are weary of his act.




Rick Bozich, the nationally-acclaimed columnist from The Courier-Journal, wrote a great piece on this story. Check it out here.