It’s beginning to feel like suspended Notre Dame receiver Michael Floyd is in the midst of — and is possibly almost finished with– a football version of the 12-step program.
And given his numerous alcohol-related incidents, that might not be a bad analogy. In fact, for all we know, that could be part of Brian Kelly‘s “checklist” for Floyd as he slowly makes his presence felt among his teammates again.
But I digress…
Floyd pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drunken driving today and was sentenced to a year of probation stemming from a March DUI — his third alcohol-related run-in. He received a one-year’s suspended jail sentence (if he violates his probation) and will not be allowed to get behind the wheel of a car for the next 90 days — after which he will have a breathalyzer installed in his car.
Floyd will also be required to attend a victim impact panel to hear from people whose family members were killed in drunken driving accidents.
So far, Floyd has still not been fully reinstated to the team and Kelly has insisted that his star receiver will serve either a full year’s suspension, or be eligible to play immediately with no middle ground.
You can also check out Inside the Irish‘s take on the plea agreement (you’re welcome, Keith).
Gee, CFT posts a story about the Irish. I wonder what their Irish overlords will think?
@edgy:
I’m a Notre Dame fan. Why wouldn’t a story about Michael Floyd, one of the best receivers in college football, only getting a slap on the wrist not make news? He’s lucky he wasn’t suspended for at least four games.
He should be suspended for a few games, and I say that as an ND fan
I generally think Brian Kelly is a stand-up guy and a great coach. I just don’t see how he is going to be able to go through with this year-or-nothing business. I would certainly be even more impressed with him if he were to stick to his guns and set the suspension at one year.
this the same stand up guy that caused a young man’s death,so he would have practice video?
mike, I’m not sure exactly how you think BK caused the kid’s death. It’s not like he was the guy supervising the taping. Some head coaches micromanage a lot of things, but I would bet you anything that there aren’t any who directly coordinate the AV side of things.
spreadthecheese, you’ve apparently missed the conversations where some people have accused John of having a bias against tOSU while going easy on his ND overlords. What makes me laugh is that JT is reporting at the same ratio of tOSU to ND stories as the rest of the Internet and I’ve seen the same accusations leveled against others.
burnt…the coach not at practice?
mike, I don’t know if you’ve ever played a team sport, but a head coach at a big-time football program’s practice is paying attention to his QB’s footwork, his receivers’ routes, and his CBs’ efforts on the jam than micromanaging the videotaping.
burnt;i get”work safely” daily @my place of employment.this includes watching my fellow employees.we are not allowed any excuses what so ever,zero tolerance.bosses are held accountable for every body working under them.the conditions under which the young man died where terrible.someone there should have reallized this.if not the top dog,who then?
also,i have alot of respect for the horns.hope they are not involed with lyles as several teams down that way are.nike u has got to be worried .
I’m fine with how Brian Kelly has handled the situation. Notre Dame as an institution cleared Floyd and Kelly said, “Wait a minute, you’re not playing for this team until I’m fully satisfied your butt is on the right path.”
This “probation” is BS though. The kid blows a .19 and gets probation? That’s a load of crap.
I’m not claiming holier than thou. I’ve driven with beers in me before at a young age, but never to the point of driving drunk.
He jeopardized lives doing that and it wasn’t the first time. He should have had his license taken away for at least one year. AT LEAST ONE YEAR.
I don’t care if he’s Joe Freaking Montana.
Signed,
A Notre Dame Fan
burnt, that’s a load of baloney. A head coach is master of his domain and Kelly certainly had the power to keep the kid safe. It’s funny but just down the road a piece, Jim Tressel thought enough of the dangers to keep his people out of harms way so why does Kelly get a pass.
Burnt… If Kelly was such a great coach like you are saying and has no responsibility over the kids death. Then why is on that very same day, a horrible man (as the media claims him to be) Jim Tressel was asked if he they were going to practice outside with the crazy winds and he was quoted as saying, “I don’t know if we’ll be inside or out,” Tressel said according to the Lake County News-Herald. “It looks a little nasty. I worry about our cameramen, their well-being up there 50 feet in the air.”
Yep, what a horrible coach that Tressel was. Glad he lost his job and Kelly gets nothing and has a player that endangers peoples lives while driving drunk and doesn’t miss any games. Totally makes sense.
Could Kelly have decided to pay attention to the cameraman instead of the team, where his attentions should be? Yes. Did he? No. It’s ridiculous to light torches and organize a lynch mob for this. Someone died, but literally dozens of other people, including the cameraman himself, could’ve done something. Placing the blame almost exclusively on Kelly, which is what many are doing, isn’t right.
burnt, that’s a load. Coaches have hid behind their assistants for years and parents have been able to fight back on this and WIN because they’re THE lord and master of their field (but not, it seems, when they’re in trouble. It’s always someone else’s fault). Look at how many coaches have tried to hide behind their trainers and have thrown them under the bus when something has happened and then they get it even worse when everyone else points out that the trainer told him time and time again that he needs to give the kids more water breaks and the coach ignored him.