Felder in the forecast?
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"Anger issues", guess they call it. Been there, somebody shafts you and you get mad and get in trouble. Learn to take that deep breath. Learn to not GO IN them places. Rah's got a big upside. Need him. Gravett's a 2.
Enough already. Get the kid back in Cola and let's win some bball games, dangit.
God we need him!!
I don't care if he spit on a NUN, time served man!!
I don't care if he spit on a NUN, time served man!!
CFM should have been at Rakym's doorstep begging the day after the Temple game
Frank will handle this just fine. Felder has to want to come back and do what is expected of him, not just play basketball. Frank will allow this is he feels Felder is sincere. Young man needs a Frank in his life. I just hope it works out since we could use him right now.
Who knows what really happened. If he spit on someone he should be punished. It seems to me as if he was punished enough.. Bring him back, on a very Short lease.. Now having said that, he will be subjected to fan aggression at every away game, that you can count on!
I want Rah back, but......
* first of all FM don't beg, he is a coach, not a homeless guy looking for a handout
* second Felder was told to get his act together and had benchmarks to meet. He has to convince FM NOT the other way around.
* third the earliest he could come back is second semester.
* he will have to pay his own way and walk on this semester as there are no scholarships available. ( can he afford this? Are there NCAA hoops to jump through?)
Excellent post. I hope the University of South Carolina never stoops so low as to "beg" an athlete who had ample warning about his previous behavior and then screwed up again to come back just to win a games in sports. Using discipline to teach is part of the educational process and I suspect our coach knows the details and will act accordingly.
Franks call. Fielder isn't special enough to help this team too much to be truthful. So if Franks decides the kid deserves a second chance, that's fine. If he doesn't that is fine also. Felder's presence isn't going to alter the program much one way or the other.
A lot of people on here don't care about anything other than what will help win more games. These are the "bagmen" posters.
The hypocrisy..fans only want him back because they perceive he might help the team, if they didn't think he might help SC win, they'd say keep him off the team.
Two arrests in 18 months...Felder has not one chance, not two chances, but if Martin lets him back on team, a THIRD chance..one is plenty, two is enough...
Two arrests in 18 months...Felder has not one chance, not two chances, but if Martin lets him back on team, a THIRD chance..one is plenty, two is enough...
This is the society we live in today, its the same outside of sports as our POTUS is proving.
I seem to remember a lot of posters last year saying the same about Thornwell. Many on here seemed to think we'd be better off without him...
Felder was looking good off the bench last year and I was looking forward to seeing him in a bigger role this season. Personally, I'll leave it up to Frank Martin to decide what's going to work out best all around. He knows more about all of this than anyone on this board.
GO COCKS!
Shannon
USC '88
For what it's worth, I'd like him back and little of what I know about him or at least observe about him, he does not seem like a terrible person. I would not be upset if he is on the team again, but I was commenting on the typical reaction from a lot of people on here which is, "If you want to win, make exceptions and integrity is not a priority".
I like what someone else said about these players having to prove to our coaches that they're worth the chance. We have a pretty good resume as a university with keeping players out of trouble and discipline, in general. That wasn't the case when Lou Holtz was here. We don't need to be known as the school that someone can fall back on after getting kicked out of another one.
As has been mentioned, this would be (at least) his second chance. The first incident, I believe, involved striking a police officer. That said, Martin's continued influence in his life might be enough to result in a lasting benefit. Leash must be very short with immediate repercussions if he blows it.
In theory, yes; but let's be honest. D1 sports are big business (granted, football is foremost). These aren't intramural games for fun (the big 3). If we're not committed to winning, then just shut them down. We can educate choirboys. LOL
wrong....we think the purpose of USC's big budget athletic program is to win games...also..some of you loons act as if you can't do both..What Felder was accused of (3rd degree assault) did not warrant a suspension...If you cite his prior issues i'll concede the point...But we will not beat the teams we compete against by booting kids for every little offense law enforcement gets involved in...Coaches like Saban, Smart and Dabo tell the media where to go...we must learn to do the same...If the offense is egregious, there should be discipline...But there is effective discipline that does not rise to level of suspension
You and I have no idea what happened besides the charge. We know he wasn't doing well in class. Frank teaches life lessons, not just basketball. It worked out pretty well for Sin.
I hope Ray is able to come back. We need him. I trust Frank.
That’s right. Winning is the point. I’ve never walked into a store and seen a University of South Carolina “Great Sportsmanship” t-shirt.
UPC beat #22 Florida this afternoon. Felder won't be here in time to prevent another extension of our losing streak to them, which should have ended last year.
My sentiments remain unaltered. We lost last year when we should not have been in a position to lose to them. To me, it seemed like a streak in itself.
All charges were dropped so it is as if the event never happened. We can't punish him for something that didn't happen. Bring him back with open arms!
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