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I love them both, but Kendall is no Kam. In the same vein, Kam is no Kendall.

Yup, my apartment was the one on the top floor overlooking that duplex. We were in good place to see all the shenanigans on gamedays, and the gate openings to the stadium woods flooded with people. Without fail, every weekend we'd have some old folks taking beer bongs and reliving their glory days.

We were also in prime position to be a little helpful. You probably wouldn't be surprised that there were frequent shenanigans going on on the stadium woods paths, sometimes just some kids smoking pot but occasionally actual trouble. On more than one occasion I pointed the cops in the right direction when they arrived to respond to someone hitting one of those blue light emergency kiosk things.

I found this quote interesting, from the section about the Kam rumors.

McCloughan doesn't want to part with his draft picks. He'd possibly have to give up a first- or second-rounder for Chancellor. He'd rather trade down, get more picks, and find the next Kam Chancellor.

Like Kendall Fuller?

You are correct. Disney mandates a certain profit margin from ESPN to the point that they have to let senior "talent" walk to pay for their overzealous pursuit of broadcast rights.

A friend of mine who was in Thomas the year before me made the mistake of leaving his door open one Friday night. Some guy stumbled down the hall and walked into his room and starting pissing in his sink (sinks were right next to the door in Thomas). I'm hoping they bleached that sucker and threw away anything within splatter range (like toothbrushes).

Still not as bad as another guy taking a dump on his friend's roommate's bed in the middle of the night...

Hope the medical settlement is enough for him to continue to care for his brother. Man, I wish him nothing but the best!

Yes, you are right that they acted like a couple of knuckleheads. The disappointing part of this story is that they are not just typical college kids doing the typical college thing. Of course most college kids have smoked weed, but that is no excuse whatsoever for this behavior. These two guys were given a chance to represent the university as football players, with all the fame and glory of future wins, endless hero worship, adoring fans, more girls than they can handle...., not to mention the chance of becoming multi-millionaires at a young age.

It doesn't matter what other kids get away with. All they had to do in exchange for this unbelievable opportunity was to abide by reasonable rules. And for heaven's sake that means Don't get arrested for breaking the law!! Instead, they have let down their teammates, their coaches, the fans, and everyone that helped them get to this opportunity. THAT is why they are knuckleheads.

I can't stand Kornheiser. He talks about everything except sports. When I lived in DC I read Wilbon's columns but he's not actually an ESPN personality, just on one show. I think Wilbon is the only reason PTI is still on.

Sucks man, he was a great player for us an surprisingly effective in the NFL. Hopefully he has a speedy recovery.

Not sure how I or any of the others with me that night didn't get a JR, but here goes...

Freshman year (2004), lived in Pritchard. Partied out at Foxridge. Buddy of mine went hard in the paint on some jungle juice and ended up throwing up at the party (that's another story which involves me not being fast enough to get out of the way of projectile vomit...). My roommate and I basically carried him to the bus stop and we get on the bus back to campus. Well, it just so happens that our RA was on the same bus. We're trying to hold it together, but my buddy ends up puking on the bus. Thankfully, my drunk GF (more on her later) had grabbed some grocery bags from the party and we were able to contain it.

We finally make it back to Pritchard and get my buddy in bed. I'm stone sober and tired at this point, so my GF and I go to take the elevator up to my dorm room. The doors to the elevator shut and she goes 'I think I'm gonna be sick'...we make it to the 4th floor, rush to my room, but as I'm fumbling with the keys to get in the door she throws up all over the hallway. Remember the RA from the bus? Well, his room was directly across from mine. He hears the commotion and opens his door only to see a pile of vomit in the hallway. All I could do at that point was apologize profusely and ask if I could get a mop to clean it all up.

Somehow, none of the events of that night led to a JR. Thank you, RA, for not being a dick.

True, but these guys knew what they were getting into when they signed up to play Division I intercollegiate athletics at Virginia Tech. Public figures receive public attention when they do things, good and bad. If they don't want thousands of people talking about their legal matters all over the web (public knowledge anyhow) then don't do dumb things.

but as far as I can tell, these guys are being treated like anyone else.

I'd argue they are being treated much more harshly than anyone else. An underage biology student getting arrested for possession of pot doesn't get hundreds of internet message board posts and hundreds of social media mentions of their name.

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