re: Tuscaloosa News editorial:"DA reasoning sows distrust in the system"

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Yes, 2016 Team Captains

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Permanent captains will not be named until next spring, I believe. If they are still on the team and have done the things the coaching staff requires them to do in order to get out of the doghouse, then maybe they will be eligible.

Make no mistake, I am so conservative that my right arm does not reach far enough. But in this case, it appears that the road these men were going down was made visible and they have been given a second chance. There were no major felonies involved, and frankly, what they WERE charged with is something that could easily happen to any of us. I have myself bought a used gun before. Far better to give someone a second chance than contribute to the horrifying incarceration rates for trivial matters. There were no identifiable victims in the charges for these guys.

Nonetheless, this situation has been and continues to be addressed outside the legal system but within the coaching system for our team. It's arguable which set of punishments we might consider to be worse if we were the ones facing it.
But - giving second chances and earning your way back into good graces is another matter entirely. Rest assured that Saban doesn't take this stuff lightly and if you really think that, you haven't been paying attention. JMHO.