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Originally Posted by Adam
I have gone on the record in the past saying that I don't want the BYU football team populated with young men like the Tonga boys who can't do the basics of keeping themselves out of trouble.
I was roundly jumped on by nearly all for being too harsh and too cold and too judgmental.
After numerous scrapes with the law and the honor code and the academic standards, BYU has stayed with Tonga Sr. and now it has gotten burned.
And so we lose Tonga, our #2 running back, for next year and the scholarship will go wasted for the year.
We are not deep enough or strong enough or good enough to waste scholarships on marginal characters who just don't have the mental and moral discipline to not get arrested and maintain a 2.0 average in the PE major at BYU. Get rid of them. Fast. Don't look back.
Playing at BYU is an honor that has to be earned, not an right anyone, even Tonga is entitled to. I couldn't play for BYU because I wasn't fast or strong enough. It is just as legitimate to take a fast strong young man and say they can't play for BYU because they are not mentally and morally disciplined enough.
I hope Bronco doesn't have other Tongas waiting in the wings to betray the team with their stupidity.
And I hope the best for Tonga. I don't hate him or wish him ill personally. I hope he is happy and successful in life. But he has hurt the team needlessly and that is a shame. If Unga goes down with an injury and Fui is not more effective than he was last year, we would be hurting at running back (please DJ be as good as advertised).
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1. "Gotten burned"? Seems a little strong take.
2. I, for one, hope that BYU takes as many "marginal" kids as spots are available, assuming they're the best players available at that position, and continues to have unprecedented success in helping them become better people.