OT: Old Foe...

[Senior Sooner]

This Kid had a Golden Opportunity...

In spite of my anger at the Damage done to OUr Team, in the 2014 tcu Game, it's sad to see this guy throw away his career...

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...on-twitter/ar-BBL6MVu?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=DELLDHP

 

[CTOkie]

No sympathy from me.
But....what a waste of promise.

 

[kcstorm06]

A history of weed and violence...sounds like a broken record in NFL these days. Not like he really had much hope of ever amounting to much than a backup or practice squad guy.

 

[Schoonerman]

Bummer. Hate seeing stories about guys who fall on hard times due to the bad decisions they've made in life. Hopefully he'll get his life back on track and put this tragic chapter behind him.

 

[roygbell]

No sympathy for him on my part. Gary Patterson is a very good coach. How could anyone think that this kid was a really good kid while at TCU. Fact is that he wasn't. He skated along the red line during his TCU years.

He is just another dumb kid who has no appreciation for what he had and all the people who had invested in his life. He will wind up in the gutter one of these days and then blame others for his failures.

 

[iasooner1]

He should take this opportunity to pay his way back into the game by devoting two or more years of his life to military service to his country, imho

 

[CTOkie]

He will wind up in the gutter one of these days and then blame others for his failures.

A lot of that nonsense going around these days on many fronts.

 

[Schoonerman]

He should take this opportunity to pay his way back into the game by devoting two or more years of his life to military service to his country, imho

Not sure if I like the idea of using the military to "scare straight" someone to get his or her act together. The regimen, order and discipline from serving in the military would certainly have a big impact on anyone's life, but we don't need a guy with past drug and domestic violence issues in the military. Boykin needs to work his problems on his own. I hope he can do it and not end in prison, or worse.

 

[WP76]

Not sure if I like the idea of using the military to "scare straight" someone to get his or her act together. The regimen, order and discipline from serving in the military would certainly have a big impact on anyone's life, but we don't need a guy with past drug and domestic violence issues in the military. Boykin needs to work his problems on his own. I hope he can do it and not end in prison, or worse.

Couldn't agree more. The good that might be done for him would be more than offset by the problems he'd inflict upon his leadership and fellow service members. Ideally, the military is composed of mission-focused, rather than rehab-focused, people. While that cannot always the case, the military doesn't need to willingly take on people like this.

 

[iasooner1]

That used to be a valuable option for self-discipline and establishment of a career in extreme cases; I think it should still be an option for the able-bodied youth of America. Many countries have mandatory 2 years and offer a decent pension for it

 

[Schoonerman]

That used to be a valuable option for self-discipline and establishment of a career in extreme cases; I think it should still be an option for the able-bodied youth of America. Many countries have mandatory 2 years and offer a decent pension for it

Agreed. Although I never served, I don't have a problem with some type of military service for young people who are not in school or working after high school. I also like how some countries (most notably Israel) require a 2 year commitment from their young people.

 

[WhyNotaSooner]

That used to be a valuable option for self-discipline and establishment of a career in extreme cases; I think it should still be an option for the able-bodied youth of America. Many countries have mandatory 2 years and offer a decent pension for it

While this is true, IMO it also weakens a military.