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Kirby Smart issues official statement following Jalen Carter arrest warrant
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Kirby Smart issues official statement following Jalen Carter arrest warrant
Georgia coach Kirby Smart has released a statement following the news that an arrest warrant for Jalen Carter has been issued for reckless driving and racing charges, both misdemeanors, on the night of Jan. 15.
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Tragic on all fronts. Carter has to live with the fact that his actions contributed to the deaths of 2 UGA Dawgs. Sounds like he totally freaked out and fled the scene only to return an hour later. Did he have to drop off other passengers? Two families lost children. UGA can't police players 24/7, but the players need to be put on notice that reckless driving, street racing, DUI's and alcohol/substance abuse and any other run-in with law enforcement will not be tolerated. Youth buys you some excuses but total absolution for just plain **** behavior has to be addressed from day 1 of the recruiting process. Different standards need to apply. If they are going to commit to the G, they must also commit to responsible behavior while representing UGA. There should also be a meeting led by the UGA AD Josh Brooks with all coaches and staff members to review and clearly define all policies and expectations. Failure to do so marks the beginning of what HC Smart feared the most. The age of a mentality of entitlement could be knocking at UGA's door. The sad part is there were most likely other player(s) involved as I do not believe Carter was alone in his vehicle. I admit this is pure speculation on my part. The sad and morbid history of UGA athletes having trouble with the law MUST end. See Bullard and JDJ for the 2 most recent misadventures that I am aware of. Does anyone feel that UGA athletes should not be held to a higher standard if UGA's claim to being an "elite program" has any meaning?
What the heck. Recruiting staff involved in racing? Recruiting staff involved with taking players to **** club? What the heck? Who thought any of this was a good idea? Staff driving drunk? Oh, yeah, there will be lawsuits hitting the college for this one. Because staff was involved. Maybe I am guilty of holding my favorite university in a different light, but I certainly did not think this was going on at UGA. Maybe Auburn or Florida State. Even Florida. Kirby better get control of his players (AND STAFF) and fix this. Not a good look at all. Such needless impact this is having on so many people. Ridiculous. Do better!
Truthteller, it goes on EVERYWHERE!!
Well, just ****!
It's all fun and games, what they see in the movies and play on their video games until reality sets in. "It happens eveywhere is just lame to say."
Remember when your kids argument was everyone was doing it? No parent worth their salt is going to say, "Well ok then, that makes perfect sense, go ahead with your foolhardy plans!?" - LOL
No one "expects" when they drink and drive to kill anyone. And yet tragically it does happen "all the time."
It's one of the most dangerous things a person can do in regards to taking their own life accidentally or the life of some other innocent person. Do lots of people do it? Yeh, but lot's of people do lots of **** stuff.
Throw street racing into the mix with being drunk over twice the legal limit and you have a recipe for disaster.
R_L_R., "If they are going to commit to the G, they must also commit to responsible behavior while representing UGA.", No truer words were ever spoken....being a DAWG and aspiring to become a DGD is not for everyone....it takes character, and personal commitment that most young people don't seem to have at this age. IMO, all of the DAWGS involved were DGD's and even then screw ups/misjudgments take place. I'll continue to pray for the families, friends, brothers and sisters to have strength to deal daily with their loss. I'll pray for Jalen to accept forgiveness and have strength to continue to be the best everyday.....Do It For Dev!
Honestly at a loss here. These kids (and adults) are propped up and deified to the point that they think they’re bulletproof. This is the worst-case for two families, but it could have been so much worse for so many. The scary thing is that there are countless near-misses all the time, behavior that could easily end in tragedy that for one reason or another just seems to “work out”. Praying for a shift of focus and a changed heart for these folks…that it doesn’t take further tragedy to get their attention.
Tragic for sure, but for the grace of God there go an awful lot of us. Some insightful posts on the subject matter and those involved. I say a silent prayer every time my 16 year old gets behind the wheel. We as responsible parents set good examples, limits, reinforcement, yet these type incidents will continue to happen. The world is fraught with dangers, it's a scary time to grow up. I could go on and on, different scenarios, one bad decision in so many arenas can drastically impact the course of your life. We see it every day sadly.
I'm thankful I didn't have to grow up in this time....
At a business conference, and this hit my phone just a bit ago. Literally stunned into silence for a while, and just full of disbelief. I'll let others deal with the woulda, shoulda, coulda, and the ultimate responsibility for all this, but now that we know the REAL details, it is both shocking and even more saddening than the original, already horrific, story in January.
I can only imagine what the families are (yet again) going through, and how hard this will also hit many who were not directly involved, but who will be further devastated that this was WAY beyond just a relatively innocuous "lost control late at night" story that seemed to be implied originally.
Glad the authorities and the university are continuing to dig and get the details right, but it still only makes an already horrible story worse than I had ever expected :(
I'm so saddened and frustrated by what has happened during the off-season.
The accident itself was too unspeakably horrible to place in the same bucket as any of the other behavioral issues.
But the details surrounding that accident -- the fact that a staff member was driving a university rental after drinking heavily, that at least one athlete was allegedly driving just as recklessly, and even that so many other underclassmen were partying at a **** club just before the wreck -- have turned a harsh spotlight toward the program.
Together with Stetson's misbehavior in Dallas, these incidents give an appearance that the university failed to ensure that these young men cared for themselves as they celebrated and released all their stress from the long season.
I still don't think this reflects the way UGA football has handled its responsibility to offer guidance to student athletes. By all accounts up to the championship, Coach Smart has run a tight ship that generally steered athletes in the right direction.
But the wave of behavioral issues following the championship will overshadow all the good work the staff had been doing. Given Kirby's character, I trust that he and AD Brooks will address this "perfect storm" of incidents in an intelligent, sensitive and straightforward manner. But it may be the most difficult challenge he's faced yet as a head coach.
I just echo with all my heart the utter sorrow and broken hearts from all my fellow Dawgs fans here. Everything that should be said, has been said really. Like Y’all I just Pray for these families, and Hope that the total tragedy of this will weigh so heavily on other young people that they won’t make the same bad decisions. I sure can’t judge cause I made many terrible decisions. Just pray and hope for the best. And Try as best you can to offer them wise counsel. In the end though it’s up to them to Accept that wise counsel. 🙏
I hate this tragedy happened to UGA players and staff. All we can do is let the University handled this and prayers for all the families involved. Godspeed! Go Dawgs
Chill with the “Kirby Smart needs to get his program under control” stuff. Remove this one tragic incident and the still unsubstantiated allegations against Adam Anderson last year and you don’t really see a whole lot going on at UGA…. Sure an occasional dope smoker, knuckle headed mischief, DUI or drunk in public; but I’d bet the car that if you took a random sample size of a hundred plus other students and the university you’re gonna run into the same volume (IF NOT MORE) of stuff. Let’s allow our AD and HBC to use this as a coaching/learning opportunity and send thoughts and prayers to all involved.