Sunday, January 25, 2009

Quotes & Notes: 4-days not enough

A lot of responses to the 4-days' suspension handed down from the UT Athletic Department in response to Head Coach Augie Garrido's DUI arrest:

_ The College Baseball Blog thinks Augie got off a little easy:
Would Augie have suspended one of his players for only four games of the season for doing the same thing? I don't think so.

_ Austin American-Statesman writer Kirk Bohls, recorded these comments about the 4-day suspension:

Texas blew it.

And we're not talking the Breathalyzer test that Augie Garrido declined to take after his drunken-driving arrest last weekend.

The school chose to send the weakest message it could Friday at a news conference at Bellmont Hall. Guess Longhorn fans should be grateful the school didn't give him a raise.

_ Austin TV station KVUE says Garrido is Lucky:

Augie Garrido is a decent man who made a big mistake. His apology was heartfelt and sincere. He'll be 70 years old next month and he says he'll learn from this and grow from this. I believe he will. If his message reaches one person and, after a few drinks, that person calls a cab instead of sitting behind the wheel of a car, this 2nd chance will have been worth it.


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