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TCU 360: Pachall plays the game the right way, flaws and all
By Ryan Osborne
Casey Pachall returned to school Monday a little more than three months after being arrested on DWI charges. The senior quarterback, who spent time in a substance abuse rehab facility and a subsequent outpatient program, is back.
Good for him. Good for TCU. Good for college football.
And none of the above has anything to do with winning football games.
It’s rare today that a college or pro athlete is truly held accountable for their mistakes.
There’s plenty of slap-on-the-wrist one-game suspension punishments, the kind that make a point to the outside world that a team or university “cares,” that a player in trouble with the law or class pays for their actions.
Then there’s what Pachall was put through. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/opinions/2013/01/16729.pachall-plays-game-right-way-flaws-and-all
By Ryan Osborne
Casey Pachall returned to school Monday a little more than three months after being arrested on DWI charges. The senior quarterback, who spent time in a substance abuse rehab facility and a subsequent outpatient program, is back.
Good for him. Good for TCU. Good for college football.
And none of the above has anything to do with winning football games.
It’s rare today that a college or pro athlete is truly held accountable for their mistakes.
There’s plenty of slap-on-the-wrist one-game suspension punishments, the kind that make a point to the outside world that a team or university “cares,” that a player in trouble with the law or class pays for their actions.
Then there’s what Pachall was put through. ...
http://www.tcu360.com/opinions/2013/01/16729.pachall-plays-game-right-way-flaws-and-all

