Ol Ballcoach....I like that you can see both sides.  I guess the reason that I have such a problem with Meyer is that it keeps happening.  His team often reminds me a children who constantly act up.  The only reason a child will continuously act up is because he/she does not fear the consequences from the parents.   In the past, he has had a chance to put his foot down and set an example, and has not done so.  Drinking, a fight, or stupid stuff that we do from time to time is forgiveable, but certain actions show a complete lack of character.  In that sense, he is responsible for who he recruits and and brings onto the campus.  Ultimately, like it or not, it is HIS program and he has to take repsonsibility for everything on and off the field.  Not just the good stuff.  No doubt he can coach, but I know plenty of Bull Gators, I work with two who say Meyer can be a real jerk.  I have 2 friends with children at Florida.  One graduated last year and is now in the NFL, and one is a starter this year.  He lets a lot of stuff slide that he shouldnt.  I'm not hating at all, but UF fans need to not be blinded by a couple of National Championships.  At the end of the day, you should want UF to have a good reputation. 

Drinking, driving and even smoking some dope or getting into a mild tussle at a party are all minor things in my opinion that warrant game suspensions just to get a messge across but nothing more serious unless the athlete is a repeat offender.

Violence against women is a whole different level.   If its a felony, which is should be to threaten a woman like that, I hope Meyer has the stones to kick him off the team.   Men who abuse women are the second worst type of losers we have in our society.   People who abuse children are the complete worst.

How could someone say to use a coat hanger to dispose of him 19 years ago. What he did was wrong but to say something that very extreme to say.

It's hard to control these players and the simple fact is this kind of stuff happens at every top tier program in the country.  Comes along with the entitled lives that these players live.  I'm not condoning this at all.
I think it will be interesting to see how Meyer responds with punishments.  In my opinion his track record is unacceptable.  He seems to give his players ridiculously lax penalties for these infractions.  Winning is obviously his #1 priority and it hard to say he's not good at it.  This is one of the shady aspects of his routine... 
As a Dawg fan, this an oversigning are the two things that really get under my skin about Meyer.

Urban Legend is a terrrific judge of character.

That must be a SEC education, but the last time I checked 30 is spelled thirty.

Bleed Cubbie,

I agree that Rainey should be kicked off the team. As a gator fan I am tired of nonense like this. The fact that his actions reflect on the program make it a no-branier to me to kick him out.

At the same time...how can you blame Meyer for this? The reality is that these guys are not kids any more...they are young men who are old enough to smoke, drink (in Rainey's case), and vote for who will lead our country into the future. Meyer is not responsible to keep these kids in line...they are responsible for themselves...and if they can't manage to do that then they shouldn't be at the University of Florida or playing college football. Where has personal responsibility gone?!

I don't see how you can argue against someone threatening to kill a woman.  What a horribly stupid thing to do, and even if it has no direct ties to the Gators' program, anything a player does is a reflection of his program, like it or not.  Anyone who threatens to kill someone has some serious issues, and should not be playing football.

You are such a freaking idiot man!!!