Gary Parrish

For those trying to compare this to Spikes and other current events, you can't. We KNOW Spikes did what he did. Trevor is in a court of law that will find him innocent or guilty. To assume guilt on the Part of Tubby and Minnesota admins is NOT CLASSY but turning their backs on a student and showing NO FAITH in his innocence even though all the interviews the supposedly did said he was a high character guy!

I agree with the above poster, Trevor should transfer immediatley, obviously UM has no faith in him.

Of course Tubby is top class, why do you think Kentucky pushed him out?  They saw to much class in the program and said we need to find some more scum.....

The big thing is, he SHOULD be back for all the Big Ten games which don't start until late December. They do have a few tough games until than, like home against Stephen F. Austin, @Butler, @Miami FL, and home against St. Joseph's, but I think they can get by without him and hope to be about 9-1 or 8-2 heading into Big Ten conference games.

...at kentucky.  Hats off to Coach Smith.

Sorry for the double post but recent news has given me more thoughts to add to the discussion...

A perfect example (and contrast) to this situation is the one that is going on down in the University of Florida right now, with Brandon Spikes viciously trying to gouge out the eyes of one of his opponents during the game against Georgia. He was caught on tape and it is now all over the internet. Coach Meyer could have followed Tubby's example and sat him this week and possibly the next week for something that brutally unsportsmanlike. The fact that they are playing against Vanderbilt and South Carolina (a combined 8 wins between them and neither is exactly an offensive powerhouse) adds more credence to this fact. Instead Coach Meyer went with (what I believe) was a gutless decision in suspending him for only half a game...this is added to his decision to play Tebow against LSU two weeks after that brutal hit (I realize it worked out for them but that is like being happy your child got ahold of your unsecured firearm and didn't hurt himself...the situation shouldn'tve occurred in the first place). If only Coach Meyer would put the welfare of the players (both physically and mentally/emotionally) above his own desire to win, I would respect him much more than I do now.

In an era of questionable ethics in college sports (shady recruiting, possible payoffs ect.(my school is just as guilty as the rest)) it is refreshing to see a coach who is unwilling to waver in his beliefs, even with a player who would for sure help this team in a positive manner. Tubby has always struck me as a coach who was a class act, and I'm glad to see that he is leading his team in a way that will show these young men how to properly function in today's society. For too long athletes have gotten away with pretty much whatever they wanted, and its nice to see coaches like Smith and Chip Kelly out in Oregon (his suspension of Blount was very admirable, and the way that he handled that situation (by coaching the player through a tough time in his life instead of just kicking him off the team)) upholding some sense of justice within the athletic arena. Michigan may be a rival of Minnesota's but I will always support programs that act in ways such as this.

taking a stand and not using the "innocent until proven guilty" card so many programs play in the spirit of winning at all costs.
Huh? Innocent until proven guilty is not a card, it's the way our justice system is set up. Why wouldn't anyone use this. This is the problem with the media in general, there has to be a verdict immediatley in the court of public opinion then the defendant can try and "prove" himself innocent to the court and then in the public eye at the same time. If he is guilty then yes, get rid of him, but to claim he cannot play until proven innocent is a travesty of justice. Let's hope this thinking doesn't trickle down to other professions or college students!

I'm a HUGE Tubby Smith fan. Hated to see him leave under really ugly Big Blue duress. Cat fans are so obnoxious, and I even support UK along with all other Kentucky schools. I will always be behind Minnesota in (almost) any contest.

Ive always been a Tubby fan , great coach !!! even better person !!!