The war on terror.
Amy Winehouse's life.
Those are two things I think might end worse than Derrick Caracter's 5,348th chance at Louisville, but those are the only two things I can come up with off the top of my head. I mean, I don't want to be a skeptic because I love a good comeback story as much as the next guy (did you see Josh Hamilton hit all those home runs!?!). But it's difficult to imagine any scenario under which this actually works out regardless of what Caracter has claimed he's willing to do while begging Rick Pitino to let him return to the program.
So what is it that Caracter has claimed he's willing to do, you ask?
According to Rick Pitino (per the Louisville Courier-Journal), Caracter has agreed to:
- Pay his own way to school while missing the 2008-09 season (both practices and games).
- Get a job approved by Pitino.
- Secure his own living arrangements.
- Get into shape.
- Become academically eligible.
- Stay out of trouble.
Pitino said Caracter will be allowed to rejoin the Cardinals for the 2009-2010 season if he does all those things.
My initial reaction: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
ahahahaha!
Seriously, is there any way this is possible?
Caracter has been a problem at every level -- never been a good student, good teammate or good dude in general. The stories I could tell you about this guy are classic, and if you ever see me in a bar buy me a pint of Stella Artois and I'll be sure to share one of them. We'll have a good laugh. I'm looking forward to it. But in the meantime, just trust me when I tell you the odds of Caracter meeting the above-stated requirements and not doing something stupid over the 16 months between now and the time he'll supposedly play his next college game are about as good as Brett Favre ever permanently retiring.
Simply put, I just don't see it happening.
But I'll sure have fun watching it develop or unravel, whichever the case may be.
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This cracks me up. You say, " I love a good comeback story as much as the next guy (did you see Josh Hamilton hit all those home runs!?!)."
Then you slam Derek Caracter for being lazy.
Let me get this straight. You like the Josh Hamilton story because it's an, as you put it, "great comeback story". Let's look at Josh Hamilton. He is an addict. He received a multi million dollar bonus when he signed with a major league team. He has a wife, kids, and a million dollar salary. He then throws his life away on drugs. He's a junkie. He breaks laws, gets a ton of chances through MLB Association failed drug tests, leaves his family for who knows how long, then after several chances comes clean for a couple years, and he is a great comeback story. Because he's willing to share his shame? Yeah he found Jesus. You compare this felon to a lazy kid in college Derek Caracter and feel good about Josh Hamilton but view Caracter as a piece of garbage? That's fascinating. Caracter is no felon. How's Josh Hamilton look on the ol' police tale of the tape. Josh Hamilton is a crack ^%@*#! junkie. Derek Caracter is a kid that never enjoyed working hard and was always better than everyone else growing up, and didn't have to work to be the best. Now he's at a level where his past means nothing and he can't figure it out, and never will. But he's not Josh Hamilton, you're right. He's not a crack $%##@!%$# junkie that abandoned his family and broke a lot of laws.
Nice blog. You're a moron. Caracter breaks curfew to get girls and do things other kids his age do, and I'm not referring to the heroin Josh Hamilton was doing when he was in his college days. He doesn't inject heroin into his body while his wife and kids are wondering where he is. Yeah Josh Hamilton, what a great guy! I'd like to see Caracter see you in a bar actually, he'd beat the %$$#@!^@ out of you. Now go write a story about something you know alot about. Homosexuality.