I don't really have any skin in this game / argument, but this does relate to a book I just read, Chasing Perfection by Bob LaDouceur. For those that aren't aware, he holds the record for the longest winning streak in High School football at 151 wins and racked up a total of 399 wins as a Head Coach.

 

In his book, LaDouceur talked about the behavior expectations for his players. No player was allowed to have anything to do with alcohol. Period. He wouldn't even entertain situations such as "well, I was at a party where there was drinking, but I didn't drink myself". There were consequences even then.

 

Now! this isn't to say that he immediately booted the player off of the team, he actually rarely cut players but there were consequences including reduced playing time in the form of missing entire games immediately as soon as the infraction was discovered. This also isn't to say that this example translates directly to college aged players either. 18 year olds are adults and get to make adult decisions, but then again there are several coaches out there that maintain behavioral rules for their players.

 

I don't think it's out of a realm of reason to expect a player to keep himself out of questionable situations. These aren't unforgivable sins, but I'm okay with a program or institution having negative consequences for players putting themselves into a bad spot. If you don't, how else will they learn?

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