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Star Florida State Athlete Arrested

submitted by FSUx407
23 days ago  |  12 comments  |   Email to a Friend
Florida State University is no stranger to the law. Early Tuesday morning, 21 year old Preston Parker was arrested in South Florida on charges of carrying a concealed .45-caliber handgun and possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana.

Preston Parker last year led the Seminoles in all purpose yards with 1,513 and 62 receptions. In one of the issues of the FSView (The Florida State University newspaper), a whole three page spread was dedicated to Parker, giving him the title of Mr. Versatile for his ability to play virtually any position on the offensive side of the ball with ease.

Last year's MVP of Florida State is awaiting an announcement from FSU officials. This is the first major discipline problem at FSU since the arrival of new athletic director Randy Spetman.

With FSU already on self-probation from last year's late Online-Class Cheating scandal that placed over 30 players on the sideline of the bowl game, FSU will have a lot on their plate and a lot of questions to answer.
Original Story: http://fromthepanhandle.blogspot.com/200....

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1. tcbailey24 , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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He's just ryin to up his street cred, ya digg. Hopefully the charges will be dropped and he can have another great season at FSU.

1.1. FSUx407 , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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I hope so, but you know if he goes unpunished there's going to be a lot of chaos from people saying kids get off too easily.

Plus FSU put themselves on a 2-year self-probation. They can't just forget the Online Class Cheating scandal.

But, in all, I do hope, as an FSU Student that he is back on the field asap.

2. kvilla , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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With the position that he is in in football why would he put himself in that type of situation. Im tired of immature athletes......

2.1. Velo74 , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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I'm with you kvila. Being in a college is a privilege. Being a collegiate athlete doubly-so.
It makes no sense to be packin' heat and dope. It just says to me that he has no right to be at FSU and representing the university or the football team, regardless of talent.

2.2. BlueWorkhorse , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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But how many times were did you or I make an immature mistake at the age of 18-20? Maybe not as extreme, but mistakes are common...some get caught, some get excused, and some go unnoticed. Sometimes with high-profile athletes, minor mistakes get excused leading up to major mistakes.

Not excusing the athletes, but others could assist the kids by punishing them or steering them in the right direction before they make the huge mistakes like this one/

2.3. sportnut , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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This is why recruiting should be more than on the field attributes. Coaches need to takea players mental into account. Just once.

3. FIVERINGS , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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This should make old man Bowden very happy.

4. rayj0101 , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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Another scholar athlete from FSU.

5. kvilla , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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right we all make mistakes..but when your in that kind of spot there really is no need tho..its common sense n we all know that is something we cant do..hopefully he bounces back tho n sincerely cleans up..i would love to see him display his talents on the field again..

6. tedhill , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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We all know Bowden will just suspend him for the first two games against the I-AA schools so it won't matter. Then he will be back.

6.1. FIVERINGS , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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True.

6.2. FSUx407 , 23 days ago  |  Reply
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Hes had many seasons to perfect this strategy.

1: Players get in trouble more frequently in the offseason
2: Move Miami from the first game to midseason so we can use those troublesome players
3: Suspend players for the first 2 games, when we play I-AA schools
4: Act mad

I think he's got it down pat.

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