Gator defender dead

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#3
It's always sad when kids aren't willing to take advantage of the opportunity that their ability affords them. Obviously this is an extreme case.
 
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#4
Never a good thing when stuff like this happens. Sorry LG.
 
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SWIL said:
Never a good thing when stuff like this happens. Sorry LG.
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He managed to get himself kicked off the team and Meyer was evidently not interested in giving him a chance to get back on. I see in the one report that he had tried to be released so he could go somewhere else to play and UF evidently gave him that. But with his issues, looks like he wasn't likely to get picked up anywhere.
 
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Such a shame. So much talent and not enough self-discipline to use it. It's not like they can look to their idols because most of them are doing the same thing: Pacman Jones, Tank Johnson. It sucks, the direction the NFL, NBA, ect. has taken.
 
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jcolli30 said:
Such a shame. So much talent and not enough self-discipline to use it. It's not like they can look to their idols because most of them are doing the same thing: Pacman Jones, Tank Johnson. It sucks, the direction the NFL, NBA, ect. has taken.
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What is really unnerving about it is that it seems like this sort of outcome is both predictable and more and more commonplace.
 
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Who knows what all he got himself into. Central Florida is rapidly losing its identity as "that Disney place."
 
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lawgator1 said:
Who knows what all he got himself into. Central Florida is rapidly losing its identity as "that Disney place."
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Losing??? Anybody that has lived there or anywhere in the vicinity knows that "that Disney place" is confined to a couple of exits off the interstate. Orlando, Tampa (and include Jacksonville) all have some pretty rough areas. Obviously, Miami is in a league by itself.

Terrible news; prayers to family and friends.
 
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kiddiedoc said:
Losing??? Anybody that has lived there or anywhere in the vicinity knows that "that Disney place" is confined to a couple of exits off the interstate. Orlando, Tampa (and include Jacksonville) all have some pretty rough areas. Obviously, Miami is in a league by itself.

Terrible news; prayers to family and friends.
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We are doing our darndest up here to catch up to that insanity. Murder rate is through the roof. Drugs and gangs are a major problem. Tourist officials are big time worried.
 
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lawgator1 said:
This guy had a ton of problems. Avery Atkins. I post this here only because I imagine some will want to draw a relationship to UM's perceived laxness in dicsipline. I think the guy was kicked of the team at some point, though. I'll check.

Ex-Gator, Mainland High grad Avery Atkins found dead in his car -- OrlandoSentinel.com
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I'd like to think the Nation is too classy for that. There is only one word which can render sufficient comment on this situation: Tragedy. Wasted potential always is.

This is a real shame.
 
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lawgator1 said:
Initial reports indicate suicide.
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If thats the case, that's sad.I'm from the school of thought everyone can be helped/reached. Suicide is a rough word to use unless it's 99% in my opinion.Point being,accidental overdoses are just that.How can someone control their intake of a substance if they are so wasted they can't recall what happened to them the prevoius night?
 
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That's just tragic when someone with so much talent lets drugs take over their life. I wish his family peace in these troubled times.
 
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They haven't settled on suicide. Could be accidental overdose or simply a medical problem. At this point, seems like the only thing they aren't really considering is foul play.
 
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lawgator1 said:
We are doing our darndest up here to catch up to that insanity. Murder rate is through the roof. Drugs and gangs are a major problem. Tourist officials are big time worried.
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We're not as big a metro area, but Durham is dealing with those same problems in spades. Shootings almost weekly now, and it's the same story - young adults killing each other mostly in the same neighborhoods. Gangs and Drugs involved nearly every time.

I'm actually doing a ride-along tonight with the local police for a project for work. Should be eye opening.
 
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Its heartbreaking to have such a young person with so much ahead of them leave so earth so early.:sad:
 
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wbarron said:
We're not as big a metro area, but Durham is dealing with those same problems in spades. Shootings almost weekly now, and it's the same story - young adults killing each other mostly in the same neighborhoods. Gangs and Drugs involved nearly every time.
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I think this is hitting everywhere hard right now. unfortunatley I think music and television glorifies gang and drug activities these days and the pull of easy money is too much for kids. I seen it starting back when I graduated High school in 1993. Bad thing is it isn't just in the ghetto anymore. Now its common even in the schools that are upperclass. Look at the myspace profiles of teens these days almost everyone of them have some form of gang association on them.
 
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