does the SEC surprise ANYONE anymore?

To blanket the whole conference with a dirty charge is a stretch,but ou have to wonder where so many schools get these trouble makers. Every day there are reports of atheletes at schools all over the country have comitted all sort of crimes,or placed themselves in a position where they become involved by being in the wrong place and time.

And for every case in which you could fault a coach for recruiting "thugs" as people like to call them, you could just as easily turn it around and say that these kids from bad backgrounds are getting the opportunity to go to college. I know that's not what this whole game is about, but that is actually what's happening in some cases, but nobody ever wants to focus on the kids that make good on their opportunity.

check this out: http://goallineblitz.com/game/signup.pl?ref=5180272

Didn't the captain of Michigan's football team (James Whitley) get booted in 2000 because of a felony weapons charge?  Weren't 3 Michigan players (Carson Butler, Eugene Germany, Chris Richards) released last spring because of legal trouble? (although to be completely fair 2 were reinstated after they were cleared)  Adrian Arrington was also accused of domestic violence last year, although he was cleared as well.  Didn't Michigan's coach (Moeller) have to resign in 1995 after he was arrested in a public scene of drunkenness?  Larry Harrison, a defensive tackle for Michigan, was arrested in 2004 and suspended from the team before being convicted of flashing people in public.  Obi Ezeh was convicted of driving while visibly impaired last year and yet STILL remains a linebacker at Michigan.  In 1995 Scott Dreisbach (Michigan quarterback)  was ticketed for trying to purchase alcohol with a fake id.  In 1996 Brian Griese was suspended after he plead guilty destruction of property after being thrown out of a bar while drunk.  Griese became the starting QB that fall.

I'm not saying this is the worst list of violations ever, because it isn't too bad.  But football players get arrested no matter where they attend school.  Some are guilty, some are innocent.  The best players typically receive special treatment, although Perriloux didn't this year.  And while searching on these Michigan violations (i figured macenblu is a Meechigan fan) I saw other popping up for tOSU, Penn. St., and Mich. St. without even looking for them.  We're mostly adults here on this board, don't try to pretend like we're stupid.  Schools will always deal with problem athletes because there is too much privilege/ego going on for everyone to behave like angels.  Not an excuse, just the reality.  It will happen at SEC schools, Big 10 schools, and Sun Belt schools.