tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113734574312614270.post4426774202309207428..comments2023-10-26T09:09:44.048-05:00Comments on Golden Gopher Football Blog: Golden Gopher Football Blotterjdmillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337173512607878151noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113734574312614270.post-47316120840538607562010-04-20T22:42:45.898-05:002010-04-20T22:42:45.898-05:00So what will Brewster do to reign in the two-fiste...So what will Brewster do to reign in the two-fisted-hard-drinking Sam Maresh? Certainly with the penalties and sanctions and suspensions of the other two alcohol-related players, Mares must receive something rather severe to get his attention too. Perhaps even more important than getting the attention of Maresh, would be the sending of a message to the other players on this squad. Rampant binge drinking is nothing to mess around with when you have a high-risk population like young, male, agressive football players. Seeing three defensive players get busted the way thses three have is kind of like spotting a "roach..." Most likely, there are more than just these three who are also overdoing the drinking thing on this football team. <br /><br />I would fear that Brewster has lost control and does not garner the respect of his players. The "culture" of the program that Brewster is running appears to be one of peer pressure to binge drink. Late Saturday through Sunday appears to be a dangerous period of time for hard-drinking football players. I hope we have seen the end, but, I would anticipate more trouble before this gets any better. I believe that parents who have kids playing for Brewster had better be monitoring the situation and be ready to lay down the law to their kids about NO drinking and also be ready to have assessments of any abusive episodic drinking their sons may be involved in that carrys negative consequences. Mounting negative consequences and continued drinking usually adds up to longer-termed problems and potential danger. This should not be taken lightly. We don't want tragedy striking this football program.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com