Got Frank, Got 4-7, Got DUI - "BRILLIANT!"

[DevilGrad]

If you're hammered enough to be slumped over your steering wheel with your car in drive, and you're a public figure, I think you might do it just to save the public humiliation and chants at large sporting events such as "POINT-TWO-SEV-EN... (clap, clap, clapclapclap)".

OU plays in Oxford next fall. We'll muddle through somehow.

[BGSU33]

As expected, Solich gets his slap on the wrist. I love how the article mentions that OU's AD and president discussed him maybe being fired or asked to resign......yeah right!!! No way do I believe that and I think it's just fluff to get stated in the press. No way were they going to fire Solich or ask him to resign! Now I'm not saying that should have been his punishment (I'm really not sure what they should have done), but you knew Ohio wasn't going to let him go. If this way Knorr, he'd have been booted straight outta Athens in a second. But Solich, no way. The sad things about all of this is, I can easily see him leading Ohio to a MAC East title next season. If so, it'll be a big party in Athens - led by Frank Solich.

Here's the link to the most recent article.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2240823

[MACMAN]

I would hope that OU does nothing about this, unless he has a drinking problem and it has impacted his coaching. I did not once see him tip a cold one durring a game, or stumble.
this is clearly after the season, after working hours, his personal time. Yes he screwed the cat on this one, but with the number of people who drive under the influance in this country this is nothing.

Dangerous as it is, it is a reality, the legal system should be more strict in these matters, and take a license away for 3-5 years on the first offense, and none of these drive for work privlages. The University will however have to at least put him double secret prohabtiona and make him attend AA to apease the incompetant NCAA.

****Sorry for the rant above, I just see a system that fails beyond compair when it comes DUI, and how ones poor judgement can be over scrutinzed becasue a person is a public figure...he did it, he does not deny it, it was not at work, aghhhh!!!!!

[Jacobs4Heisman]

I would hope that OU does nothing about this, unless he has a drinking problem and it has impacted his coaching. I did not once see him tip a cold one durring a game, or stumble.
this is clearly after the season, after working hours, his personal time. Yes he screwed the cat on this one, but with the number of people who drive under the influance in this country this is nothing.

Dangerous as it is, it is a reality, the legal system should be more strict in these matters, and take a license away for 3-5 years on the first offense, and none of these drive for work privlages. The University will however have to at least put him double secret prohabtiona and make him attend AA to apease the incompetant NCAA.

****Sorry for the rant above, I just see a system that fails beyond compair when it comes DUI, and how ones poor judgement can be over scrutinzed becasue a person is a public figure...he did it, he does not deny it, it was not at work, aghhhh!!!!!

What if he would have killed somebody while driving drunk, even after work? Would your opinion change then? Drunk driving is an extremely serious offense in my view. Anybody who is a leader and moral compass for young men should be held accountable for his actions, whether they are at 3 in the morning in the offseason, or at midfield during homecoming.

This is the life he signed up for, and he gets paid a hell of a lot more money than me for doing so. So spare me the "poor public figure deserves his privacy" speech.

[BGSU33]

My OU buddies said the place was in a panic right after this happened, but then everyone settled down and felt sure he would not be fired or anything along those lines. I asked them if them if this happened to one of the assistant coaches and not Solich if the same thing would have happened (knowing the answer myself), and they all laughed and agreed they probably would have been fired. Solich is Ohio's glamour boy, even after all of this. It'll take more than a DUI to get them to boot him outta Athens. He could be arrested on drug charges tomorrow and Ohio isn't sending him away, not after all the hoopla he rolled into town on.

[FalconAwesome]

i have a feeling those drug charges might get him in a little trouble. I don't think this is a case of sweeping it under the rug. He did have a lengthy meeting with the AD and President McDavis. I don't think it has much to do with Solich being the department's "poster boy" and a little more to do with giving a man who has never had a prior incident a second chance.

I think DUI is a terrible offense. I think Solich realizes he made a terrible mistake and it won't happen again. It will really sink in when he has to bring an assisstant along to drive him around on recruting visits in the next 180 days.

[BGSU33]

i have a feeling those drug charges might get him in a little trouble. I don't think this is a case of sweeping it under the rug. He did have a lengthy meeting with the AD and President McDavis. I don't think it has much to do with Solich being the department's "poster boy" and a little more to do with giving a man who has never had a prior incident a second chance.

I think DUI is a terrible offense. I think Solich realizes he made a terrible mistake and it won't happen again. It will really sink in when he has to bring an assisstant along to drive him around on recruting visits in the next 180 days.

I was being facetious about the drug charges. I was more or less getting that it was going to take more than him getting a DUI to get the boot, and that if it happened to someone other than him on the staff, things could have been different. I do hope Solich gets things back on track for himself, but not the football team. With all of the solid guys they have returning next season, along with the much needed Illinois QB that transferred there last year and will likely be the starter next season, and a good home schedule with BG and Akron at home, the Bobcats are my 2006 pick to win the East. I hope I am wrong.

[MACMAN]

I would hope that OU does nothing about this, unless he has a drinking problem and it has impacted his coaching. I did not once see him tip a cold one durring a game, or stumble.
this is clearly after the season, after working hours, his personal time. Yes he screwed the cat on this one, but with the number of people who drive under the influance in this country this is nothing.

Dangerous as it is, it is a reality, the legal system should be more strict in these matters, and take a license away for 3-5 years on the first offense, and none of these drive for work privlages. The University will however have to at least put him double secret prohabtiona and make him attend AA to apease the incompetant NCAA.

****Sorry for the rant above, I just see a system that fails beyond compair when it comes DUI, and how ones poor judgement can be over scrutinzed becasue a person is a public figure...he did it, he does not deny it, it was not at work, aghhhh!!!!!

What if he would have killed somebody while driving drunk, even after work? Would your opinion change then? Drunk driving is an extremely serious offense in my view. Anybody who is a leader and moral compass for young men should be held accountable for his actions, whether they are at 3 in the morning in the offseason, or at midfield during homecoming.

This is the life he signed up for, and he gets paid a hell of a lot more money than me for doing so. So spare me the "poor public figure deserves his privacy" speech.

No my opinion would not change. his action in no way exposed the univ to a law suit, or with the exception of his weekend stay in jail that is coming interfers with his ability to preform his duties. Now there is exception to this and that deals with car rentals if he hits the road on a recruiting trip, and that as employee of the Univ is clearly in the spot light and that light is also on the Univ. for a first offense the Univ needs have him see a councilor to determin if he is an alcholic, and if so the Univ as a quality employer should help him recover if he is, and have attend AA meetings for a period of time reguardles of weather or not he is an alcholic. So that if this happens again,( which it will not), the Univ has clear documention and reason to release Solich. Far to often people attempt to tie individual actions to the work place. He is human, he is foulable. He did not kill anyone, the legal system is working as it should based upon laws that are far to lienent.
More over I will go a step further since reaching seems to be inorder. What about the students at BGSU who DUI shouldnt they be kicked out of school for thier actions, or for any misconduct? Should we not reclasify the automobile as a deadly weapon to expose those drivers who do not come to complete stops at stop signs, tail gate, speed, and ulitmately kill or injure persons with thier autos to more serious penalties than what the sober woman got ( 3 months and 3 years probation) after she ran my friend down and killed him in cold blood 3 feet in front of becasue she broke and did not stop at a stop sign? Where is the justice in that? I will tell you, it is because that is the range that the law allows, she did not loose her job for it.
The out come here is that Solic has no room for error now, and his misjudgement has cost him all that it should this time around.

[factman]

The thing that I have not seen written about is the situation that brought this about, but maybe I just missed it. Was he out on the town all by himself? Was it some kind of university function?
Who would let someone leave a party, bar or restaurant, especially someone that is that well known, in that condition, and let him drive. It seems there is a lot to this story that we don't know.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

I would hope that OU does nothing about this, unless he has a drinking problem and it has impacted his coaching. I did not once see him tip a cold one durring a game, or stumble.
this is clearly after the season, after working hours, his personal time. Yes he screwed the cat on this one, but with the number of people who drive under the influance in this country this is nothing.

Dangerous as it is, it is a reality, the legal system should be more strict in these matters, and take a license away for 3-5 years on the first offense, and none of these drive for work privlages. The University will however have to at least put him double secret prohabtiona and make him attend AA to apease the incompetant NCAA.

****Sorry for the rant above, I just see a system that fails beyond compair when it comes DUI, and how ones poor judgement can be over scrutinzed becasue a person is a public figure...he did it, he does not deny it, it was not at work, aghhhh!!!!!

What if he would have killed somebody while driving drunk, even after work? Would your opinion change then? Drunk driving is an extremely serious offense in my view. Anybody who is a leader and moral compass for young men should be held accountable for his actions, whether they are at 3 in the morning in the offseason, or at midfield during homecoming.

This is the life he signed up for, and he gets paid a hell of a lot more money than me for doing so. So spare me the "poor public figure deserves his privacy" speech.

No my opinion would not change. his action in no way exposed the univ to a law suit, or with the exception of his weekend stay in jail that is coming interfers with his ability to preform his duties. Now there is exception to this and that deals with car rentals if he hits the road on a recruiting trip, and that as employee of the Univ is clearly in the spot light and that light is also on the Univ. for a first offense the Univ needs have him see a councilor to determin if he is an alcholic, and if so the Univ as a quality employer should help him recover if he is, and have attend AA meetings for a period of time reguardles of weather or not he is an alcholic. So that if this happens again,( which it will not), the Univ has clear documention and reason to release Solich. Far to often people attempt to tie individual actions to the work place. He is human, he is foulable. He did not kill anyone, the legal system is working as it should based upon laws that are far to lienent.
More over I will go a step further since reaching seems to be inorder. What about the students at BGSU who DUI shouldnt they be kicked out of school for thier actions, or for any misconduct? Should we not reclasify the automobile as a deadly weapon to expose those drivers who do not come to complete stops at stop signs, tail gate, speed, and ulitmately kill or injure persons with thier autos to more serious penalties than what the sober woman got ( 3 months and 3 years probation) after she ran my friend down and killed him in cold blood 3 feet in front of becasue she broke and did not stop at a stop sign? Where is the justice in that? I will tell you, it is because that is the range that the law allows, she did not loose her job for it.
The out come here is that Solic has no room for error now, and his misjudgement has cost him all that it should this time around.

All I'm gonna say about the above reach is a student at BGSU is not paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to lead impressionable young men. Solich should be held to higher standard because of his position. I'm not arguing the legal aspects, I'm just arguing having sympathy for public figures when they are overly scrutinized for being stupid. He chose the life he leads, so I don't feel sorry for him in the least that his idiocy is public knowledge and could (should?) cost another coach his job.

If we're arguing legal aspects, I'm arguing for much stiffer penalties for drunk driving, even on the first offense. I think we're in the same boat on that one.


If Brandon was sleeping in his car on Wooster drunk as a skunk, do we think he would be fired?

[FalconAwesome]

It was very odd circumstances. I do not know where Solich came from but I do know the incident happened at about 10:00 PM. Pretty early to be that trashed.

[Jacobs4Heisman]

It was very odd circumstances. I do not know where Solich came from but I do know the incident happened at about 10:00 PM. Pretty early to be that trashed.

Not for old people -- they get up at 5 am and start drinking at noon.

I'm just surprised he wasn't caught shoplifting.

[MACMAN]

If we're arguing legal aspects, I'm arguing for much stiffer penalties for drunk driving, even on the first offense. I think we're in the same boat on that one.


If Brandon was sleeping in his car on Wooster drunk as a skunk, do we think he would be fired?[/quote]

I to am for several law changes, one uping the dui back to 1. Then uping the legal driving age to 18, not because I dont feel 16 and 17 yearolds are incapable of driving, I want to protect parents who are being sued...for no other reason than they are responsible for minors even when not in the car with them. Lowering the legal drinking age to 18., why, adult is adult, and if a person can vote at 18, get married and is alegal adult then booz ougt to be there. I think a dui should be loss of driving for 5 years, no work privlages nothing.
I dont however believe that no matter what, a person who gets a dui after working hrs should be fired from their lively hood becasue of it, unless they need to drive for work, were in a company car, company rented anything that in ernest exposed the company as liable.
we are prety much on the same page.
As for Brandon, I would hope not, unless he was missing practice, or had a recruit with him...l;ol

[transfer2BGSU]

I to am for several law changes, one uping the dui back to 1.

Don't you really mean .10? Blowing a 1 would be deadly

Lowering the legal drinking age to 18., why, adult is adult, and if a person can vote at 18, get married and is alegal adult then booz ougt to be there.

Blame the Republicans for this one. Elizabeth Dole was the Director of Transportation for Ronald Reagan when they held the states federal highway money hostage if they refused to raise the drinking age. Ohio had even voted down raising the drinking age a year or so before those damn Republicans terrorized the states. This from the people that are supposedly for states rights. Yeah, right.

[MACMAN]

I to am for several law changes, one uping the dui back to 1.

Don't you really mean .10? Blowing a 1 would be deadly

Lowering the legal drinking age to 18., why, adult is adult, and if a person can vote at 18, get married and is alegal adult then booz ougt to be there.

Blame the Republicans for this one. Elizabeth Dole was the Director of Transportation for Ronald Reagan when they held the states federal highway money hostage if they refused to raise the drinking age. Ohio had even voted down raising the drinking age a year or so before those damn Republicans terrorized the states. This from the people that are supposedly for states rights. Yeah, right.

no i meant one and if some one wants a one, they are welcom to it in my book. Saves the rest of us a lot of grief....a complete blood transfusion to JW Blue what a day that would be...
And ah yes the anti drug crap...you nailed it on the head...that was as bad as calling a semi auto an assult weapon.