However, we know the media's gonna take this and run with it. The Mark Richt-can't-control-his-players meme will arise again, and fans will debate over whether Love should be suspended or kicked off the team. Before the details emerge, I'll offer my opinion:
I believe that this was a dumb decision on Jordan Love's part. If he wasn't the one who set off the fireworks, it sounds like the whole 'Stop Snitchin' phenomenon on a small scale.
I follow Dawg players on Twitter, and if I remember correctly, one player commented on texts they got, telling them to refrain from setting off fireworks at the ECV building. I don't see why football players, or anybody else for that matter, would be setting off fireworks last night, especially since they'd have workouts in the morning, right?
Either way, I feel that Love should at least have to run stadiums overtime if he wasn't the one who set off the fireworks. If he did, he should at least be suspended for the first two games. The players have been talking all off-season about how focused they are, how much they want to improve. Its time for them to prove it off the field.
UPDATE: It appears that the APD is close to dropping the charges against Love. It seems that the only reason Love was arrested was because he didn't give his middle name to the police when questioned about the fireworks. Sounds completely bogus to me. There are stories going around the web on why Love did not provide his middle name to police, but in the interest of Jordan Love and his family I'll leave it up to you guys to find out why.
I'll post this as an update, just to show how drastic a person's knee-jerk reaction can be to a situation like this. Other journalists probably would have erased their posts or retracted their statements, but as always happens in situations like these, the truth came to the light. This time it was earlier than expected.
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