As a rule, I’m not a fan of “zero tolerance” policies. I don’t think its’ the ex-lawyer in me, I’ve never been a big supporter of them. Too many overreactions, and no shades of gray. Everyone wants the bright-line rule, but life isn’t that neat and tidy. And all too often they are reactionary not to actual problems but to the glaring spotlight of attention and scare reports.

/climbs down from soapbox

Pitt made no such announcement yesterday when Coach Todd Graham and AD Steve Pederson met with the media in light of the SI.com story that featured Pitt as the #1 team in terms of arrests in college football. The implications are there, but then they were already in place when Graham (and Haywood for that matter) was hired.

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If I had to do the same again

I would, my friend, Fernando…

If I have to have that miserable effing Abba song running through my head, you’re all going down with me.

Some deep recess of my mind dredged that song from the depths after Fernando M. Diaz, made sure that he was never coming back to the Pitt football team.

Diaz, who grew up in New York City, participated in preseason drills in August before leaving the team for personal reasons. He had wanted to return for spring drills, but Pitt coach Todd Graham said Wednesday he is no longer welcome.

“He will no longer be a part of our program,” Graham said.

Honestly, I know I should be aghast at the details and it reflecting on Pitt, yada, yada, yada. But, if this happened somewhere else I would be laughing and snickering quite a bit, so what the hell.

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