Well, this is not a good start to the season. If you did not hear, one of our three seniors, Rich McBride, got arrested on a DUI this weekend and will most likely be suspended for some games this season. My friends and I got in an argument recently about where the leadership would fall this year with the departure of James Augustine and Dee Brown. I argued that it was Chester Frazier’s team. Even though he is sophomore, I’d like to see him grow into the role. I always felt McBride was a good role player but not much of a leader. I like what Mark Tupper had to say about him today. And just because he is a senior doesn’t make it “his team”. In his hands, I worried about the 2006-07 season. I just can’t imagine him running the point. Now, with this DUI, I guess we will never know. I’d like to see him bounce back and make a good showing during the Big Ten season, but it is going to be a long road. He never really fulfilled his potential. There is time left for him to make his mark on Ilini Nation, but it is not looking good…
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Luther Head did some stupid stuff before — and while there was some criticism of how Bruce Weber handled the situation, Head did bounce back, acting like a responsible senior and leading Illini to the NCAA final. I’m not exactly hopeful, seeing that he wasn’t smart enough to learn his lesson after the first incident. (Getting busted twice probably means there’s a whole lot of stuff he has been doing that he hasn’t gotten busted for.) But my point is that, as difficult as it is to keep in mind, these guys are still kids, growing up and learning real life lessons as they go. You never know when they snap out of it and go, “I’ve been stupid, now I should change.” Let’s hope that time is coming soon.