BRITTON COLQUITT ARRESTED FOR DUI, LEAVING THE SCENE

by Joel on Feb 17, 2008 5:21 PM EST in Tennessee Volunteer Football Comment 21 comments

Britton Colquitt, a punter on the University of Tennessee football team, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident early this morning.

According to the Knox County Judicial Commissioner's Office, Colquitt, 22, hit a parked Ford Focus on Jackson Avenue near Humes Street at 2:56 a.m. today while driving a 1998 Jeep Cherokee, then fled the scene.

The Knoxville Police Department stopped Colquitt on Gill Avenue near Gratz Street. He admitted to having two beers, three mixed drinks, hitting the car and a tree stump, according to police records.

This is not the first alcohol-related problem for Colquitt; he had three alcohol-related arrests in 2004.

Rage. Vexation. Exasperation.

Disappointment. Embarrassment. Aggravation.

The Papa better crack some heads and kick some stuff over. This is out of control:

ANTONIO WARDLOW AND DORIAN DAVIS DISMISSED FROM TEAM -- Feb. 13, ~~2007~~ 2008
VINCE FAISON ARRESTED FOR DUI -- Feb. 4, 2008
TENNESSEE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ANTHONY PARKER ARRESTED FOR DISORDERLY CONDUCT -- Jan. 26, ~~2007~~2008
OTHER BROTHER DARYL VEREEN ARRESTED, CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION -- Jan. 22, ~~2007~~ 2008
TENNESSEE WIDE RECEIVERS GERALD JONES AND AHMAD PAIGE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA -- Jan. 14, ~~2007~~ 2008

Seriously, y'all can lose games, and I'll still support you, but I really don't want to be associated with a team full of crap like this. Do we miss Trooper Taylor and Gerald Harrison that much? What's going on?

TEAM MEETING, Y'ALL. LEADERS, TIME TO TAKE CHARGE:

Jonathan Crompton, you take the QBs. Watch them day and night. All of them. Curfew them. Be their freakin' parent, 'cause apparently most of them need it.

Lucas Taylor, you're responsible for the receivers. I know you don't like to talk much, but you take all of 'em, and you know where they're at at all times. Have them inside and in bed by 11:00. Up at 6:00 to work out, and make them so tired they can't even think of doing anything else.

Arian Foster. Wait. Montario Hardesty, you're in charge of the backs.

Josh McNeil. Never mind. Anthony Parker. Crap. Ramon Foster, you got the offensive linemen. Good luck with that.

Eric Berry. You got the defensive backs. And, shoot, just take the linebackers and defensive linemen, too. You're our only hope.

Update [2008-2-17 18:3:42 by Joel]: GVX's inadvertent commentary on the matter:

Update [2008-2-18 6:21:7 by Joel]: Fulmer has suspended Colquitt for five games and stripped him of his scholarship. And no, I don't feel any better about this this morning.

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DUI is bad enough

but leaving the scene? Ouch, Brit-Brit. That's kiddie stuff.

by Holly Anderson on Feb 17, 2008 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Great writeup about this.

That just about sums up everything over the last few months.

I'm on board with you about the team getting their act together. I love rooting for UT, and the fans are a lot of fun for this Western transplant to associate with, but I can't see aligning myself with this kind of stuff. Heck, I don't care for basketball, but the b-ball team is a lot more enjoyable for me right now.

Last fall, we had dishumiliarrassment. Now, what is it? Disembarravation?

How about Chuck Norris for Strength and Conditioning?

by Hooper on Feb 17, 2008 7:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

not that's there's an upside...

...but at least if he was driving a 98 Grand Cherokee, you know he's not getting any extracurricular automotive or financial benefits. If it was a pimped-out Caprice Classic...

Anyway, whatever it is that's causing the Vols to lose their cool, hopefully the coaches and senior players get it sorted out soon - if only to preserve your blood pressure.

by DC Trojan on Feb 17, 2008 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for the concern about blood pressure

I am most definitely not happy. If you're concerned about my blood pressure, you ought to be really concerned about the distinct possibility that my tongue will be bitten in two by morning.

Funny, though, about the car, now that you mention it, because the Colquitts must be relatively well-off, so while Britton driving a McFadden-mobile wouldn't necessary mean extra benefits, the fact that he is driving a 98 Grand Cherokee probably means he's not a spoiled brat.

So he's got that going for him anyway.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Feb 17, 2008 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

GOOD GRIEF

What the Heck is going on? ENOUGH ALREADY!

OLD SMOKEY

by old smokey on Feb 17, 2008 10:23 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Pssst...Joel

Those 4 incidents were in 2008.

I just hope the criminal activity stops at DUI/public intoxication and drug possession. Not to dismiss those crimes, but a murder or sexual assault would kick the heat up a notch or four. We'd be like a Big Ten or a Pac Ten team.

by wvvol on Feb 18, 2008 1:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Argh

Fixed. Thanks.

Blogging angry and quickly will get you that, I guess.

Go Vols!

by Joel on Feb 18, 2008 6:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Backup?

I'm not sure who our back-up punter is (is there even such a thing?), but I've still got eligibility left. I shouldn't have too much problem walking on and getting the job done, however it may be a little late to get me enrolled back into the system.

by Aerobab on Feb 18, 2008 8:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not piling on, but

he's not the weapon his brother was. I'd say Chad Cunningham could do the job as well.

by wvvol on Feb 18, 2008 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

With luck, we won't really need a punter.

That's a lot to say with UCLA, FLorida, and Auburn in the first 5 games, but one can always hope in February.

I'm just hoping we can actually field a team when the season starts. Egad.

by Hooper on Feb 18, 2008 10:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

2008 Fulmer Cup Champs!

Go ahead Orson, give us the crown now! This is ridiculous. I'm with Joel, if we lose games, I can handle it, I'm not happy, but I can handle it. But cheering for a team that has had this many arrests/citations about 6 weeks(!) into the offseason, now that's hard to do.

I think I'm just gonna turn my head to the basketball team and Bruce Pearl, who kicks guys off the team that do stuff like that even if we need them (Major Wingate).

And now... the BasketVols!

by Volorado on Feb 18, 2008 9:38 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Why, Britton, why?

Dirt's too rocky, by far...

Ain't it good to be alive and be in Tennessee!

by ttocswob on Feb 18, 2008 12:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I know what's going on!

All these guys that are in school right now are watching the National Football League. They have seen this past season how a former University Of Tennessee wide receiver led his team to the Super Bowl and an almost perfect season by his excellence and expertise on special teams and the Super Bowl clinching play downing the ball on the 1. On the 1! (What? It wasn't the play of the year? Then why did he dance like that?) And all these University of Tennessee players saw how he acted when he was in school, and how his actions ultimately led to the Season Of Which We Do Not Speak and they say "Why can't we act like that? We can be the fUTURE! We can do the squirrel!" and so it is obvious that we are still suffering from the

CURSE OF KELLEY WASHINGTON!

Go Vols!

by gramsey712 on Feb 18, 2008 12:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Maybe they need a hobby

I have a lawn that's in desperate need of some serious TLC after last year's drought cycle. Perhaps CPF could assign a few of these guys to develop some caretaking skills by getting my yard up and running again. I'd be more than happy to post a sign out front of my yard detailing the beautification efforts of UT's finest footballers. I'd even provide the lemonade.

And we'd all win. :)

by Hooper on Feb 18, 2008 12:48 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Lawn Job

I like the idea, however I see too much bad stuff that could result:

Players try to roll the grass clippings and wind up smoking the entire yard.
Dougnuts in the lawn from the drunken John Deere tractor operator.

However, one could always market "FREE STUMP REMOVAL!"

by Aerobab on Feb 18, 2008 1:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Heh.

Anybody trying to smoke the grass on my lawn deserves exactly what they get.

by Hooper on Feb 18, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Turning Point

I watched a fantastic movie Saturday night on ABC, "Miracle", which chronicled the events leading up to the "Miracle on Ice" for the U.S. Hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics.

For those who have seen the film, you will recall the turning point which transformed the group of individuals into a "team". It went something to the effect of: again...again...again...again...again...

It's time (6 months ago would have been even better) that Coach Phil adopt a similar philosophy.

by Aerobab on Feb 18, 2008 2:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Premature E-post-ulation

For those who haven't seen the film and are curious what scene I'm referring to...go rent it. NOW!

(We really need the ability to edit posts!)

by Aerobab on Feb 18, 2008 2:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Great movie

Coach Herb Brooks decided (before the team was assembled) that the only way he could get the team to beat the Soviet pro-amateur Olympic team was to sacrifice the players' love for him. He drove that team into the ground and was hated by the players. But once they matured into the team he wanted them to be, they were a thing of beauty on the ice. They still weren't as physically gifted as the Soviets, but they had learned to play the game with complete abandon and no regard to pain, fatigue, or discouragement. Years afterwards, the players would still thank Brooks for what he did, even though he was highly unpopular at the time.

I will never claim to be able to advise Fulmer on coaching and on managing the players, but I do hope he's willing to sacrifice their feelings for him if it's the only way to get them to clean up and be the team they can be. To be honest, I don't know if I could do that if I were the coach, but there are much higher priorities in the lives of these kids than whether they like the Papa or not. One of those priorities is learning to control their off-field behavior.

But, great movie. Great, great movie. One of the few sports movies where knowing the ending does not ruin the movie in the least. (Another good hockey movie is Mystery, Alaska. Watch it. Love it.)

by Hooper on Feb 18, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Life Lessons

"Years afterwards, the players would still thank Brooks for what he did, even though he was highly unpopular at the time."

There is a professor that I was graced with during my days at UT. He's still there today, doing what he does...teaching in the aforementioned manner. From day 1 of his class he makes it VERY clear that he's not there to make friends; he's there to make sure you leave his classroom a master of the subject.

I cursed the man for 5 years; but now I can't thank him enough! Like they say, it's better to be feared than loved.

by Aerobab on Feb 18, 2008 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs