Who has not had their license revoked and been caught driving without a license? Who has not been caught driving an automobile after comsuming alcohol when under 21 years old? Who has not had multiple driving violations by age 20?

I would venture the vast majority of all Tar Heel fans, even those who are far from being altar boys, have NOT been there and done that. There is no doubt Ty has not been conducting himself as he should as a representative of the Univerisity of North Carolina.

Jumping into a pool off a frat house balcony is one thing. Multiple driving violations, at least one of which involved alcholol is entirely a different thing which reflects badly on Ty, UNC and the UNC basketball program.

I hear ya Keith. Many of us have made some bad decisions, especially at that age. But failure to appear in court on those mistakes is what separates him from us, IMO. Maybe we should tell him it will be OK with us if he speeds that fast on the court next year.

A friend of mine is taking summer school in a class with Ginyard and Hansbrough and he witnessed an interesting reaction from Hansbrough when Ginyard told him the news. Let’s just say that the tone that Ginyard told him the news was not one that made it seem like Tyler and Ty are best friends (giving more fuel to the “Tyler stealing Ty’s thunder and Ty not liking it” idea).

I almost want to bury my head in the ground until October 17.

I think you may have said it best. I too wish him only the best and for him to walk away from this incident a better man. From a fan standpoint, Lawson probably gets the “excessive baggage” tag from the collective fan base. Alas, we all move on. I personally would like to see him mature some before becoming a professional, but all kids his age are prone to stupid mistakes. Does it excuse what he did? Absolutely NOT. Redick made a similar mistake, but the Dookies still worship him. I am worried that now, if he goes pro, he will then be turned loose and no one will be there to cut the wires of a ticking bomb. I don’t know that another year in Chapel Hill is the answer, but he may be considering now than before the incident. Unfortunately, a lot of the fans will need some convincing that he is gonna put forth a top notch effort night in and night out. On this blog we canonize the likes of Rasheed Wallace and Antawn Jamison for a reason. These guys knew that they were going pro, but they still brought it night in and night out. That is what the UNC basketball program is all about.