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Because that's a ridiculously weak offense to get booted off the team for. I realize he's on the thinnest of ice, but driving yourself to probation?

I think you know it'd be ridiculous when you have MSU fans saying so.

Wow pretty petty offense. Not sure the situation but if stonum did anything short of walk in and say "i had no ride and i drove myself," then he was in the wrong. Interesting to see what Hoke does. When I first heard about it without hearing the situation, I said boot him. After hearing this, I'm not so sure.

Honestly, he should probably just be booted for being an idiot. He's had several chances and this was a dumbass and avoidable one.

I'm with coach either way on this one, though. I see the justification for allowing to stay as much as I do the justification for kicking him off the team.

Oh, I get it. I'm just saying even with an essentially zero tolerance policy it seems ridiculous to drop someone for this.

Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't want to see him dismissed for this. If he was driving home or to the store, I'd have a problem with his blatant disregard for the rules. He must have felt he had no choice but to drive to his hearing or face bigger consequences. But I still think he could have found someone on campus who would have given him a ride. Hell, he can have my number. I'll drive up there whenever he needs a ride. BUT DON'T DRIVE DARRYL.

is this the same police station that is over near Zingermans?

I agree. I'm not making an excuse for his poor decision. If his ride let him down or he woke up late or whatever the reason, all he had to do was call and tell his probation officer he was going to be late and explain why. He shouldn't have driven himself. But it's not like he was out cruising with his posse on a Friday night when he was pulled over. He got up early and drove a few blocks on a revoked license to make a 7am meeting with his probation officer. I can think of far worse things.

AnnArbor.com story below...

http://www.annarbor.com/news/crime/darryl-stonum-probation-violation-michigan-football/

Michigan wide receiver Darryl Stonum was sentenced this morning to 10 days in jail for violating probation on a conviction for operating while visibly impaired second-offense.

Stonum, 21, was ticketed Thursday morning by Ann Arbor police for driving on a revoked license shortly after he checked in at a probation office in downtown Ann Arbor.

Stonum

Court records indicate Stonum lied to his probation officer prior to being pulled over. Records say when Stonum checked in at the office, he told the officer that a female friend had dropped him off in the area. Stonum admitted to the probation violation in court today in front of Judge Charles Pope. Pope said Stonum will have to convince the court that he can continue in the sobriety court program.

"Nobody did this to you," Pope told Stonum in 15th District Court. "You did this to yourself." Stonum was led away by officers and taken to a cell.

Pope said earlier in court today that Stonum has had four alcohol-related encounters with the criminal justice system, which he called "extremely unusual" for someone Stonum's age.

"The part that's the worst is your deceit about it," Pope said.

"Trust is the easiest thing to lose, and the hardest thing to regain Darryl, and that's the situation you're in."

Pope said the court has no record of Stonum attending any 12-step meetings in the past two weeks, which he is required to do. Pope also said Stonum has "yet to pay a dime" for fines and fees he owes for probation. He also told Stonum that he's not eligible to apply for a driver's license.

Prior to being sentenced, Stonum told Judge Pope that he thought he could drive because he doesn't have any infractions on his Texas driver's license that would prohibit him from driving.

Michigan coach Brady Hoke said Thursday afternoon there has been no change in Stonum's status. Stonum, who is from Stafford, Texas, redshirted this season to deal with his legal issues.

"Until we know everything, it hasn’t changed," Hoke said Thursday at a previously scheduled season wrap-up news conference. When asked if he was concerned about Stonum's decision-making, Hoke simply replied, "No."

Stonum was Michigan's second-leading receiver in the 2010 season with 49 catches for 633 yards and four touchdowns.

Stonum is scheduled to return to court Jan. 20.

Kick him to the curb. Take another WR this year to make up for it!

Still, Hoke's quotes at the end seem to indicate that he's not gone, at least not yet. I suspect Hoke will meet with Stonum soon and figure out the next step.

He also wasn't contacted by any school other than MSU. I know it's a crazy thing to believe, but MAYBE he's saying things to MSU reporters to put MSU in a better light because he's going there. If Michigan would've reached out, I'm sure he would've at least listened. I'm not saying anything would've changed but he would've considered them. Don't kid yourself.

Hoke's quotes are from yesterday, before he was sent to jail for 10 days and was reported to not have shown up recently to any of the 10 or 12 step programs that he required to go to. Not good.

The exact article, I believe, stated he hadn't been to any of the required 12-step program meetings in the last 2 weeks. Those last 2 weeks though were kids at home (Texas in his case) for the holidays, and then flying to New Orleans for bowl week. So it's possible he did attend a local one and the Michigan court just didn't have a record of it.

This definitely looks bad for Stonum, but the staff knows much more about the situation than we do, and the court isn't going to care that he was in Texas or New Orleans for a couple weeks when making their decision, so it's possible they would be less lenient on him than the coaches who are much closer to the situation.