Wow, is there a “character” concern for Tenn’s Horston?

[hoopsfan22]

Let her breathe. Could catch any player from any team especially the one right here in CT on Friday/Saturday nights and question some activities and character. It’s not all sunshine and rainbows

This is so true, but I would say by the time you're a young adult 18 years and older, you should know that stealing is a crime. By the time I was 18 no one had to tell me hey don't steal things. I sorta knew at a pretty young age not to take things that weren't mine.

 

[j66kicker]

To me, this is very disappointing to see. Youth invites poor decisions which this could and should fall under. That said, she needs to issue a statement on how stupid and immature it was to acknowledge she has taken accountability and grown from this. Otherwise, this just highlights the lack of vetting about “character” that had gone on at Tenn. So all you Tenn fans-what say you?

Wasn’t UConn in the Horston sweepstakes til the very end? I guess we must have skimped on the character vetting too...?

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

While there is a lot I wouldn't say this about, shoplifting is relatively minor enough that - as long as it is clear to the person that they made a big mistake and are punished in some fashion - it is also fine to move on.

We all make mistakes at that age, I did as well, as someone pointed out above. You learn. OR you get in progressively bigger trouble and in the end ruin your life. So I'm with the majority, I am ok with this, provided she learned from it, which of course we will never really know.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Wasn’t UConn in the Horston sweepstakes til the very end? I guess we must have skimped on the character vetting too...?

I was thinking that too. Guess Geno and CD are slipping.

 

[triaddukefan]

I'm sure the Duke students would have bucked that trend if the Lady Vols were playing in Cameron this season. I seem to recall Walmart bags were popular in Durham in 2006.

Both of them

 

[triaddukefan]

Maybe we dodged a bullet

Any Tommy Hilfiger stores in Storrs?

 

[Fairfield Fan]

What were the Tennessee Vols saying about Coach Geno just recently? What was HW going on about the UConn program?

Yeah, I don't remember either.

 

[Sonny44]

Maybe we dodged a bullet

I thought we only recruited certain types.

 

[DeeHusky]

I don’t like how grown folks react to stuff like this concerning teenagers who make mistakes. I get that some schools are rivalry programs and you’re upset a recruit didn’t commit to UConn, but these are still kids. Some of y’all are decades older than these kids and have probably done far worse in your younger days. Chill.

 

[j66kicker]

Any Tommy Hilfiger stores in Storrs?

Nope, but there IS one at Foxwoods Casino. It’s in a Tanger outlet mall too.

 

[CL82]

I don’t like how grown folks react to stuff like this concerning teenagers who make mistakes. I get that some schools are rivalry programs and you’re upset a recruit didn’t commit to UConn, but these are still kids. Some of y’all are decades older than these kids and have probably done far worse in your younger days. Chill.

Beat me to it. Kids do stupid things all day long. If they are an athlete it gets noticed. Hopefully she learned from the mistake.

 

[Alydar]

Shame on ESPN too

NO! Shame on Horston. Sweeping this under the rug does Horston no good. What it helps is the image of the Vols.
When I was at UConn the starting QB and a couple of team mates got caught like this. They were tossed off the team. Years later a few BB players got caught and were tossed out of school. Both incidents were wisely reported in CT newspapers. Horston should take the heat and just be glad she still has a scholarship.
No disrespect to you but several Vol fans and program coaches have slandered someone close to the UConn program for over 15 years with absolutely no factual basis. Reading that same group now excusing a felony says a lot about that group.

 

[CL82]

Didn't realize people still wore Tommy Hilfiger.

Only if it's discounted, and, apparently, it was a steal.

(Too soon?)

 

[Shades]

Reading that same group now excusing a felony says a lot about that group.

The value of the merchandise was only $124.97. I don’t believe that’s enough value to constitute a felony in any state.

 

[WNBA 09]

I don’t like how grown folks react to stuff like this concerning teenagers who make mistakes. I get that some schools are rivalry programs and you’re upset a recruit didn’t commit to UConn, but these are still kids. Some of y’all are decades older than these kids and have probably done far worse in your younger days. Chill.

Class at its best !

 

[WNBA 09]

I'm sure the Duke students would have bucked that trend if the Lady Vols were playing in Cameron this season. I seem to recall Walmart bags were popular in Durham in 2006.

wasnt that for hornbuckle? Classic

 

[Alydar]

The value of the merchandise was only $124.97. I don’t believe that’s enough value to constitute a felony in any state.

Maybe I'm just old. $100.00 used to be one.

 

[Zanzman]

While there is a lot I wouldn't say this about, shoplifting is relatively minor enough that - as long as it is clear to the person that they made a big mistake and are punished in some fashion - it is also fine to move on.

We all make mistakes at that age, I did as well, as someone pointed out above. You learn. OR you get in progressively bigger trouble and in the end ruin your life. So I'm with the majority, I am ok with this, provided she learned from it, which of course we will never really know.

Glad your ok with shoplifting

 

[triaddukefan]

The value of the merchandise was only $124.97. I don’t believe that’s enough value to constitute a felony in any state.

West Virginia

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Any Tommy Hilfiger stores in Storrs?

I’m too busy eating clam chowder when I’m up there.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

I would like to know this young lady's economic circumstances. So many athletes come from poverty, and even with the scholarship, are barely getting by, or their families are suffering. Do we recall how UConn men basketball players complained that they were going hungry? They weren't permitted to take food with them out of the food service?

Just think we might want to find out what was really going on before casting aspersions on the young lady herself.

 

[JonathanXIV]

Issue isn’t the young woman’s mistake. Particularly if she learns from it. But disappointed In UT with what appears to be a very lenient response.

 

[bballnut90]

I would like to know this young lady's economic circumstances. So many athletes come from poverty, and even with the scholarship, are barely getting by, or their families are suffering. Do we recall how UConn men basketball players complained that they were going hungry? They weren't permitted to take food with them out of the food service?

Just think we might want to find out what was really going on before casting aspersions on the young lady herself.

Based on her USA bio, I dont think she comes from a poor background. Father was in the military and she has relatives who played in the NFL and her cousin is Sylvia Crawley who was a WNBA player. Not that you can conclude anything from this, but Horston was also a good student, a member of student council and played tennis/ran cross country. Guessing she just made a dumb decision and got caught.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Glad your ok with shoplifting

My working career was in security and auditing. Neither I nor the company I worked for tolerated any stealing - I had someone dismissed for stealing $17.00

What I am ok with is that youth make mistakes and do stupid things. The greater the possibility that someone was hurt or could be hurt by something someone does, the less tolerant I am.

In this case, I personally would have expected a greater punishment. If it was an Arizona player, I would be disappointed in the school for that small of a punishment. That said, I'm not suggesting being kicked off the team or anything, but a multi-game suspension would seem to me more fitting. Although we don't know the circumstances.

And yes, I did do stupid things in college. I drove drunk - never had an accident, thank goodness, and never was stopped. I haven't been drunk in over 30 years (and haven't had a drink at all in probably 7 or so). I never shoplifted, but I'm not sure at that age that I can claim excessive virtue or just excessive fear.

 

[militarydog]

...Guessing she just made a dumb decision and got caught.

Here is your bottomline. Unfortunately she is a high profile player playing for a major university. In the past I have admittedly looked at these through the lens of whether they played for my school or another one. However now that I have a teenager I look at it differently. Despite our best efforts our kid has done some stupid stuff. Fortunately we were there to help get him back on the path. Best wishes to Horston. I hope she learns from this. Take your licks and move on. Life is tough. However it’s even tougher if you are stupid.