Organized Chaos

Florida State wide receiver Preston Parker was arrested and jailed on DUI charges on Saturday. He was found passed out in his car and urine tests are presumed to be positive for marijuana.

This is bad news for Parker, who was suspended for the first two games of last season due to a gun and drug possession charge. From what I understand, he was undergoing regular drug tests and is apparently still engaging in the ganja.

He was placed on 12 months probation in May. This latest charge could carry as much as six months in jail. I’d also assume he could serve his probation time in jail if so desired by a judge, but I’m not certain.

If I had to guess, he’ll serve about six months. If he gets out of this it will be amazing.

By the way, FSU sports information said they would not be making a comment on Saturday.

Follow the jump to read my updated thoughts. You also can read my story here.

This is just another sad story of a guy who didn’t get it the first time. Perhaps he thinks he’s bullet proof. Or maybe he just made a mistake. I’m thinking he knew what he was doing and just didn’t care.

If it were me, and believe me it never would be as I’ve only drank three times in my life at legal age and have never done drugs. BUT, if it were me and I was drinking and smoking pot, I would have one of my sober buddies go to McDonald’s to get me my egg mcmuffins.

That way you can just lounge and you wouldn’t have to worry about falling asleep in your car. It’s a good thing he didn’t hurt anyone. He had his foot on the brake, but could have easily fallen asleep with it off the brake or worse with it on the accelerator.

Now he has a lot of thinking to do. There’s little doubt the next few days will be life-changing. Again, knowing FSU’s rules about misdemeanors, which DUI is, that there is little that can keep Parker on this team.

It would be a huge shock if he isn’t dismissed. But, FSU has proved to be tricky, especially when it comes to these matters.

The most important thing is for Parker to get clean and sober and figure out a way to make something of his life rather than throwing everything away.

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.