The New Thug U

Run-ins with law result in suspensions for two Gators ESPN.com news services Updated: July 3, 2007, 10:28 AM ET Comment Email Print Separate run-ins with the law have earned two Florida players suspensions. Offensive lineman Ronnie Wilson has been suspended for the upcoming season, while running back Brandon James will sit out the opener and could also lose his scholarship. The penalties were first reported by the Gainesville Sun. Wilson, 19, allegedly fired a semiautomatic weapon into the air after being chased following a nightclub incident in April. He was charged with battery and discharging a firearm in public. Arraignment was set for July 3. The alleged victim claimed Wilson spat on him and slapped him in the face at a nightclub. Wilson told police he did spit on the victim but denied hitting him. Wilson allegedly left the club, pulled a rifle from his trunk and fired a shot in the air. Florida coach Urban Meyer called the incident a "major concern" following the arrest in April, and suspended Wilson indefinitely from team activities. Wilson was a member of the Gators national title team as a redshirt. James and reserve basketball guard Brandon Powell were arrested by Gainesville police during a reverse sting in June. According to the report obtained by the Tampa Tribune, Powell arranged a meeting with the informant by telephone. Powell and James then met the informant and purchased .8 grams of marijuana for $20, according to details in the report. The sale was recorded on video and audio, the Tribune reported. James dropped the marijuana when approached by police, the report stated, according to the Tribune. James, a sophomore, is considered the Gators' top kick returner. He averaged 11 yards per punt return and 18 yards on kickoff returns as a freshman. Information from ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach and The Associated Press was used in this report.

The new Thug U huh? only a FSU fan...

FLORIDA AINT NO THUG SCHOOL!

At FSU this would simply be a slap on the wrist...

FSU doesn't tolerate it either. The Seminoles had Randy Moss and Levernious Coles and kicked both of them off for violating team rules. Niether player went to jail; but both lost scholerships and were booted.

Yeah but they let Warwick stay for doing far worse than what Coles did. Hence Coles will never say that he went to FSU. He references his High School instead. Big schools should suspend themselves for the way that they rape athletes. While I get an "education", depending on if they even let me take classes that are difficult(try being an engineer at a big d1 school and they will laugh in your face), they get millions. Siding with any school on any decision regarding a kid is like clapping while the 5th grade bully takes the 1st graders lunch. Got damn I hate these schools. But I love to bet on games. So I'm some sort of hypocrit too.....

That was Warricks first infraction; and Coles 2nd. Coles knew he was on thin ice, but elected to get 1200.00 worth of clothes for 20.00 anyhow. Bowden would have kicked Warrick off if he'd had previous problems. It did cost him the Hiesman.

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Thats Small potato's .....A true THUG U, believe it or not is WVU....Pac-man Jones, Chris Henery, the list goes on and on and on

At UCLA the coach got caught committing burglary, and they kept him on staff!!!! Top that

those 2 players are the only ones UF couldn't cover-up I know alot of people in Hogtown and UF has had 10+ players get in trouble this offseason for all kinds of stupid stuff. Don't let the UF fans lie to you about the troubles they have had down there. MEYER is a joke, he talked down Zook about lack of punishment for players and he has let much worse slide by. I have no respect for him after saying what he said about Zook and then doing less than him.

I agree Meyer doenst discipline at all. That player they had last year; Thomas had like 8 chances. He broke every law out there except murder. Meyer finally let him go; but its bc he probably was going to jail anyway.

Joiner arrested, charged after early-morning incident Associated Press Updated: October 2, 2007, 3:21 PM ET Comment Email Print GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida safety Tony Joiner was arrested early Tuesday and charged with felony burglary, police said. Joiner Joiner, a senior captain who ranks fifth on the ninth-ranked Gators with 20 tackles, was arrested around 5 a.m. outside the fenced impound lot of a towing company, Gainesville police said. Joiner was accused of pushing an electric gate open to enter the lot in an attempt to retrieve his girlfriend's car, which was being held in lieu of a $76 towing bill, a police report said. According to the report, witnesses said Joiner opened the gate to the towing company, got into a car, drove out of the lot and was trying to close the gate when he was confronted by one of the witnesses. The witness said Joiner drove back into the lot and waited for police to arrive. The arresting officer, Robert Concannon, wrote that Joiner was talking on a phone when he walked up. Concannon said he heard Joiner say, "I am probably about to go to jail 'cause I did push the gate open." Florida coach Urban Meyer was aware of Joiner's arrest and planned to address it after practice Tuesday. Joiner's arrest came two days after three players were questioned about a shooting outside a downtown nightclub. The players were not considered suspects, but their names were given to police as people who may have witnessed the shooting that happened several hours after the Gators lost 20-17 to Auburn.

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Joiner's arrest is the latest in a long list since Florida won its second national championship in January. Offensive lineman Ronnie Wilson was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor in April following a gun incident near campus. Wilson pleaded no contest to battery and discharging a firearm and was suspended indefinitely from the team. Linebacker Dustin Doe was charged in April with fighting in public after a brawl at a downtown parking garage. The misdemeanor charge was later dismissed. Safety Jamar Hornsby had a sworn complaint filed against him in April after he allegedly tossed a man onto the hood of a woman's car in a parking lot. Safety Dorian Munroe was charged with felony theft in May when he removed a University Police boot from his car and put it in his trunk. The charge was later dropped. Safety John Curtis was arrested in May on a probation violation stemming from his failure to complete five days of community service for an alcohol possession charge. Cornerback Jacques Rickerson was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in May. His case was resolved without legal punishment. Running back Brandon James faced a similar charge in June. He was sentenced to six months' probation and community service. Rickerson and James were suspended for Florida's season opener. Joiner could be suspended for Saturday's game at No. 1 LSU. Meyer had to deal with other high-profile incidents before the national title, too. In February 2006, wide receiver Kenneth Tookes accidentally fired a gun into an occupied apartment, while receiver Andre Caldwell and cornerbacks Reggie Lewis and Dee Webb stood nearby. And defensive tackle Marcus Thomas was dismissed from the team last season after failing three drug tests. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press