History Tells Us That Kiko Alonso Might Play Yet...

That were just as heated or more than that one. He made it seem like it was something that happens on nearly every team, every year.

I’ll trust Kelly knows more than I do and will make the right decision regarding his players and what is best for them. I’m sure he’s probably even talked with Kiko and his parents, so I’m not saying that Kelly is wrong… yet.

But I have to question what exactly is going on and why Kiko deserves a third chance.

if there’s the CHANCE he does have a disease, we can’t cut ties completely with the kid, unless he’s got a good support system elsewhere to help him with his problem.

If we’re the best support system he’ll have during his road to recovery, we have the responsibility to be there for him IMO.

It’s not like he can plead “drunk” and get off his charges.

Had he been healthy all last season he likely would have had a different mindset during the year. Not saying this is an excuse, but it is hard logic to argue with.

Having a blown knee is a bigger priority in your brain than some extrinsic form of punishment.

As I’ve made clear, I don’t think he needs to be booted. I am curious if he was even the drunkest kid on the football team that night. Kaddu could have been just as drunk, as could many other players who have had run-ins with alcohol-related trouble over the past year or two, and just because they didn’t get caught no one will ever know.

One thing I am learning from all of this is how OBSESSED our fan base is. God I love this football team and our head coach. But I don’t love it because we all the sudden have the coolest uniforms and are winning (granted I wasn’t around for the real bad years). I have loved it since I went to school there because I have a sense of pride. Whether we are 5-6 or 12-0 I must repeat: “GO DUCKS” and “IN CHIP I TRUST!!!”

In diabetes, insulin IS the treatment, not the substance which is difficult for the body to metabolize. Endogenous insulin is insufficient in the body to metabolize SUGARs properly and treatment consist of either stimulating the pancreas to secrete more insulin or injecting a proper amount required to normalize blood sugar levels simply put. Never-the-less, it is a metabolic disease with disquieting and fatal consequences if not treated. Treatment must be vigilant and persistent because the disease does not sleep. Diet, we must remember is also part of any sensible treatment regimen.
      Contrary to your opinion above, alcoholics DO have difficulty with the metabolism of alcohol. Normal people can drink without impunity and when their bodies breakdown ethanol (drinking alcohol) carbon dioxide (that gas which all of us exhale each breath) and acetic acid (dilute vinegar) are the metabolites (the products which remain.) When the alcoholic metabolizes ethanol the main metabolite is ACETONE. Acetone is caustic to the neurons causing an allergic reaction of extreme dis-ease/pain that requires immediate pain relief which can be found briefly in the form of …….wait for it….what’s the nearest pain reliever at hand?….you guessed it, it’s ALCOHOL, the consumption of which causes more pain, confusion, disorientation until the person passes out. Most of the body’s neurons are of course in the brain. Lots of vinegar remaining the next morning can cause quite a hangover but nothing like acetone residue. So, for an alcoholic, many of us say, One drink is too many and a thousand never enough.
    I am in sympathy with you for your pain and the trauma in your family life and, I too battled, seemingly everything and everyone. But while reasonable treatment for an alcoholic can be painful, there is hope in finding out that one is not alone and one does NOT have to be ashamed of being an alcoholic any more than being ashamed of being a diabetic.
   And lastly you stated that he “blatantly disregarded logic by drinking past his limit (again).” This would be true IF he had been diagnosed previously of BEING an alcoholic and I stated above that on a first offense it is not likely than anyone would be willing to make that call. I’m sure that you can see why.
     If you refuse this explanation then must must want the reason for alcoholism to be moral deficiency; a case of being wrong. You might be right about that, Mr. Money but I have seen or heard nothing to indicate that Mr. Alonso was accepted here at Oregon having poor moral values. Really, I find that absurd and painful for me to believe.

My guess is that you know little to nothing about genetics. There is a lot of current research in the area of genetic alterations and addiction. It has been demonstrated that people with genetic mutations involving small changes in the genetic sequences at specific loci called SNP’s (single nucleotide polymorphisms) are more prone to addiction. For example, those with SNPs in the gene coding for nicotinic receptors are more likely to become severely addicted to cigarettes.

Not trying to go all fancy-shmancy on you, but if you are gonna be on here acting like you know exactly what you are talking about, then please provide some factual data. At the very least, don’t contradict what is known.

I’m not saying it is my opinion that this is the case with Kiko, but, don’t throw famous duck’s argument under the bus with statements that aren’t based in fact.

Fuskies have a problem spelling, “liquor.”

All your talk of laws and consequences and the like is meaningless to an alcoholic.

(after all, he wuz the arguably best defender in the spring game) Ooops, that’s gonna start another argu discussion.