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[QUOTE="Newhouser, post: 2075319, member: 5155"]
Sad when we lose anyone this young, especially "one of our own" as has been mentioned here. As much as I enjoyed Fab on the court, I think he represents everything I despise about college athletics off the court. The young man was clearly in need of some extra help to survive academically in college, the young man obviously was immature off the court and as mentioned earlier was no saint. I know a number of people who dealt with Fab off the court and there description of, and memory of Fab,  would be different than us the fans. Bottom line is in big time college athletic the "student athlete" doesn't often get the chance to mature and grow, and sadly most of these athletes adopt to the pampered and privileged aspect of their life on campus as a high profile athlete faster than they do adopting a more mature mindset. Fab made his choices off the court (including embracing the entitlement), but like a lot of kids attending school today, I'm not sure he was provided the proper guidance and support that he needed at that stage of his life. I think it is incumbent upon the adults to keep things in perspective and I think the NCAA and the colleges forget that.
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