This is why he is despised in the jC community not class,un up the score. When he plays against a good team he will tank as always
You should know more about the game and how it unfolded before you spew your hatred.
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In short, witness after witness told Ohton's lawyers,
Craftpled guilty to a North County drunk-driving charge in 1997)
"Drinking became a problem with the football program," tesdtified defensive lineman Brook Miller. "During the two-a-day camp, players were going out to get drunk and coming back just before the morning. Curfews or bed checks were inconsistent. Road trips were the same. No one checked to see if we were in our rooms. During this past season a group of six to nine players would meet every Thursday at 11 a.m. at the 4.0 Deli and drink until they had to report to meetings at 1:30 p.m. Oftentimes, the players would just skip the meetings and show up to practice. Some of the players were seriously drunk, and not a single coach said a thing."
Anthony Foli testified . "He would close his regular Friday-night road trip] speech by saying, 'My mouth's dry and I need to get a tall drink of water.' All of the players would laugh because we knew he was talking about going to get some beers. Many times on the plane ride home from road games, players would pour liquor into their soft drink beverages. I remember seeing Coach Kaumeyer telling player Ryan Iata to keep it down. He didn't tell him to put it away, rather he told him to keep it down so the boosters and administrators couldn't see him drinking."
"Two years ago, 2002, before our road game in Idaho, we were in the locker room, and just before the game, Coach Craft walked by me and several of my teammates. He reeked of liquor. His breath was heavy with the smell of alcohol. I wasn't the only one that noticed. I talked about it with a few teammates sitting next to me. Our assistant coaches, like Coach Craft, were all very lethargic during the game and at halftime. We got beaten soundly by a weaker opponent that day.
"At our recent postseason football awards banquet, free beer was served to any football player who walked up to the bar area. It seemed that at least 80 percent of our team was drinking, and many players were underage. Prior to the banquet starting, the players, coaches, and others were in the hallway drinking very heavily. I had free mixed-drink tickets, which were provided by the coaches, and when the banquet started, I received free beer. Many senior players repeatedly left their chairs during the ceremony and returned with several drinks in their hands."
"The coaches could see that the players were drinking, but they never said a word. My parents were very surprised and disgusted that the SDSU football coaches did nothing to stop the players from drinking.
"On every Thursday, between six to ten players would meet around 11 a.m. and drink beer until the 1:30 p.m. [football practice] meetings. I attended one of these rituals, but I didn't get drunk like many of my teammates who did at this time. On two occasions, I recall some of our defensive linemen falling down.... It was obvious that they were drunk, and the coaches would just tell them to go over and stand on the sidelines."
"What made it worse was that the younger players saw this and believed it was acceptable. This is likely why 'positive' results on drug tests have doubled in the past two years. The young players don't seem to care because they are not held accountable for their actions."
"We had players get arrested for felony theft and driving under the influence, but the public doesn't find out about it. It seems to me that our own administration is in the dark or doesn't care."
During a July deposition in the case, player Jonathan Ingram, related another experience he said he'd had while on the road in Laramie, Wyoming, with the team in the fall of 2002.
Ingrahm also under oath He also described an incident during a game in New Mexico during which, Ingram claimed, he smelled alcohol on the breath when Craft came into the huddle."
Don Sutton, a team boosterin another declaration. "On or around November 8, 2002, I was invited by the San Diego State University's athletic department to travel with the SDSU Aztec football team on an away game to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to watch them play the New Mexico Lobos. I was a booster, hired by Barona, for the SDSU athletic department during that time period."
Sutton recounted sitting in the lobby of the team hotel. "We were facing the main doorway, and at around 1:00 a.m., SDSU Coach Craft and [Coach] Powroznik walked in. Coach Craft was stumbling, and I easily recognized that he was very drunk. In reference to Coach Craft's drunken appearance, I said... 'Some things never die,' because I had been told...that Coach Craft had also gotten drunk the night before the Idaho road game during the same season." Shortly afterwards, Sutton said, "I saw Coach Craft using the wall to hold himself up."
, failed to come forward.
There was also a slapping incident, according to Jonathan Ingram, for which Craft later was forced to apologize. "Coach Craft then began to talk to the whole team about a fight that some players were involved in a few days before this meeting," Ingram recalled. "Coach Craft was extremely upset and his voice was raised above his normal level of talking. I was standing next to the red-shirt freshman player Mike Kracalik, who was on a knee while listening to Coach Craft.
"Coach Craft had his hands on his hips, and he was explaining to us that he was tired of hearing about football players retaliating and fighting when confronted by people looking for fights. He stated, 'I'm tired of hearing you players getting caught and getting kicked out of school.' He further added, 'If someone walks up to you, just walk away. If someone walks up to you and hits you, you can't hit back.'
"After saying this, Coach Craft raised his right hand and slapped player Mike Kracalik across the left cheek of his face. The slap was hard and unbelievable. Mike dropped his head down. I asked myself, 'Did he just do that?' I was shocked at how hard he hit Mike, and I was embarrassed for him. Coach Craft continued to talk, and I watched Mike raise his head back up and pay attention to Coach Craft. This incident scared me. I looked at Coach Craft much differently from then on."
All sworn declerations under oath of perjury.
Never will respect this clown.
