UCO football coach Adam Dorrel arrested on suspicion of DUI

[Predatory Primates]

I'll say this, I think if AD didn't have the ties to NW and the strong reputation around the MIAA you all would be on here ready to put him away for good. If this was one of our UCO players I'm sure the narrative would be different too.

Just a bad situation and I don't see what choice the University will have but to fire him. There isn't really another option that would send the right PR message from the school. I hope he gets some help and I hope he'll know one mistake doesn't erase all the good he has done for UCO and Broncho football.

Eff football. This is actually important.

[optionright]

It's hard NOT to cheer for the guy who just went eleven and two with a playoff win.
Hopefully, that gets remembered.

I don't need to know the details but coaching can be awfully damned hard on a family. Even in "good" times.
And yes, the man could use a hand from God, family, and friends.

[Mule Dad]

I will say I am most thankful for all of those other drivers and pedestrians that didn't die at the hands of a very drunk and irresponsible driver.

I hope the school and AD place his mental health above winning football games. I can't imagine a parent who would want to send their son to play for someone who has been caught driving like that, but also wonder how many times he wasn't caught.

[southside]

i'm glad my worst moment's not on the news.
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Ames to that…jeeze

[D2Rover]

Two thoughts:

1. We heard Gundy's opinion on these things last year, and it seemed like a lot of people in the state didn't really mind. I'm not saying that is right or wrong, and obviously this appears to be at a different level than the Ollie situation.

2. If the Facebook statement from the family is accurate (I presume it is), you could give him a lengthy (up to a season) suspension that gives him time to go through a recovery program and come back better the next year. You still take a stance on not tolerating the behaviour, but also show support for mental health issues. And from the football perspective (I get why football is secondary here, but it's still part of the decision the school has to make), he's probably a good enough coach to be worth waiting a year for him to get healthy.

[northwest missouri state]

I'll say this, I think if AD didn't have the ties to NW and the strong reputation around the MIAA you all would be on here ready to put him away for good. If this was one of our UCO players I'm sure the narrative would be different too.

Just a bad situation and I don't see what choice the University will have but to fire him. There isn't really another option that would send the right PR message from the school. I hope he gets some help and I hope he'll know one mistake doesn't erase all the good he has done for UCO and Broncho football.

there are ppl showing empathy. i haven't seen anyone say there shouldn't be consequences.

the offense alone warrants a suspension of at least a game. whether he should be fired, i'd have to know more about the situation. is the dude a drunk or just going through something & trying to fig out a way to cope? there are posts itt indicating he's going through something exceedingly difficult. if that's true i'd want to help him, not fire him. if he's been on a long term bender then i'd have a different view.

what occurred matters, by that i mean he was found sitting in a car in a residential neighborhood as opposed to something more severe. just my $0.02.

[GorillaTeacher]

there are ppl showing empathy. i haven't seen anyone say there shouldn't be consequences.

the offense alone warrants a suspension of at least a game. whether he should be fired, i'd have to know more about the situation. is the dude a drunk or just going through something & trying to fig out a way to cope? there are posts itt indicating he's going through something exceedingly difficult. if that's true i'd want to help him, not fire him. if he's been on a long term bender then i'd have a different view.

what occurred matters, by that i mean he was found sitting in a car in a residential neighborhood as opposed to something more severe. just my $0.02.

He was allegedly found sitting in a parked car in the middle of a roadway, with no recollection or explanation as to why he was stopped, with a mug full of whiskey, after witnesses reported erratic driving at 5 in evening.

[briansperry1998]

UCO would be foolish to fire him. Yes, it doesn't look good but as far as I know this is his first offense. How many college players and NFL players and coaches have received a second chance? Everyone deserves a second chance. Now, that being said it better not happen again. I've never met him but he seems like a class act and a great coach according to what I've heard and seen. UCO better not fire him!

[MuleBall]

Happened last week. I was hoping it would stay a little quieter than those pricks at the news stations are making it

So the local media should turn a blind eye because he's the head coach of the ol' football team? If he ran over a kid, then can they report it?

[jimbo slice]

So the local media should turn a blind eye because he's the head coach of the ol' football team? If he ran over a kid, then can they report it?

The local media tends to be a little over the top like most liberal media does. If it were me....you'd have never heard about it.


you happen to surf around the internet and see some of our f*cking tornado coverage that stretches for HOURS?!?!

[GorillaTeacher]

Terrible take, a person in authority and representing a community institution should have just had it swept under the rug?

[Wallst]

I'll say this, I think if AD didn't have the ties to NW and the strong reputation around the MIAA you all would be on here ready to put him away for good. If this was one of our UCO players I'm sure the narrative would be different too.

Just a bad situation and I don't see what choice the University will have but to fire him. There isn't really another option that would send the right PR message from the school. I hope he gets some help and I hope he'll know one mistake doesn't erase all the good he has done for UCO and Broncho football.

GT mentioned this was the final nail in Broyles coaching career. However, a couple of significant differences. Broyles was at the end of his career while Dorrell is hitting his stride. Pitt was reeling and had a downward trajectory while UCO is trending up. Pitt had a coach in waiting to my knowledge UCO does not. Transfer portal didnt exist then like it does today if a coach gets let go during spring ball. In my opinion those are significant differences

Bigger, human being picture. I'm not sure firing someone for this, assuming it's his first offense is doing the human any good. Have him give an apology, get the help he needs, and have him attend MADD or whatever. I don't believe firing him when that is probably the one constant or base he currently has in his life does him any favors and could be detrimental to his overall health

[CatFan88]

The local media tends to be a little over the top like most liberal media does. If it were me....you'd have never heard about it.

Some advice...Political anything in the forums other than the OT forum is a very thin line. I know from personal experience this week. There are political police on this board just waiting to pounce on comments that cross a line. Tread carefully.

[CatFan88]

Terrible take, a person in authority and representing a community institution should have just had it swept under the rug?

I don't know why you are so intent on throwing AD under the bus. I'm sure you have your reasons. There are significant issues at play in this situation that I'm aware of and not at liberty to post. Even if I were, I wouldn't. AD is a good coach, a good person, a good husband and a good father. So, I'm asking for a little compassion, a little latitude. Let this play out with UCO and the legal system.

[GorillaTeacher]

I don't know why you are so intent on throwing AD under the bus. I'm sure you have your reasons. There are significant issues at play in this situation that I'm aware of and not at liberty to post. Even if I were, I wouldn't. AD is a good coach, a good person, a good husband and a good father. So, I'm asking for a little compassion, a little latitude. Let this play out with UCO and the legal system.

Honestly, no one forced AD to get blasted early in the afternoon(do you know how much someone his size and tolerance has to drink to get that way, if all it was was alcohol), and get behind the wheel of a car with expired tags, nod off in the middle of the street in a residential neighborhood. I am not saying what his punishment should be. I am in no place to offer any sort of defense of his actions, regardless of his extenuating circumstances. I get that PTSD is hard, it led directly to alcoholism and death of one of my best friends, but she didn't drive, and thankfully, the rest of her family she left on this world quit drinking altogether. The older brother of another one of my friends was a victim of a drunken driver, and she is also a victim of a drunken driver and spent weeks in a coma with a traumatic brain injury. So, no, I do not exactly want to see the courts take into account his personal issues and community standing when deciding his punishment. Dustin and Ashley were kids when they were killed/hurt, and thousand of other people never got the opportunity to see the court's decisions against their defendants.

Dorrel is lucky he got to walk away from this with his life, and so are anyone else that was around when he was on the road. I hope he gets the help he needs, but I also don't think the legal system or UCO should take it easy on him.