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ex-Miami/ex-Louisville LB Willie Williams (official thread)

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CharlotteBuck-I said:
I wonder what kind of "truck" he was driving...
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Willie Williams wrecks his truck in Georgia? <hr size="1"> Just curious, Canes fans.. Willie was driving a Chevy Tahoe truck, <!--EZCODE BOLD START-->reportedly his<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, when he wrecked it.

What year is the truck,(it was reported on one site that it was " <!--EZCODE ITALIC START-->a <!--EZCODE BOLD START-->newer model<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> Tahoe decked out w/ all the fixings including 20" rims,"<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> and how did Willie get a truck with his record, the fact he's enrolled in school, and the fact that according to numerous Cane/Williams's apologists, he's from a poor household.

Aside from receiving the $500 stipend from the NCAA to travel to the game on his own for this Peach Bowl, how is this young man paying for the normal expenses for his truck..ie.. gas at $1.94-2.04 per gal, etc. outside this Peach Bowl trip?</td></tr></tbody> </table>
 
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Crack sale proceeds.



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Willie Williams wrecks his truck in Georgia? <HR SIZE=1>Just curious, Canes fans.. Willie was driving a Chevy Tahoe truck, <!--EZCODE BOLD START-->reportedly his<!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, when he wrecked it.


What year is the truck,(it was reported on one site that it was " <!--EZCODE ITALIC START-->a <!--EZCODE BOLD START-->newer model<!--EZCODE BOLD END--> Tahoe decked out w/ all the fixings including 20" rims,"<!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> and how did Willie get a truck with his record, the fact he's enrolled in school, and the fact that according to numerous Cane/Williams's apologists, he's from a poor household.

Aside from receiving the $500 stipend from the NCAA to travel to the game on his own for this Peach Bowl, how is this young man paying for the normal expenses for his truck..ie.. gas at $1.94-2.04 per gal, etc. outside this Peach Bowl trip?
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"I don't know what happened officer... I was driving along... eating my thrid lobster of the trip and BAM!... I was in the ditch."
 
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AKAKBUCK said:
"I don't know what happened officer... I was driving along... eating my third lobster of the trip and BAM!... I was in the ditch."
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I think the lobster bib he was wearing protected him from getting hurt by the shoulder belt.

Willie's always one step ahead of the rest of us.
 
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Willie Williams Back on the Field at Miami

Willie Williams Back on Field With Miami
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Published: March 9, 2005

Filed at 7:30 p.m. ET

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) -- Willie Williams has a past nobody can be proud of, including 11 arrests, jail time and two stints on probation.

Miami gave him a chance -- perhaps his last -- at having a bright future and the former high school All-American linebacker, who was one of the nation's most-coveted recruits in 2004, is vowing to make the most of the opportunity.

``I'm going to make sure they made the right decision,'' Williams said Wednesday after Miami's second spring practice. ``Everything I did wrong, I'm kind of working to make it right. I know I've done some things in the past. I know I've made some mistakes. But everybody makes mistakes. I can't fault nobody but myself.''

And the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Williams has certainly made plenty of mistakes.

The first entry was made on his arrest record in 1999; over the next five years, 10 other incidents -- burglaries and thefts, mostly -- led to more time in police custody, and his checkered past was something Miami officials insist they were not fully aware of when offering him a scholarship.

When he made a recruiting trip to Florida in January 2004 -- around the same time an 18-month probation sentence for stealing stereo equipment was set to expire -- the product of Miami Carol City High School nearly saw his opportunity to play big-time college football vanish during a wasted weekend.

He was accused of setting off hotel fire extinguishers, getting into a bar fight with another man and hugging a woman without her permission on that Gainesville trip. Williams ultimately pleaded no contest, and was sentenced to three more years of probation in July 2004.

``I have a lot of faith in the kid, but he needed some guidance,'' said Paul Lazarus, Williams' attorney. ``The best thing that could have happened to him -- and also to society -- was that he be allowed to go to UM.''

Said Williams: ``That was just so stressful. I just thought it was all over at some points.''

Miami ultimately decided to admit Williams, but the move also prompted university president Donna Shalala to take an unprecedented step. She sent a letter to the entire university community, detailing strict regulations Williams would follow to stay there, including extra academic and off-campus behavioral monitoring.

``I think he's done just fine,'' Shalala said. ``He's followed every rule we've asked him to follow, and when he hasn't, someone has yanked him back and reminded him. He's been a good freshman.

``We take character seriously,'' added Shalala, who was Health and Human Services Secretary under President Clinton. ``Of course I had reservations. ... But I'm pleased he's making progress.''

That progress is being made both on and off the field.

In the classroom, Williams is exceeding expectations. And away from the field, Williams is adhering to all rules passed down by both a Broward County judge and university officials; he's never failed tests that would detect drug or alcohol use, and has stayed out of trouble.

``Willie is doing well. He's done well in school,'' Miami coach Larry Coker said. ``The offseason work has gone well for Willie. He's healthy. ... He handled it well. Things have gone well for him in the offseason. Now, let's go and compete for a job. He's a guy that's really trying to get a job.''

Teammates knew of Williams' well-publicized past when the school signed him a year ago, yet welcomed him warmly -- and not just because of his football potential, said offensive lineman Eric Winston.

``I'm a big second-chance guy, and to win us over, all he had to do is what was asked,'' Winston said. ``That's tough enough for most people. We ask a lot of our guys, so he didn't have to do anything extra.''

Williams is listed behind senior Leon Williams on the spring depth chart at middle linebacker, yet it wouldn't surprise anyone for the redshirt freshman to be in the lineup when Miami opens the season at Florida State on Sept. 5.

Some even projected Williams to be an impact player by the end of Miami's 2004 season, but he missed the entire year with an array of injuries. He tore a ligament in his right knee during an August practice, then broke his right thumb after slipping while getting out of his truck.

He's healthy now, and feels like his old self again. He just won't be going back to his old ways.

``I consider myself a very lucky guy, a very lucky and blessed guy,'' Williams said. ``Who knew someone could have this many chances? This is basically a whole 'nother chance for me, and I feel very lucky.''
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Willie Williams back on the field
 
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It is Miami...
I have $50 riding against WW...
I would hate to lose to Bomb...

Either he has risen to the occasion or Miami has an excellent PR department that has done some major image work....but if this kid has straightened out his life, I can't help but pull for him to succeed.
 
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