Things Just Got Real(er)

According to the ICPC, Kirk Ferentz has suspended Douglas and Bowman indefinitely. I think it's the only thing he could do at this point. One quote of note was cryptic and mysterious -

“As is often the case in matters of this nature, I am aware of inconsistencies in what may or may not have taken place. We need to let the legal process run its course.”

Does this mean we don't know the whole story? Time will tell. We're tracking this like a dog after a bone and we'll let you know whenever we hear more.

Things Just Got Real

The rumors have been confirmed and it isn't good (it never is). According to the ICPC, Iowa WR's Dominique Douglas and Anthony Bowman were arrested Sunday Morning for unauthorized use of credit cards. That's a felony, lawya. They've been charged with using those credit cards to make $2,016.76 in purchases at area businesses. The credit cards belonged to two separate victims. Although their "plan" didn't show a lot of cunning, at least they went all out and robbed two separate people. Way to get yours, guys.

I'm not going to call them kids and apologize for them. This isn't that kind of story. If everything I've read is true and they did this, I don't want them wearing an Iowa jersey anytime soon. This isn't getting drunk and relieving yourself in an alley (which I've done on occasion). This isn't having a few pops and getting into a scrap. This is theft and that's got nothing to do with piss, vinegar, or bourbon. It's got to do with being a thief, and a bad one at that. These two wiseguys stole credit cards, went to an Athletic Department computer (which I can assume required them to sign in with their own ID), and ordered hats. Yes, hats. I could see using them to order jet skis and rims for the whip but they went to Hatworld and Sneakerhead. The youth of America worries me. The whole thing is embarrassing, ignorant, and shameful.

How does this affect the team? Douglas was the top Freshman WR in the nation last year and was expected to start. Bowman played special teams and was expected to get some offensive snaps this year. We have Andy Brodell and Trey Stross, among others, to throw to, but we don't have anyone that can replace DD. As much as this whole thing makes me sick, how'd you like to be Jake Christensen this morning?
Sadly, this won't be the last you'll hear about this. We'll keep you posted as things develop.

Two WR's are reportedly in huge trouble

We started hearing some rumors last night about a couple guys on the team being busted for felonious behavior. It's all been about Dominique Douglas and Anthony Bowman, and it's all been really bad. Felony bad.

There hasn't been any solid information from newspapers or similarly reputable sources yet. As such, we don't have any news, good or bad, for you; just the faint reassurance that neither player shows up in the State of Iowa courts database yet. [UPDATE: Two papers are reporting the players were arrested Sunday.] An admin at one big site is saying there is a court date set for September 5. If that's the case, they need to be suspended; there's nothing that can help them on a football field anymore.

We're desperate for information, so if any readers have any updates, please send them off our way at the address listed to the right. What we will not do, however, is publish unverified rumors. There's plenty of those on the message board, where only fools dare tread.

We'll be keeping our eyes and ears open throughout the day, and if there's any silver lining to a situation like this one, it's that these sorts of rumors are going to be either verified or disproved very quickly. When that happens, we'll move on.

Goddammit.