R.I.P. Willie Williams… sort of

OK, so Willie Williams the young man isn’t dead. But his football career is. Way to go, Weed Willie.

As most have heard by now, the recent Louisville Cardinal and former Miami Hurricane was pinched Wednesday night for possession of marijuana, felony tampering with physical evidence and driving without a license. Weed Willie brought the attention on himself by rolling around town in his ride bumping his tunes a bit too loud for the Kentucky folk.

Williams failed to pull over for several blocks, until coming to a stop and caught mid chew as he was attempting to eat his weed. Unfortunately the glove box was stocked with some back up bud, which police confiscated.

Sometimes this stuff just writes itself, I swear.

I used to feel bad for Weed Willie. His dirty laundry was aired soon after he told the University of Florida “no” after a recruiting trip and just before signing with Miami. He was a troubled teen with a shady past (arrested 11 times), but at 18-years old it looked like he’d get one final chance to man-up and turn his life around playing college football.

Williams stayed clean for two years at The U, but bailed late summer 2006 after not seeing eye to eye with the coaching staff and riding the pine. The kid was all world out of high school, yet never found stability at the collegiate level.

After a quick stint at West Los Angeles Community College, Williams transferred to Rehab U – a.k.a. Louisville. Home to former Cane linebacker James Bryant, another head case – as well as former Miami recruit Nate Harris, who The U stopped pursuing after armed robbery charges were brought against the thuggish linebacker prospect.

Somehow Miami caught grief for merely recruiting Harris, yet the media spent much of last season praising Harris for cleaning up his life, ridding of his gold grill and praising his rebirth at Louisville.

It looked like a similar story for Williams, three games into his career with the Cardinals. Had WW have found success at UL, one can only imagine the hype. That said, “Weedie” blew it… er, ate it. Football doesn’t look to be an option anymore for this former high school superstar. Rumors have swirled that Williams could wind up at Florida International, but I can’t really see new head coach Mario Cristobal bringing that crap-storm on his program for a crap shoot like Williams.

Most likely, Williams is (finally) going to fade into oblivions. To Williams the football player, thanks for nothing. Miami took a chance on you and you sold the program short. As for Williams the man, what say we finally decide to grow up? Come on now. This above the law mentality and rash of stupidity has to come to an end. These are some formative year and you’ve already pissed away the majority of your collegiate career.

Get it together, or wind up in the gutter. Good luck, Willie. You obviously need it.

.:Canes305:.

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