Made a trip to Gasden Alabama the other day.

Gasden is the home of Jacksonville State. I was in the finance department at an auto dealer. Seeing my LSU hat, the finance lady mentioned that RP had been in earlier that week looking at a new ride (she said he was driving a Ford SUV). While she wouldn't tell me any of the details of his auto purchase, she did give me some insight into his current lifestyle.

RP is working part time at a dental clinic. He's in patient screening and seems to enjoy it. He has a pleasant personality which goes well with the job. Everyone there has really taken to him. That's the good news. Now the bad. On a more personal note, one of the girls at the dealership (young chick from Venezuela) was assigned by the athletic booster group to be an RP "sponsor". She quit after about 2 weeks - said she couldn't run with him anymore, he's just too wild. Bets are on in Gasden that RP won't make it through the season. He's already missed team meetings and "voluntary" workouts.

My first reaction to this was "I hope the MF never plays again" but after thinking about it I'm really saddened to see some much talent literally go up in smoke. What could hae been....