re: Here's the Cecil Collins documentary;

I went back to Leesville for my 40th graduation reunion in 1996 and went to the game that night. Cecil Collins was just an unstoppable force and came away impressed greatly. When he declared for LSU I was super excited.

Then came the avalanche of bad news about his character. Then I retired and moved back to Leesville in 1999. Began teaching math in 2003 and found out a lot about Cecil's history at LHS. I am sad to say that LHS may have been a little to easy on him during his days there. Seems like he was 'untouchable' and that disappoints me greatly and I had refrained from extolling his excellence after learning that.

This documentary casts and good light on his status today. It appears he has adjusted himself to be a good citizen. While we can still give him no slack for his sins of the past - he has paid for them in this world to the full extent that our laws allow. I am now content to be happy for his conversion and hope nothing but the absolute best for him for the rest of his life.

I suspect we all have 'skeletons' in our closets that we pray do not become public - and I for one am perfectly happy to see one more soul apparently on the right road.

"The Diesel" is all a past horror. Cecil Collins is a new man.

Thank God for that! I am happy for him.