Failing to repay a large sum of money borrowed from an old patient at a VA hospital and something else, possibly about stolen checks.
Well, this definitely isn't good news. Heard about this not too long ago. I really hope there is nothing to it. I would hate for him to miss the game.
This is a sad day.. I don't see MT winning without Dasher, but if he is guilty this is absolutely despicable - taking advantage of the elderly. Hopefully it's just a big misunderstanding, but if not I suppose I'd rather swallow a loss than have someone like that represent our university..
FWIW, MTSU covered the spread in all of their wins last year and failed to cover in three blow out losses. On the surface, it doesn't look like he attempted to throw any games.
copied it from a post in the MTS forum.
From a very reliable source:
Dasher apparently has a gambling problem. He was down a bunch of money. His girlfriend worked at the VA and hooked him up with the 80 year old guy who said he would help him out. Guy gave him up to around $4000 to help him out, with which he was supposed to pay back. Dasher apparently kept dodging the old man and he got pissed. Dasher stole a check from Colin Boss and gave the old man a blank check as collateral. Boss noticed he had a missing check and went to the cops. Dasher heard that Boss had went to the cops with it and himself went to the police station to ask a cop what would happen if he had stolen a check.
So from this reliable source I have heard that Dasher is definitely out for the Minnesota game.
It is absolutely ludicrous thinking to want Dasher to play if you are a MN fan. I don't wish any ill will on him in the way of injuries of course, but for fans to want Dasher to play so we can beat them at "full strength" is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody in the TC media or casual Gopher fans will care, remember, or bring up "well, they beat MTSU, but it was without Dasher." He's not Terrelle Pryor. And the win without Dasher counts exactly the same as it does with him if you are talking about bowl eligibility, except it will be so much more likely to turn out to be a win if he doesn't play.
Absolutely ridiculous thinking by people on this board who would rather see him, or any top player we will face this year play rather than not play.
It is absolutely ludicrous thinking to want Dasher to play if you are a MN fan. I don't wish any ill will on him in the way of injuries of course, but for fans to want Dasher to play so we can beat them at "full strength" is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody in the TC media or casual Gopher fans will care, remember, or bring up "well, they beat MTSU, but it was without Dasher." He's not Terrelle Pryor. And the win without Dasher counts exactly the same as it does with him if you are talking about bowl eligibility, except it will be so much more likely to turn out to be a win if he doesn't play.
Absolutely ridiculous thinking by people on this board who would rather see him, or any top player we will face this year play rather than not play.
I understand your point. However, I really would like to see Dasher play a full game, and let's be honest, I probably will not watch another full game of MTSU if he faces a suspension and returns after our game.
That said, our media will certainly remember that we beat MTSU without Dasher. Now, they probably will not credit us if we beat them with Dasher, but it will be held against us if we beat them without Dasher. Fair or not, the expectation is to beat non-BCS teams, unless they are one of the "proven" non-BCS schools like Boise St.
Given that almost nobody in the media here even has heard of Dasher, I'm quite confident nobody will care 2 weeks after the game is over. But even if you believe the media will remember, ask yourself this question: Which is worse for the direction of the program, beating MTSU without Dwight Dasher, or losing to MTSU with him in? The answer is easy.
No kidding. You think Northwestern fans were at the Outback Bowl going - "Well, it's great to be playing in a NYD bowl, but I sure wish Ricky Stanzi wouldn't have gotten hurt. Even though we would be in the same bowl game if we won and he stayed in the game, I'd feel so much better about our team than I do right now."
Or
"You know, I'm glad Chris Perry played in the 2003 Minnesota/Michigan game. It sure would have been terrible if we won the game without him in there for the Wolverines. Surely the media and fans would have discounted the win and probably nobody would have shown up to the dome for the Michigan State game the following week."
Or
I'm also glad Ron Dayne was in the lineup when we lost to Wisconsin in 1999, costing us a rose bowl. Even though with him not playing we would have had a better chance of winning, I'm sure glad he was in there and we faced Wisconsin at their best."
Never played a down. It's loser talk. Real players want to play the best, and beat them.
It is absolutely ludicrous thinking to want Dasher to play if you are a MN fan. I don't wish any ill will on him in the way of injuries of course, but for fans to want Dasher to play so we can beat them at "full strength" is absolutely ridiculous. Nobody in the TC media or casual Gopher fans will care, remember, or bring up "well, they beat MTSU, but it was without Dasher." He's not Terrelle Pryor. And the win without Dasher counts exactly the same as it does with him if you are talking about bowl eligibility, except it will be so much more likely to turn out to be a win if he doesn't play.
Absolutely ridiculous thinking by people on this board who would rather see him, or any top player we will face this year play rather than not play.