Still I am hoping this is a lesson for ND and rest of their team mates. It’s always good to make sure they do everything they can to not get themselves in this kind of situation.

Again this is a relief. Now ND can focus on school and Ben Ball.

No offense intended to the many who wanted immediate sanctions or a suspension, but innocent until proven guilty is a constitutional right based upon very solid values. Yes, I know that the Constitution would not prohibit a school or team from imposing an administrative sanction, but doing so might have resulted in an injustice.

As I wrote when this news came up, I trusted CBH to handle this correctly — and he did.

We’ve now had two similar moments, one with MJD and one with ND where at the end of the investigation no charges were filed.

I think these are very good examples of why it’s wise to cool one’s jets when someone is arrested or linked to a potential violation.

In both cases, the criminal justice system seemed to work correctly.

I think some people want to throw the book at our own guys, immediately, is because the system doesn’t seem to work across town.

I don’t think it proper to inappropriately punish our guys so that we can hold the moral high ground when complaining that their guys never get punished.

We own the moral high ground, already, and inappropriately punishing people diminishes rather than enhances our stature.

And, yes, I agree whole heartedly that our players should never get into these situations in the first place. But, we really don’t know what ND’s situation was other than that he was breaking up with a girl friend, which happens, and he went to get his stuff. One story was that he inadvertently opened the door into her. Hardly a criminal or chargeable act.

When you have coaches you trust you can put these matters in their hands. I trust CBH. Again, he did and said all the right things.