Complete with a reminder of his misstep.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/08/windham-star...

It sounded like he was outplaying Sprague in camp as it was. In the small sample of what we've seen from him, I thought his biggest weakness was decision making, which is something that can be and is learned in time.

I thought the exact thing when I read the article. It's only mentioned in an early paragraph and the photo caption, but after reading a substantial piece, the biggest takeaway is DRUG TRAFFICKINGGGG!!!

Unless you can get a quote from Greg talking about how much he has grown in the last 3-4 years, it's not relevant to the story.

For those that don't remember the facts, Greg's roommate was also on the team, and was alleged to be the dealer, and was permanently kicked off the team as a result of this incident. The only version I have ever heard about Greg's tie to the case was that he was asked to deliver a bag of something, and did, and got arrested. So far as I know, no one ever contested that version of the facts, or alleged that Greg has a more significant role. The police were quick to make a plea bargain that resulted in a suspended sentence for Greg, and a year suspension from the team.

Greg never complained, nor denied what happened. He accepted responsibility for his actions, the consequences therefore, and learned from it. After his suspension, he came back and he has by all accounts worked very hard. The year off put him behind Sprague, but now he is poised to show what he can do.

If you remember T3, in his first year T3 was always trying to "make something happen", and that sometimes resulted in the something that happened being bad. That is a common thing among backups. They want to be noticed, and to earn more time. Once T3 became the starter, he settled down and did a good job. I think the same thing will happen to Greg. Greg is now the starter. He no longer has to "make something happen". He just has to relax, play with confidence, and let the offense run.

Greg has the talent to be an outstanding QB. He has the attitude to be an outstanding QB. I'm expecting him to have a very, very good year.

I agree 100% with Shabamon. I'm not a journalist, but in my opinion, Charlie Hatch, Post Sports Editor, sacrificed journalistic integrity (does that even exist anymore?) to put up a shocking headline that risks putting out skewed information that doesn't tell the whole story even when you read the whole article and click on the link to the prior article. A better headline would have been "Working hard for two years to overcome a horrible mistake in his freshman year which lead to drug trafficking charges, Greg Windham has earned the spot at starting quarterback."

The focus seemed to be on redemption and hard work...sort of. However, it misses the mark on the perseverance and fails to mention what the tattoo on his bicep says: "only the strong survive".

Nor does either the main story or the link to the prior story talk about the impression I, as well as L.C., had of a young man possibly getting duped into dropping off a package. Yes, he pleaded guilty, but he was able to avoid jail time and, from what I can tell, has stayed out of trouble since.

I think Mr Hatch owes Greg Windham a follow up story later in the season focusing more on the long journey back rather than the unfortunate mistake that put him on that journey.

Let's have him run more. Are you nuts? If he goes down our season takes on a whole new dynamic. If he gets seriously hurt (as all of our running QB's get hurt).
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I think the article was written with a college age audience in mind. The drug angle is of interest to them.

I don't think the article emphasizes his drug arrest. It mentions it once as something he had to come back from. It mentions how he is different now - that he is more confident, the coaches have shown more confidence in him and that he has a growing belief in God.

The headline doesn't mention the drug conviction at all. The headline is "Greg Windham steps into lead role as OU's starting quarterback." It is noted in the cutline under the picture, and probably needs more context there, but that may be a case where the photographer who knows very little about football wrote it and nobody bothered to edit it.

As for his role in his crime, I doubt that the story that he simply delivered a package is public record anywhere since he took a plea bargain, if it is even true. It would not show integrity to publish a rumor about the crime. All that can be said is that he pleaded guilty to the charge and that he's moved on and overcome it.

I have to disagree. We're talking about the guy's backstory and the good and bad that led him to this point. That's a pretty big deal, and by all accounts seems to have represented a turning point rather than sign of trouble to come. He missed an entire season. You have to say why.

It may be publicized somewhere and I'm not blaming you for posting it here. Even if it's not true, it would be a rumor that makes him look better. At the very least, it probably was how his attorneys defended him. I was just saying that a newspaper story really only needs to give the definite fact, which is that he pleaded guilty.

Its a shame they had to bring it up again...but lets move on!

I'm genuinely excited to see what Greg can do this year once he settles in.

While on the topic of weird Post articles, check this one out.

http://www.thepostathens.com/article/2016/08/ou-football-...

Uh, why would the team not want to be ruthless?

I agree 100%