In his A Grip on Sports online column, Vince Grippi says University of Idaho coach Paul Petrino has given WR Dezmon Epps more than his fair share of chances to get his act together, which is a reflection on Epps, Petrino and the entire UI Vandal football program:

There’s nothing wrong with giving a college kid a second chance, even if, technically, Epps had already used his do-over with the DUI and the theft. Then, over the summer, according to Jacob’s story, Epps was jailed for two days for driving without a mandated interlock device. That was chance No. 3. If Epps was going to be held “accountable for (his) actions at all times,” it didn’t seem to be that time. Then came the incident at the VandalStore Aug. 16. The incident itself, if not the players involved, became public knowledge almost immediately. The merchandise was returned. But the act of theft is sort of hard to ignore, don’t you think? And one of those involved turned out to be Epps. Strike four, if you will. But not enough to send Epps to the bench. Not then, not now. Complete column here.

Question: Do you think Epps would still be on the team if he was a bench warmer?