Bondurant

Irish27 · Post by **Irish27** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:14 pm

Anthony Gimino ‏@AGWildcatReport 2m

Wow. RT @MattGOAZCATS Senior safety Tra’Mayne Bondurant is no longer with the #ArizonaWildcats as of today according to Rich Rodriguez

OSUCat · Post by **OSUCat** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:15 pm

Wow....punished for some issues and never did what rr asked.

Salty · Post by **Salty** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:17 pm

What happened.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 8:31 pm

great. good job kid. was going to be one of the stars of the defense.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:06 pm

That's gonna hurt.

But props to RR for no one man is bigger than the team.

splitsecond · Post by **splitsecond** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:07 pm

Ugh. Not the way for this season to start. Hopefully one of our many no name recruits can fill the void. I'm feeling skeptical about this season already.

boat343 · Post by **boat343** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:23 pm

This one hurts bad. Our secondary is already a weak spot in a conference where teams have lights-out pass-happy offenses.

Great move by the staff. Terrible job by Bondurant. Hope he gets his head out of his @$% or his is going to have a life filled with "coulda beens" and excuses for where he ends up. Damn that kid play. No two ways about it - we are going to miss him BAD on D.

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:42 pm

Calm down Safety is one of our deepest positions and Will Parks will take over for him.

RazorsEdgeAZ · Post by **RazorsEdgeAZ** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 9:59 pm

Hoping door slightly open for TB to come back to team. Sounds like TB informed he was leaving earlier in day. He's still on the roster. The roster consistently gets updated pretty efficiently. Of course, TB would want to, RR would want him back (not mad enough to order TB off roster during day) and assuming more disciplinary hurdle added for TB to come back. Assuming TB would want a shot at NFL, TB has lots to lose lots to think about.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:06 pm

boat343 wrote:This one hurts bad. Our secondary is already a weak spot in a conference where teams have lights-out pass-happy offenses.

Great move by the staff. Terrible job by Bondurant. Hope he gets his head out of his @$% or his is going to have a life filled with "coulda beens" and excuses for where he ends up. Damn that kid play. No two ways about it - we are going to miss him BAD on D.

Actually our secondary was the strongest position on the team besides wr...4 senior starters.

catinfl · Post by **catinfl** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:12 pm

RazorsEdgeAZ wrote:Hoping door slightly open for TB to come back to team. Sounds like TB informed he was leaving earlier in day. He's still on the roster. The roster consistently gets updated pretty efficiently. Of course, TB would want to, RR would want him back (not mad enough to order TB off roster during day) and assuming more disciplinary hurdle added for TB to come back. Assuming TB would want a shot at NFL, TB has lots to lose lots to think about.

I'm not so sure he's gone. TB was probably angry and made a stupid mistake and I think he will talk to RR and get it all patched up. He has too much to lose. He was a draft pick with another year and is throwing it away. I'm hoping he comes to his senses.

dc4azcats · Post by **dc4azcats** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:28 pm

catinfl wrote:
RazorsEdgeAZ wrote:Hoping door slightly open for TB to come back to team. Sounds like TB informed he was leaving earlier in day. He's still on the roster. The roster consistently gets updated pretty efficiently. Of course, TB would want to, RR would want him back (not mad enough to order TB off roster during day) and assuming more disciplinary hurdle added for TB to come back. Assuming TB would want a shot at NFL, TB has lots to lose lots to think about.
I'm not so sure he's gone. TB was probably angry and made a stupid mistake and I think he will talk to RR and get it all patched up. He has too much to lose. He was a draft pick with another year and is throwing it away. I'm hoping he comes to his senses.

The coaching staff has been upset with him all summer long. This isn't something that just happened the last day or two.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 10:58 pm

WTF? That blows.

azthrillhouse · Post by **azthrillhouse** » Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:09 pm

From a football perspective this is not a killer. Gets Parks on the field more, which is great, though obviously depth becomes an issue. Only position other than WR where losing a senior starter can be absorbed readily.

However, we're definitely better with him and it's entirely in his best interests to be playing this year (this isn't hoops, you can't go to Europe) so I hope that Bondo takes advantage of the small window of opportunity that RR left open.

The Butcher · Post by **The Butcher** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:59 am

"...The coaching staff has been upset with him all summer long. This isn't something that just happened the last day or two..."

Da Fuq? This sucks. One of my favorite players on the team. Can anyone elaborate on the above? This kid was supposed to be a senior leader. What's going on.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:16 am

Yeah DC, can you give us a nugget with what has been going on all summer?

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:51 am

RR is no nonsense, step over the line and you will pay. These kids have to know that by now. They didn't learn from him sitting Kadeem? TB was playing for $ and his family next year. No other way to say it, what a. dumbshit

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:08 am

Shyte. . . how long till this hits the front of ESPN College Football page?

Salty · Post by **Salty** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:10 am

No reason to hold info back in the interest of premium, btw

Scummy Dick Douglas · Post by **Scummy Dick Douglas** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:24 am

ghostwhitehorse wrote:Shyte. . . how long till this hits the front of ESPN College Football page?

Are you implying that Arizona football garners enough attention to make the front page of the ESPN College Football page? This news MIGHT make the PAC 12 blog on ESPN's site, but probably not to the capacity you are crediting it with.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:38 am

Scummy Dick Douglas wrote:
ghostwhitehorse wrote:Shyte. . . how long till this hits the front of ESPN College Football page?
Are you implying that Arizona football garners enough attention to make the front page of the ESPN College Football page? This news MIGHT make the PAC 12 blog on ESPN's site, but probably not to the capacity you are crediting it with.

I was going to say that it might be good if it did. 1, people are paying attention, and 2, RR doesn't mess around with disciplinary issues. Although it looks as if this might be Bondurant's decision to some extent by some posts.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:01 am

“Tra’Mayne Bondurant had some discipline things that he had to do, and he chose to leave the program, so he’s no longer a Wildcat as of today,” Rodriguez said (via Arizona Daily Star). “You can do the discipline and be part of the team, or, I never lock the doors from the inside out. The doors are never locked.”

It is important to know Rodriguez has not spoken to Bondurant face-to-face at this time, so the head coach may be willing to welcome the safety back if the two can have a conversation.

“I wouldn’t say no chance (he doesn’t return) because his position coach has talked to him, but I haven’t,” Rodriguez said. “He had some discipline to do and he decided to quit instead. So that’s where we’re at.”

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.co ... bondurant/

gronk4heisman · Post by **gronk4heisman** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:06 am

We lose our biggest playmaker on the d and people are saying this isn't a big deal. We may have a lot of bodies at safety but I am not convinced it isn't a huge drop off from Bondurant to his back up.

chiefzona · Post by **chiefzona** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:16 pm

No big loss. Players are there to step up.

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 12:25 pm

Thought Parks had more memorable plays than TB did last season.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:01 pm

Merkin wrote:“I wouldn’t say no chance (he doesn’t return) because his position coach has talked to him, but I haven’t,” Rodriguez said. “He had some discipline to do and he decided to quit instead. So that’s where we’re at.”[/i]

WTF is going on in his mind. Take your punishment like a man and move on. Does he not realize how bad this makes him look? Good luck in the NFL with that attitude.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:06 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:
Merkin wrote:“I wouldn’t say no chance (he doesn’t return) because his position coach has talked to him, but I haven’t,” Rodriguez said. “He had some discipline to do and he decided to quit instead. So that’s where we’re at.”[/i]
WTF is going on in his mind. Take your punishment like a man and move on. Does he not realize how bad this makes him look? Good luck in the NFL with that attitude.

Especially when he didn't even man up at tell RR himself.

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:15 pm

Good point. If you want to quit, at least tell the coach face to face. RR hearing it second hand is the coward's way out.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:21 pm

AZCatGirl wrote:Good point. If you want to quit, at least tell the coach face to face. RR hearing it second hand is the coward's way out.

Apparently he's not an OKG.

btfd16 · Post by **btfd16** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:44 pm

He's back per his facebook

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 3:46 pm

Hope parks takes his spot.

BearDown89 · Post by **BearDown89** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:05 pm

TuiTouchdown · Post by **TuiTouchdown** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:18 pm

I hope he earns his way back on the team. Would be missing a huge piece of our D if he were to leave. Plus, he'd be flushing any hopes of any hopes of an NFL spot right down the drain.

Alieberman · Post by **Alieberman** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:34 pm

So... he is told to do his discipline or he will be kicked off the team.

He doesn't do it and is kicked off the team.

Now he want's to do it?

Was he calling RRod's bluff?

I hope they make it difficult for him to return.

azgreg · Post by **azgreg** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:40 pm

Alieberman wrote:So... he is told to do his discipline or he will be kicked off the team.

He doesn't do it and is kicked off the team.

Now he want's to do it?

Was he calling RRod's bluff?

I hope they make it difficult for him to return.

It's my understanding that he wasn't kicked of the team. He walked off on his own.

OSUCat · Post by **OSUCat** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:07 pm

If Bonda shows commitment and maturity, I doubt RR wouldn't allow him back. RR seems pretty straight forward in these circumstances. The punishment would be increased and Bondo would be likely to will miss 1 or 2 games.

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 5:59 pm

dc4azcats · Post by **dc4azcats** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:53 pm

He's wearing a weight vest and carrying one as well. He's been going for awhile now.

ghostwhitehorse · Post by **ghostwhitehorse** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:04 pm

dc4azcats wrote:He's wearing a weight vest and carrying one as well. He's been going for awhile now.

Wonder if Bondo got an ear full from his mother. .. (that would fit the "don't f*** with mom" narrative that UofA sports has right now. .. ).

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 7:15 pm

KillerKlown · Post by **KillerKlown** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 9:19 pm

Good news.

Harvey Specter · Post by **Harvey Specter** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 10:22 pm

CalStateTempe wrote:Hope parks takes his spot.

I was hoping Parks would take Tevis' spot.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:15 am

RR!

“If I thought he was a turd, we would have already flushed him out,” the coach said.

http://tucson.com/sports/blogs/uafootba ... f887a.html

PieceOfMeat · Post by **PieceOfMeat** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 11:28 am

that quote is fucking awesome

AZCatGirl · Post by **AZCatGirl** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:39 pm

I literally laughed out loud at that. RR says the most amazing things.

Glad Bondurant quickly realized how dumb he was being. Hope he can turn things around.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 6:17 pm

I like the idea of mom getting on his case.

threenumberones · Post by **threenumberones** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 7:10 am

Harvey Specter wrote:
CalStateTempe wrote:Hope parks takes his spot.
I was hoping Parks would take Tevis' spot.

Yea, this is what makes sense. None of those safeties can play the los like Bondo. Glad he's back.

Zona_Soccer10 · Post by **Zona_Soccer10** » Tue Aug 05, 2014 11:16 pm

So, I go from getting bummed out from reading all the posts to happy he's earning his way back? Interesting. Nonetheless, I'm glad he realizes he has the chance to be a part of something special and bigger than himself. He's going to have to earn that respect back from everyone.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 12:13 am

Always read a thread from the bottom up. Saves stress.

Kiyama · Post by **Kiyama** » Thu Sep 11, 2014 9:04 am

Briefly looked for any updates on Bondurant's status... did not find any details. Anyone know how long he will be "not with the team"?

I am curious what happened, as even with all the off-field stuff Carey was around and involved, he got to play in the second game of the season.

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