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Where Stealing Beer Is the Minor Offense

by Spencer Hall • Jul 28, 2008 4:30 PM EDT

The Virginia Cavaliers, fresh off another invigorating season of excitement-tastic Al Groh football (Groh-mentum! Catch it now!), are taking that irresistible charm and charisma into the offseason in new and ever more fabulous ways. Any old football program would get someone arrested for public intoxication and having a fake ID, but a team charged with the zeal only Al Groh can give a team does things a little bit differently, if you know what I mean. And I when I say differently, I mean "caught stealing beer from a gay club."

Police say both men admitted to stealing beer from a cooler at the nightclub. Both face larceny charges. Roberts, who is 19 years old, is also charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol and with using a fake ID.

Before Virginia Tech fans begin photoshopping pictures of the offending players in all sorts of amazing and interesting poses, let me at least interject the fact here that Club 216, the gay bar in question, is technically a "private club." This is a common dodge once employed by bars here in Atlanta: call yourself "a club," charge for a "membership fee" complete with card, and then stay open much later than public bars, Places like Club 216 often do a thriving business as after-hours bars, which likely explains why football players--not known for being models of forward-thinking tolerance of all lifestyles--would be there. They had beer, and they were open.

That said, we bet the regular patrons of Club 216 thought the beer theft was a minor offense compared the real crime here: Will Barker's hair in the mug shot.

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Nothing wrong with being gay, but stealing beer from a bar then running?

by VT07ACCchamps on Jul 28, 2008 10:54 PM EDT reply actions

Nice hair.

by thejoyofsobe on Jul 28, 2008 11:18 PM EDT reply actions

It’s the red alfalfa..

by npcPronk29 on Jul 29, 2008 12:35 AM EDT reply actions

I’m almost beginning to feel sorry for UVa…..almost!

by mightyhokie on Jul 29, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

Did they figure they weren’t getting any action at the gay bar, so they decided that some time at the pen was their next best bet?

by msgg139 on Jul 29, 2008 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

Is this considered a hate crime or a crime of passion??????

by TJack on Jul 29, 2008 10:34 AM EDT reply actions

Did they spit out the suds or swallow them?

by vtvol98 on Jul 29, 2008 10:42 AM EDT reply actions

The only thing in this guy’s future is a paper hate and a mop.

by Oh no, they killed Kenny on Jul 29, 2008 11:17 AM EDT reply actions

moral…If you’re gonna come outta the closet…. come out with a case or two of beer:)

by buckifreak on Jul 29, 2008 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

Someone is sporting some serious “There’s Something About Mary,” hair. Not there is anything wrong with that. Comeone uVA, you are making this way too easy, at least try a little bit.

by jhokies on Jul 29, 2008 8:17 PM EDT reply actions

I can’t tell you how surprised I am at the LACK of comments on this thread (which in it’s own way is a very dubious sign of UVa football’s relevance . . . imagine if this were tOSU or UF!!)

However, I am glad to see that TSN’s fans lack the intolerance that categorizes far too many CFB fans. For some reason homophobia too often seems to be the last acceptable prejudice in sports.

Well, it ain’t acceptable.

TJack wins best comment so far with buckifreak as a very, very close second!

by mlc0808 on Jul 30, 2008 12:37 AM EDT reply actions