Just saw on the ESPN scroll Oregon wide receiver Darren Carrington has reportedly been suspended for the national title game becuase of a failed drug test.
LOL Sorry couldn't resist if its NSFW Guitar Man let me know.
On a more serious note this is a terrible decision by a kid that seemed to have everything going for him, why do something like this with so much risk with little to no reward.
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I am not a pot smoker but I think this rule is ridiculous. Marijuana is legal in multiple states. It doesn't improve player performance. There are users all over the US who are positive contributors to society.
The NCAA should stop testing for it.
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Regardless of anyone's opinion, the fact is simple. It was a rule, and he broke it. The thought that he couldn't just at least wait until after the game is far more ridiculous, if you ask me.
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It's still banned federally and the NCAA operates nationally. It can't pick and choose which state laws to abide by especially when those laws are in direct conflict with federal law.
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A better question would be, is there any other misdemeanor that automatically results in a suspension for the player? If the answer is no, they'd have a very hard time defending this particular policy.
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Still illeagal under federal law. IMO, the federal law should only apply if the drugs in question are crossing state lines, but I think court precedent is against my constitutional interpretation here.
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What is interesting is I thought I remembered a state law in Oregon that prevented the NCAA from testing the team at home. So I imagine their team is randomly drug tested every time they leave the state.
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Wow. What a terrible decision by that kid...
Makes you wonder if it was a recent decision (terrible life decision made long a go or terrible recent decision in light of championship shot)
Idiocity.
Kid will never have this opportunity again in his life and he blows it.
In college can you fail a test and appeal (retest) and keep playing like in NFL?
Oregon's new symbol.....
LOL Sorry couldn't resist if its NSFW Guitar Man let me know.
On a more serious note this is a terrible decision by a kid that seemed to have everything going for him, why do something like this with so much risk with little to no reward.
It's legal in at least two states!
Opportunity wasted.
Something that will sit on his mind for a very long time.
Regardless of whether they win or lose...
Maybe it was some good shiet!
Hey it is the west coast!
"Who?"
"Darren!"
"Darren's not here."
For those who don't get it here is a hint.
"I hear you knockin but you can't come in..."
"You want my license? It's on the back of the car, man."
"Didn't you hear him? His name is Raaaaaaaaaalllllllllppppppppphhhhhhhhhh."
He was going to play for the title...
but then he got high
Anyone else thinking that if this happened at FSU we wouldn't hear anything about it?
you would still hear about it
No doubt you would hear about it. It would be a headline along the lines of:
After delaying it's investigation 6 months Tallahassee police find zero evidence in drug related incident with FSU players.
I am not a pot smoker but I think this rule is ridiculous. Marijuana is legal in multiple states. It doesn't improve player performance. There are users all over the US who are positive contributors to society.
The NCAA should stop testing for it.
Regardless of anyone's opinion, the fact is simple. It was a rule, and he broke it. The thought that he couldn't just at least wait until after the game is far more ridiculous, if you ask me.
I think we can have a discussion about whether the rule should be in place, outside of the discussion of whether or not to break the rules in place
I was drinking so heavily the night before that it wasn't just the roof of my mouth felt fuzzy the next morning.
edit: Ah, he fixed it.
Yea, I don't know how to fix that...internet > me...lol
edit:..fixed it
Lol! Leg for you.
It's still banned federally and the NCAA operates nationally. It can't pick and choose which state laws to abide by especially when those laws are in direct conflict with federal law.
Since they've decided it's not a performance enhancer, they could just not test for it. No one makes them that I'm aware of.
yeah, agreed, that would be a better argument to make
A better question would be, is there any other misdemeanor that automatically results in a suspension for the player? If the answer is no, they'd have a very hard time defending this particular policy.
Still illeagal under federal law. IMO, the federal law should only apply if the drugs in question are crossing state lines, but I think court precedent is against my constitutional interpretation here.
That's the problem with not enforcing the existing laws.
People think they can get away with breaking them with no consequences.
Can't he just allege he was walking in downtown Eugene? I'm pretty sure you get high from the air every time you breathe.
What is more surprising is that the entire Duck team didn't test positive for marijuana.
What is interesting is I thought I remembered a state law in Oregon that prevented the NCAA from testing the team at home. So I imagine their team is randomly drug tested every time they leave the state.