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Posted on 6/2/21 at 10:16 am to Porter Osborne Jr
Posted on 6/2/21 at 10:16 am to Porter Osborne Jr
LSUs policy is really stupid. I THINK it’s the following
1 failed test - 1 game
2 failed tests - 3 games
3 failed tests - 6 games
4 failed tests - 9 games
5 failed tests - season
It’s something like that, and they’re obviously more lenient on certain players (tyrann Matthieu for example failed 10+, was suspended for 1 game then got kicked off the team)
ETA: the really stupid part is they test them sometimes on the Friday before the game without notice..... like the only reason behind that is to “catch” players. LSU will test football players weekly (literally) and I don’t get it. They don’t even test for weed in the NFL, NBA, or MLB anymore.
The NCAA does one test per year and it’s a one panel test, meaning it’s only testing for one drug and from what I was told by a friend of mine who was an athlete at LSU, it was usually for something more extreme like PCP or barbiturates, because the NCAA believe it or not doesn’t really want to suspend kids for doing drugs. Fulton for example was suspended for cheating his drug test, because he thought he was being tested for weed but it was a steroid test. He would have passed the steroid test.
Until LSU finally cleans out the compliance department that seemingly targets football players at a disproportionate rate (vast majority of athletes smoke weed and the football players seem to be the only ones actually getting in trouble), this stuff will continue to happen.
1 failed test - 1 game
2 failed tests - 3 games
3 failed tests - 6 games
4 failed tests - 9 games
5 failed tests - season
It’s something like that, and they’re obviously more lenient on certain players (tyrann Matthieu for example failed 10+, was suspended for 1 game then got kicked off the team)
ETA: the really stupid part is they test them sometimes on the Friday before the game without notice..... like the only reason behind that is to “catch” players. LSU will test football players weekly (literally) and I don’t get it. They don’t even test for weed in the NFL, NBA, or MLB anymore.
The NCAA does one test per year and it’s a one panel test, meaning it’s only testing for one drug and from what I was told by a friend of mine who was an athlete at LSU, it was usually for something more extreme like PCP or barbiturates, because the NCAA believe it or not doesn’t really want to suspend kids for doing drugs. Fulton for example was suspended for cheating his drug test, because he thought he was being tested for weed but it was a steroid test. He would have passed the steroid test.
Until LSU finally cleans out the compliance department that seemingly targets football players at a disproportionate rate (vast majority of athletes smoke weed and the football players seem to be the only ones actually getting in trouble), this stuff will continue to happen.
This post was edited on 6/2/21 at 10:22 am
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Posted on 6/2/21 at 10:28 am to PP7 for heisman
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It’s something like that, and they’re obviously more lenient on certain players (tyrann Matthieu for example failed 10+, was suspended for 1 game then got kicked off the team)
I suspect the Matthieu thing caused a shift in the policy. And, then when you add that ocurred under Les Miles, that says something. We are now finding out that Les Miles wasn't what we all thought he was. So, I get that LSU, in an effort to correct some past mistakes might have changed some policies. It was actually a very smart move. Problem is sometimes when correction done it turns into over correction. (Guess on my part)
I have no problem with LSU. I grew up an LSU fan. My problem is how some LSU fans (and fans of other teams) react when a player transfers. Yes. Georgia fans are just as guilty and maybe even more so. There are just a ton more LSU fans on here and they are more vocal.
Posted on 6/2/21 at 12:04 pm to PP7 for heisman
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LSUs policy is really stupid. I THINK it’s the following
1 failed test - 1 game
2 failed tests - 3 games
3 failed tests - 6 games
4 failed tests - 9 games
5 failed tests - season
That would be the toughest policy in the SEC by far. UGA and UK had the toughest for a long time.
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It’s something like that, and they’re obviously more lenient on certain players (tyrann Matthieu for example failed 10+, was suspended for 1 game then got kicked off the team)
Is this the football team's policy or the school policy then?
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A: the really stupid part is they test them sometimes on the Friday before the game without notice..... like the only reason behind that is to “catch” players.
shite, ours tested them after spring break one year.
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