is there anyone here against this hire?

[George_Bullnard_Shaw]

This is going to become a very tiresome 2000 pages.

[GaUSFBull]

Maybe @Texastrong can help us out.  What does the Code of Conduct at the University of Texas say about the recreational use of marijuana?

Disclaimer:  I am for legalization.  Until such time, I don't believe it should be used as it is illegal and punishment can be severe.  

[GaUSFBull]

13 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

not sure smoking pot has anything to do with a person's character

When the laws and codes of conduct for most states and universities says otherwise, then you might have a point.

[Texastrong]

2 minutes ago, GaUSFBull said:

Maybe @Texastrong can help us out.  What does the Code of Conduct at the University of Texas say about the recreational use of marijuana?

Disclaimer:  I am for legalization.  Until such time, I don't believe it should be used as it is illegal and punishment can be severe.  

It s prohibited by the NCAA and it is illegal. They do not condone it in Austin, but, we all know many schools are very careful how they administer their test etc. In other words, they tell student athletes there will be a test on such a such a day. I read that testing under Strong was five times more prevalent than the testing under Mack Brown which was basically mandated by the NCAA.

I would not worry about it too much, he will be tough at first to find out which players are serious about playing for him.

He is going to require your football player to make their grades and be good student athletes. I don't think you will find his core values to be out of line, every Texas fan I know respects him for this. And believe me, parents of the students want their kids to go play for him.

[BDYZR]

I get a little confused with all the pissinandmoanin. The other 8 were let go ONLY cause the smoked some pot? And that is documented where?

[JTrue]

38 minutes ago, Bull94 said:

not sure smoking pot has anything to do with a person's character

If the person who invested tens of thousands of dollars in you as a student-athlete says it's against the rules and you do it anyway, it has EVERYTHING to do with your character.

[Triple B]

44 minutes ago, George_Bullnard_Shaw said:

I had high hopes for Strong, but based on his marijuana stance I guess I was wrong.

Well played ...

[Bull94]

Just now, JTrue said:

If the person who invested tens of thousands of dollars in you as a student-athlete says it's against the rules and you do it anyway, it has EVERYTHING to do with your character.

Strong didn't invest a dime. Underage drinking is against the rules too. Shouldn't they test for that?

 

look I have no problem with him being a disciplinarian. let's not act like the mess at Texas wasn't self-inflicted though. he gutted the program and yes more lenient coaches will be able to use that to recruit against him

[FazaUSF]

I strongly dislike the impression of our fan base this thread might give to casual fans and the public reading this board (recruits, families, players, media, etc).

[GaUSFBull]

1 minute ago, FazaUSF said:

I strongly dislike the impression of our fan base this thread might give to casual fans and the public reading this board (recruits, families, players, media, etc).

LOL ... that's two threads this has appeared on.