LaMarcus Coker suspension

[StunnA N' Orange]

Originally Posted by Teddyhead

Wow, what a sloppy spelling error, must be the JD spelling again! About Tedford, would you not want Phil to try and do the same if placed in a similarly untenable situation? I love CPF! I will never forget how he showed us mercy last year. That being said, we have to win this year or we are really in trouble. If we lose we are essentially finished for good. We must do whatever it takes to win! As they say, “all is fair in love and war!”

ye dunderhead strikes again. Can you at least limit the thread hijacking/wrecking to The Pub from now on?

[Teddyhead]

Originally Posted by hvwarrior58

And it has been confirmed that the suspension is due to a violation of the newly reinstated drug policy. Marijuana was the culprit.

[hvwarrior58]

I'm going to watch USC this year, just because I think they could be the most talented team of all time. I could care less about the conference, though. No favorites here.

And I was responding to what you said about CPF. I thought you was being sarcastic, my bad.

[utvolpj]

Originally Posted by hvwarrior58

Tennessee's new substance abuse policy mandates that an athlete is suspended from competition and practice for both a second and third positive test for marijuana and must successfully complete an outpatient substance abuse counseling program before being eligible to return to the team. The policy states that athletics director Mike Hamilton must grant his approval before the athlete is reinstated.

On a fourth positive test for marijuana, the athlete is permanently dismissed from the team.

That's a far cry from what the rules used to be. Coker's got to get his stuff together and I hope it works out for him.

[hvwarrior58]

I'm also going to watch WVU and Clemson, possibly a few others(Hawaii, BSU, etc.). And, of course, I will be watching the entire SEC.

[hvwarrior58]

I didn't know he had failed any previous tests but the article makes it seems as if he is gone after one more violation.

[orangeblooded_2]

Originally Posted by hvwarrior58

I didn't know he had failed any previous tests but the article makes it seems as if he is gone after one more violation.

I know in Fulmers statement, he said he, his staff and the administration had done everything they can to help him...that seems to imply that hes been caught a few times before.

[hvwarrior58]

Yeah, but he would have been suspended for it as well. The only other time I remember him being suspended was for classroom stuff, unless weed was involved. It wasn't mentioned at the time, though.

[GAVol]

Originally Posted by Teddyhead

I never said it did. I just like the psychological effect on the team and fan base. It dampens moral, plain and simple.

Way to have class about an obviously troubled kid.

[orangeblooded_2]

Maybe the weed is what kept him from going to class

[orangeblooded_2]

Originally Posted by GAVol

Way to have class about an obviously troubled kid.

In his original post on this thread he did say that what he was about to say was classless...

...at least we agree on something.

[hvwarrior58]

And the drug policy was just recently reinstated so he may have had run-ins before that weren't publicly announced.

[hatvol96]

Originally Posted by GAVol

Way to have class about an obviously troubled kid.

That's no worse than all the fugazi disciplinarians on here blathering about the poor conduct of athletes and how great Fulmer is for suspending guys.

[Ooltewah Vol]

Originally Posted by Teddyhead

Fair enough, I have nothing to say other than this will be 3k miles away from Neyland!

Different stadium with the same results. At lest you guys don't have to cry about our pre game prayer out there.

[orangeblooded_2]

I guess ya gotta look at it from Fulmers POV: He cant come out and acknowledge that one of his star RBs has a MJ problem.