Big Charles Mosley will not be dismissed

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Sensing a LEGALIZE GANJA sidetrack. :cool2:
 
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VersaceButch said:
I didn't say mostly. Once again people putting words in my mouth. When I mean large portion it can be anything from 1/4-100%. All I am saying is college aged kids smoke a lot of weed. If you don't think that's true then you have never been to college.
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I've been to college, but I've never smoked weed
 
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BruinVol said:
Smoking pot and driving or drinking alcohol and driving should be handled the same by cbj and all college coaches

Treated much more seriously than just partaking of either.


Time in the uniform should be lost and our fan base would be roasting CMR if he handled such an incident in house at Georgia
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Agree to disagree. Drinking and driving is exponentially more dangerous to the individual and public at large. No comparison. Look at the statistics.
 
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Suspending Mosely for some games this year wouldn't make that much sense anyway because he's not gonna play this year anyway unless we have 3-4 guys go down at OG.
 
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BruinVol said:
Smoking pot and driving or drinking alcohol and driving should be handled the same by cbj and all college coaches

Treated much more seriously than just partaking of either.


Time in the uniform should be lost and our fan base would be roasting CMR if he handled such an incident in house at Georgia
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Agree. The suspension is to show his punishment because I doubt Mosley would see much PT this year. The real punishment will be the running he will have to do during practice.
 
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VolDango said:
Agree to disagree. Drinking and driving is exponentially more dangerous to the individual and public at large. No comparison. Look at the statistics.
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I am not disputing that part at all but does the law here in tenn distinguish between the 2??

If so then I will change my mind but if not then any DUI should be considered serious in nature.
 
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People that compare driving after smoking vs driving after drinking kill me. There's no comparison. Nor should he lose playing time over this. Save suspensions for news worthy bad behavior. This is/was nothing.
 
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Student at Ut.. I would say 70% of students that live on campus smoke weed in their car while driving and it's not a big deal it's just normal. The only reason this is being talked about is because it's a football player. Butch isn't making this a big deal because it never was one. If you only knew how many football players smoke/ let alone smoke while driving lol.
 
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tennrich1 said:
Not for sure what era we are talking about but 40 years ago when we were smoking weed (haven't smoked weed or drank alcohol since Jan. 1982) the product was no were near as strong as it is today (unless mixed with hash etc) so I prob could make the same statement about riding with someone high back then and feeling safe with them (which if I were judge day honest prob isn't true). Its just different now...and funny how its so not cool to smoke cigarettes (rightfully so) but smoking weed which contains at least as much "crap" as tobacco is somehow "ok"...
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Hey brah, welcome to the 21st century. Tobacco has killed millions, nobody has died from smoking too much ganja.
 
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Kristy* said:
At the moment, he isn't guilty. If he turns out to be, then the punishment will fit the crime.

He may not crack the 2-deep this year on OL. So, internal punishment could be a lot more fitting than a suspension that means nothing. And I'm sure the players will take note of the extra work he'll have to do.
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Agreed. He won't play this year IMO, doesn't have the physical fitness, doesnt yet have a position. This kid needs to re-evaluate his commitment and dedication to the program....he needs to mature. Great kid, great personality. But, IMHO, if he doesn't develop the discipline required to play in this conference pretty quickly, he's gonna find himself on the outside looking in after another recruiting class hits campus.
 
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Personally I'm glad he's not being dismissed. Drive while under the influence is a serious matter and shouldn't be swept aside, but I believe in second chances. Tough love and guidance usually does more for kids than just being cast aside.

Here's hoping the staff has a plan in place for Mosley to develop as a young man as well as a football player. Best of luck to the young man. Get your head on straight, because if it happens again, you've lost the benefit of the doubt.
 
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Jdh13579 said:
Student at Ut.. I would say 70% of students that live on campus smoke weed in their car while driving and it's not a big deal it's just normal.
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No way! Seriously?! I'm quite a few years removed from the Hill bud I've been to a party or three....seventy percent seems crazy high?

And yes I proofed my shpelling before posting...
 
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BruinVol said:
I am not disputing that part at all but does the law here in tenn distinguish between the 2??

If so then I will change my mind but if not then any DUI should be considered serious in nature.
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Is murder worse than drinking in public? Both are against the law. You seriously cannot distinguish between the severity of an offense??? Any law broken should result in suspension? Even before he's found guilty of a single thing in court?

You have to look at the situation. Jalen Hurd was cited last year for underage drinking because they found beer cans in his car and dorm room. That's against the law. He served whatever punishment the coaches gave him and he probably won't be in any type of trouble again. You can't throw the book at a KID for a one time mistake. Unless it's murder. But that's no different to you I suppose.
 
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KnoxLandcruiser said:
No way! Seriously?! I'm quite a few years removed from the Hill bud I've been to a party or three....seventy percent seems crazy high?

And yes I proofed my shpelling before posting...
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I graduated last ear and I'd say 70% smoking and driving is a gross overstatement. Not even 70% of the students smoke regularly. I hung out with plenty of smokers (and joined in often enough).

Id say that probably somewhere around 60-70% have smoked at least once, but I'm pretty sure that's a standard average for university age students nowadays. I'd say maybe 30-50% (I know that's a wide range, but I'd be willing to bet the actual number is around there somewhere) smoke regularly or semi regularly. The biggest difference nowadays is that very, very few college students seem to view smoking as a big deal. Kids look at it similarly to drinking now. Even the friends I had who never smoked in their lives didn't seem to pass much judgment or mind being around it too much.


Either way, saying that 70% of UT students get high and drive is not at all accurate. Even among the regular smokers I knew, there were plenty who would never get behind the wheel when smoking or drinking (usually the ones who had bright futures among them). That's pretty much the easiest way to get caught and one slip up can seriously hurt your chances at future employment.

Edit: overstatement, not understatement.
 
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10-4 Darth. I know attitudes have changed regarding the herb but I'm admittedly out of touch. 7 in 10 rolling around campus with cloudy windows seemed crazy but I'm not on Cumberland so I don't know...thanks for the insight.
 
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