Unt Players Fail Drug Test

[Brett Vito]

Denton Record-Chronicle

[Green P1]

BOOM.....

Dropping the knowledge on all of us.

[NT80]

This should make for an interesting week and end of season.

[Dodge2007]

Could this season get any more strange. I wonder if this test has anything to do with certain players not playing?

[GoMeanGreen1999]

I wonder if any of these 15 were suspended for any amount of time or not allowed to play during games.....I wonder, I wonder (not really though as I know the answer, there just isn't a sarcasm tab).

Edited October 28, 2008 by GoMeanGreen1999

[Rudy]

Yep, bye bye to the Ninjas and hello to the bomb.

[Green P1]

I'll be the first to admit that I had my fair share of fun in high school/early college and I realize that this is the pot calling the kettle black...... but anyone that plays Div1 football and cannot pass a piss test during the season is a complete moron.

Edited October 28, 2008 by Green P1

[LAZER]

lets play a game of guess who?

I am sad because I cannot post 's anymore

Edited October 28, 2008 by LAZER

[GoMeanGreen1999]

lets play a game of guess who?

Some of us won't be able to play.

[GoMeanGreen1999]

Very good advice.

[Green P1]

Dead on.

[UNT_playmaker]

This program has suffered enough this season.....

Cannot wait for Basketball Season to start.......

[GoMeanGreen1999]

This program has suffered enough this season.....

Program will probably suffer more.

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

You are right, of course. The only thing that chaps me is that everyone on the team is now a suspect. The 15 that tested positive take down the 71 that did not. We may not make it an individual stigma but it will forever be a team stigma. The general public will make the condemnation, not the posters on this board.

[FirefightnRick]

Ah MedPilot, MedPilot, MedPilot. What you must be thinking back to when your eyes first read this thread.

This may be one of the greatest seasons to ever measure the character of a football program and it's fanbase upon. I mean, outside us finishing 0-12 just about everything that could have happened to this program this year has. APR disasters, injuries, defections and of course the lopsided loses. And yet, the student body erased 50 plus years of apathy with their support for the referendum and we still could manage 15,000 for home attendance if we get about 10K show up for the final home game. North Texas could arguably have the greatest fans around right now if you think about it. And should TD and company turn this thing around in years to come we will look back in amazement in how far we will have come.

Rick

[foutsrouts]

Wow. I guess we can't talk much about the ganja gang down in Austin anymore. Based on the time frame of the tests, it sounds likely that they were using (whatever) during the season or at least during two a days. Don't want the guys doing any kind of drugs, but I sure hope this testing doesn't cause more harm than good. Can't help but wonder if the problem contributed to Dodge's 2-18 record here but who knows. Kind of makes you wonder about a lot of things including the timing of the release. Who knows.

[Huff]

When a team has fifteen players fail a drug test and the coach says "I don't think we have a problem with drugs....." that would cause me to believe that the coach is a complete and total idiot.

[shaft]

It's like Simon all over again.

You can't spell blunt without U-N-T.

[UNTflyer]

“I don’t think we have a problem with drugs, but I will say that it’s every coach’s prerogative to test his team,” Dodge said.

When 17% test positive, you have a problem Coach.

[untbowler]

Also I may have missed it but I do not remember Dodge coming supporting the Athletics Fee prior to the vote? Am I wrong?

Also interesting that our fearless leader RV has no comment, finally what response or requirements does the NCAA require as far as suspensions?

I noticed the 4 listed penalties but are those UNT or NCAA guidelines??

[UNTflyer]

Also I may have missed it but I do not remember Dodge coming supporting the Athletics Fee prior to the vote? Am I wrong?

Dodge was vocal about his support for a new stadium but, like all the other UNT employees, was asked not to vocally advocate a "YES" vote on the referendum.

[UNTflyer]

A fourth positive test results in a player being dismissed from the team and having his scholarship revoked, according to the policy.

Man, if only I had a job where I was given 4 chances to fail a piss test before getting fired. I bet that would be a cool place to work!

[Got5onIt]

When 17% test positive, you have a problem Coach.

Test 100 kids out of the general student population and I guarantee you it will almost double the 17% on the team.

[GreenTeam]

while this looks really bad for every member of the mean green..... the sad truth of the matter is you could probably get these results with just about every D1 team..... thats still no excuse and i wonder if this is dodge just trying to save face since we are 0-8(12)

[risinggreen]

Test 100 kids out of the general student population and I guarantee you it will almost double the 17% on the team.

I know that it's around bigtime, but I have a hard time believing that one out of three in the general student population would test positive these days. Back in the 70's yes, but these days I would bet more like that 17% figure. Just a guess of course.