TCU drug sweep: 4 players arrested

[ShocksMyBrain 9,419]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/tanner-brock-three-other-players-arrested-tcu-drug-175545577.html

[stoic-one 1,557]

Hmmm...

According to TCU Chief of Police Steve McGee, the drugs being sold marijuana, cocaine, the club drug "molly" (some in powder form, some in pill form), acid and prescription drugs including Xanex, hydrocodone and others similar to OxyContin. They were sold to undercover officers, among others, during hand-to-hand transactions.

[cptau 169]

TCU should be glad they finished the paper work to get into the Big 12 conference.

TCU maybe able to keep its record of no players with criminal records since it expelled them from the university..

However if the rumor about the number of players (80?) failing the drug tests are true, they may not have much of a team next year.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/15/3738145/tcu-players-describe-widespread.html

[quietfan 233]

Okay, can somebody clarify this for me once and for all:

What is the official NCAA policy on drug testing? Is there a national policy, or does each conference set its own rules, or individual schools? How much trouble can a school get into if they're hiding or covering up failed drug tests? How often are tests administered? How many players at time? How random? etc.

[...been wondering about this for some time with various schools/players/busts/rumors in the news, not just TCU]

[cptau 169]

Okay, can somebody clarify this for me once and for all:

What is the official NCAA policy on drug testing? Is there a national policy, or does each conference set its own rules, or individual schools? How much trouble can a school get into if they're hiding or covering up failed drug tests? How often are tests administered? How many players at time? How random? etc.

[...been wondering about this for some time with various schools/players/busts/rumors in the news, not just TCU]

NCAA Sets this Policy for the tests it administers. See page 14 describing the loss of of one year eligibility due to failing an NCAA administer test for drugs banned by the NCAA.

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/0af57e804792864f8187ddc110a6426c/DrugTesting_Book_6_111.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=0af57e804792864f8187ddc110a6426c

Each NCAA member school also has their own drug testing program with varying penalties for testing positive.

This article discusses how strict each SEC school is. UK and UGA are the strictest. Auburn, UT and USCe are next. Some are not strict at all.

http://mrsec.com/2010/12/sec-drug-policies-arent-created-equal/

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/fanhouse-report-bcs-football-program-drug-policies-revealed/

[quietfan 233]

Okay, can somebody clarify this for me once and for all:

What is the official NCAA policy on drug testing? Is there a national policy, or does each conference set its own rules, or individual schools? How much trouble can a school get into if they're hiding or covering up failed drug tests? How often are tests administered? How many players at time? How random? etc.

[...been wondering about this for some time with various schools/players/busts/rumors in the news, not just TCU]

NCAA Sets this Policy for the tests it administers. See page 14 describing the loss of of one year eligibility due to failing an NCAA administer test for drugs banned by the NCAA.

http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/0af57e804792864f8187ddc110a6426c/DrugTesting_Book_6_111.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=0af57e804792864f8187ddc110a6426c

Each NCAA member school also has their own drug testing program with varying penalties for testing positive.

This article discusses how strict each SEC school is. UK and UGA are the strictest. Auburn, UT and USCe are next. Some are not strict at all.

http://mrsec.com/2010/12/sec-drug-policies-arent-created-equal/

http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/20/fanhouse-report-bcs-football-program-drug-policies-revealed/

Great info....Thanks!

[Tiger 8,841]

Related/Unrelated somewhat blabbering note in regards to drug testing in the NCAA:

Lets be serious, at Auburn there is a certain 'standard'. But there are a HUGE number of schools that turn the other way when a positive test comes up. Coaches are trying to keep their jobs and further their careers, there are alot of schools that won't suspend, or kick a guy off the team -- especially in the mid-majors because a suspension of a starting running back can lead to Ls. Which lead to pink slips. I have several close friends that all played d-1 football whether it be in the SEC, the WAC, the MAC, or a handful of other conferences (take it for what its worth -- a dude on the message board saying it but to be fair i saw 2 of them in person play against Auburn ) that can attest to this as well.

Also, everybody knew a "guy" that you could find those 'medicines' from in college, this guy just happened to be on the football also. Although, recruits saying they won't play at TCU because of the drug culture clearly puts this in another realm.

Auburn is lucky to be in a position where we can boot a guy like Dyer off the team for breaking rules, and have a coach like Chizik that stands for that -- also lets keep in mind there is a mentality at Auburn that is exemplified by the Dyer situation, but that isn't uniform throughout the country.

[Texan4Auburn 1,626]

Not surprising. TCU has to take risks on players characters due to Texas, aTm, Tech, OU, OSU, LSU, etc that all recruit the state of Texas.

Hell Miles did it when he was at Ok State cause at that time they had to take the risk on questionable athletes. It showed when Gundy removed around 15 players in like 2 weeks after taking over. Plus I know stories from my sister who was a athletic tutor there.

[cptau 169]

Not surprising. TCU has to take risks on players characters due to Texas, aTm, Tech, OU, OSU, LSU, etc that all recruit the state of Texas.

Hell Miles did it when he was at Ok State cause at that time they had to take the risk on questionable athletes. It showed when Gundy removed around 15 players in like 2 weeks after taking over. Plus I know stories from my sister who was a athletic tutor there.

TCU seems to have recruited players out of high school without arrest records better than any other ranked program. They may have let them run wild after they got there.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/the_bonus/02/27/cfb.crime/index.html?eref=sihp%22

[bdc81 90]

Enough about the positive marijuana tests. As far as I am concerned thats between the player, their families the coaching staff and the university. Hell, at Ole Miss if you complain about your roommate using weed they simply offer a change in accomodations to the offended.

What I want to know is why if you google NCAA and steroids you get no hits past 1986. Heard an administrator say on the radio that the NCAA could not afford to screen all the athletes for steroid use. Guess 6.5 billion bucks doesn't go as far as it once did. The NCAA website says that androgenic steroids are banned but it says nothing about what is and is not tested. Does the NCAA screen for steroids? Or does the NCAA look the other way because it is good for business. Just like schools looking past controlled drug use by its customers. (If yanked off a team for marijuana at a school that openly tolerated it in their freshman dorms I'd call a trial lawyer and retire early, assuming I had NFL talent and my ability to earn a living was damaged)

Little doc