Mark Richt departs and things immediately go to pot.
UGA freshman defensive end Chauncey Rivers was arrested for possession of marijuana.
According to an Athens-Clarke County jail booking report, Rivers was arrested at 1:12 a.m. Saturday morning for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana, which is a misdemeanor. His bond has been set at $1,000. As of 2:40 a.m., Rivers was listed as “currently incarcerated,” according to jail records.
Rivers was arrested on Nov. 4 for misdemeanor possession of marijuana after admitting to smoking in a UGA campus parking lot with teammate Natrez Patrick. The two Bulldogs were suspended for the Kentucky game on Nov. 7.
Since that’s Rivers’ second offense – in less than two months! – he should be gone for a while.
According to the UGA student-athlete handbook, Rivers is subjected to a suspension of “no less than 30 percent of the total sport season.”
That would be four games, if you’re counting. That’s not the way things worked in Tuscaloosa.
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New here but very interesting situation we have here with rivers, I’m not going to get into the “is it bad to smoke pot debate” the fact is its against student/athlete policy and that’s it. What I find interesting is how often Smart may be handcuffed by this ” Georgia Way” and if he likes being handicapped right out the gate without even coaching a game yet. Also, will Pruitt and Smart be holding hands on the BAMMER sideline during the semi final game ? Does anyone else find that very weird or what ?
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I said before on here when Smart was hired that we needed him on “our” job full-time immediately. Not gonna list all the reasons again, but a number of posters said it was no big deal that he’s coaching Bama and that it was even good for UGA – wtf? Funny how if it’s such a good thing that Pruitt isn’t hanging around to coach our bowl game. You can argue all you want about loyalty, etc., I think it’s a rookie mistake by a first time HC.
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^^This.
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We every day encounter some law we do not like and make the choice to obey them or not. If we ignore and get caught we serve the penalty. The kid is guilty and Kirby has no say in what the consequences or, he also knew what the rules were when he signed on. Former coaches have had to abide by rules and so shall the new guy.
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The NCAA has a rule limitigate on field position coaches. Since no Alabama position coach has left yet there is no room for Pruitt to be a position coach. He can stand on the sidelines and do whatever John Eason did on our sidelines but it seems to me he can’t be coaching any positions.
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Coaching the game is secondary in my opinion. It’s being able to participate during practices, handle administrative functions that come with being the HC, observe and evaluate the players during practice and determine the direction you want to go moving forward. In the case of CKS it also allows him to show a commitment to his new players and team and set the tone in terms of his expectations. Being visible with the team/staff during those 12 extra practices is very helpful because his contact with the team is very limited until Spring practice after the bowl game.
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Shoot, let’s be proactive and see if we can trade Rivers to Auburn for a backup QB or PK.
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I don’t know how anyone else feels, but Auburn has two QB’s that were and are worse than ours. I mean, they couldn’t hit sand if they fell off a camel in the desert. Thanks but no thanks on that trade. Will be interesting to see how Kirby does handle this. The kid obviously enjoys getting high and has a problem. He obviously didn’t learn his lesson in November.
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I’d guess a lot of people who post on this blog “have a problem” too. Coyones? Where are you? Mac? Last time I checked scotch, a form of alcohol, was a drug. We need to quit shooting ourselves in the foot with a drug policy unlike any other in the SEC. This is evidence that nothing has really changed in Athens–just a few names and faces.
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Mayor, we don’t know if things have changed. I’m assuming they won’t because the AUC will crucify Morehead, McGarity, and Smart if they change the drug policy. I think the first thing Towers or Emerson do is scan the ACC police blotter to see if they can find something to write about.
Senator, I guess we start the list of things Smart has lost control of …
On Rivers, these guys know the policy before they sign the scholarship agreement. Regardless of your stance on MJ or other drugs (mine is regulate and tax the hell out of it), it’s the policy and should be enforced until it’s changed.
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Things don’t get changed without complaints about stupid rules. I will continue to complain about this putting UGA behind our rivals.
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Yes, because studies show that enabling illegal behavior – repeat offenses in particular – is key to on-the-field success. How about we first try better coaching, improving depth and S&C, and attentive game management before we decide UGA needs to cheat and sleaze its way to a title. And I’m not talking about the stupidity of UGA drug testing after Spring Break week or Jimmy Williamson profiling FB players, just coddling miscreants whose repeated flouting of team rules is likely an indication they’ll be undisciplined in practice, the weight room and classroom. This is the consumate team sport after all.
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We disagree. Check out how our rivals handle this and get back to me.
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All of us want to BEAT our rivals. Some of us think it’s even more important that we not BE our rivals.
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If we just had 85 Rudy’s we would be fine? Um, I disagree. If Nick Chubb smokes a joint during the offseason, I think we will definitely miss him during his suspension.
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PTC, you aren’t going to be the one to deal with the media if the rule changes. No one in the UGA hierarchy is going to change this policy unless the state law around marijuana in particular gets changed.
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The time during the coaching transition was the perfect time to get UGA’s discipline for these offenses in line with our competition.
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It’s a university policy not an Athletic Dept one. You think they could get that changed in a week?
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Yes. How about if Kirby comes back and says: “I was told orally and in my contract I would have total control of the program and I say he’s not suspended?” That would instantly change the drug policy.
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You’re more high than Chauncey if you think the board of regents at Georgia would give half a shit about keeping promises that ADGM made to Smart without authority to do so. Someday they may change the rules, but that will not happen under any timetable dictated by a new hire football coach.
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And you’re high if you still think McGarity called all the shots in the hiring process. The board was behind the decision to can Richt and hire Kirby.
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I like Chauncey, but these transfers and possible expulsion will give CKS the ability to add more of “his” guys to the team quicker than usual. 2-3 down so farm how many can we backcount with EE’s and how many can we sign in Feb.?
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I can’t believe we’re still putting people in cages for a plant. Good work cops. This kid has two arrests and not one victim to show for it. I wonder if they’re going after the manufacturer who goes by the name God,
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The issue is not whether a plant should be illegal, I really don’t care about that. The issue is; there is a rule that players cannot have the plant. Rivers has decided the rule doesn’t apply to him. He has broken the rule twice in about 5 weeks. How Kirby handles this will set the precedent for his career at Georgia. I think he should kick Rivers off the team. He should let the other players see that he is deadly serious about following the rules.
Kirby may decide to go soft, it is his decision. If he does, he had better be prepared to deal with lots of situations like this.
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Absolutely correct JC. Couldn’t agree more. Set the tone from day 6.
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“Rivers has decided that the rules don’t appy to him”…Exactly right.
He has the same option to abide by the rules or break the rules, that everyone else has. He knew the rules when he signed with UGA.
We need to quit blaming everyone at UGA for what is a stupid decision on an individual’s part.
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Let me speak on behalf of all the reprobates who attend or have attended the University of Georgia. Isn’t it illegal to drink alcohol if you are under the age of 21? A misdemeanor as I recall. Have you ever done that back when you were younger? I’m looking at you Ug, Jason, Blake and JC. Should you have gotten suspended from school or an athletic team you were on, if any (I was on one), because you drank a beer under age? Marijuana has been legalized in 3 states already and is only the minor-est of offenses every where else. Let’s get into the 21st century here peeps instead of pretending it’s 1965.
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Ignoring a law and then being outraged there are consequences when caught is just poor judgment and decision making. Champion changing the law–all for it. But give me a break. Weigh the costs first by soberly considering priorities before taking the risk that could delay or block your goals. Because if arrested in an illegal act, you set yourself up to pay a price. That’s life in the adult world!
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I did not see any new article in which Rivers expressed outrage about being arrested. There are fans who expressed outrage but cite me, please to an article where Rivers expressed outrage at being caught.
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No, I’m referring to the posters on this page.
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And allow me to clarify: some of the posters on this page who want a get out of jail free card when the law is well known and so are the risks to one’s life goals. Priorities….
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For real. The finger waggin’ is ripe with hypocrisy, as their other hand stirs their drink. Oh, but that plant is against the law to possess, no matter how benign it is, compared to alcohol? Well then, let’s talk of other “atrocities” that used to be for/against the law.. slavery, voting rights, and prohibition.. sure would be nice if we could, I dunno, change some laws, sometimes, especially when the majority declares it to be bad. Don’t like me comparing marijuana incarceration to the others listed above? Imagine how many people whose lives have been affected thus far due to these bad, money-granbing laws. That’s where your answer lies, follow the money trail. Interesting to see that the prison guard union, privately owned prisons, tobacco, and alcohol lobby are the leaders in the fight against common sense, and the ones who stand to lose the most money/jobs.
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Agree or not, feder all law still trumps state law. Therefore, it is illegal in all 50 states until federal law changes. Because the feds do not push enforcement, does not alter the status legally. As the others have said, even if legal at the state level, campus rules dictate a certain response. Fight to have the rules changed, don’t just arbitrarily ignore those you don’t like. He knew the rules, he chose to ignore, he deals with the consequences.
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Incorrect. The Constitution leaves this decision to the states. Just because the federal government assumed for itself the right to wage a drug war is no reason to roll over for them.
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Mayor, I went in the military at 18. I did abuse alchohol. In fact, I was locked up shortly after I got out of the service for DUI. I deserved to be locked up and I deserved the fine I paid. I never made excuses or blamed the law. And I never did it again because I learned my lesson.
I also did a lot of other things that I am not real proud of..Does that mean I’m not supposed to counsel young people not to be foolish?
What are we going to do? Throw all attempts to control bad decisions by young people away because we weren’t (and won’t be) perfect people.
Did you ever roll someone’s yard? Do minor vandelism for kicks? Are you going to excuse the person who burns your house down because you were once young and vandelous yourself?
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How about we abandon the military mentality of following orders, no matter how stupid, without question? How about we stop attempting to control decisions that hurt nobody, but nosy, self-appointed elites think are bad? How about we differentiate between actions that hurt other people, like burning someone’s house down, and actions that don’t hurt anyone, like smoking a joint?
Nah, that would be chaos.
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Do they test the kids on Acedemic Scholarships and suspend accordingly? I really don’t know. Fair is fair.
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So if an academic student gets caught, first offense, he is suspended for 10% of the curriculum… what’s that? Two quizzes and a test? What if the next test just so happens to be the midterm? Let him take this one, and sit out the next mid-major.. I mean, chapter test?
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He could pay for 10% of his tuition.
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While we’re at it, let’s test the BOR, UGA president and administration too. Lose 10% of your salary for the first offense.
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Amen. Also, ensure that everyone representing UGA upholds standards, let’s submit the Athletic Board and B-M administrators to random IRS audits. You know, to make sure they follow the rules.
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And at least 30% of their salary for a second offense. 🙂
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I take issue with the “Rivers decided the rule doesn’t apply to him” portion. Sure, he decided to break the rule about marijuana but he has not expressed any opinion that the consequence did not apply to him. He decided that smoking was worth the punishment. Folks driving 80 mph on I-75 are making the same evaluation, and nobody gets righteously indignant.
If Rivers says, “I should not be punished,” then that is a horse of a different color, but he hasn’t taken that position.
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Totally agree, it is all about generating a revenue stream…NOTHING ELSE.
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Now we first need to see. How good and bad tackles has he made? How many TFL? Any sacks? Ok. Suspension to be determined after further analysis by Schumann and if we have enough depth at that position.
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Good grief. He needs to be removed from the team. If a kid is provided an athletic scholarship and is a starter with an sec football team and he can’t follow the rules, he needs to go. These kids are awarded brilliant opportunities, all they have to do is follow the rules. Think of how many kids would benefit from such a life changing situation as being an sec football player.
Argue whether the rule is appropriate or not, the kid has it made and he blew it.
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I agree with your overall thought , but your conclusions seem to be based on a blanket policy that does not exist. This rule varies from Athens, Tuscaloosa, Auburn, BatonRouge, Gainesville so I guess the opportunity and benefit of the scholarship does also. So I guess a scholarship at UGA comes with more red tape and less benefits.
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Getting away with smoking weed is a benefit?
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If the alternative is a 3 game suspension I guess it is. If you want Alabama results you’ve got to act like Alabama. This is the first test of the “Georgia Way” under our new coach. I hope Coach Smart goes all “Trump” on it and blasts it in public, like Pruitt did for the IPF.
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Sorry, but I don’t think Kirby is going to waste any political capital or goodwill on this. Rivers demonstrated poor judgment in this case regardless of your opinion on the issue at hand.
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I see no issue with it myself. No different than having a beer or a shot of bourbon.
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Liberty is a benefit.
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Agreed, the rules are not the same as our rivals. It flat out is a hindrance to our program..has been for a while.
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Agree. We would have been so much better in 2007 without this troublemaker.
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Revised meme. Smart lost control of the greens.
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Yeah, taking away his education will be good for him, and will provide justice to his victim.
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You don’t seem to get it JoshG. Just because you’re all about “the plant” doesn’t give him the right to do what he was KNEW he was forbidden to do. He broke the rule, and he broke the law. People should be provided the opportunity to learn the hard way-if that’s the route they choose. They aren’t children.
I wonder what would happen to a young soldier….
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Are you talking about an herb or an apple?
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Hahaha. Out of the garden with you!
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I actually don’t partake of the plant. I’ve got waaaaay too much to do. I just have absolutely no problem with an adult consuming a plant, and it baffles me that anyone else does. I just hope the victims of his crimes are given Justice. And you know, soldiers.
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“…a young soldier.” LOL. Nice parody. Oh wait, you weren’t serious, were you?
Let me guess, though, despite SA’s being adults, you don’t think they could be able to trade on their likeness or be anle to receive additional compensation, do you?
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Yeah, man. Soldiers.
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Since you’re guessing about me, Let me guess for you. You never served in the military.
What is so hard about following the demands you signed up agreeing too? Smartassery is not an answer. It’s simply smartassery, nothing more.
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Typical answer from a non-astronaut. Clearly you have never expeienced weightlessness. What, you say you’re not an astronaut and neither is Chauncey and it’s irrelevant to the argument about a foptball player smoking pot? Oh, okay, you’re right.
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Smartassery. What you resort to when you can’t give a direct answer, weak.
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Try an Article 15…. 😉
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Stupid rules get broken.
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Nobody wants to take away his education. He obviously doesn’t mind throwing it away.
His “victim” looks back from the mirror from himself.
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God made something. Rivers put it in his pocket. Rivers should lose his freedom and education. Seems logical.
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If humanity could avoid self-destructive behaviors, we’d all be better off, yes? Things, whether plants or something else, are not a moral or legal issue by nature. But what people do or do not do with these things are.
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Sure. The gun’s not evil, the murderer is. But there’s no moral issue in smoking dope and hurting no one.
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You gotta speak up, they cannot hear you over the clanking of their glasses
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We start a fund to benefit the victim of said crime. Oh wait, there isn’t one. Good to see that all crime in ACC has been stopped.
The Holier than Thou attitude by some here is HIGHlarious.
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I hope the kid isn’t kicked off the team for a little gunja. But, I wouldn’t mind hearing about Smart making his legs fall off from running so much and maybe some extra reps in the weight room. I loved Mark Richt but feel it was time for a change at the top. With that change another change is needed in the “Georgia Way” !!!
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^^THIS!!! If a kid does something the coach or the rules forbid make him run ’til his tongue hangs out but don’t punish the rest of the team, the coaching staff and the students, alums and fans by suspending him from playing in the game.
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I totally agree with you, Mayor. I hope the policy changes, but I don’t hold out much hope.
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Two arrests in a month. No doubt this is what is called a “high maintenance player”.
Does not play much but leads the conference in arrests ina thirty day period.
Perhaps the nation. By chance is he tied with any other player.
He be gone. Why? Lack of discipline and has bad habit that could impact other players.
Noe how many players are standing in line to play without this issue?
Next.
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Agree.
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Good opprtunity to weed out a marginal player on a scholarship.
Does not fit the type of player Smart and staff need to compete in the conference..
Into reps, not redemption. Send him back home so he can stay inhis high school culture.
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Nice pun, Will …
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Word around the campfire is we are getting Arkansas’ OL coach. Would be a huge, huge get if true, as Sam Pittman is highly regarded and a great recruiter to boot.
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That would be too good to be true. But if it is true, that would be the first sign of improvement this off season IMHO. Everything else (Pruitt gone particularly) has been a negative.
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I thought Bert made the Arkansas coaches sign non-compete clauses in the SEC? Wasn’t that what we were told when going after their OC?
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Rumor is Eason had a couple of adult beverages on his visit last night. He’s underage, he knows the rules/law, set the tone Kirby. Suspend him for 1 game next year, I mean he signed papers right?
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But see, that’s not a plant. Alcohol is a byproduct of plant decay. This form of intoxication is perfectly okay once you’ve lived the magical number of days arbitrarily determined by people in a fancy building. But the milder, less violence-inducing form of intoxication Rivers chose means he’s a problem.
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Alcohol causes many times more damage to society than pot does, but nothing in life is fair. Alcohol is legal and pot is not. Thems the rules sport. But Luther does have a good point about underage drinking.
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They are both destructive…however, most people can have a drink or two and quit. Some cannot…But the whole purpose to smoking weed..the only purpose…is to get high.
If you want to get high and kill your brain and productivity, it’s your business, but it effects everyone because everyone has an impact on society….positve, neutral or negative. Most drug users fall into the negative catagory.
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Alcohol causes much more damage to society than all other drugs combined. Alcohol is a very addictive drug and one of only 2 drugs that withdrawals from can cause death. Yet society has decided to make this drug legal. Full disclosure: I do drinks a bit. Yea, what can I say, it’s a fucked up world.
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Many can’t handle the truth…I appreciate your effort though. Keep it up. This is a stupid law/rule. Strictly about a revenue stream for Law Enforcement.
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I am all for pot legalization, but it cannot be put up against alcohol in such a simple context. Alcoholic drinks (wine/mead/beer) have been used as sustenance since the dawn of civilization. It has given much more to our society than it has taken.
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HIGHlarious.
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That logic is inane. It means that the government could, and should, regulate every single detail of our lives. Obesity is bad, so let’s outlaw cookies and limit sodas to 16oz. We should be in charge of other people’s lives because we’re perfect and they might screw themselves up. Idiotic.
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Historically alcohol has a strong lobby. Marijuana has not. Money is the only thing that talks in the legislative arena.
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No, alcohol is yeast poop. Yeast consumes sugar and poops out CO2 & alcohol. Yummy alcohol.
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Rumor? Gossip? Really??? Straw men are so combustible.
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But not yet enrolled, and Williamson and his gang had their ears and eyes covered so they never heard or saw of it.
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And the offense really, really need this kid, LOL.
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I damn sure hope Eason had a few adult beverages last night.
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These players have not had to follow the rules since they became stars in midget football. A little real discipline would be good for them. Having said that, I think it is time for Jere to change the student athlete handbook to be in line with Bama, Tenn, ect. There would be some gnashing of teeth for a few weeks, then it would go away. There should be no discussion, you are the President, Jere, just do it. By the way, I don’t smoke pot and would ring my teenagers necks if I caught them smoking. For others I try to have a live and let live attitude when behavior does not harm others.
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Agree – nice post
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Rule 1: Don’t get caught.
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Rule preceeding rule 1: Abide by the rules you agreed to abide by.
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Agree. Like not selling your autograph or memorabilia?
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Glad you agree.
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Rule after the preceding two rules: Get a good lawyer. 🙂
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If we are serious about making a run at National Titles, we need to handle this the way Alabama would, which is to say , get this cop fired and send a message to others that if you arrest a football player, you life is over as you know it.
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Or supply the weed ourselves via a back-up player in the dorm.
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Exactly, although a grad assistant medical trainer would be better. They would have access to the good stuff and the PEDs.
Streamline this stuff folks. It’s not rocket-science.
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W need an extra room in the new IPF, where they can go and partake to reduce their pain…some day way in the future this will be a thing, but not now because, old people.
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Thank you! I remember reading about that Alabama player, too.
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Now that is telling it like it is. Lil Satan calling the shots.
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Get the boosters to pay a co-ed to speed or whatever wherever this cop is patrolling and then when he pulls her over, cry rape.
When other cops see this guy lose his job and family for arresting a UGA player, they fall in line.
You can have “Georgia Way” in public that way, but still bring in all the dope-headed, gun-toting thugs you want, because we just make sure they never get arrested.
Combine that with our grad assistant dope-dealer and a collection of clean urine from a buncha Poindexters and we are on the path to glory.
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TD you funny over there! The solution is simple get Snoop Doggy Dog to come down and give a class on when and where to smoke the sticky icky ooowee.
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Fo shizzle my Dawzzle.
Champ already showed you that players are gonna cry that same old “colleges use us like slaves to make millions” whether or not you have a choir boy like Richt trying to mentor or not.
Time to stop worrying about creating “better people” and get down to bizness.
Mama wants a new trailer? Boom, we got Jim Clayton on the phone.
Player likes to snort crank? “Chemistry Major” looks impressive on your player bio page.
Player can’t read? We got plenty of proctors that can, son, but none of them can pancake a a defensive tackle. We got that covered for you.
Do y’all want a new ball cap with NC on it or do you want student athletes? Make your damned minds up.
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Student-athletes.
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As Jimmy Dormany said to Nucky Thompson, “You can’t be half a gangster. ”
If we are in the “championships are our only goal” ethic then we have to act as the “championships are our only goal” teams’ administrations act.
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The Georgia Way and ACCPD Way are demonstrably not the Alabama Way and the TPD Way. Nor is it the SEC Way. This is the issue. NOT calls for get out of jail free cards because some are outraged Weed is still illegal (rightly or wrongly). That’s a separate conversation. The Rivers incident will happen again and again under Smart as it did during the Richt era until the Georgia Way and the SEC Way align.
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The Jim Harrick Way wins titles.
That’s all that matters. McGarity want to bring in consultants, bring ol’ Jimmy back to town. He can show you how to get things done.
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Jim Cheney is the new OC. Not a fan of this hire.
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Me neither. Underwhelmed is a mild reaction. Wasn’t he oc under Dooley at Tenn?
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Yes.
Kiffen brought him to Tenn as OC from the (cough) St Louis Rams where he was an offensive line/TE coach. He stayed at UT through Dooley, then went to Arky for two years and Pitt this year.
Runs pro-style, pass-heavy. Developed Drew Brees and Tyler Bray.
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If he brings his buddy Sam Pittman with him to coach the OL (as rumor has it), it may turn out to be a home run hire. Smart has made it clear from Day 1 that his offensive philosophy begins with the big uglies up front. And Pittman’s arguably the best in the business.
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This isn’t PC, but based on his physical appearence, I’d have a hard time respecting him as a player while he’s demanding discipline, hard work, mental strength/will power, etc.
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If he’s good at putting our guys in a position to win football games, he can look like Jabba the Hut for all I care. And I’m guessing the players will feel the same.
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Having seen his and Pittman’s photographs I guess elevated cholesterol levels in the offensive staff meeting room is part of The Process.
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A spread guy in college that went to the pros and learned power offense. What’s not to like? Adaptability should be something we can value and appreciate given what we’ve been through.
This is a guy that had Purdue up 25-0 vs. us with Drew Brees (in 20 minutes btw) and 9 years later beat us with crompton.
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So, are we to expect a modified pro-style attack, offensive scheme?
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Also worth noting that two of the brightest defensive minds in college football — Pat Narduzzi and Kirby Smart — both chose Chaney to coach their offenses. Speaks volumes.
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Yep…giving me a bit of solace in all of this. Love the OL hire.
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http://georgia.247sports.com/Bolt/Chaney-Pittman-hires-earn-national-praise-for-Georgia-41969696
And I hear Chaney is already en route to Athens, presumably to make his pitch to Eason. A firm handshake and a few stories about a guy named Drew Brees ought to do the trick. Could be a huge day for the future of Georgia football. I’m pumped.
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Absolutely.
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Chaney- “had drew been 6’5″ I really could have done something with him.”
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Kirby Smart is one on the brightest defensive minds in college football? Because he was Saban’s DC all those years? A little excited are you?
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Yes, he is one of the brightest defensive minds in college football. Players think so. Coaches think so. Analysts think so. Just about everyone with access to Alabama’s football program over the past several years thinks so.
You, I guess, disagree. So?
Go root for Miami. You know you want to.
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I am rooting for Miami. Thanks for your permission.
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Sorry your friend Mark got fired. If you need a Kleenex, I’m here for you.
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I thought all you carried around with you was toilet paper. 🙂
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Hold on…I was always told that our players got in trouble because they had no fear of our mild-mannered, Christian coach.
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That’s according to AJC media and Herbie.
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It is a discipline issue and hoe he handles it will be a true test for Kirby. The kid will be lucky to get the four game suspension and will probably be kicked off the team as an example.
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Yeah I mean according to the policy I don’t think one is worse than the other, but the reality from a perception standpoint is that getting arrested for weed is worse than just failing a random drug test. It’s almost like 2 separate things – you were smoking weed, AND you got arrested. And that’s now happened twice.
My guess is that he doesn’t “officially” get kicked off the team, but we hear about a transfer in his near future.
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Transferring does fall into the Alabama way. I guess we will see if his transfer options are limited.
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The staff rumors are hot.
Supposedly the new OC is being flown in to see the top recruit who is on campus.
In the private sector and major industries /business drug testing is routine.
Make childish mistake. Join the unemployment line.
Frankly, not man enough for Dawgs.
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Evidently, the Georgia Blog Post way is to savage any coach in sight, even if he has yet to coach a down between the hedges.
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Debate whether this is right or wrong all you want, but the fact is we have a new coach and the same problems are showing up one week later. With out culture change from the top we are going to end up with the same problems coach Richt had. Saban could not win under this mind set, rinse and repeat.
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Because some young man foolishly flouted the rules twice within a week? I don’t see how Smart OR BM could be at fault for that.
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Exactly. It’s obviously Richt’s fault.
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So many social snowflakes.
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