There is so much about this story to enjoy.
Reports surfaced Saturday that Lakeland receiver James Robinson, a top Gators’ target with National Signing Day approaching Wednesday, was cited for possession of marijuana last weekend during his official visit to Ohio State.
In the state of Ohio, where marijuana possession has been somewhat decriminalized, possessing amounts up to 100 grams is considered a minor misdemeanor and violators will receive a citation and up to a $150 fine. There is no jail time and the incident does not become part of the defendant’s criminal record.
As dumbass moves go, taking weed on a recruiting trip ranks right up there with the best.
Corch dropped the kid like a hot potato, but Florida, as we all know, right now can’t be as choosy about whom it chases, and here’s a kid who didn’t get into enough trouble to require Huntley Johnson’s services to play for the Gators. (At least, not yet.) What to do, what to do?
Head coach James McElwain has had two current players cited for marijuana possession during his two seasons at UF. Running backs Mark Thompson and Jordan Scarlet both served one-game suspensions, so McElwain has show a bit of tolerance for this type of rules violation, since both players remained on the team and have been large contributors at times.
The man’s not even gonna break a sweat with this call.
Corch had to waste time on a recruit he dropped? Good!
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Stay tuned. Somebody this dumb will be fun to watch.. Huntley here is your retainer..
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Based on what I know about Meyer, this kid must not be very good. My guess is the weed incident was just an excuse.
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Hell, Meyer probably had a player give the kid the weed so he would get caught and he could make an excuse.
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Huntley will have this covered in his sleep.
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Beat me to it.
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The “OSU players do so much drugs” tweet (now deleted) shows a great deal of promise. https://www.seccountry.com/florida/florida-target-james-robinson-issues-tweets
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Wow. That picture.
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Is the headline a nod to Big Al Carlson? Nice work if so.
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Joseph Edgar Foreman, AKA Afroman
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Thanks. I was only familiar with Big Al’s cover.
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If Florida doesn’t work out there is always Baylor. He would be one of their better behaved recruits.
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Do you like weed and white women?
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Frankly, I see no problem…18 or over, it should be legal in my book. Time we moved on to spending money on crimes with actual victims.
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I agree, but I would suggest 21 instead. If you can’t legally have a beer, you shouldn’t be able to smoke a joint. Of course, I think the drinking age should be lower as well, but that would affect the revenue streams from fines in college towns.
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Agree on 18….across the board…also agree, it’s all about revenue…
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Pretty much agree with this line of thought, 18 for both, legalize and tax it. Was very dumb of this recruit, which portends other issues down the road, but this is a legal product in several states and it is time to remove the stigma. Don’t like Meyer a bit but he didn’t have much choice in this given the law as written. Easy call for him with the class he is sitting on, McElwain also has little choice with his class at this point; he gone be a gator signee on Wednesday.
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Time we moved on to spending money on crimes with actual victims.
Wish it were so simple. That distribution channel ain’t for light weights.
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McLewain seems like a no nonsense straight shooter, so I’m willing to bet he drops the kid from their recruiting plans.
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This kid is nothing compared to Callaway – their star player.
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Had to have happened on a Friday.
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You buncha’ ole smokin’ Dawgs….
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I doubt he brought it on the trip. Like given to him by someone during his recruiting visit. Obviously you can’t get caught.
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Wait, Meyer beat us head to head a lot…are we allowed to post about him?
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Yeah… I’ve been waiting on a “people who root for teams in glass houses shouldn’t get stoned” comment.
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Yeah the last guy that danced you down that road with you probably won’t be back. It was fun to watch unfold.
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What are you guys talking about? I must have missed something good. Please fill me in.
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In summary… A poster got smacky mouth with a Bluto post . Bluto responded and so did several other legit GTPers. I saw it coming. It was a fun read.
“he gone”…lol
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If UF drops him there will always be Auburn.
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Florida is no longer offering this kid a scholarship
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McElwain must think he is still in Colorado
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