Mr Miggle

October 31st, 2019 at 3:40 PM ^

He was caught in a random drug test conducted by the Big Ten.

That leads to an obvious question, does that trigger an automatic drug test for his teammates? Seems like a good policy if you are trying to catch systemic cheating.

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redjugador24

October 31st, 2019 at 3:54 PM ^

Honestly, the NCAA should have rules in place for this..... something along the lines of if/when someone is caught, then they immediately test "X" more random players on the team before announcing the failed test and have a general increase in testing for that school over the next year.  This shouldn't be left up to the conferences to police, there's too much incentive to cheat.  

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MichiganTeacher

October 31st, 2019 at 6:19 PM ^

Indeed. I think the key clause there is "if you are trying to catch systemic cheating."

I don't think the B1G or the NCAA really cares about catching the cheaters. They just care about _looking like_ they're trying to catch the cheaters.

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redjugador24

October 31st, 2019 at 4:49 PM ^

I don't get Mork's statement at all:

"This situation breaks my heart, but I know Joe is resilient and accountable. No one feels worse than Joe does, a sentiment he expressed when he spoke to the team earlier today. This does not define Joe as a player, and more importantly, as a man."

Followed by:

"As a program, we plan to appeal immediately...."

So in other words, he admitted to it, but we still don't think he should be punished.  Is there any other way this can be interpreted?

 

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