4 TCU FB players among 17 students arrested & expelled in drug raid

[Bogtrotter07]

How about ThCU?

That ****'s funny!

 

[kmoose]

Report: five Frogs tested positive for marijuana - CBSSports.com

But after the embarrassment of Wednesday's headlines and the details found in the police affidavits, Thursday's report -- if accurate -- puts the ratio of Frogs using marijuana (4.9 percent) at a rate far lower than the accepted ratio of total college students who use marijuana, and should be one for Patterson to be thankful for.

I wonder what the level is, to be a positive test? A negative test doesn't necessarily mean that there was NO drug present. It could just mean that it was below some minimum level. That level would then become the key factor.

 

[Mr. Larson]

That ****'s funny!

Gracias

 

[Mr. Larson]

I wonder what the level is, to be a positive test? A negative test doesn't necessarily mean that there was NO drug present. It could just mean that it was below some minimum level. That level would then become the key factor.

You have trace and negative results confused. A negative test result means there was no drug present. It would come back as 0.

For standard testing purposes 50 ng/ml is the cutoff. This chart was taken from (and I think this name is hilarious) NotMyKid.Org

Test Fact Sheet

The NCAA has an even lower threshold of 15 ng/ml (found on page four):

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

 

[Fbolt]

TCU coach Patterson disputes number of failed drug tests - NCAA Football - Sporting News


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TCU coach Gary Patterson, speaking to the media for the first time since four of his players were arrested on drug charges, said that early accounts of dozens of players on the team failing a drug test are inaccurate.

One of the players arrested, starting linebacker Tanner Brock, indicated in an arrest affidavit that as many as 60 players failed. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, citing unnamed sources, said the number was closer to five.
Gary Patterson allegedly surprised the team with a drug test. (AP Photo)

“You want an exact number and the world is not about exact numbers,” Patterson told the Star-Telegram following the Horned Frogs’ first spring practice. “I know what the exact number is. Somewhere between that five, and maybe it’s five, maybe it’s 82.

“The key is what we’re trying to do about it. And we’re going to keep fighting it. The reality is always somewhere in between. That’s not going to change. There’s not a school in the country that’s drug free.”

Brock has been expelled from school, along with defensive tackle D.J. Yendrey, cornerback Devin Johnson and reserve offensive lineman Ty Horn. They were among 15 TCU students arrested in the drug sweep and charged with dealing narcotics.

Patterson allegedly surprised the team with a drug test after a recruit said he wouldn’t sign with TCU because of a drug culture there.

“It’s our job,” Patterson said, “to protect all the good guys.”

Read more: TCU coach Patterson disputes number of failed drug tests - NCAA Football - Sporting News

 

[phgreek]

Question for all you experts..

How does the proscription of medical weed jive with the NCAA. I am hearing more and more about it...and I just know one of my employees is going to fail a drug test, and then I'll be dealing with...but it was legal...

Wandering if the NCAA knows what they are going to do when their rules get challenged on a similar basis...?

 

[Irish Insanity]

Three more TCU players charged in drug sweep | CollegeFootballTalk

 

[Andy in Sactown]

Three more TCU players charged in drug sweep | CollegeFootballTalk

It's hard to look at your avatar and read your post without mentally summarizing it all as, "Ohhh yeeeaaahhhhhhh!"

Edit: And I don't even dislike TCU.