Robby Green (Maybe Not?) Suspended (Updated)

… is really just code word for the suspension is likely to result in some actual games suspended, and not merely a period of suspension the next few weeks / months while they sort out the matter.

I tell you, though, the fact that he is not even going through spring drills tells you that he screwed up pretty bad, whatever he did. It’s one thing to suspend a kid from games, but when you won’t even let them practice… well, that’s another story.

For now, though, I’m not worried about it. You hate to hear stuff like this, but unless we get something more definitive showing fault on the part of the University itself, this is really a bigger problem for Green than it is for us.

Assuming that nothing form this will get us in trouble with the NCAA (a big assumption) it is still devasting as it could not happen at a more critical position.

Looks like even more playing time for true freshmen come the fall.

doesn’t “violation of NCAA rules” mean that a player accepted some type of illegal benefit? Purely speculation on my part.

if it’s another Todd Bates situation.

… maybe that’s true, but if so why is Saban holding him out of spring drills? That is not something that usually happens, nor is it what happened with Bates in 2003.

I’ll say this much though, if it indeed is a failed drug test for PEDs, you won’t see him on the field again until 2011.

… and with that you can probably assume rather safely that this does not involve PEDs (which will get you in hot water with the NCAA).

Combined with the apparent suspension for spring ball, I’m thinking this is probably a recreational drug.

Clint: Hey, hold up. What’d you say.
Adam Goldberg: Nothin’.
Clint: No, you said something about somebody tokin’ some refer.
Adam Goldberg: Oh, it’s just an observation, man. I didn’t mean anything by it.
Clint: So what’s it to you, man? I’m the one who’s tokin’ some refer, motherf’er! So I’m a f’ing pothead! Huh, motherf’er, huh? Why don’t you make an observation while I punch your teeth in!

Dazed and Confused

And for the record, I support the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs. :-)

is running rampant.

I’m glad it is not NCAA related, real glad.

For all we know it could be something to do with school such as skipping class. It could something to do with football such as failure to do prescribed workouts. It could be something social such as getting in a fight. We really don’t know what it is so why do we just assume he was using drugs?

“There is a situation with Robby and we are currently in the process of determining the facts. To make any kind of announcement on his playing status at this time is completely premature and it is not appropriate to do so until we have a chance to get go through due process for Robby and his family. If there is a change in his current status, we will make an announcement once a final determination is made.”

Can you blame him? His name is Green and he’s from New Orleans and we just won a National Championship. He might not have inhaled. Did anybody think of that? It doesn’t count unless you inhale. It’s like sex with a condom. It doesn’t count as long as the man (or men) are wearing condoms. And if he used steroids, good for him. We have to sacrifice to win championships. Talk to the boys down at the gym and they’ll tell you about juicing.

I think we should stop being so judgmental about this. It’s like really tough growing up in New Orleans as a single dad. There’s a lot of pressure on Robby.

Dios mio, man.

I was hoping to wake up this morning and see that Robby Green was no longer suspended. Shucks.