Reasons for Bank's Suspension

**Clonefan94** · 12-30-2009, 02:11 PM

Originally Posted by arganbright2

ISU is lucky that Banks was the only one that failed a drug test...

I'm sorry, but I find your statement really odd. If it's that rampant at ISU that we should consider ourselves lucky, then every bowl eligible school in the country is also lucky. No way in the world is ISU on the cutting edge of drug use.

Plus, this was probably more to do with terms of settlement of his previous issues, as opposed to a broad drug testing program.

**ISUFan22** · 12-30-2009, 02:47 PM

Hell, I missed the previous thread about him being suspended...had no idea. Not that it's a shock.

Nor am I disappointed. This kid was a problem off the field and his biggest accomplishments on the field was collecting personal foul penalties. I rarely wish for one of our own to leave - but I'm not at all disappointed in the least to see him suspended and graduating. Adios!

**clones_jer** · 12-30-2009, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

Hell, I missed the previous thread about him being suspended...had no idea. Not that it's a shock.

Nor am I disappointed. This kid was a problem off the field and his biggest accomplishments on the field was collecting personal foul penalties. I rarely wish for one of our own to leave - but I'm not at all disappointed in the least to see him suspended and graduating. Adios!

if 22 misses threads, how is there any hope for the rest of us to keep up?

**arganbright2** · 12-30-2009, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Clonefan94

I'm sorry, but I find your statement really odd. If it's that rampant at ISU that we should consider ourselves lucky, then every bowl eligible school in the country is also lucky. No way in the world is ISU on the cutting edge of drug use.

Plus, this was probably more to do with terms of settlement of his previous issues, as opposed to a broad drug testing program.

Well when my next door neighbor has gone to prison more than once for selling drugs and I see familiar faces going in and out of his house at all times of the day, I'm guessing there is a little something something going on.

**CloneIce** · 12-30-2009, 03:13 PM

Originally Posted by Clonefan94

I'm sorry, but I find your statement really odd. If it's that rampant at ISU that we should consider ourselves lucky, then every bowl eligible school in the country is also lucky. No way in the world is ISU on the cutting edge of drug use.

Plus, this was probably more to do with terms of settlement of his previous issues, as opposed to a broad drug testing program.

Yep, ISU isn't any different than any other school. Take any random group of college kids, probably half of them smoke at least occasionally (other than rocket sciences and computer geeks). Add in the fact that many athletes do since it better for their bodies than drinking, yeah obviously plenty of football players at every school are hittin' it occasionally.

The punishment is probably more about being stupid enough to fail a drug test that they know is coming.

**CloneIce** · 12-30-2009, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by arganbright2

Well when my next door neighbor has gone to prison more than once for selling drugs and I see familiar faces going in and out of his house at all times of the day, I'm guessing there is a little something something going on.

Yeah... its called college. Its not as if a college kid smokin it up is big news to anyone with a life.

**clones_jer** · 12-30-2009, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by CloneIce

Yeah... its called college. Its not as if a college kid smokin it up is big news to anyone with a life.

except that its illegal, which isn't so bad if you're Joe College Kid .. but can lead to the end of your career as an athlete.

**Knownothing** · 12-30-2009, 03:20 PM

Good for him to finish school. I really thought, at times, he looked like an NFL Corner. The problem was the other times he looked like he should be second string on a high school team.

I missed the NFL corner portion of his game. The second string high school I witnessed on several occasions.

**CyPride** · 12-30-2009, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by clones_jer

except that its illegal, which isn't so bad if you're Joe College Kid .. but can lead to the end of your career as an athlete.

no doubt!!! you'd think if you were joe scholarship athlete you'd try to maximize that opportunity, instead of minimize it. nothing good can come from visiting that drug-selling neighbor!

**arganbright2** · 12-30-2009, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by CloneIce

Yeah... its called college. Its not as if a college kid smokin it up is big news to anyone with a life.

Hah, well when you get a $75,000 head start on everone else (scholarship) and you serve as a role model to kids, its kind of a big deal...

**CyPride** · 12-30-2009, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by arganbright2

Well when my next door neighbor has gone to prison more than once for selling drugs and I see familiar faces going in and out of his house at all times of the day, I'm guessing there is a little something something going on.

I had a neighbor like this once. And he was right across the street from an elementary school to boot. What I did was just start taking down license plate numbers (as directed to me by the authorities) from his 'friends' (who came morning, noon and night for brief visits) and then after I had a long list, I turned them into the police, and then shortly after there was a yellow tape around the house......

If you really have this neighbor, do some community service. These people can't be made comfortable in society, IMO, even though 'everybody does it'.......