OT..Effect of steriods on college FB
People on this board are generally pissed regarding the state of college football affairs. I am. This generally stems from some combination of the three following factors: 1 We have been underperfoming for a decade or more; 2 we seem to be playing on an uneven playing field given the shenanigans we've seen at OSU, Auburn, Ole Miss ad infinitum (this is compounded by our general pride in not going down those roads to compete...we'll win and we'll do it right); 3 general feelings that the whole mess is just getting worse everywhere ie ticket prices/licenses etc, amateurism/player pay/ coaching salaries, stadium experience, etc.
So here's my thought.... one of these days we're gonna hear about a major steriod abuse scandal ... Many players clearly use these substances as evidenced by their crazy weight gains and the fact that no one ever gets caught/punished. If there was any effective controls on steroids, clearly we'd hear about someone getting popped from time to time... we don't.
When this bit of cheating comes to light, whether we are involved or not, will it be a "last straw" for college football fans?
January 14th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
What do you mean by "last straw?" If you are asking if it will harm the popularity of college football in some meaningful way, the answer is: of course not.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
Lots of folks around here grouse about giving up their season's tix or just paying less attention to the game than they used to... If/when roids become a huge point of discussion regarding what is happening on the field, will people drop their fandom. I might.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:20 PM ^
No, you won't. Neither will anybody else. Steroids were actually a larger point of discussion during the great Roid-Rage Fear Mongering of the '80s and '90s. We've reached the point where pretty much everyone assumes that many athletes use PEDs. We just don't know exactly which ones. People may be surprised by the individuals who are discovered to be using them, but they won't be surprised at PED use in college football in general.
I don't know what sort of scandal you are expecting, either. The NCAA runs somewhere around 10,000-15,000 tests on over 400,000 athletes a year. They aren't going to catch half the Alabama football team testing dirty in one shot.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:32 PM ^
we could find out about it... Disgruntled player decides to tell a story about his former team's strength program... Son of Rosenberg does an investigative piece on his local team (maybe precipitated by a case of roid rage or illness)... Son of Balco testifys to a client list that includes a large part of a college team... The NCAA decides maybe the size and speed of players is putting the whole profitable mess at risk and decides to get serious about testing. It's just hard to believe something that appears to be fairly rampant results in little to no controversy.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:41 PM ^
People already know it's fairly rampant. We've known forever. It still won't make any difference whatsoever. It will make for great sports talk radio. That's it.
January 14th, 2014 at 9:33 PM ^
January 14th, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
Every coach in the country could be handing out heroin at practice and the sport wouldn't lose popularity.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:19 PM ^
...the players would get a lot skinnier.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
What is up with the shitty titles by posters lately? Are you just unable to come up with a title that expresses what the post will actually entail? My thoughts on steroids are that they're extremely dangerous if dosed improperly. Suffice?
January 14th, 2014 at 1:07 PM ^
Not an easy title to write.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:08 PM ^
Don't get mad at me for calling out your imcompetence. You've posted here plenty and should know how to make a proper title.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:22 PM ^
He doesn't really seem mad, but if he is, it's probably because you're not being a nice person.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:30 PM ^
Nice is for housewives and children. Men are assertive and forthright with their speech leaving no hidden meaning.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:34 PM ^
is the title for you.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:38 PM ^
The '40s called. They want their obnoxious-belligerent-asshole-dad-who's-clearly-compensating-for-something back.
I knew you were one of those twits who yearns for the mythical "good ol' days," but it's just humorous to see it in action.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:54 PM ^
Thank you, thank you, thank you. What a wonderful laugh that was. Absurdity is quite comical.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:24 PM ^
THIS is comical.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:40 PM ^
women allowed to be. Just curious.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
Absolutely not. Aren't you aware that a woman out of place with speech should be sent back to having tight lips with a swift fist? Are you serious, Clark? I was responding to LordGrantham or whatever his sn is. Maybe, just maybe, that would be how that character or those around him spoke? It's called a joke. If only all of you and your kind were so quick to jump at injustice and rudeness in your everyday lives when others are threatened by it. What a place that would be.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:58 PM ^
and threw an outlet pass that hit the opposite wall about 20 feet up. An opposing player suggested I seek some.... female companionship. It was sound advice that I'm passing on to you, NTI, in the friendliest possible manner.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:17 PM ^
You gave up being able to have that kind of vigor? I am not at all insulted by what you said. I wanted to make that clear. Woman can be had at any time if one so wishes. Our friend and reliable MGoPoster MGrowOld's wife met me and remarked on how handsome I am at UTL2. That part of life has never been too difficult. However, getting attention from women and gaining their affection is not the end all be all to life. What if that energy within you could be focused on something greater? A life's work, perhaps. I could delve much deeper but this is a sports blog and I'm going sledding. Laters.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:46 PM ^
We won't miss you.
January 14th, 2014 at 5:02 PM ^
I can vouch for this. He is quite handsome indeed.
And a very nice guy too.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:15 PM ^
"imcompetence"?
January 14th, 2014 at 3:15 PM ^
Might want to check your dosage.
January 14th, 2014 at 3:17 PM ^
being a pretty piss poor person?
...and the last guy to wear #1 was a great college receiver who ended up being a pretty piss poor person and representative of the university.
http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/early-enrollees-jersey-numbers#comment-2377554
January 14th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
Oh it's much less severe, sort of like the difference between making rude comments on a message board and assaulting people half your size, doubling the speed limit, driving drunk, and slamming a photographer into the side of a car.
January 15th, 2014 at 2:00 AM ^
chrystal geiser very berry out the nose in a burst of laughter !
January 14th, 2014 at 1:29 PM ^
Don't get mad at this guy for being an ass about something that doesn't matter at all. In back to back threads no less.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^
January 14th, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
An ad hominem attack from a guy with a quote from Einstein. Hilarious.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:50 PM ^
It's not an ad hominem because he isn't arguing anything. He is just making fun of you.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
Apparently, you are too stupid to comprehend the difference between an insult and an ad hominem argument.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^
Though he did figure out how to create a couple of accounts to upvote himself.
January 14th, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^
Thanks for the lesson on my misuse of the term. Although next time you should probably not call people names. It reflects on your own feelings of self. Toodles.
January 14th, 2014 at 7:24 PM ^
January 14th, 2014 at 2:09 PM ^
January 14th, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
Just look to the NFL. Everyone talks about the Seahawks and their great, hard hitting D... with out mentioning that half of them were suspended for substance abuse. Count the times ESPN talks about it all week leading up to 9ers/Seahawks.
Nobody cares about them in football, because bigger/stronger/faster/deadlier/YAY!
January 14th, 2014 at 1:08 PM ^
Steroids only bother me in baseball, because only baseball has records and stats that actually mean something and can be compared throughout history. Football doesn't. I'm not exactly for steroids, and am for testing, but ultimately for foootball you are messing yourself up, no one else.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:11 PM ^
I hear ya, but I also have to admit that the whole Sosa/McGuire thing was one of the more exciting times in baseball.
January 14th, 2014 at 1:45 PM ^
In football you collide with another person so you sorta are messing others up when you are bigger faster stronger.
As I reread this I'm not sure but maybe my sarcasm meter is malfunctioning
January 14th, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
What pisses me off moreso is rampant cheating that doesn't get discussed that went on in other eras. Players using meth and stuff to get an advantage.
January 14th, 2014 at 6:36 PM ^
January 14th, 2014 at 1:10 PM ^
Players have always taken them and they always will. There won't be any scandal because the schools aren't willing to pay for a drug testing program that will catch anyone using steroids.