OT: High Times in Iowa City
Coming off the heels of the DJK "drug house" arrest(s) and Iowa confirming that players have been cheating their testing, news has emerged regarding suspended Hawkeye RB Adam Robinson:
Suspended Iowa RB Adam Robinson (941 rush yds, 11 TD) arrested and charged with marijuana possession
AFAIK, no information was given about his suspension and the reasoning behind this but these charges appear to be new. It would be crazy if he was suspended from the bowl for failing a drug test and then got arrested for possession during that suspension. FWIW, on December 14th, Ferentz said the following
While Adam has been cleared medically, he will not be participating in the upcoming Insight Bowl game as a result of failing to comply with team expectations and policies. Adam will have the option to rejoin the team when classes resume in January.
Fans of the Hawkeyes are quick to blame the coaching staff for these problems, most specifically for Ferentz's choice of graduate assistant in charge of running backs and wide receivers.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
The players just need to deny that they knew they were smoking marijuana, maybe say that it was a gift from their parents and they thought it was cooking spice.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:50 PM ^
Sounds legit, I smoke thyme from my parents most weekends.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:01 PM ^
but certainly from...time to time!
I'll show myself out, thanks.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:49 PM ^
Yea, but it's always good to bring a towel.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:00 PM ^
For the HHGTTG reference.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:50 PM ^
Ouch. Angry-Iowa-Running-Back-Hating-God.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:37 PM ^
You know what might mellow him out?
December 28th, 2010 at 2:55 PM ^
Heroin Hero? and chasing the magical dragon? God I love South Park.
December 28th, 2010 at 1:51 PM ^
FIRE KIRK FERENTZ
Also what the hell else is there to do in Iowa besides smoke pot?
December 28th, 2010 at 2:43 PM ^
like, stuff with corn.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:59 PM ^
meth.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:04 PM ^
Rain makes corn,
Corn makes whiskey,
Corn makes my baby,
Feel a little frisky!
December 28th, 2010 at 6:41 PM ^
People in Iowa may not have come up with such a cool nickname yet though.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:01 PM ^
for academic reasons. He was just cooling his heels with a friend back home and got into more trouble. Unfortunately, this might be enough to boot him from the team as he has been on thin ice. Iowa has two really good RB recruits coming in so it should not be that big of a deal.
On your other note, a Mr. Soup Campbell is coaching the WRs at Iowa so let's not throw too many stones that direction.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:03 PM ^
click the link
December 28th, 2010 at 2:05 PM ^
Adam Robinson getting suspended is a huge deal. You don't want to have to rely on a Freshman to be a solid player before they even arrive on campus. A RB can adjust more easily than most, but will typically struggle with route running, blocking (blitz pick-up), and with trying to bounce everything for huge gains.
December 28th, 2010 at 6:15 PM ^
So you're saying I should NOT set up the deehartforheisman.com website just yet?
December 28th, 2010 at 2:26 PM ^
Really? Iowa has two good RB recruits coming in? Who? I assume one is McCall, the guy who picked the Hawkeyes over such powers as Purdue and Illinois. He's a guy who could be solid in a few years, but not exactly a sure-fire instant contributor. Is Rodney Coe a running back? He's a monster, but I thought they would put him on defense.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:08 PM ^
I just saw the note on Dr Sat's webpage and thought, "wait a minute didn't he already get suspended for pot?" I'm guessing we have a whole lot of gnashing of teeth in Iowa today....
December 28th, 2010 at 2:14 PM ^
i blame iowa for not explaining weed is illegal.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:15 PM ^
He was probably just rehabbing his glaucoma.
December 28th, 2010 at 4:08 PM ^
I would not need pot to spend time with her...
But I would need to be stoned like Jeff Spicoli to be around this guy.
December 28th, 2010 at 2:38 PM ^
I thought the graduate assisstant was a professional:
December 28th, 2010 at 2:47 PM ^
First, OSU implodes with a tattoo for autograph scandal and now Iowa is losing bodies to marijuana laws. What's next, a stripper scandal at Wisconsin? Child porn at MSU? Slavery at Illinois? Good grief.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:05 PM ^
Michigan ends up with the harshest penalties.
For stretching an extra 8 - 20 minutes a day.
Awesome.
Edit: BUT... if the Wisconsin plays say they didn't know she was a stripper, the MSU plays say they didn't know it was children, and the Illinois players say they didn't know it was slavery, they could get away with virtually no punishment.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:59 PM ^
Rich Rod should just arbitrarily call timeouts in the first quarter and spike the ball on 4th a few times to beef up his "poor clock management" or "inadequate clock education" defense to any future practice-gate scenarios.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:09 PM ^
in the Big East (UConn)
god that team has had the weirdest freaking season ever when it comes to personnel and W/L
December 28th, 2010 at 3:10 PM ^
High Times in Iowa City. Though they're probably high in Des Moines, too (Hello broad sweeping generalization!) so it's likely technically correct.
December 28th, 2010 at 3:32 PM ^
Who wanted this twit as our next headcoach.
December 28th, 2010 at 5:09 PM ^
this post is on-topic (per FAQ).
December 28th, 2010 at 11:33 PM ^
To me (outside of the long hair and the beard) I think these two quarterbacks are extremely similar in their demeanor at the quarterback position. Brady didn't put up the greatest numbers in college and was overlooked because of it and I think the same thing is happening to Stanzi.
December 28th, 2010 at 11:57 PM ^
Cool demeanor != Ability to pick the best of three or four options in an instant