OT - Max Bullough questioned at combine
Dave Birkett @davebirkett 40m
Asked specifically if he failed a drug test, as is the rumor, Bullough declined to answer
Josh Katzenstein @jkatzenstein 25m
Michigan State LB Max Bullough said he weighed in at 249, down from 265 at the East-West Shrine game.
Between the buzz that every NFL team knows that this the Rose Bowl suspension was a result of a failed drug test and the drastic weight loss in a month and a half, the picture is starting to become clearer.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
At the same press gathering, Bullough said the following:
Bullough on message to teams: If you draft Max Bullough, you're not only getting a football player, you're getting a leader.
Yeah, Max -- you're a leader, although you won't admit to what your past mistakes were. I really think you're a leader.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:28 PM ^
I thought he was a legend? Leader? Legend? Thankfully we are done with that nonsense.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:39 PM ^
is the rumor that the drugs were PEDs?
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:42 PM ^
Likely failed drug test. Lost 16 pounds in six weeks. MSU desperately wants the media kept in the dark about it.
The tea leaves are pretty obvious, aren't they?
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:46 PM ^
I was under the impression that the 265 he weighed at the Senior Bowl was "bad weight." Therefore, I wouldn't connect the weight loss to PEDs. That's just me though. I have no idea what's going on.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:53 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:05 PM ^
That's true, and I guess that could happen. But what are the odds that somebody getting ready for the Senior Bowl doesn't exercise? If he took PEDs and got caught, more likely is that he stopped taking them and continued to exercise.
Yeah, I realize he was suspended. But I don't think he was banned from every gym in East Lansing. I'm sure he didn't walk in the Senior Bowl practices like me after a vacation.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:54 PM ^
What is the "bad weight"? Bad muscle? Fat? I honestly don't know and am curious.
I'm assuming this isn't what all the baseball steroid users had before they all shrunk back, as they must have been exercising.
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:20 PM ^
Bad weight is fat, or flab. Good weight is muscle. Basically just an eye test. Anybody can gain weight. Just stop exercising and load up on food. You need to eat the right foods (or supplements) and lift to gain the good stuff.
Derrick Green showed up at 240. Coaches said that wasn't necesarily a bad thing (Initially. And I think his frame can support 240), but there's big difference between that extra 10 in muscle vs. fat. Jordan Morgan is another example of a guy who stripped "bad weight" and exchanged for "good"
February 22nd, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 6:22 PM ^
Did Max' dad play for MSU under Perles? (or uncle, whoever it was)
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:50 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:19 PM ^
but, jeez that's complete bull.
February 23rd, 2014 at 9:25 AM ^
are always pissed off.
February 22nd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
Not a coincidence that it's green.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:42 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:43 PM ^
Wow. What a lame cheap shot.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:45 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:49 PM ^
Sometimes logic gets in the way of humor. If MSU pumped roids into their players, they wouldn't be suspending them for failed drug tests and would have a circumvention plan in place.
Unlike the Noah Spence suspension which was done by the Big Ten, MSU seemed to take care of the Bullough situation themselves. They are definitely guilty of the bad look Fort mentality, though.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:55 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:56 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:48 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:38 PM ^
Sometimes TheNema gets in the way of humor.
:)
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:57 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 7:42 PM ^
A GOOD, OLD FASHIONED PILING-ON NEG-BANG FOR YOU, SIR.
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:51 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:01 PM ^
True. Quarter of a century wasn't that long ago. I think you're on to something.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:14 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:21 PM ^
You are, apparently.
Only one player was given a mysterious suspension. If there were similar cases, a pattern is more plausible to suspect.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:27 PM ^
You realize that you don't have to take everything so literally and seriously, right? It was a joke about a rival (that their last Rose Bowl trip had its share of PED stories). It's harmless rivalry stuff.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:32 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:37 PM ^
I don't know, I just looked, and I see more signs of asshole and self-loathing Michigan fan (one of my least favorite types around here) than MSU fan who misrepresents himself.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:41 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:15 PM ^
An MSU fan would post about Bullough with the implication that he took PEDs. WOW!
February 22nd, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
just how slow are you? I'm slow, and old. I need to know these things before I even contemplate baring with you.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:47 PM ^
I know you aren't asking me, but just so the board doesn't leave your question hanging, I, myself, am just kind of a douche. Definitely not an MSU fan. MSU fans are generally awful.
February 22nd, 2014 at 5:44 PM ^
or just naturally unscented?
February 23rd, 2014 at 9:06 AM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:01 PM ^
except that bullough was a 4 star and #5 at his position to scount and rivals. espn gave him 4 stars too.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:58 PM ^
February 22nd, 2014 at 3:44 PM ^
No comment honestly is just as bad as saying yes, because everyone will assume the answer is yes.
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:20 PM ^
I'm kind of surprised we don't see hyper-aggressive reporters asking these guys about worse things to try to get them to admit the truth.
"Max, is it true - as rumored - that you were suspended for bestiality, necrophilia, and the combination of the two?"
Let's see him "no comment" that shit (or give the same answer that he does about drugs/PEDs).
February 22nd, 2014 at 4:54 PM ^
How long would this hypothetical reporter be employed for if he/she did that?
February 22nd, 2014 at 7:46 PM ^