At Alabama you can get busted with pot on Wednesday and still play on Saturday

This is from the daily e-mail from Southern Sports Tonight (www.southernsportstonight.com):

ALABAMA (Saturday vs. LSU): Alabama coach Mike Shula said Thursday he will handle the punishment of running back Ray Hudson within the framework of the team, but he did not specify what the disciplinary action will be. Hudson was arrested Wednesday and released on $1,000 bond for possession of a "personal use" amount of marijuana, a second-degree misdemeanor. "As far as Ray goes, we really don't have any more announcements," Shula said. "We're still looking into it. Obviously, we're going to discipline inside (the team), within our policies. We won't announce how we are going to do that or what we are going to do. The obvious question is about playing time: Will that be affected? That's something we haven't made a decision on yet." The junior running back, who has rushed for 405 yards as Shaud Williams' backup this season, has practiced with the team the past two days in preparation for Saturday's home finale against LSU (6:45 p.m.,
ESPN) at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama media relations director Larry White said the only indication that Hudson was suspended for Saturday's game would be if he did not play. Shula recently suspended reserve quarterback Brandon Avalos for the rest of the season for an unspecified violation of team rules. Neither university officials nor Avalos have commented on the nature of his offense.

 

Where does it say he will play Saturday?

 

It doesn't say he will play but it doesn't say he won't, and he's practiced with the team the last two days in preparation for the LSU game.

 

I think your way off. He is not going to play and the discussion is to whether he will be kicked off the team or suspended for multiple games. Thats the choices period.

Coach Shula has already kicked a player off the team (3rd string qb) so he's not soft.

Your post was meant to incite with no basis in fact.

 

Well, vatidefan, the “basis in fact” is the FACT that Hudson has practiced with the team for the last two days IN PREPARATION FOR THE GAME ON SATURDAY. Also, Hudson has not been suspended pending a final decision, nor has the media relations director for the University of Alabama been told of a potential suspension for this game. As you read above, according to Media Relations Director Larry White, the only indication that Hudson is suspended for Saturday’s game is if he simply does not play. In other words, all signs point to Hudson dressing out and possibly playing on Saturday. So, although you are partially correct in that the title of this thread is, indeed, meant to be provocative, at this point it appears to be true (at least according to the reporter for Southern Sports Tonight).

 

We'll see who right on Saturday. Like I said from what I've heard they are simply going over how harsh the penalty is going to be not if he's going to be penalized.

 

If that were true, they would have suspended him indefinitely until they figured out the severity of the punishment. Since they did not suspend him indefinitely, it looks (to anyone that don't have Crimson tinted glasses) like they are deciding whether to punish him or not. It makes NO sense for him to be practicing (or dressing out for the game) if they are just deciding on the severity of the penalty.

What I expect is the guy to dress out and then not play in the first half unless the 1st stringer is hurt. If Williams does not get hurt, then the coach can say "OK, he did his punishment by sitting out the first half". Of course if Williams does get hurt and this pot head plays, then Shula looks OK because he never commited sitting him down. Either way, Shula comes out OK and the team is not hurt. Of course, it is a crappy way to run a team...

 

here is where bama can actually do something right. sit him, kick him off, do something to gain some respect.