No, no, no, you misunderstand. The fictional girl in Red's example. Because, as he said, most of the football players are 18-20 and if they were put in that situation they understandably wouldn't be asking to see an ID.
So can anyone decipher coach speak after that press conference? Audio was awful on the WAFB link but it sounded like Les said approximately nothing other than the drug insinuation was "way left of center." Sounded like he was giving no info on how long people were suspended for - did he confirm suspensions?
From the twitterverse, start from the bottom for chronological order. Hopefully WAFB will have a decent copy of the press conference before long... Shea Dixon And now Miles is gone and headed to his radio show. No players mentioned. No answers on the depth chart at RB and DB given. Mike Scarborough Miles said Lonergan will start at center and DE Kendrick Adams did not practice Wednesday making him questionable for Saturday's game. #LSU Mike Scarborough Les Miles said he would be ably manned when the team that takes the field Saturday against Auburn. Mike Scarborough "You're way left of center," Les Miles when asked about whether the reports of a failed drug test were accurate. #LSU Mike Scarborough #LSU Les Miles "There's a process I've got to go through and I'm not going to short-cut and once there's information to share, I will." Shea Dixon Miles cut a news reporter off when she began her question by mentioning "drug tests." He said he won't respond to any question like that. Scott Rabalais Miles asked if everyone will play, said his team will be ably manned at every position. #lsu Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: No questions about drugs tests are going to be asked. Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: I'm not going to respond to any questions that start along those lines (drug test). #auburn Shea Dixon Miles on whether remaining mum on the situation adds to speculation: "I kind of think this is the right way to go." #LSU Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: No timeline on my process. It's inspecific and ongoing. I expect my team will take the field ably manned. #auburn Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: I expect that my team will take the field ably manned and ready to play at all positions. Scott Rabalais Miles: I am not going to give out any information. #LSU Shea Dixon Miles said he is doing things correctly and making sure his team operates in a fundamental fashion. Said his process is a good one. #LSU Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: Wherever you got those reports, I didn't confirm them and I'm not going to confirm them. #auburn Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: Reports of drug tests are left of center. Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: Another black eye? "To me it's doing things correctly. It's the right thing. #auburn Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: Certain that there needs to be an out-of-control call somewhere. Scott Rabalais Miles: this team is used to distractions. Society today is heaped with distractions. #lsu Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: Miles said report of failed drug test "way left of center". #auburn Mike Scarborough #LSU head football coach Les Miles has just gotten started with the media. Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: Consistent with rules and regulations of the institution and I'm for it. Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: Depth chart has not changed. Miles said he would "not shortcut his process", one he's had for 7 years. #auburn Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: Says depth chart at RB and in secondary hasn't changed. Won't confirm 3 names. Scott Rabalais Miles: Depth is something we do have. #LSU Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles: This football understands what distractions are Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: There's no real information about any specific player I will asdress right now.' That's it. #auburn Scott Rabalais Miles: says will not address any information about a specific player.#lsu Shea Dixon Miles said he won't address the situation with the media and won't be naming the players involved. #LSU Randy Rosetta #LSU coach Les Miles ... is going to basically say nothing about the suspended players. Shea Dixon Miles is in front of the media. Says it's an internal matter and he's not inclined to speak on the situation. Not sharing any details. Jim Kleinpeter #LSU Coach Les Miles: Internal discipline. I'm not inclined to be forthcoming with information. #auburn Scott Rabalais Les Miles ... It's internal discipline. I'm not inclined to be forthcoming with information. #lsu
A former track athlete works for me. She indicated that she would not be surprised if LSU tested for synthetics. She said it was common for the drug test to be collected in a rapid test cup, prior to being sent to the lab. As a donor, you know what you are positive for when the rapid cup is read in front of you. There are a couple of concerns related to the "leak" about what a player may or may not have tested positive for. The Louisiana state regulations incorporate the federal DOT regulations by reference via SAMSHA. The state regulations are not all that specific, so if you revert to the federal regulations (a common practice in LA), the privacy laws are very clear and very strict about the results of a DS. I'm more familiar with the laws as they relate to the workplace, not as they relate to student athletes. I agree with one of Red's earlier post that the university is obligated to respect the privacy of its students. It is illegal to release the substance that an employee tested positive for to anyone other than the Designated Employer Representative (DER), the employee himself, or the Medical Review Officer (MRO). The last item that causes concern is the turnaround time needed for lab tests to come back. If its for standard marijuana, you would have the lab results back typically in 24-72 hours. Synthetics are run at special testing centers. The specimens are shipped to these secondary labs after testing is complete at the normal DS lab. Between courier and the secondary lab, you can have another 48-96+ hours for results for a synthetic. We don't know when the players were collected, but timing could be an issue if synthetics are on the table. Anyway, this is in my wheelhouse as it related to testing, so thought I would share some info with you guys (and gals).
Haven't read the thread yet after a busy day so not sure if this info is out yet. Someone told me this morning that they got busted for using Spice. I had no idea you could test for that which is why I didn't give it much thought unless they were actually busted using it on campus. That stuff is iffy from what I have heard and I would much rather them smoke actual bud if they are going to smoke something. Just looked it up and there are test for Spice and other products like K2 now.
