Link: 4 TCU football players among 17 students arrested for selling drugs

CrimsonChuck · Feb 15, 2012

http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/15/3736441/many-current-tcu-students-arrested.html

Seventeen TCU students, including four football players, have been arrested after a six-month investigation by Fort Worth and TCU police that included students selling drugs to undercover officers, police and TCU officials said Wednesday.

"All of those arrested are drug dealers," TCU Police Chief Steven McGee said at a morning news conference.

No names were released Wednesday morning but police said arrest warrant affidavits would be available later today.

A source told the Star-Telegram that at least one starter is among the four football players arrested.

Way to go, TCU. Get that early Fulmer Cup lead.

Dallas4Bama · Feb 15, 2012

CrimsonChuck said:
Way to go, TCU. Get that early Fulmer Cup lead.

Why must we always throw stones? There is plenty here to discuss without it.

When will these guys ever learn what a gravy train they have been on scholarship at a major university? Why throw it away?

deuce_deuce · Feb 15, 2012

well look at it this way. better to quickly remove these guys from the team and replace them with players who do appreciate the moment. then the other guys on the team will have better leaders.

Bodhisattva · Feb 15, 2012

At least it wasn't text books. Then the school would really be in trouble.

Lady Crimson · Feb 15, 2012

Surely we are not going to get into the "drugs are okay because everyone does them" discussion again are we?

Bodhisattva · Feb 15, 2012

I don't feel that what I've done is a crime. ..... What did I really do? I crossed an imaginary line with a bunch of plants. ..... It ain't me, babe.

DiamondDust · Feb 15, 2012

deuce_deuce said:
well look at it this way. better to quickly remove these guys from the team and replace them with players who do appreciate the moment. then the other guys on the team will have better leaders.

Apparently one of the players arrested said only about 20 players on TCU would pass a drug test right now.

dWarriors88 · Feb 15, 2012

Bodhisattva said:
I don't feel that what I've done is a crime. ..... What did I really do? I crossed an imaginary line with a bunch of plants. ..... It ain't me, babe.

TIDEnGA · Feb 15, 2012

DiamondDust said:
Apparently one of the players arrested said only about 20 players on TCU would pass a drug test right now.

Yikes! I heard on interview here in ATL with a local Dallas sports guy who covers TCU. He said it could be even more widespread commenting that the investigation is still ongoing. I feel bad for the fans. Been there, done that. That kick in the gut hurts.

DiamondDust · Feb 15, 2012

TIDEnGA said:
Yikes! I heard on interview here in ATL with a local Dallas sports guy who covers TCU. He said it could be even more widespread commenting that the investigation is still ongoing. I feel bad for the fans. Been there, done that. That kick in the gut hurts.

As Everyday Should Be Saturday pointed out, all the arrests were on the supply side. The purchase side arrests might still be coming.

BamaMTA06 · Feb 15, 2012

DiamondDust said:
As Everyday Should Be Saturday pointed out, all the arrests were on the supply side. The purchase side arrests might still be coming.

That's what I read in an article as well. All students arrested made hand to hand sales with undercovers officers.

BamaMTA06 · Feb 15, 2012

Lady Crimson said:
Surely we are not going to get into the "drugs are okay because everyone does them" discussion again are we?

Hopefully not b/c they were selling more than weed. Seeing how we've had our own issue with this I won't be throwing stones.

jthomas666 · Feb 15, 2012

great comment at EDSBS: "Yet another Auburn championship rendered flukey a year later?"

:biggrin:

RollTide1224 · Feb 15, 2012

Was just listening to the radio hear in Columbia, they said that Patterson ordered a drug test of the team after a recruit told him he was specifically not going to TCU because of drug use. They haven't released results of the test yet but a source said that 80 of them failed the test.

One of the players that is charged said to an undercover officer that he thought only 20 guys on the roster would pass a test. He said that after the test was given and the cop was saying how bs the test was haha.

Sounds like they have a serious serious drug issue on the team.

coUrAgeWins · Feb 15, 2012

in subsequent news.....

The Texas Christian University board has approved changing the university's name to Texas Chronic University.

More at 11.

Ole Man Dan · Feb 15, 2012

CrimsonChuck said:
http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/15/3736441/many-current-tcu-students-arrested.html
Way to go, TCU. Get that early Fulmer Cup lead.

I can hear the music now... ♪♫♪♫♫♪
♪♫♫♪ "Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends,"♪♫♪ "I get high with a little help from my friends."♪♫♫♪... and next up is that Beetles classic... Yellow Submarine.

After a short, pause for the cause, we've got 'Peter, Paul, and Mary' with some mellow mood music...
dream along with " PUFF (The Magic Dragon)...

I hate to admit it, but this thread reminds me of the 60s.
Tie dyed 'Ts', bell bottom jeans, and hair down to there...

jthomas666 · Feb 15, 2012

When asked for a comment, head coach Gary Patterson replied, "Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing glue."

Lady Crimson · Feb 16, 2012

Drugs are like a cancer to a great football program, it saps away you will to win...

RedStar · Feb 16, 2012

Texas Cocaine University, and yes they are changing their mascot.

RTR91 · Feb 16, 2012

RollTide1224 said:
Was just listening to the radio hear in Columbia, they said that Patterson ordered a drug test of the team after a recruit told him he was specifically not going to TCU because of drug use. They haven't released results of the test yet but a source said that 80 of them failed the test.

One of the players that is charged said to an undercover officer that he thought only 20 guys on the roster would pass a test. He said that after the test was given and the cop was saying how bs the test was haha.

Sounds like they have a serious serious drug issue on the team.

Wonder where that recruit ended up signing. I'm sure he'll be really thrilled to find out how his teammates are when he interacts with them on an everyday basis.

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