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Freshman University of Alabama running back [db]Brent Calloway[/db] was charged with marijuana possession early Friday morning after police saw him driving near Bryant-Denny Stadium without headlights.
 
Officers noticed a strong marijuana smell when they stopped Calloway, 18, in the 900 block of Bryant Drive at 12:45 p.m., said Tuscaloosa Police spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley. The officers found a small bag containing marijuana in Calloway's pocket.
He was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and released from the Tuscaloosa County Jail on $1,000 bond.

http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1282170

What a shame.  Did he not hear about Jimmy Johns and the LSU three?

How should CNS handle this?  IMO he probably needs to come down on him really hard and get his attention so maybe it will shake him up a little and make him realize how much he stands to lose.

He's not playing anyhow so game suspension is out.  Running, community service and drug testing?  Second positive, hit the road?

I imagine he's not going to have a very pleasant week or two at practice.  One things we've all heard about Saban before is that once you get in his dog house it's not easy to get out. 

^^^This^^^

You certainly can't kick the kid off the team as some have said, this should and I am sure will be used as a "teaching" experience.

I'd be surprised if there is not a list of offenses (internal only) and the penalties for violators. CNS isn't going to lose any time listening to excuses or trying to psychoanalize him.

Right, if you kick him off the team he's a goner for sure with no hope of turning it around.

just plain dumb. No ither explanation is needed.

Stick him with a fork.  He'll never play (IMHO).

I guess I'm just dumb or something but I just do NOT understand why an athlete would risk ruining his college career because of pot and/or drugs.  Just makes no sense to me.  I'd work his butt so hard that he'd be begging for mercy.

Why do they do it? Because they are 18-22 years old and have little life experience.

I went to college.   :-[  You? 

Still, I agree.  Kick his butt hard or kick him off the team.

I went later - not at 18. However, pot/drugs have never been a part of my life. And I wasn't a member of the Alabama Crimson Tide Football team.

Guess I'm just one of the weird ones. but that's okay, I am fine with that.

BC will pay a stiff price for this.  CNS will not let one guy damage the reputation of Bama's program as being a place where mommas & papas can be comfortable sending their kids.  CNS will try to get BC turned around and some of the older guys will get in his face and hopefully his head.  If this doesn't work, his days at Bama are numberd with a small number.

Well what ever happen to Robby Green I guess didn't work so do you come down harder to prevent others or do you let him do a small penalty and everybody else ahha no problem I can do that too. I wouldn't want to be in CNS shoes'. RTR!

I believe RG was given a 2nd chance and blew it. Let's hope BC is smarter.

I remember hearing this. CNS decides the punishment for any violation of team rules. It may be predetermined or he decides case by case, IDK. Then there is a discipline board made up of upperclassmen team leaders. They decide what, if any, additional punishment a player should get. CNS thinks it is very important for the players to be involved so the guys being punished don't think the coaches are too hard on them and too light on others.

And it kind of makes the upperclassmen maintain those standards, by acting in that capacity. Ya know, I think this Saban fella just might work out.  8)

I say BS to all this..kick him to the curb..after all has been said to him about rules, regs, being a football player at BAMA requiring moral integrity, and he STILL manages to be stupid..well, ya can't fix stupid! 

The team is worth more than one stupid football player.  And don't tell me he just a kid..he's got a brain doesn't he?  If being on a NC caliber football team with a chance that 99% of young men his age will NEVER get isn't enough for him, TFB!

!1@#$%^&! CNS should not waste his time on this dumbarse.

Signs of the times with highly recruited athletes..they are used to people fawning all over them, and them doing whatever pleases them..that mentality has ruined many a good athlete.

You can flame me, take away the e-creds, whatever, I am just sick and tired of this kind of crap.

Have an e-cred '67.  Your love and passion for Alabama is second to none..

 :lol: I haven't laughed so hard since the last time I saw "Schindler's List".

JK, 67. You're right about him being a bonehead kid, but I have to subscribe to the  2 strikes you're out and work his tail off for strike 1 rule.

Good Lord, don't you think this player had ALL the rules and regs read to him, prob. even got a handbook listing all of it..NCAA rules, etc. And he is still dumb enough to think he can defy them and get away with it.

Listen, Yeah, I was young once and did some dumb things..but I knew what the law said and what would send me to jail or get me fired, so I avoided those things.  At my jobs (since 13 yrs old), there were rules to be followed, I followed them because I needed the jobs (family, school, food, rent,etc)

Here we have a young man who has flagrantly decided his wants were greater than the TEAM, greater than the "PROCESS", and more important than anything else. He does not care about the rules, the process, the NCAA rulebook, his teammates, his coaches, ANYTHING but WHAT HE WANTS...his actions have proven that. Where/what are his values?

Never mind all the crap about Trooper and the Barn..that was surely enough for me wo all this crap...but now that it has happened, all the more reason to say goodbye to a player that does not understand why it is important to obey rules.

Just the way I fell about it..How many HS players would give their left nad to even suit up and stand on the sidelines? How many of his teammates sweated thru all the training and practice, suffering aches, pains, etc. just for the chance to get some reps in practice?

IMHO, CNS should make this player an example..heck, he's almost got to now.. All the publicity we've been getting, and deservedly so, will cause the media and the ncaa pukes to dig a little deeper on ANYTHING that goes wrong now.  Nevermind all the heat we could get from the boogs, the Ucheats, anybody else.  CNS has built up a rep for BAMA and the program, and to let this slide will do a lot of damage to that.

People, just remember what we went thru with some previous coaches..Shula, to name one..because he gave some players a 2nd and 3rd chance when he should have dismissed them.  We dreamed about the day we'd have our program back in the sunshine, didn't we?  Now that we do..a NC, and another one looming, and good things coming for the foreseeable future..would you want to return to those thrilling days of yesteryear?  Not me!

Now with all that said, I have no idea what CNS will do in this case..I am behind him 100%...He is a great coach, more than that, I think he is a morally upright man..I only hope he values the reputation of the University and the program as much as he does any value BC has to a team he (BC) has shown his backside to.
Nuff said, I will post no more on this subject.

.let's beat the hell outta Ucheat!

I'm gonna say this again.  Coach Saban put Jimmy Johns on the road after dealing with a number of "opportunities".  He'll deal with Callaway fairly and immediately.  Go BAMA, beat the viles!

hummm ...

smoke some hootch ?  or play football for Alabama ?  lets see ....

uhh ...   duh .... huh .... BC is a DA   >:(

Aaron Douglas was buried this summer because he fooled around with drugs and he knew better. Do you think Calloway knew about Douglas and what happened to him for fooling around with drugs.

Then there's the team rules for illegal drugs, do you think Calloway knows about the team rules.

I'm sorry, I have no compassion for Calloway or anyone else on the team that's involved with drugs in any way. This man knew about Douglas and he knows the team rules but yet he fools around with the stuff.

I don't care if he quits right now, there are a lot of young men that are clean and would give up anything just to have a chance to play for the Crimson Tide.

It seems to me they take these chances with the drugs knowing they will get a second chance so what heck, go ahead and do your thing. Maybe giving second chances isn't always the best way. JMO

In society today there are different standards than when a lot of us grew up.  We learned by tough love.  I hate to say it, but these days are not the same.   First, the young man made a huge mistake.  He does need to be punished.  Also, I would look at his "record" since he has been there.  Has he been a problem, etc.  Many of you know that in college many of these guys think they are invincible.  I am disappointed about this for the Bama program.  I am not against giving him a second chance with a very short leash.  I will support the decision CNS makes because I believe it will be what is best for the team.

As far as the A.D. comparison, there is a huge difference between smoking weed, and mixing multi prescription pills, along with booze. Lets say rolling through a stop sign compared to purposefully driving through a school zone, at 120 mph, blind folded.

Pot on college campus = to beer anywhere else.

I had a member of the '92 sugar bowl team look me in the eye and tell me that Jay Barker was the only player on that team that did NOT smoke pot.

Mark Barron was arrested for the same thing. No, not pot, aggravated stupidity. It happens, their in college. And they are still young.

I've been real impressed with the OVERALL conduct of our players. I also realize that all the flaming in the world won't fix crotchety. 

The real truth about college kids, football players included, is that the so many of them think that there is nothing wrong with marijuana. It is an absolutely tragedy in Douglas's case. His addiction went beyond marijuana. The powers that be in this country have all tried to educate kids about the drawbacks of marijuana and every other drug, but the kids are going to drink and many will smoke marijuana while in college. Some will do much worse. I used to assist in DARE activities when I was in law enforcement. We also had substance abuse counseling sessions for inmates at the jail, which I was involved in as well. The stories you hear are " smoking weed being bad for you is a joke, if drinking is acceptable, weed should be even more so". I'm not condoning this even a little bit, but peer pressure leads to this mentality and it is the mindset of many college students. The real  problem is Brent is not the only football player smoking dope, I promise you.

The ground rules are set for this young man and he will most certainly have to deal with the punishment which will most likely not include being banned from the football team. The ball is in his court, however, as to whether or not he ends up like RG. You and I are rational enough to understand what it is to have the privilege to play football under a scholarship for a great institution such as Bama. But he is a kid, he never anticipated being caught. He was caught and now has to pay the piper and prove that he is up to the task of turning his life around.

I've seen success stories that will bring you to tears from people who have completely turned their lives around. I've also seen many more run their lives and their families lives into the ground, because they couldn't stay away from the stuff and gave in to those addictions. I pray Brent is one of those in the former group and not the latter.

   Anyone here who thinks Brent is the only the only player on the team to smoke pot, must be pretty da#@ high themselves. Id put the over / under at around 70%.

Brent has not even charged with a  felony, only misdemeanor possession, but some of you want to destroy the rest of his life over a simple, mistake. Glad that you led such perfect lives while in college. I had no idea that there was even a monastery on campus.

 :deadhorse:


Nice post 2stater!!! #+

We love you just the way you are, Terrie.  BTW, what's the plan for the next travel-with-camper trip?

I swear you say to some people with a little life experience: "hey come play a gmae for us for 4rys and we will pay for you to have an education to the University of Alabama, ohh also if you work hard we will train you to have the best possible shot at the next level.  All you have to do is show up work hard and stay out of trouble."

Most of us would jump at the chance.

But a 18 or 19 year old kid, says ok, but im still going do what i want to do. I am invinciable.

SMH I still don't know how you get through to some of these people.

There has been an uneasy feeling about this kid since that whole commitment thing. I follow him on twitter and he and Scam exchange tweets all the time. That's reason enough alone right there to invite him to leave.

My sister (UA fan) and her husband (AU fan) both know the kid...not really well, but they've been around him.  I didn't post this at the time of the commitment because I know Auburn did some shady things in his recruitment and I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, but my sister was relieved when he switched to Auburn and my BIL was relieved when he switched back.  He did have a rough home situation (pre-peaches) so I hope he can turn it around.  I'm sure there are some young men on the team who can be a mentor or something to him and help turn it around.  I'll be waiting to see how CNS handles this one.

Thanks for sharing. I gave you an E cred for that. That is the closest anyone has posted as far as knowing the kid. Not exactly what I wanted to hear, but sometimes the truth hurts. Hope this is a wake up call for him, too.

Thanks Chechem! :) We are HOPING to take our first camping trip the week of November 7. IF the weather isn't too cold.  I know we have a heater, etc but I can think of a more comfortable place to stay inside and read LOL

:o It kind of makes you wonder. ???

Very well said and well worth an e-cred  #+

Great post! I wish I had more tolerance for these young men but I struggle with that. No one makes these kids do any of these wrong things and all of them know about drugs and their consequences but it seems that it doesn't matter to some of them no matter what the situation is. Calloway has so much being offered to him but either he has an addiction or he just doesn't care. Sad!! :(

My Bama buddy threw in a possiblity of BC saying, "Give it to me. They won't search me." I think this is floating around. Still shouldn't have placed himself in that position.