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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 214791, member: 1423"]
Ya, one has to wonder who (if anyone) "vetted" this 'story':
 
1- It comes from Yahoo (pat forde's 'agenda' against JB is well-documented);
2- The timing appears malicious (they just happened to "finish" digging into a team in the national spotlight on the eve of the NCAA's ... Right);
3- The article is grossly exaggerated. It mentions wilful non-compliance, yet fails to account for the University's ongoing self reporting efforts (even potential violations are reported) and continued cooperation with NCAA officials. It also flies the "10 players" banner, yet gives details on only 2 players who supposedly played after multiple positive tests (one positive test doesn't bring suspension). And it fails to mention that SU wasn't even required to have a drug policy;
4- Even as to those 2 players with more than one positive test, the article lacks critical detail to support its conclusion that both players were Phase 2 violators who were improperly allowed to play. Actually the policy states that in Phase 2, a player [B]can play[/B] after being cleared by a drug counselor. Even a phase 3 player (there's 1 mentioned) can get a waiver from the AD. There's nothing about either possibility (clearance or waiver) mentioned in the article.
 
Overall, I'd say Yahoo's crack "investigative unit" (according to Brent Axe) skimmed over the policy and reporting issues and jumped to an unsupported (and likely untrue) allegation about non-compliance.
 
Maybe they were smoking something when they did the article.
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