Mo wash cited for drug paraphernalia

[I am I]

I guess we will see how it plays out, the situation in Cali.  will probably be the deciding factor but things do start to add up that individually are not big deal.  

I’m in the same boat. The charges in Cali are much more serious but even those were a ‘kids mistake’...several yrs ago. Came back to bite him hard. 

Having an herb pipe isn’t much either. 

But taken together, whilst under scrutiny already is just a terrible plot. If Cali comes down hard, who knows? Couple a serious charge with this minor infraction...I’d still be hard pressed to dismiss but Frost has a rough job of not playing favorites,  his culture install,  and keeping things with a fair mind. Whatever he decides to do AFTER all things are adjudicated I’ll be okay with. (Barring other facts or f#&% ups). 

Hey Mo! Stop don’t dumb s#!t buddy. 

 

[Decoy73]

Wow. Lots of knee-jerk reactions here.

He won’t be punished by NU for the California thing as he wasn’t even enrolled yet. Do you really think Frost wants to start a precedent of retroactive punishment for what players did before being a Husker?   

The weed thing— Who cares?  It’s a minor infraction. He’s probably stressed out about all the BS in Cali. You really want to toss a kid out for that when our POTUS has done ten times worse things and half of us are apparently ok with that?

Unbelievable folks.  We don’t need a team of future Sunday School Teachers ( no offense if anyone here is).  

 

[Cdog923]

Wow. Lots of knee-jerk reactions here.

He won’t be punished by NU for the California thing as he wasn’t even enrolled yet. Do you really think Frost wants to start a precedent of retroactive punishment for what players did before being a Husker?   

The weed thing— Who cares?  It’s a minor infraction. He’s probably stressed out about all the BS in Cali. You really want to toss a kid out for that when our POTUS has done ten times worse things and half of us are apparently ok with that?

Unbelievable folks.  We don’t need a team of future Sunday School Teachers ( no offense if anyone here is).  

He had signed his LOI, so yes, he was a part of the program. 

 

[lo country]

I'm mainly going off Jack Mitchell's timeline on Twitter ATM: 
 

Generally speaking you are advised at initial/arraignment to not possess narcotics, seek or be employeed etc (felony in Cali court appearance)....Not a good look to get cited for paraphernalia.

Mills had off the field issues IIRC and was kicked off GT. Frost and Co actively recruited him.  TO kept a lot of "misfit" kids during our glory years.  Frost seems to be cut from the same cloth about really trying to help the kids.  Not just kick them to the curb.

 

[HuskerNation1]

I understand what you are saying, and Mo needs to be held accountable, but what he did is a simple citation. Like others have said, it’s like he was given a speeding ticket while facing charges elsewhere. If Mo is guilty of anything, it’s being a stupid kid.  If it were anything besides pot (which still has a terrible stigma in the ultra conservative Nebraska) it wouldn’t be a big deal. 

I am not sure how or why you replied in this thread but you may want to try to copy your reply to the Mo Wash thread. 

As for what Mo is facing, I dont think the scrutiny is a unique Nebraska thing. I agree with many other posters that his decision making and commitment to being part of the program is suspect.  I guarantee that if he were not so gifed athletically or was a walk on that did not play and faces these same charges, there would be fewer on here defending the player.

 

[theknife]

I'm all for not kicking someone to the curb and trying to help the kids that need it. The staff accepted his commitment with huge grade issues and helped him qualify given his tough situation and all the transfers and such.

The staff stuck by him with national media attention regarding a felony charge for child porn and put him in touch with solid legal counsel. Now he put himself and the University in a deeper hole for some weed.

This isn't about my legal stance on bud. This is about keeping your nose clean and not smoking some bud until your charges are cleared up. Instead, he put himself and the University in a worse place. It's a character concern and isn't the leadership the staff preaches.

 

[Mierin]

He won’t be punished by NU for the California thing as he wasn’t even enrolled yet. Do you really think Frost wants to start a precedent of retroactive punishment for what players did before being a Husker?

If Frost found out a player did something awful before joining the team, it would be perfectly reasonable at that point to kick him off the team because he found out the player wasn't who he thought he was. You could argue the player misrepresented himself or lied by omission.

 

[RavHuskr]

It just shows he continues to make dumb decisions.  FYI I am all for legal weed (never done it myself).  Its like what is next.  I dont think he needs kicked off the team but I see him suspended for a game or two just to make a point as a coaching staff we aren't messing around.

 

[Decoy73]

If Frost found out a player did something awful before joining the team, it would be perfectly reasonable at that point to kick him off the team because he found out the player wasn't who he thought he was. You could argue the player misrepresented himself or lied by omission.

We’ll of course if he killed someone or committed assault, rape or robbery, etc. I wasn’t referring to obvious criminal activity. 

This is is not the case here. 

 

[Mierin]

We’ll of course if he killed someone or committed assault, rape or robbery, etc. I wasn’t referring to obvious criminal activity. 

This is is not the case here. 

The point is I don't think it's relevant whether it's retroactive or not. It would be reasonable for Frost to treat it the same either way.

 

[Salsa Red]

I'd like the team to handle the punishment. They should make training and practice a living hell for MO, maybe take away his locker and nice equipment until he earns the team trust again.

 

[Decoy73]

He had signed his LOI, so yes, he was a part of the program. 

Debatable at best. I’m not going to waste time arguing about that. 

 

[Decoy73]

The point is I don't think it's relevant whether it's retroactive or not. It would be reasonable for Frost to treat it the same either way.

I disagree. Do you think Frost wants to be the coach who punishes for past indiscretions which occurred prior to a player being on campus?  Iowa and Wisky coaches would have a hay day negatively recruiting against us for that. All the bad press and likely embarrassment Mo has gotten from the California thing is punishment enough IMO. 

 

[Enhance]

He won’t be punished by NU for the California thing as he wasn’t even enrolled yet. Do you really think Frost wants to start a precedent of retroactive punishment for what players did before being a Husker?   

To be fair, mistakes made in your past can and often will be held against you in the present. How many celebrities and politicians do we have to look at for this evidence? Frost would be well within his right to issue some of kind team-related punishment. At the very least, he brought negative publicity to the program and his teammates, along with a slew of other logistical and PR headaches.

Did everyone forget that Stanly Morgan and Antonio Reed got arrested for possession?

But, neither of them were facing a felony and misdemeanor charge for a separate crime. I think we have to be cognizant and realistic about what the law currently says about marijuana in Nebraska, and MW violated that law. Add this into the California case and it's just a big a$$ face palm.

Personally, I don't care if people smoke weed recreationally, but this is a pretty dumb move on MW's part. IMO he has to be better than that given his whole situation.

 

[mnhusker]

If Frost found out a player did something awful before joining the team, it would be perfectly reasonable at that point to kick him off the team because he found out the player wasn't who he thought he was. You could argue the player misrepresented himself or lied by omission.

You must be wanting Sunday school teachers.  Just kidding I agree.  Of course if issues from the past come up they may have an impact on your status as a husker.