[Husker] Osborne

[SShubs]

Very good point.  Plus ... given the legal evironment, it could quickly lead
to an intrusion in privacy litigation.  There are measures in each of these
environments that have become standard practices.  These practices have so
far been tested in the courts and have passed legal muster.  Going farther
would likely jeapardize the whole operation.  Businesses and schools walk a
tightrope in this day and age.  They are caught between those who want a
successful program and those who might be called ambulance chasers who could
not care less about the programs.  They only see an opportunity to make a
profitable case around intrusions in privacy.  Plus you have the NCAA
putting their annual, confusing edicts out.  It is a no-win situation at
least for coaches and their programs.

Stephen Shubert
Husker in Michigan


-----Original Message-----
From: husker-bounces at tssi.com [mailto:husker-bounces at tssi.com]On Behalf
Of Andrew Smith
Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 2:11 PM
To: Bob Beach
Cc: husker at tssi.com
Subject: Re: [Husker] Osborne


A majority of top division coaches realize that some of their players
may be taking forbidden and possibly harmful drugs to boost their
performance.  A majority of college and high school leaders know that
some of their students take illegal and harmful drugs.  Many other
people in positions of authority or power know that some people engage
in illegal behavior.  That they do not take every single measure at
their disposal to prevent it does not mean they are looking the other
way or letting it go!

Should most university administrations be accused of looking the other
way because the don't take every possible measure, including random drug
testing, unannounced searches, and other means (whose submission to
could be clear pre-conditions of enrollment) to prevent illegal drug use
at their university?  Would you not only approve of, but demand equally
draconian measures at your workplace to stamp out any and all illegal
behavior that that any of your co-workers may engage in (even if only
done in their private lives)?  Probably not - so is it fair for us to
assume that you're the type to just "look the other way" and "let things
go" even where illegal and harmful behavior is concerned?

Andy


Bob Beach wrote:

> Steroids were used while TO was the coach. Either he honestly didn't
> know or he let it go on. It has to be one or the other.


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