Carl Pelini resigns at FAU, effective immediately

[ponyinNC]

No problem. He does not realize I blame a lot of my bad posts on him because of that.

[Fresno Mustang]

This thread is a joke, Pelini had every right to be fired, hes in a leadership position and needs to set a good example to his players who DO get drug tested by the NCAA. Him getting fired for weed implications is no different than coaches getting fired for going to strip clubs, crashing motorcycles with their secretaries, or getting a DUI. You are the highest paid employee at that institution and wear your school's logo on your hat every Saturday, therefore you are expected to act responsibly and represent your university well.

[Arkpony]

Most of us on here understand that Fresno Mustang, and agree with it. Just a few fail to see the logic in and need for the administrations action in getting rid (resign or be fired!) of the law-breaking coach.

[lwjr]

From CBSSports.com
Earlier this week Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini and defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis both resigned from their positions over what the school called "illegal drug use." Now we have a bit more detail into what kind of alleged drug use Pelini and Rekstis took part in.

WPTV.com got a hold of the court documents given to them by the school, and in those documents a special teams coach alleges that he witnessed Pelini smoking marijuana in Key West on October 19.

The same coach also claims to have seen both Pelini and Rekstis use marijuana and cocaine within the last year.

The court documents can be seen here. Florida Atlantic defensive line and special teams coach Matt Edwards signed the affidavits, along with an Allison Stewart.

Both Pelini and Rekstis resigned on Wednesday, with Pelini saying in a statement through FAU athletic director Patrick Chun "I apologize for exercising poor judgment."

Pelini was in the middle of his second season at Florida Atlantic, and had a record of 5-15.

Assistant coach is claiming he also witnessed Pelini using Cocaine.

[ponyinNC]

What if he coached at Fresno or Colorado St- where MJ is legal? What then?

Doesn't matter much - the cocaine use is the real smoking gun here. What a moron.

[Fresno Mustang]

What if he coached at Fresno or Colorado St- where MJ is legal? What then?

Doesn't matter much - the cocaine use is the real smoking gun here. What a moron.

He'd probably be fired in Fresno given that it's a conservative town. Can't speak on a school
Like Berkeley though. I doubt that most schools boosters who write the checks are happy to know their coach is using drugs on the weekends instead of recruiting or drawing up game plans.

[East Coast Mustang]

I would party with Carl Pelini

[Digetydog]

What if he coached at Fresno or Colorado St- where MJ is legal? What then?

Doesn't matter much - the cocaine use is the real smoking gun here. What a moron.

He'd probably be fired in Fresno given that it's a conservative town. Can't speak on a school
Like Berkeley though. I doubt that most schools boosters who write the checks are happy to know their coach is using drugs on the weekends instead of recruiting or drawing up game plans.

At Berkeley, they would fire him for failing to share.

[SoCal_Pony]

I've never been into the weed-at all- but the country is quickly coming to the conclusion that the consequences from weed are less significant than the consequences of criminalizing the conduct of a large percentage of the country. Do we really want to spend money on the criminal justice system and more prisons-do we really want convictions harming the records and job prospects of our kids when some of the most successful people in the world probably did it in college? I want to tax the hell out it. I see decriminalization sweeping the country in the next decade

Agree with all of this outside of 'taxing the hell out of it'. You do that and you create a black market like Canada once had for cigarettes. Savings to courts costs / prisons is enough for me. I rarely, if ever, support over taxation in anything.

[ponyboy]

Taxation is oppression