Haligonia Sports' Steve Betts argues that the University of Waterloo misplayed the steroid scandal that has rocked university football in Canada.Although the Waterloo Warriors do not have a big influence on the AUS, this is a significant matter for CIS football.
The Waterloo suspension serves as a big warning shot over the heads of all programs and players concerning the issues of steroids and other drugs in the CIS game.
However, the University of Waterloo is not handling this right and surely someone can step in and tell them this.
Waterloo has suspended their own program due to 9 players who have tested positive for steroids of some sort. One player was pointed out as a supplier of these steroids and will be investigated at length.
Waterloo has suspended their own program due to 9 players who have tested positive for steroids of some sort. One player was pointed out as a supplier of these steroids and will be investigated at length.
This obviously does not bode well for the team, the school, the athletes or any living thing around this situation. There is a catch to all this though as the CIS has said that all drug free players can transfer to another school without issue. This means they can go play in September at a competitive school.
Not good at all for anyone involved in Waterloo.
I like what the CIS has done here, allowing movement of players to allow them to continue their careers as football players.
I like what the CIS has done here, allowing movement of players to allow them to continue their careers as football players.
Good call CIS.
Waterloo has dropped that long ball that needs to help the school win and they have dropped it in open field. All they had to do was think, catch the ball and score, but they dropped it.
The CIS should not have the problem of making this call but they do and they are doing the right thing. Although should the CIS could be the voice of reason here and tell Waterloo to keep the program moving?
For once the bad people have been caught and clearly ID'ed. So why hold the whole program up due to a few players? This is a big deal as there are usually 65 players on a team so that means 56 players are able to play and drug free. This is so cliche because a few bad apples are ruining the whole program and it does not have to be that way.
Do the right thing, continue on, move on, get that team on the field together and start to heal. Suspending Waterloo will only make this program feel more pain and suffering for a year or two longer than needed.
For once the bad people have been caught and clearly ID'ed. So why hold the whole program up due to a few players? This is a big deal as there are usually 65 players on a team so that means 56 players are able to play and drug free. This is so cliche because a few bad apples are ruining the whole program and it does not have to be that way.
Do the right thing, continue on, move on, get that team on the field together and start to heal. Suspending Waterloo will only make this program feel more pain and suffering for a year or two longer than needed.
Steve Betts is a writer and commentator for Haligonia Sports and lives in the HRM. Steve is the colour commentator for Dalhousie Tigers Men's Hockey. Follow Steve on twitter @bettszee
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