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New Gophers' assistant coach turned life around after serving federal prison time for possession of 96 pounds of pot

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Southfew	New Gophers' assistant coach turned life around after serving federal prison time for possession of 96 pounds of pot		Lead	[-]
Posts: 7292 April 10, 2013 9:04 PM dude	Remove this ad Good for him! http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci_22995857/gophers-basketball-coach-richard-pitino-hires-2-his
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goophy2		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 196 April 10, 2013 9:24 PM "I'm sorry if I've been harsh; I've been drinking. Nonetheless, you must admit that my spelling and grammar are immaculate."	Young served one year in federal prison in 2000 after reportedly being found with 96 pounds of marijuana in Texas. This guy must have had the greatest lawyer in the world and sung like a bird.
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NewBerlinBucky		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1867 April 10, 2013 9:46 PM	goophy2 wrote: Young served one year in federal prison in 2000 after reportedly being found with 96 pounds of marijuana in Texas. This guy must have had the greatest lawyer in the world and sung like a bird. He was smart to keep it under the Texas legislated threshold of 97 lbs. "It's going to be a whole lot easier for me to attract kids to Starkville, Mississippi than it is Minneapolis, Minnesota." - Tim Brewster
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LeviBooth		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 10836 April 10, 2013 9:46 PM	Happy he turned it around, but that is astonishing - a quick google shows that "Having 50 to 2,000 pounds of marijuana in Texas is a Second Degree Felony, which may require two to 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000" Good for him...
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Hambadger		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 221 April 10, 2013 9:55 PM	It's possible that he initially received multiple years in prison and got out early for good behavior. My concern would be that conditions of his parole probably require him to avoid other felons. How can he possibly coach the Gophers without violating that condition of his parole?
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RedWagon		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8923 April 11, 2013 7:24 AM I don't know the answer, I'm just asking that's all.	Is working for the Minnesota athletic department a form of work release? Maybe that's why he was only in prison for a year. "Not to mention I defend things that are absolutely ignorant" MrLogic - 5/7/07
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CCBadger		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5121 April 11, 2013 7:56 AM	Nate Newton thinks the guy is a minor-leaguer. "There's something beautiful, so pure about Wisconsin beating the snot out of teams by running the ball down their throats"- Matt Hayes, The Sporting News
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UliKunkel		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 433 April 11, 2013 8:28 AM	Seems appropriate. The Minnesota basketball program has been going to pot for decades.
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Slimm21		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12769 April 11, 2013 9:13 AM I've paid for bottle service	Seems appropriate. The Minnesota basketball program has been going to pot for decades. I take it you never have hung out with anyone on the UW football or bball team. * Note I do not endorse selling 96 pounds of weed.
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RadDad2005		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5539 April 11, 2013 9:24 AM	and losing your wife at age 38 with three kids to raise? The guy has had some come to Jesus moments in his life, that's for sure. There is no similarity between golf and putting; they are two different games, one played in the air, and the other on the ground. Ben Hogan
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swenson		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2594 April 11, 2013 9:42 AM	Remove this ad Slimm21 wrote: Seems appropriate. The Minnesota basketball program has been going to pot for decades. I take it you never have hung out with anyone on the UW football or bball team. * Note I do not endorse selling 96 pounds of weed. Minnesota had issues with players failing drug tests.
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Slimm21		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12769 April 11, 2013 10:35 AM I've paid for bottle service	I want to clarify that I haven't spent time around UW (or MU/UWGB) athletes since '05 and things might be different now. I also don't think any athlete occassionally smoking weed is that big of a deal.
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JesusQuintana		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1608 April 11, 2013 10:58 AM	Slimm21 wrote: Seems appropriate. The Minnesota basketball program has been going to pot for decades. I take it you never have hung out with anyone on the UW football or bball team. * Note I do not endorse selling 96 pounds of weed. "Going to pot" is an expression. It means decaying, going to ruins. Uli's post was a pun, not a commentary on anyone's usage of weed.
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SaguaroBadger		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6980 April 11, 2013 11:45 AM Sully "Football Saturdays in Madison are holy days."	Slimm21 wrote: * Note I do not endorse selling 96 pounds of weed. What about just storing it or transporting it? Or smoking it (probably not all at once)? This could be a big recruiting advantage for the Gophers. College students and basketball players love weed.
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swenson		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 2594 April 11, 2013 11:55 AM	Minnesota must require having a felon in the program. This can save them from having to recruit a replacement for Mbakwe.
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4thngoal		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6152 April 11, 2013 12:00 PM Denis Lemieux	This is a pretty smart move. Your players have a self contained source within the team so some big mouth dealer on campus can't start spreading rumors about who is buying weed. <<She kind of looks like Vern Lundquist with a wig on.>> >>Herschey 11-13-12
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CVBucky		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 784 April 11, 2013 12:12 PM	I heard from a guy named Noodles that it was for medicinal purposes only.
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Philip der Stein		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 1989 April 11, 2013 3:40 PM	96 pounds is one hell of an "aberration" in an otherwise cleanly-lived life. I mean, most people who dabble in the illegal drug trade on a whim start off with a 96-pounder. He obviously got caught on his first day on the job. Click here for the Polka America Corporation
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ThisCharmingFan		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13556 April 11, 2013 4:01 PM The disputatious one	Philip der Stein wrote: 96 pounds is one hell of an "aberration" in an otherwise cleanly-lived life. I mean, most people who dabble in the illegal drug trade on a whim start off with a 96-pounder. He obviously got caught on his first day on the job. Most people aren't minorities from NYC who move to El Paso. I'm pretty sure that it would take the two of us in college at UTEP about a week to find connections to middle man the deal. When i was in high school i knew guys that brought back a pound when visiting their older buds at UA. He should have had to serve longer for trying to bring in more Mexican brown schwag.
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Minnesconsin fan		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 51 April 11, 2013 7:12 PM	the sentencing guidlines might have been different back in 1999 when he was busted. Sounds like he has done a good job of resurrecting himself after that though. one another Gopher coaching tidbit-- talk on the Gopher Hole and from a radio/tv guy (Doogie Wolfson) that former Gopher Ben Johnson will be announced as an assistant tomorrow. Spent last year at Nebraska and 4 years at Northern Iowa before that. Young (31) and can recruit by all accounts
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Brewtacular		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 228 April 12, 2013 6:33 PM	Remove this ad Still not gonna get the gophers any higher in the standings.
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