Being the worst isn't enough?

I remember a few years back when North Texas was the class of Sunbelt Conference football. Yes, they had their annual losses to the "big boys" but then they would dominate their conference and play in the annual New Orleans Bowl - including 4 in row from 2001-2004. How the mighty have fallen. They've never been a great team but this year's team is easily the worst team in all of 1-A football. Yes, even worse than the Washington Huskies - at least the Huskies can say they play in a fairly good conference. So far this season, the Mean Green is 0-8 and only scoring less than 14 points per game - and giving up 50 points per game. Not sad enough? They are tied for next to last in scoring offense and next to last in total defense - almost 500 yards of offense per game!

Just when you thought this is enough to call the season a total failure, coach Todd Dodge requested that 86 of his players be administered drug tests - 15 failed. Not only has Dodge obviously not been able to make this team even close to being a winner but I'm not even sure he has many players who are committed to being respectable student-athletes. The punishment they will receive according to the student handbook is drug counseling and further testing. I don't think that is strong enough of a punishment. As someone who had to take out student loans to get through college, I'm disgusted at the idea that these students can get a free ride and then break the rules and the law and continue getting a free ride. On top of that, they aren't even being productive on the football field. Attention Coach Dodge : time to cut the dead weight. These players do not deserve to represent North Texas University nor do they deserve to break the law and continue getting a free ride and special treatment. Oh - if you can't do that, it's time for the university to find a coach who will.