Recruiting to Pot

[CrazyCajun]

I think if you have recruits that are drawn to a school or a state based on its laws surrounding smoking pot, do you really want him/her? Sure, the party vibe has its advantages, but frankly, you can get weed and alcohol on any college campus.

I lived in the Denver area for a while until moving back to Lafayette last year. Other than seeing the shops with the green + on them while driving around town, you really didn’t notice the marijuana thing unless you went out to bars or concerts or hung out with people that partook. Again, something you’re just as likely to see or smell in Lafayette or New Orleans.

And things that draw them here would probably make you say” do we really want a kid who is coming here because of blank” Kids choose schools based on all kinds of reasons and some of them are ridiculous...like uniforms or a shoe contract or having an Xbox and ping pong tables in the lounge. They aren’t all well rounded, head on straight great athletes..you aren’t going to find 105 of those..not here..not if you want to win.

[CrazyCajun]

Or it could be that maybe, just maybe, the young man weighed the differences between the two schools and CSU was the better fit. Maybe it didn't have a flipping thing to do with pot. Maybe the change of scenery is exactly what he's looking for. Who knows. To boil it down to one thing is foolish, perhaps.

On the same token, I wouldn't dream of forbidding my kids, who will ultimately have to stand on their own two feet and take responsibility for their own choices and actions, the choice of attending college in a state like Colorado. Seems shortsighted to me.

My statement was more in general to why some kids might choose Colorado over anywhere, not McGee specifically.

[ManAboutTown]

Or it could be that maybe, just maybe, the young man weighed the differences between the two schools and CSU was the better fit. Maybe it didn't have a flipping thing to do with pot. Maybe the change of scenery is exactly what he's looking for. Who knows. To boil it down to one thing is foolish, perhaps.

On the same token, I wouldn't dream of forbidding my kids, who will ultimately have to stand on their own two feet and take responsibility for their own choices and actions, the choice of attending college in a state like Colorado. Seems shortsighted to me.

Nailed it.

[CharlieK]

Or it could be that maybe, just maybe, the young man weighed the differences between the two schools and CSU was the better fit. Maybe it didn't have a flipping thing to do with pot. Maybe the change of scenery is exactly what he's looking for. Who knows. To boil it down to one thing is foolish, perhaps.

On the same token, I wouldn't dream of forbidding my kids, who will ultimately have to stand on their own two feet and take responsibility for their own choices and actions, the choice of attending college in a state like Colorado. Seems shortsighted to me.

You said token

[CharlieK]

Someone who smokes it obviously doesn’t care if it’s legal or not. To someone who smokes it, i would think the idea of running down to the equivalent of a local shop rite and getting them some would be enticing.

Methinks somebody here likes the herb, and I ain't talking about the recruit.

[cajunhawk]

Seems like every recruiting thread turns into “back in my day”...

Bootstrappers...gone bootstrap.

[Ragin4U]

Whew! At least tobacco and alcohol are illegal in Louisiana. Wait... Wut?

[Frenchie35]

I went to catholic schools from 4th - 12th grade and never saw pot until I was in college. I guess it comes down to how you pick your friends.

I'm like you. Never saw nor heard of it, I'm giving my age now. If someone would have said something about pot I would have told him, yes they were all him where I went, go to the cafeteria, they can help you with a pot......

[CajunEXPRESS]

Frencie you’re older than dirt. That term has been around since I was a kid in the fifties.

Here’s a source, your cooking utensil isn’t far off.

http://www.dictionary.com/e/pot-marijuana/

[Frenchie35]

Pot or no Pot, any questions:

http://cubuffs.com/images/2016/6/20/..._Folsom_02.jpg

[cajunhawk]

I'm like you. Never saw nor heard of it, I'm giving my age now. If someone would have said something about pot I would have told him, yes they were all him where I went, go to the cafeteria, they can help you with a pot......

What was it like growing up in Mayberry?

[CajunEXPRESS]

Opie got sick smoking some Camels one season.