Posted on September 4 at 4:20 p.m.

The LJW might want to change the headline if it has been confirmed that marijuana wasn't found in their room.

On Report: Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at NBA camp

Posted on September 4 at 12:04 p.m.

I don't like arguing politics and law on a sports page. But the underlying "principle" held up by most of the pro-weed posters is indefensible in a rational, logical world.

That principle has been put forth broadly in two parts: 1) "Everybody" does it, so what's the big deal?, and 2) Prohibition of weed is a dumb law that we don't like, so we can break the law.

First let me say that I am not arguing the morality of smoking pot; I am only arguing the rule of law. I don't care whether pot is legal or not; I only care that we follow the law of the land as it currently stands.

On point #1: As your parents told you time and time again: "Just because everybody is jumping off a bridge doesn't mean you should, too."

On point #2: What if every US citizen held the belief that any law they deemed "dumb" could and should be broken? That's the logical conclusion of your insistence that prohibition of marijuana is a dumb law that should and could be broken, isn't it?

What if you could never know whether the person on the left at a 4-way stop sign would yield to the person on the right because the person on the left thought the law was a dumb law? Multiply the effect of this mindset by the number of traffic laws and you would have anarchy on the streets!

If you multiply the anarchy and confusion brought about by the disobedience of this one law by ALL the written laws in our country, you no longer have a civilization. You are left with everyone looking out for their own interests without a social contract.

The principle that it is OK to disobey laws that you don't like erodes the social fabric. Ignoring the rule of law, even for what we consider an inconsequential law, sends the message that laws are made to be broken. It's a slippery slope. It's a hole in the dyke of society.

Some have argued that our Founding Fathers advocated civil disobedience, but I would point out that there is no moral equivalence between breaking a law like "taxation without representation" and a law that prohibits the use of a mind-altering substance that some consider dangerous. If you can't see that point, maybe you have smoked too much grass!

On Report: Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at NBA camp

Posted on September 4 at 9:28 a.m.

PS......It took only one story involving weed for all the closet potheads to show up on this board. (Where were they when KU was making a championship run?) I feel much dumber after reading all their posts.

On Report: Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at NBA camp

Posted on September 4 at 9:19 a.m.

I'm with jaybate and jross.

On Report: Chalmers, Arthur caught with marijuana at NBA camp

Posted on September 4 at 8:51 a.m.

troutsee....Quigley ran well in the 4th quarter last Saturday, but Mangino says he needs to be more consistent before he's given a shot. Consistent could mean a lot of things: ball security, blocking, making curfew and meetings on time, etc.

One of the reasons Mangino's teams have become successful is their discipline. I back Mangino when he makes a point about discipline and consistency to the team by holding kids back that don't do things Mangino's way.

On Jayhawks test two-back set

Posted on September 1 at 9:40 a.m.

Regarding kick coverage: Rojas did a great job punting. He did a great job with field goals. Hopefully, he will improve his distance on the kickoffs. He had a couple kicks that went to the 5 yard line, but most were around the 10. The extra split-second it takes for the ball to carry to the goal line makes a big difference in the return team's ability to contain a kick returner. Add an average of 24 yards per return and the opponent has pretty good field position. It sounds like Rojas just started concentrating on kicking off 10 days ago, so there should be room for improvement there.

On Kansas football won, but couldn’t run

Posted on August 31 at 10:05 a.m.

As I said this summer, if Releford plays Self's kind of defense, he could ALMOST make us say "Brandon who?" before he is done at KU. He has the offensive killer mentality we all wished on Rush. I say ALMOST because Jayhawk fans never forget their heros.

On KU squeaks out pair of wins

Posted on August 31 at 9:51 a.m.

To be fair, FIU was blitzing a lot. If you have 5 and 6 guys rushing the passer most of the night, you're going to get pressure. If KU had wanted to show their hand, they probably have a lot of pass plays that could exploit the constant pressure. My guess is they wanted to play it close to the vest with basic plays and protections because they knew they could beat FIU with one hand tied behind their proverbial back.

Don't compare this to last year's FIU score. That was our 4th game of the season and we had worked out a lot of kinks. FIU has athletes and good size.

On KU-FIU football notebook

Posted on August 31 at 8:59 a.m.

5Decade.....I think I speak for most KU fans when I say that we are sick and tired of hearing all your negative reviews about the LJW sports reporters' articles. If you don't like the way they cover the program, read the Topeka or Wichita or KC papers instead. If you want a job as a sports editor for a newspaper, either go back to school and get a degree or send your already-impressive resume to the paper of your choice. But PLEASE stop bringing us all down with your negativity.

On Keegan Ratings: True freshman Patterson at top of class (The Keegan Ratings)

Posted on August 28 at 8:59 a.m.

2 days and 9 hours......But who's counting, right?

On Wilson likes ‘sleeper’ status