If He played anywhere else the cop would have taken His keys , drove Him home or to a coaches house and said deal with Your player.
Wirfs OWI ?
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So it sounds like a .02 violation. Which is a lot different than an owi.. but first we need to talk about how much does let’s say .03 really affect a 330 pound man?? I’m willing to bet tristian can drink his limit up to .15 and still have pretty solid control of his mind and body.. but In the end he will serve a one game suspension, and be in the dog house
KF has a track record for these. The very likely result is that Wirfs will be suspended for the next game (NIU). Coach Doyle will make Tristan's like a workout hell for the next month or so, also very predictable. He hasn't been in trouble before and hopefully learns a lesson.
Kallenberger will get his shot at RT against the Huskies, unless they move Levi Paulsen out there.
Kallenberger will get his shot at RT against the Huskies, unless they move Levi Paulsen out there.
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I thought it was already established that he is not on the council in the first place. As for blood acahol percent each person is different, however .03 is the same for anyone no matter their size. 3% of the blood is alcohol. Doesn't matter if the person is 115lbs or 330lbs. In light of this .03 for Wirfs is a significant amount to drink.
The joco jail bird regulars sure are getting a treat this week. Let's hope that's over now.He's in Johnson County jail right now according to the website.
My comment came across as directed at you specifically, but it was more directed at the one who brought up the whole "kid can have his guts blown out in Afghanistan, but can't have a beer legally" thing ...that's who I was attempting to get the attention of.Nope, I didn't say Kirk should ignore the offense. In a different post, I said a one game suspension and stripped of whatever leadership honors would be appropriate. He made a poor choice.
My point was in respect to your illegal immigration scenario, facetious or not, in respect to a 19 year old driving above .02 but below .08 as being rather obtuse and frankly idiotic.
Oh, and please make sure you never drive over 55 on the highway. It is the law after all. If not, see your local rep and then get the f#ck over yourself. But I'm sure you always keep it at 55 or below, so the point is moot.
That is all.
No use bitching about the Law; but rather be upset at the kid who opted to break it and got busted. Especially one who was deemed a team leader.
What about the federal law where it is illegal to hire undocumented workers to save labor costs? Better get cracking on that one too since we are such sticklers for the rules in good ol Iowa. Sarcasm is neat....
Iowa has some especially moronic laws but doesn't excuse the kid from making a selfish, awful choice.
Bad decision by Wirfs. It's only northern illinois. Hawkeyes will be 3-0 going into big ten play!!
Where do the players live these days? Back in th3 day they lived in the dorms closest to the stadium. Rienow, Slater, Hillcrest. Some upperclassmen had apartments. Is this arrangement still in place or do most players live off-campus now? My point is that if he lives in a dorm, why would he have been driving anyway? I had a car when I attended but it stayed in long-term parking unless I was driving home for a weekend. I walked or rode Campbus everywhere, mostly walked.
No defense for Wirfs - or Reiff - works. Wirfs gets a $100,000 four year scholarship to play football and follow the rules....Reiff's four years is closer to $190,000. They know the law and the athletic rules. Grow up.
And I understand what you're saying and have agreed with you about the law.
I know you were responding to the poster about kids being old enough to fight for the country, I just thought comparing that to illegal immigration, even if you were being facetious, was not a valid one. While it's true the war argument changed the drinking age to 18 for a short time, it's also true the law has changed and a person who chooses to disregard the law is subject to its consequences, much like if someone chooses to drive 62 in a 55, and you are correct about that.
But Wirfs blowing .05 or whatever number he blew is not even close to the same thing as illegal immigration. I'm just saying, hyperbole doesn't help bolster anyone's argument.
I hear you. How much revenue does each Iowa player generate each year. BTN, ticket sales, concessions, parking, merchandising, alumni contributions. Not to mention revenue to the local economy. $75 mil a year? More? Divide that among 85 scholarship players. They get a free education argument has never flown with me.
True, but same basic premise.
Law is Law, we can’t pick and choose which ones to ignore based on how we feel about them.
.03 does not mean 3% of the fluid in the bloodstream is alcohol. 3% would be certain death.
.03 is where I'd be if I drank one moderately potent craft beer.
I see its done more by weight of ethanol in 100 milliliters of blood. I wonder how that works out % wise. Say what percentage of alcohol in the blood is .1 gram of ethanol in 100 milliliters of blood.
I see now. .03 is 3 hundredths of 1%.
Meanwhile Iowa City thumbs its nose at Federal immigration laws as a sanctuary city and illegals work the turkey foundries but the law is the law and we cant pick and choose which to follow? Really , what You mean to say is some can choose which to ignore , fact is the kid had 1 or 2 beers if the BA reports people are saying are correct , what a felonious monster the kid must be. Drinking age should correspond with the legal age to serve and that is a law that all political views should agree on because its wrong to say a Young adult is too young to consume alcohol but mature enough to as I said get His guts blown out in a foreign land.
Right back atcha Gary...pot calling the kettle black
It's always nice during one of our big recruiting weekends the recruits and their parents are waking up Sunday morning to read about our starting RT in the dam drunk tank.
I haven't been to IC in ten years but did use to work in the Turkey industry for Butterball llc. There is a turkey processing plant in IC?
Do we really need to equate Wirfs OWI with the argument regarding illegal immigrants?
Apples and broccoli kinda comparison isn’t it?
Apples and broccoli kinda comparison isn’t it?
Right back atcha Gary...pot calling the kettle black
Barta got an OWI? When?
there is a big one not far away but I salute your obvious attempt at deflection
I got arrested for my OWI when I was 20 and charged the day I turned 21. Shit happens.
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So you were attested instead of arrested ? Better check your levels now. Or call uber.
Correct. West Liberty has one, but it is mostly a specialty sliced meat operation. Most packing plants in this country hire contract labor using employees with work visas from other countries. Same for most agricultural enterprises that still utilize hand picking. It is the only labor they can find to provide the food that feeds this country. Iowa has been lucky in that farming is so technologically advanced in the growth and cultivation of corn and soybeans. Unfortunately the export markets for these commodities are being destroyed and the Iowa farmer is in trouble.
I don't know why this is directed at me.
I actually agree that if a person is old enough to serve in the military they are old enough to consume alcohol. However, the poster I was responding to is correct that my opinion of a particular law doesn't mean that that law is null and void in terms of enforcement. Granted, which I have stated clearly, I think some people need to get off their high horse a bit. After all, I'm sure all the "the law is the law" crowd never go above 55 when driving on the highway. Furthermore, a lot too depends on the police officer. I have a close friend who lived in Ames for a long time. He is not the first person to tell me Ames PD used to pop Fred Hoiberg back in the day for drinking and driving but would discretely just drop him off at his parents' house. Furthermore, this friend of mine got pulled over on Elwood Drive one night coming home from a bar. The cop made him submit to a breathalyzer test, which he most likely blew a little over. The cop would not tell him what he blew but told him he had to wait 30 minutes then he could drive home. So, you know, whatever.
Regardless, I don't think the Wirfs situation is that big of a deal, either. Oh, and there is a simple solution to the illegal immigration problem. Start going after all the companies that hire them. That would probably put an end to things real quickly. No jobs, no incentive for a lot of them to come here illegally.
Thank god he wasn't caught with a plastic straw. He'd be on last chance U next season
Should be setting universal age of emancipation at 20. Voting, drinking, etc... If you can handle military service you should be able to handle some Bud Light.
One regular, garden variety, domestic beer is the equivalent of about .025. I had an OWI back in 1998, had to take a class, so I know this. So, two regular beers drank very quickly would get you to .05. Significant amount to get to .03? Hardly. The only thing body weight has to do with it at all is the impact it has on your body - how much you feel it. If he was at .03 he either had gone several hours after drinking a lot (body metabolizes about .025/hr), or he had recently consumed 1 or 2 beers.
lol this coming from the drinking capital of college campuses in the country... nice.
Not speaking for 007, but if I had said what he said, it would have been in a good way.
As in, these players are almost good to play for us Badgers.
