Explanation for Mustafa Greene’s recent absence

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Not what you want to see in the newspaper…but, it could be a lot worse.

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Injury and discipline problems have kept N.C. State running back Mustafa Greene off the practice field. Greene has also run into legal trouble off the field.

Greene was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia on April 2 in Raleigh and has a May 10 court date in Wake County District Court.

Before the misdemeanor charge, Greene, who missed the 2011 season with a foot injury, missed a week of spring practice because of a discipline-related incident in practice with coach Tom O’Brien. The problems in practice were not related to the legal charge.

“We are aware of the situation and appropriate action will be taken,” O’Brien said today.

Greene, 20, of Irmo, S.C., had an outstanding warrant from a traffic stop in Rowan County when the Raleigh Police went to his off-campus apartment on April 2. According to a copy of the police report, a “grinder” for marijuana, with marijuana residue, was found in Greene’s possession.

Greene was originally charged in Rowan County in February for speeding, operating a vehicle without insurance, operating a vehicle without a license and a window tinting violation. Greene is schedule to appear in Rowan County court on April 27.

We’re all hoping that Mustafa can get all of this behind him and get things right for the 2012 football season.

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39 Responses to Explanation for Mustafa Greene’s recent absence

  1. BJD95 04/10/2012 at 11:01 PM #

    The not showing up for court is what REALLY bothers me. That’s both appallingly irresponsible AND remarkably stupid.

  2. wolfpack95 04/10/2012 at 11:40 PM #

    Get your crap together, Mustafa, or you will find yourself in the company of another Wolfpack wasted talent, TA McLendon.

  3. tjfoose1 04/10/2012 at 11:43 PM #

    More “what’s the big deal, everybody does it” defenders.

    Stupid and hypocritical. Just because you may have been a pothead, or many who you know were/are potheads, that doesn’t make it right or acceptable, especially for someone of college age, especially for someone in Greene’s position.

    Selective morality based on relativism… “Heck, if I/we do it, its not that bad. Everybody does it, no big deal. Move along, nothing to see here.” Pathetic.

    Sounds like many of your are closer to the light blues down I40 than you care to admit.

    The kid screwed up, and did so more than once. It is serious. He is being punished, and should be. Making excuses for the kid, and belittling the severity of his mistakes and transgressions, helps no one. Last thing the kid needs are Joe Public sympathetic enablers.

  4. TLeo 04/11/2012 at 6:19 AM #

    I agree with tj on this one (and others). The “everybody does it” excuse is just like what we have been hearing out of unc. Hell, if he were at unc not only would this never have been mentioned, but he would not face any consequences at all for his actions and folks here would be screaming about it. Hey we all agree it’s not a major felony but it’s still serious and the kid still screwed up. He’s taking his punishment (at least the non court part of it right now) and should be. Along with the opportunity to play football and free education go responsibilities and consequences if you screw it up. Just to add…he’s damn lucky not to be sitting in jail right now for his failure to appear in court. A lot of folks end up there everyday for not going to court when they were supposed to and end up sitting their waiting for another court date.

  5. haze 04/11/2012 at 6:54 AM #

    The key here is how he managed things.

    Pot can be managed responsibly, very much like alcohol. It’s riskier (i.e. illegal, not FDA approved mfg) but it’s manageable. Ditto for driving, uh, quickly. Ditto for getting your a$$ to court if you have a set date.

    Problems here are 97 in a 65mph (i.e. not quick, outright dangerous) while riding w/o a license, current tag or insurance (trifecta of bureaucratic incompetence). The MAJOR issue is missing the court date. The pot grinder is collateral damage from the court date, which triples the stupidity of NOT getting to court (i.e. job 1 with illegal stuff… don’t give The Man any excuse to enter the house).

  6. TruthBKnown Returns 04/11/2012 at 9:00 AM #

    I don’t think the local media would sweep this under the rug if it was a Carolina player. They just wouldn’t lift a finger of effort to try to get such information. But if they had the story, I’m sure they would report it.

    It would probably be in the back pages. I haven’t checked, but it was probably front page news since it was a State player.

  7. jspegg 04/11/2012 at 9:25 AM #

    I find it hard to take moral advice seriously from someone with an Eric Cartman picture representing their profile. All shenanigans aside, it sounds like the weed paraphernalia charge is the least of his worries. Stop being an idiot and riding around with your grinder in your car. This is a get your life together offense, but not specifically because of “drugs.” Tighten it up, Moose.

  8. Gang of Wolves 04/11/2012 at 9:53 AM #

    Being young can be hard at times. TOB runs as tight a ship as one should. I just wish these kids would keep it together so we could reach our potential as a team. Last year we had our senior leaders dt,te etc… in trouble and now we have our #1 rb in trouble and our #1 lb sitting out. This is so frustrating! Life lessons can be learned.

  9. Bowlpack 04/11/2012 at 10:47 AM #

    foose – I’m going to have to call you out on your flawed logic or rather the logic that is in place that makes your claim of moral relativism. The same relativism is why marijuana is still illegal. Why is it illegal – because it is bad. Why is it bad – because it is illegal. Doesn’t make much sense when people do far worse things under the influence of alcohol and other drugs. Either make them all illegal or make none of them illegal and let things sort themselves out. Look at a country like Portugal in which drugs are basically a legal, government controlled entity and you have less crime, less drug addiction and less legal expense. The war on drugs is lost, my friends. Whether you deem some sort of moral superiority because you never or you used too, but don’t anymore because you had a bad experience – it isn’t your place to preach sanctimoniously to anyone about their decisions. I’m all for consequence of behavior and am a bit of a social darwinist as I firmly believe that your problems are not mine (welfare, public assistance programs, etc), but this is just stupid. Now, I’m more concerned with his traffic violations as we can’t have uninsured motorists, with deeply tinted windows riding around. Very serious indeed. I’m not saying the kid didn’t screw up because he knows what he did is wrong by the letter of the law and that based on the situation in the media an which team the majority of them pull for will leave us under a certain amount of scrutiny, but I am saying that the system in place is archaic and creates a platform for sympathetic enablers such as myself to raise the issue. I think we all need to keep our opinions to ourselves and talk about sports. Let the school, staff, Rowan County municipal court do what they need to do.

  10. tjfoose1 04/11/2012 at 10:52 AM #

    “I find it hard to take moral advice seriously from someone with an Eric Cartman picture representing their profile.”

    Riiiight. Because user names and profile pics on college sports blog sites are used to make serious life philosophy statements of integrity and morality. Brilliant.

    But you missed the point. It’s not a morality statement, per se, more of a statement of accountability, responsibilty, and maturity. Knowing what you are, where you are, who you are, and what/who you represent. That your actions not only affect you, but also your peers, your coaches, and the organization to which you belong.

    Providing excuses that demean the seriousness of the issue does not help anyone. Enabling and excusing is the worst thing to do for someone his age. Exhibit A is just down the road.

    You seemed to miss a key phrase in my post. ” The kid screwed up, and did so
    more than once. “

  11. tjfoose1 04/11/2012 at 11:07 AM #

    “The same relativism is why marijuana is still illegal. Why is it illegal – because it is bad. Why is it bad – because it is illegal.”

    I disagree, but I understand the point and respect the opinions of those who make the logical, cogent argument. We just disagree, and nothing wrong with that.

    For many reasons, the least of which not being pragmaticism, I actually think most drugs should be legal. That doesn’t mean I think using them is not bad or wrong.

    I don’t necessarily directly equate legal with good, or illegal with bad.

    Consequences of actions, and who is affected, go well beyond the legal system.

    From your post, I’d say we mostly agree and have the same basic philosophy, on this point anyway.

    Normally, with such things, my opinion is “to each, his own”. But Greene is not on “his own” and given his age and position, guidance and direction is better than laissez faire, better for all involved.

    But admittedly, I did not s properly stress the responsibilty, maturity, and accountability component of my point in my initial post.

  12. WolftownVA81 04/11/2012 at 12:27 PM #

    MG made some poor choices and must now pay the price. Sounds like TOB is handling the situation appropriately. Here’s hoping he can learn from this series of incidents and get back on track. Nothing more to be said from my point of view.

  13. TheCOWDOG 04/11/2012 at 3:39 PM #

    Screw the moralizing. What’s important as it relates to State is what Glennon might be thinking, ’cause I know I would.

    Brah, if you can’t figure out something simple like the court stuff, how the hell am I gonna trust ya to pick up the blitz for me.

  14. tjfoose1 04/11/2012 at 7:09 PM #

    Sounds like Washington is ready for the opportunity. Hopefully Creecy and Barnes will be too

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