Time for Graham to be banned

it does seem like Graham should have been banned long ago.

wasn't he involved in outing BALCO in some way? if so, maybe that bought him some time.

You have absolutely the gayest handle ever.

he also coached Shawn Crawford. Nobody thinks that guy was on roids...

I agree! He should be gone from the sport.

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You have absolutely the gayest handle ever.

wow that really contributed to the discussion

this is the best news today.

"The IAAF said it gave little credence to Graham's claim that Gatlin was the victim of a massage therapist who rubbed testosterone cream on his legs without his knowledge.

"We have a strict liability rule that what's in your body is your responsibility, so unless there was an independent witness who saw everything clearly there really isn't a possibility that there would be something in that," Davies said."

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this is the best news today.

"The IAAF said it gave little credence to Graham's claim that Gatlin was the victim of a massage therapist who rubbed testosterone cream on his legs without his knowledge.

"We have a strict liability rule that what's in your body is your responsibility, so unless there was an independent witness who saw everything clearly there really isn't a possibility that there would be something in that," Davies said."

and these quotes come from an article saying that graham could be banned for 2 years if gatlin is banned.

i think it is far worse morally for a coach to instruct an athlete to take PEDs than for an athlete to take PEDs of his/her own volition.

the coach stands to gain money and fame while putting relatively little at risk (the coach can continue coaching other athletes - see trevor graham). meanwhile, the athlete is risking his/her livelihood and good name. maybe the athlete knowingly weighs the pros/cons, but in my mind the coach has a lot of influence.

graham has profited off guys like montgomery and gatlin while ruining their chances to make a decent living from track and field.

on a different note, gatlin should definitely start working on his football skills. the nfl has no problem with steroid users.

Instead USATF will name this guy to their next coaching staff. Didn't we have a guilty athlete elected as the head of Athletes Advisory not too long ago? USATF is as dirty as their athletes.

This is the ENTIRE LIST of doping suspensions (including lifetime bans) from USATF, going back something like 10 years. Those associated with Trevor Graham are shown in bold:

Randy Barnes

Anthony Dees

Rian Ingram

Gregory Tafralis

Jerome Young

John Capel

Marcus Clavelle

Michelle Collins

Torri Edwards

Andy Eggerth

Chryste Gaines

Mickey Grimes

Rickey Harris

Alvin Harrison

Calvin Harrison

Eddy Hellebuyck

Scott Hennig

Cottrel J. Hunter

Regina Jacobs

Lisa Knoblich

Tod Long

John McEwen

Timothy Montgomery

Melissa Price

Kory Tarpening

Kevin Toth

Larry Wade

Erick Walder

Kelli White

Deeja Youngquist

--and, of course--

Justin Gatlin

Most definitely, Trevor Graham needs a LIFETIME BAN, just like Charlie Francis. Most of what has damanged (severely, in my opinion) the worldwide reputation of US athletes is due to Graham.