Thread: Sherk suspension reduced to 6 months by CSAC

Originally Posted by Jras0001

Im sorry but I disagree. I never said he was ignorant of the fact and I never even posed that as being remotely close to a defense. I simply stated its an "either he did or he didnt" case. Nothing more and nothing less. He did them (knowingly or not) or he didnt take them. There was no reason for the suspention to be lessened or otherwise tampered with unless it was to completely overturn it. I still think they are trying to appease as many people as they can and get this issue off their hands. If there was enough evidence to indicate the suspension deserved to be lessened, then that would suggest there was enough doubt to his guilt and therefore warranted the suspension to be overturned. If there was enough evidence showing his guilt, then the 1 year suspension should have stood intact.

This was not a Legal hearing. It is not Guilty/Not Guilty he is allowed to make his case. He did they determined the punishment. They 1 year suspension is a default if you admit your wrongdoing or cannot present any evidence otherwise. Remember he can and could have fought at anytime, it is just that no org. wants to do that b/c they would lose their license in that state and most states would honor the ruling of said state (NJ,CA,NV,OH....).

He pissed hot he stated his reason why, they gave him some reprieve. He moves on. It is better than the year.

Ay yi yi. So is this enough to break Penn's "I'm not fighting him if he's not cleared" stance? The CSAC is a complete joke. The way they have handled various cases in recent history just makes me shake my head. I personally believe Sherk never juiced, but my opinion doesn't matter, only theirs does. And apparently after months of hemming and hawing, they've come to the conclusion that they have no logical opinion on the matter.

Originally Posted by Gygax

This is courtesy of Sherdog's Josh Gross...


I'm sure this will leave no one happy. Sherk will be upset that he will be viewed as a cheater, and the anti-Sherk crowd will wonder why he gets his reduced while Hermes Franca's was kept at the full year suspension even though he fully admitted doing steroids.

Yeah this really gets no answer at all. So I think we just need to move one and forget about it. I wish they would have done a more fair trial to be honest. Oh well he got caught and payed the fine and punishment so he is clear and ready to fight.

Originally Posted by Jras0001

Im sorry but that decision is total BS. If they, the CSAC, feel that Sherk did use banned substances, then they should have left the suspention as it was. If there was enough evidence to justify that the suspention be reduced, then it should have been completely overturned all together. Either there was or there wasnt evidence to show that he used banned substances. There isnt any middle of the road...either he did it or he didnt. This reduction in suspension crap just seems like a ploy of the CSAC to try to appease all parties concerned and keep the scrutiny off of them for not being prepared to hear the case on its scheduled date as well as other noted difficulties theyve had dealing with this entire issue.

I just think this is an easy cop out and its totally blows.

Ding ding ding!!! We have a winner. Very well put!!

I don't care if Sherk used or did'nt. The current tests and policies used by the commisions need to improved upon if they expect them to hold any water. Its the same story thats been told 1000 times. The accused points his finger at the inconsistencies in policy regarding testing procedures. Just from the sport of cycling there have been numerous occasions where a test sample was "lost", relabeled, mishandled etc.. i don't see how the AC's could have it all figured out when drugs still plague cycling. Sherk, guilty or not, made it clear that current testing is not 100%, got his suspension reduced and the people in charge wondering if future steroid users will point out the same errors common in testing.

Originally Posted by Gygax

Do I think he juiced? I just don't know. But wat I find really stupid is how so many feel he is absolutely guilty based on his physique. What a opinion of ignorance that is. I've had literally a half dozen wrestlers that I have personally worked with who have had similar builds and without a doubt, did not use steroids.

I agree with that 100%. And its not only the general public who share that belief, but other athlete's as well. I read a KJ Noons interview where he said "Of course a guy like Sherk has been juicing, the dude is just too shredded."

Sherk could fight Faber for the WEC FW belt while he waits on BJ/Joe I mean he will be much smaller now.

^man its wrong but i had to laugh

I may be wrong but I couldn't resist.