12-04-2006, 05:36 PM
[quote the_poochies]The Buckeyes have long been plagued by ethical questions. College football blogdom doesn't call their coach "Cheaty McSweatervest" for nothing :-)
Of course, their standout player, Maurice Clarett, generates positive press for OSU as OJ Simpson does for USC.
And last year, someone broke into a house rented by a bunch of OSU players and lifted a haul of cash, expensive jewelry and electronics that makes you wonder where these starving kids get all of the goods from (cough...boosters...cough).
As much as I didn't like Urban Meyer's shameless lobbying for a BCS bid, I will hold my nose and root for the Gators, but I don't think that any team can beat Jim Tressel & Company.
Poochies, yes all other programs BUT OSU are innocent of any "ethical" issues. Puhh-leeze. Face it, Div. 1 college football is BIG money. In fact, most schools fund their ENTIRE athletic programs from the revenue generated by football or at least a very large portion of it. Without that income there'd be no Lacrosse, diving, wrestling, hockey etc.
As a buckeye fan I can say without a doubt we have been in the spotlight every since we beat Cryami for the National championship a few years back. It's like nobody believed they could do it, and they try to dig up dirt to justify OSU didn't deserve it. Now that you mention it, wasn't Cryami involved in some kind of football fiasco this year where their players acted like complete thugs and really showed the true class of Miami football?? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/1...0060.shtml However, I digress...
Yes, Maurice Clarett is a scumbag and I won't argue that fact. HOWEVER, he only played for 1 year...and then threw his life away. He was a trouble-maker and OSU got rid of him, period, end of story. Nobody in Ohio gives a rats ass about him, or what he did or didn't do. But the media still refers to him as a "former buckeye" - jeeeezus, get over it already!
Now, as for your comments about Coach Tressel - WTF?! Cheating in what way? That guy is about as standup a coach as you could ask for. I am certain most of the announcers even refer to him in that light. Never says a bad word, always talks good about every opponent they face, doesn't allow showboating from his team and NEVER, NEVER shows his azz on the field like so many other temper-tantrum coaches I could name.
*Cough* LLOYD CARR *cough*
Lastly, why do you think all college football players are starving? You think they all come from broken homes and were raised on the streets with food stamps or something? Yes, I agree that I am certain that there are "benefits" to being an OSU football player and there are many perks. But no more than any other Division 1 big name program. You think all the guys playing for USC, Miami, Notre Dame, FSU etc. are living in shacks? I suppose next you'll tell me they shop at goodwill or something.
Of course, their standout player, Maurice Clarett, generates positive press for OSU as OJ Simpson does for USC.
And last year, someone broke into a house rented by a bunch of OSU players and lifted a haul of cash, expensive jewelry and electronics that makes you wonder where these starving kids get all of the goods from (cough...boosters...cough).
As much as I didn't like Urban Meyer's shameless lobbying for a BCS bid, I will hold my nose and root for the Gators, but I don't think that any team can beat Jim Tressel & Company.
Poochies, yes all other programs BUT OSU are innocent of any "ethical" issues. Puhh-leeze. Face it, Div. 1 college football is BIG money. In fact, most schools fund their ENTIRE athletic programs from the revenue generated by football or at least a very large portion of it. Without that income there'd be no Lacrosse, diving, wrestling, hockey etc.
As a buckeye fan I can say without a doubt we have been in the spotlight every since we beat Cryami for the National championship a few years back. It's like nobody believed they could do it, and they try to dig up dirt to justify OSU didn't deserve it. Now that you mention it, wasn't Cryami involved in some kind of football fiasco this year where their players acted like complete thugs and really showed the true class of Miami football?? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/1...0060.shtml However, I digress...
Yes, Maurice Clarett is a scumbag and I won't argue that fact. HOWEVER, he only played for 1 year...and then threw his life away. He was a trouble-maker and OSU got rid of him, period, end of story. Nobody in Ohio gives a rats ass about him, or what he did or didn't do. But the media still refers to him as a "former buckeye" - jeeeezus, get over it already!
Now, as for your comments about Coach Tressel - WTF?! Cheating in what way? That guy is about as standup a coach as you could ask for. I am certain most of the announcers even refer to him in that light. Never says a bad word, always talks good about every opponent they face, doesn't allow showboating from his team and NEVER, NEVER shows his azz on the field like so many other temper-tantrum coaches I could name.
*Cough* LLOYD CARR *cough*
Lastly, why do you think all college football players are starving? You think they all come from broken homes and were raised on the streets with food stamps or something? Yes, I agree that I am certain that there are "benefits" to being an OSU football player and there are many perks. But no more than any other Division 1 big name program. You think all the guys playing for USC, Miami, Notre Dame, FSU etc. are living in shacks? I suppose next you'll tell me they shop at goodwill or something.
