Tuesday, May 31, 2011

My Take On Ohio State


In light of the new allegations of Jim Tressel’s resignation even though I belive that he would have been fired anyway after the mess that has be going on with the Ohio State football team. Now Terrelle Pryor is being investigated I’m not surprised by that his a black quarterback and a superstar at Ohio State. The way Ohio State treats there black superstar athletes is like as long as you win for us everything is fine. But if you mess up and do something stupid or something they don’t like on or off the field the fans and alumni will ask for you to be benched and will talk about you on every social media and public outlet as much as possible. Didn’t we see this same movie before with Maurice Clarett and Troy Smith? Even if Terrelle Pryor isn’t found of   doing anything else wrong the media and buckeye fans will continue to talk about him anyway. He will probably be benched a game or two after serving his suspension of the first five games of the season because of the fans and the media. That’s if he even gets to the play this season. He should have gone to the NFL this year then he wouldn’t have to deal with this nonsense going on right now with Ohio State. He could have even went to the CFL or the UFL it would be better for him instead of dealing with possible false accusations. Since Jim Tressel knew about some of the football player selling or trading there football memorabilia for tattoos or other things he should have said something then and handled the situation. But because he wanted to win so bad he didn’t say anything. Now more information about players not only receiving tattoos some of them also got money, new and used cars and weed. The NCAA hasn’t even given Ohio State the rest of their penalties or sanctions for the other things with “tattoo gate” as its being called now by ESPN. I think they will have to forfeit all of their games from last season because some the players were ineligible to play. I also think they will lose scholarships, potential recruits and they won’t be able to play in a bowl for at least two or three years. If that does happen the NCAA and Ohio State will allow players to transfer to a university or school of their choice without a penalties and they would to be able to play football for that school without sitting out a year. I think this situation will have snowball effect assistant coaches, and the athletic director will be fired.
 Since I’m not an Ohio State fan if this was at the University of Michigan this would not have happened to the football program the coach would have said something to the NCAA in the beginning. The university would have accepted the sanctions and went on with the season even if several of players would have been suspended for some games. They would have handled the situation and the players by having self imposed sanctions on the football program. Go Blue.

A Wolverine In Buckeye Country

Why do people in Columbus, Ohio always get mad at Michigan fans? They always say "your where born and raised here in Columbus so you should be a buckeye fan." But because you’re born in raised in a certain state does that mean you have to be a fan of every sport they have in your state or city? I don’t think that is fair that people try to make you fell guilty for being a fan of a team that is outside your state or city. Yes I was born and raised in Columbus but I love Michigan sports and when I visited Michigan when I was younger I didn’t want to leave. I love the University of Michigan campus and I love all of their sports I’m not just a fan during football and basketball season (unlike some Ohio state Buckeye fans) I’m a fan all year round. I wear my Michigan stuff all the time I wanted to go the University of Michigan when I was younger. I always get into arguments with buckeyes fans because I’m a Michigan fan it's like some of them hate Michigan fans and they yell and some have thrown temper tantrums. I have been booed for saying Go Blue in class and at bars when I go to watch games sometimes and I always just deal with it. I have been cursed out I have heard every mean comment about being a Michigan fan. But at the end of the day I love my team and I love saying Go Blue and calling myself a Wolverine.