So I don't think I have ever really ranted on about any sports team, as per I think it does generalize a crowd. Many who see a rant on just one team, might turn away from my babbling, and that's not what I am here to do. But the deal is, this, at this point I don't care. Not that I don't care about you, the readers, I love you all, the handful of you, I'm talking about the people who aren't reading this. Screw them. By the way, I welcome country number 10, how are ya Spain? So, away I go.
The story behind the matter is about a college coach, from a certain University I am very fond of, and have family ties too. By the way, good show, hates the fat sister of Micheal J. Fox. Wanted to punch that girl. The school in mention is Ohio State University, and the coach, is a one Jim Tressel. The problem; his knowledge of "misdoings" by his players, and waiting to reveal that he knew about it. So what we have here is two fold, one, his players were involved in a scheme that broke NCAA rules, and two, Jim Tressel knew about the incident and waited almost a year to disclose his acknowledgement. He has been fined, $250,000 and suspended 2 games. The players, were suspended for 5 games. So I am going to break this rant into 2 parts.
Part one. The players. These kids were basically taking stuff of their own, that was given to them by the University, and selling it to a guy, who then sold the stuff. Again, the things mentioned were things given to them. Not loaned, not leased to them, the University said you wore these things in games, you can have them. Those kids sold that stuff. Wow. Powerful stuff right there. Hope no kids were reading this, as per I'm sure no parents out there want their kids to grow up and do these horrible acts. My problem is simple, maybe it was against the NCAA rules to sell these items, and maybe, just maybe these kids did break the rules by receiving between $500-$1000 for these items, but in the long run, how have they made the school, and or the NCAA look bad? At what point would you hear a story, about a kid that was given something from a school, sold it, and thought, "oh my god, I hope my child never grows up like this?" I'll mention by the way that yes, I do think the scholarships these kids have, are truly their "payment" for playing a sport that could lead to a career. But they weren't selling drugs, they didn't go drinking and driving, they didn't beat someone up, and they didn't break into a house and rob someone. They made a few bucks, (no pun intended) and had a few dollars spending money as college seniors. And as a kind of way to view it, in 2007-2008, the Ohio State Football program made almost $118 million dollars just off the football program alone. These kids don't see a dime, yet we suspend them for making a couple hundred dollars off a pair of pants. Seems like a fair punishment in life, and boy, I hope they change their horrific ways.
Part Two. The Coach. Jim Tressel came forth today telling everyone that he had knowledge of these horrible acts. Because he did not come forward when it happened, he himself is being suspended for two games, and fined him $250,000. All because he was afraid to come forward, which he knew would mean trouble for his players. Now, months before he admitted it, the players already got in trouble. So honestly, he had no reason, what so ever to come forward with this information. But it was something he felt he had to tell. And maybe, again just maybe, there was some sort of evidence that was about to come forward to show his guilt, but until that comes up, he just did this because his conscience forced him to. So a coach was protecting his players, and got fined, the salaries of some coaches, and is being suspended from coaching his team, for two games. To me, this again shows how not to grow up. Do not try to protect the ones you love, and please do not come forward when guilt bottles up inside you. Did him not coming forward really do much for the Ohio State team? I would be ignorant to say it didn't. Maybe the NCAA suspends the players for the first 5 games of this past season, in which Ohio State did very well. Tressel himself probably would not have been suspended, and not be out $250K. So I do acknowledge that.
In the grand scheme of things, my biggest problem is that to say that these few football players are the only ones doing this is absolutely insane. The NCAA just turned a blind eye, while the Heisman Trophy winners father took the blame for asking schools to pay for his son to play there. And the NCAA said well the son, had no knowledge of these actions. Bullshit. Bullshit you fuck sticks. You are telling me if I was going to college, and was a great quarterback, and my dad said hey, go here, and I said why, and my dad said no reason, but the next week, he has a new house, I wouldn't understand what was going on? Again, I call bullshit. You fined and suspended players and a coach for making money off selling their own items, and let a player who was looking to get payed from a school, who would pay the highest price tag, win the NCAA footballs biggest trophy. Well done NCAA. Now that these Ohio State players are going to miss these games, I'm glad you have rid the entire aspect of college sports, some 300K+ student athletes, of these 6 trouble makers. God knows there are no more athletes taking bribes, or flunking classes but passing because they are the star, or kids not even going to class, or kids who's parents make a combined $30K a year driving new Hummers. Yes, because these 6 are taken care of, everything is right in college sports. Do us all a favor, and dive a little deeper. Shipoopi, Shipoopi, Shipoopi, But you can win her yet.
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