Scott's Soapbox

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Ohio State Buckeyes

It could not happen to a nicer school...

Another footballsuspension, more shady football players, a basketball team banned from the postseason...

The word on Troy Smith is he was seen at the mall buying lavish gifts and passing out green like he was Donald Trump. I wonder where the starting quarterback of a football team would get a bunch of hundred dollar bills he has no explanation for? Maybe it was in the back of Maurice Clarett's car...

And football coach Jim Tressel will just continue to go on and on about being a born-again Christian until he is blue in the face. How does he handle the repeat troublemaker Smith, who earlier this year was charged with disorderly conduct after he got into a fight with four women outside a dorm at 4 in the morning? ESPN reports- Tressel said he hoped Smith would be back with the team over the winter. "What we're doing is self-imposing a suspension and then seeking reinstatement for the future," he said.

Hmmm, way to put the hammer down on him.

Maybe things like this are why a Sports Illustrated columnist has already called for the Blackeyes...errrr...Buckeyes to suffer the so-called "death penalty" and a one-year ban. At least the fans can still root on the basketball team, which looks good for the NCAA tournament. Um, wait aminute, nope they are suspended from all postseason play for another "player gets money" scandal. Sorry, Buckeye fans, maybe instead you could all learn how to read or something instead?

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