Monday, May 16, 2005
Ohio State's violations
I graduated from Ohio State, and I'm probably one of the biggest Buckeye cheerleaders you'll find in the Northeast.
That being said, it wouldn't be fair for me to ignore the bad news coming out of Columbus. The NCAA is accusing the University's athletic department of nine rules violations, most of them allegedly attributable to the basketball team.
The football team has attracted the lion's share of attention since Maurice Clarett's tell-all in ESPN's magazine. So, we'll focus on football. The NCAA says an unnamed football player improperly received $500.
This is likely to revive calls to strip OSU of its 2002 National Championship. Keep in mind that OSU won Bowl Championship Series and Associated Press titles, not an NCAA championship. Does this controversy really do anything to take away the fact that the 2003 Fiesta Bowl was one of the greatest college games ever played?
That being said, it wouldn't be fair for me to ignore the bad news coming out of Columbus. The NCAA is accusing the University's athletic department of nine rules violations, most of them allegedly attributable to the basketball team.
The football team has attracted the lion's share of attention since Maurice Clarett's tell-all in ESPN's magazine. So, we'll focus on football. The NCAA says an unnamed football player improperly received $500.
This is likely to revive calls to strip OSU of its 2002 National Championship. Keep in mind that OSU won Bowl Championship Series and Associated Press titles, not an NCAA championship. Does this controversy really do anything to take away the fact that the 2003 Fiesta Bowl was one of the greatest college games ever played?
# posted by Steve Seepersaud : 6:05 PM
