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My Letter to D. Sharp (Ex D-1A Recruit)

By TMayBG20 — February 4th, 2010 at 1:06 PM — 21 comments

I know that others have been posted.  But, I wanted to share my letter as well.  Thank you for reading.  I did not go to UofM, but I am Michigan fan.  Meaning, I root for anything positive in OUR STATE!  One of the things that we take most pride in is Michigan football and to watch a "newspaper" continue to attack one of the last things that we still cling to as a community, especially with all the economic turmoiL is rather disheartening.  Anyhow, here it goes:

Drew,<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

First and foremost, I am 26 years old.  So, for as long as I can remember I have been reading your articles.  For the most part, I am usually indifferent about your viewpoints.  However, as an Ex-Division I-A athlete I am exponentially disappointed in your most recent article  titled, “Michigan takes chance with Dorsey, but why?”  They real why is…Why on earth with some “news” reporter take it upon himself to take the time to deteriorate THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY  of this young man’s life?  I for one, do not understand this.  Thinking back to signing day 2002, when I signed my Letter of Intent to go play for Urban Meyer at Bowling Green State University, I could not imagine one thing that could have ruined that moment for me.  Until, I read this article.  I could only imagine this kid’s disgust and angst with the surrounding cities and state that should be providing him the most support over the next 3 to 5 years of his life.  Instead, we take the first opportunity we can to pass judgment on an individual, that realistically, we don’t have the authority to do so.  

 

Maybe instead of questioning the University of Michigan’s Head football coach, as all your readers know that you enjoy doing at every opportunity to do so,  or their administration maybe you should consider taking the time to do your due diligence and find out the kid’s background.  Obviously, there are some tremendous individuals that have done their research and believe that the kid is worth taking a shot on.  Florida and Urban Meyer, Florida State and Jimbo Fisher, USC and Pete Carrol/Lane Kiffin, only to name a few. Not to mention, before any school extends a full athletic scholarship to any potential student-athlete it is usually pre-approved by the athletic director.  Demar Dorsey had scholarship offers from essentially everyone in the Nation and he chose to the University of Michigan, because of the support system that he believes will be best suited for his success as a young man.  Now, he can personally thank you for showing him the warm welcome that he will receive once he is here.  He trusted that university and our community to extend his talents to our region for the next four years of his life.  The least that we could do, is not pass judgment and give him a fair shot at being successful.  In NO SENSE, was he ever convicted of any crime.  The court of law has proved him to be innocent, the court of public opinion should not take it upon themselves to assume that this young man is going to be a lifelong criminal.  Instead of attacking every move the Rich Rodriguez makes, you should take the time to get to the know the STUDENT-athletes that you continuously attack verbally through means of your newspaper.  This is a high school kid that is in question, I could only imagine what his parents would say to you if they had the chance.  I understand that controversy sells your newspaper, but this is an off-based article that has done nothing more than diminish a remarkable accomplishment that this young man will remember for the rest of his life.  PLEASE DO NOT FORGET, where “we” come from that it’s a blessing and a privilege to even have the opportunity to go to college let alone an institution like the University of Michigan.  We should be celebrating his accomplishments until the day he has let our community down.  Look at the MSU incident for example, some of them are really good kids from incredible families.  I know them personally, but they made a dumb mistake.  WHY? Because, they are young men still growing and learning about life.  As adults, it is completely irresponsible of us to assume that the thousands of diverse young men playing football across the country are going to be immune from adverse incidents as they journey not through school, but LIFE.

 

I am done with my rant, but I really hope that you take what I said into consideration.  Maybe you do not care what people think about you, but please don’t take it upon yourself to determine this kids future.  As a “news” reporter you are highly influential, the things that you write about people can carry with them for the rest of their lives.  I for one, do not believe that this kid deserves that treatment at this time.  If he does fail his peers, family, university, coaches, community, and MOST IMPORTANTLY himself by squandering away a million dollar opportunity due to any future troubles then take to the time to accurately report his failures.  Let’s celebrate his accomplishment as I am sure that he has defied the odds to be where is today.  Everything else we should not concern ourselves with and in this case it would be safe to assume that 40 plus top-tier universities that show interest in this young man and his abilities did their due diligence to ensure that he has the capabilities of being a model citizen.

 

Thank you for reading,

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:12 PM
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Well written, thoughtful and

Well written, thoughtful and logical. Nice job.

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:45 PM
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Nice job

Thoughtful? Check.
Logical? Check.
Well written? Well, let's just say spellcheck is a heckuva goalie, but it still let some shots past in this game.

Bad news: That jerk'll probably cut this up into a thousand pieces and use this as part of his argument.

Either way, kudos for you speaking the thoughts of many and holding him accountable for being the absolute embarassment he is.

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:15 PM
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I think I could contain my

I think I could contain my letter to Drew Sharp to a comment:

Drew,

Fuck off. Stick to what you are best known for: making shit up about Rush Limbaugh.

Hugs and kisses,

Callahan

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:23 PM
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Brilliant.....

Callahan, my thoughts exactly, +1 for you.

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February 4th, 2010 at 3:05 PM
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Callahan...

I would rather hear, "Go ahead; make my day." But I agree with your sentiments.

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February 4th, 2010 at 10:18 PM
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I've said it before

Drew Sharp can get the hell off my lawn.

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:25 PM
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Nicely done

The court of law has proved him to be innocent, the court of public opinion should not take it upon themselves to assume that this young man is going to be a lifelong criminal.

You spoke of the privileges and blessings we enjoy as Americans, and how we should celebrate those. I could not agree more.

The quote of yours at the top gets to one of the most crucial aspects of what distinguishes our country -- in particular, in a historic sense. Our court system is based on "innocent until proven guilty." The opposite of this statement has been the standard for most of European history -- and we had more than enough of it. With this crux of our legal system, we deny tyranny and are better for it.

The fact is, Drew Sharp is just a miserable human being who has nothing to contribute to society but spreading his own suspicions, anxiety, and misgivings -- vitriol, to say the least. In his own mind, he is a tyrant upon a jeweled throne. To spread his bleak and ruinous perception is his dream. This is evident in his work, always undermining and criticizing.

It is sad that some people, no matter how rich and beautiful a world they inhabit, insist on being miserable and trying to make others miserable.

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:21 PM
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The question is

Will Sharpe read this and respond?

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:49 PM
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Response? Here it is:

Dear TMayBG20:

Kthxbai.

P.S. Thank you for signing my payceck. Keep reading!

Love, Drew Sharp

Seriously, why are you guys always so proud to put your emails or letters to writers on these pages?

Especially when, you know, it's just another example of why people SHOULDN'T write in, or at least what would give a journalist one hell of a good laugh?

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February 4th, 2010 at 1:50 PM
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Nice job

Very well thought out. I could not agree more. The fact is Drew Sharp has an axe to grind. Apparently he doesn't care who he steps on while seeing his crusade to its end. It is a shame that he has to deride a high school kid in order to attack Michigan. Pretty shameless in my opinion. I hope Demar is a tremendous success and makes Sharp eat his words.

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February 4th, 2010 at 2:15 PM
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Sharp is too much of dumbass

Sharp is too much of dumbass to know what you are saying.

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February 4th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
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...and too much of an asshole..

...to bother reading it.

But it is great work. It's good to hear the perspective of an ex-D-1 recruit. I think that transcends any fear of a repetitive thread.

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February 4th, 2010 at 2:34 PM
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Man

Man, I hope the Diary Section doesnt turn into a parade of 'my letters to sharp.'

I think two is enough.

Otherwise, i thought this was a good read.

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February 4th, 2010 at 4:41 PM
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Thanks

I hope you actually sent this letter to the Freep. Glad you posted it here. Good to know-- and maybe for the kid to know-- that D. Sharp doesn't speak for UM, A2 or the fans who hope he has a great career here, both on and off the field. May his time here help him move from the kid-ness of high school to the man-ness of a college grad. And hope he keeps that crazy smile on his face, for all the right reasons.

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February 4th, 2010 at 5:10 PM
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It was certainly sent...

Edit:

Double Post

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February 4th, 2010 at 5:05 PM
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It was certainly sent...

I don't really care if he responds or not. I only wanted to make him aware of his lack of integrity. Even if he only thinks about it for a brief second, he should know that such irresponsible journalism is not going to be accepted just b/c his poor excuse for "news" outlet doesn't enforce any level of accountability. THIS ARTICLE WAS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING and embarrassing for Demar and anyone close to him.

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February 4th, 2010 at 4:52 PM
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Great letter

It got me thinking - is there any way for DD to get out of this now? Mainly, might this amazing piece of investigative journalism (read: not even worthy of a drunken facebook post) keep DD from coming to AA? As I understand it you'd have to sit around, not in school, until at least the early enroll date to get around the commitment associated with the LOI.

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February 4th, 2010 at 11:11 PM
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Very nice

Nicely done.

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February 10th, 2010 at 5:47 PM
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Any reply???

So, have you received a reply yet? For some reason, I doubt you will get much of a reply from this so-called journalist

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