Fake Buckeye Alert: Craig Krenzel

He is from Michigan, so this was probably just the last straw for the Buckeye fanbase.

It's quite evident Krenzel wasn't born and raised in Ohio as a Buckeye fan.

Good for him.  I'm glad to know he's embarrassed and disgusted by Tressel's actions and not afraid to say so.

I went to the same high school as Krenzel, he's a very smart smart and approachable guy, not surprised at all to hear him say this. At least there is one clear thinking Buckeye, probably because he's from Michigan.

Kraig must have been hanging out with Ray Small recently. /s Either that or being from Michigan finally made him "see the light." /s

Edit: WAY too slow with my "state of Michigan" comment.

Not the truth, because frankly, they can't handle the truth.

"It'll get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it"

/sorry i've been reading the edsbs message boards too much lately

Seriously.

My personal Run & Hide favorite  ( won't let me embed)

Fake as hell. 

I hear Nashville is lovely this time of year. 

Credit to Krenzel for having the courage to call things the way he sees them.  One question, though.  Why does Tressel have to hang his hat on the mirror?

This thread appears to take the view that Krenzel has finally turned on OSU and is condemning Tressel.  I'm not at all sure that that is a fair characterization.

On Tressel:

“The person I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with was not the man that people see right now.”

As for the descriptive "disgust":

Krenzel said he didn’t think Ohio State fans were necessarily angry at Tressel or quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

“I think it’s more disgusted,” Krenzel said. “People are disgusted, disappointed. Frankly we’re embarrassed by it more than anything.”

But Krenzel does lay into the Tat 5 & Company:

Krenzel said the current players deserve blame for what has happened.

“It’s a different generation,” Krenzel said. “What was a great opportunity at Ohio State … that’s all been forgotten. In my opinion, it’s turned into coming in as a freshman [and thinking] ‘what can I get?’ It’s disappointing to see all around the country, not just Ohio State, what college football is turning into.

“Guys come in with this sense of entitlement and a screwed up set of priorities. Part of the blame is on them.”

And finally, Krenzel does NOT say that he predicts more allegations, etc.:

Krenzel said he doesn’t believe any more allegations will surface at Ohio State, but that doesn’t make the future outlook any better.

“I do think it is going to get worse,” Krenzel said. “This situation is ugly and it’s going to get uglier.”

Does this guy always talk like the writer of a Steven Seagal movie??

Hope he doesn't have to join Herbstreit in Nashville.

Krenzel is one of the smartest Buckeyes to play there in the last 20 years, maybe longer.

I liked him before this, like him more now.  Refreshing to hear this versus the standard party line of what a great man Tressel is from people like Herbie/Spielman.

by the way listen to their voices, you can hear it, they don't really believe the BS their saying themselves, just playing the party line.

I'm listening to Krenzel on WBNS FM Columbus via TuneIn Radio right now.

He just said he'd be shocked if more players don't come clean and take their medicine. 

Now he just got done debunking "but everybody does it" meme. This guy is making too much sense. You can tell that he spent his formative years in the Great Lakes State.

I've heard him several times, and he never pulls any punches.  He was extremely disturbed by Tressel not suspending either Boone or Worthington for their DUIs.  He was very critical of him for basically setting a precedent that if you're a starter, DUIs don't really matter.

I've always sensed that OSU faithful were always a little annoyed that the QB for their NC-winning squad was a Michigander, and my guess is that they'll use this as an excuse to redirect the hate train.  What he said is all true, and I agree with him that kids will start to come clean once the media starts digging deeper into just what memorabilia was found at those tattoo parlors.

If Buckeye fans turn on Krenzel, that's just sick! The guy helped lead them to a national title, and while he was mostly a game manager, he did have some pretty big plays that lead them to the national title. The pass against Purdue, and at one point, I think he had as many yards in the NC game as Clarrett did running the football. 

Glad to see some of the former Buckeye players call the situation as it is.

Krenzel wasn't really highly recruited out of high school. There was also some guy named Henson on our roster who had Carr promise not to really recruit any studs before or after him. 

Krenzel was initially third team that year, but someone either got injured or quit (I think it was the latter), and then Bellasari decided to pick up a DUI and that gave Craig the starting job against Michigan. 

In the end, John Navarre beat him in Ann Arbor in 2003.