Interesting read by Dan Wetzel: Pryor the unwitting whistleblower

Submitted by Logan88 on
I just read this interesting piece by Dan Wetzel of Rivals.com and his take on Pryor as an unwitting whistleblower on the shenanigans that take place at OSU as well as the general hypocrisy of the NCAA. I really think I am going to miss Pryor when he goes pro after this season. No wait, he pinky swore that he was coming back, right? http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/news;_ylt=ArSueEV0iSL5I_uQlb5aAF4…

Geaux_Blue

January 3rd, 2011 at 6:34 PM ^

Player A has crappy car.

Player A goes to dealership.

Dealership: "This car's muffler isn't performing properly, we're going to analyze it. Use this new 2010 Lexus while we do."

Car sits for 2 months while Player A utilizes car.

Dealership: "We can't figure out the problem. Drive it for a little while and come back if it 'acts up' again."

Player A drives car for 2 weeks.

Player A takes crappy car back to dealership

Dealership: "Damn, thing's still not fixed. Well we're going to analyze it. Use this new 2010 F150 while we do."

Waters Demos

January 3rd, 2011 at 6:46 PM ^

Like money in campaign contributions (no, this is not a political comment - only an analogy), benefits/money for certain players (like TP) will flow like water; it (whatever it is) gets to the desired destination (player) one way or the other.  This comment is a good illustration of the principle. 

Double analogy actually. 

Muttley

January 3rd, 2011 at 9:06 PM ^

The Jock’s Guide to Getting Arrested

...And just like fighting through a high screen or defending the slant and go, there is a right way to get arrested and a wrong way.

1. MAKE SURE YOU DON’T SUCK

Before you go out and start committing crimes, it’s important to first make sure you’re at least slightly better than the 30 or 40 guys the team’s assistant GM could instantly pull off some practice squad to replace you. Otherwise you will become fodder for the team’s zero-tolerance discipline policy...

Fortunately, compared to Joe Bauserman, TP doesn't "suck".

tybert

January 3rd, 2011 at 7:08 PM ^

Based on his personailty, the locker room would have imploded in the 2008 season. I don't think we would have crumbled to 3-9 (maybe 5-7 or 6-6) but he would have been a nightmare to deal with.

We saw, with RichRod's D, that even having a Silver Football winner led us to only 7-6.

In hindsight, the "not getting Pryor" scenario did little to lead to RichRod's departure. We would have won maybe 4-5 more games total over three years. What's the difference between 15-22 and 20-17?

Any azzwipe who sells his Yellow Pants is pissing yellow on the traditions of Archie Griffin, Chris Spielman, and others. Guys I hate for being Buckeyes but RESPECT.

08mms

January 3rd, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^

Maybe more wins in the first season, leading to better defensive recruiting, leading to some young but slightly experienced secondary depth this season making us competitive defensively and giving our offense some time to play without trying to cary the team.  Or, our program could be facing massive TPryor violations instead of fluffed up practice time scandals, leading to our program being decimated.  I guess I'm glad we aren't them, even if we aren't what I wish we were.

MGoShoe

January 3rd, 2011 at 7:55 PM ^

...the mark with this one.  The key to the article is that OSU keeps trying to put the lid on the shenanigans, and TP keeps pulling it off.  Basically, his sense of entitlement is so strong, he thinks he can say or do anything and get away with it. 

Sad thing is, he's probably right.

samber2009

January 3rd, 2011 at 8:11 PM ^

Totally agree. This kid has more athletic ability than most of us can probably dream about, but he is completely delusional.  I keep thinking of Herbie's radio comments about how he's been told he can do anything his whole life and no one has ever pulled him aside to say he's not a special as he thinks he is.  I have every confidence that OSU won't be the one to educate him (wouldn't be their first failure in that department). 

cbuswolverine

January 3rd, 2011 at 8:13 PM ^

If anybody can find a link to the Buckeye team presser at the Sugar Bowl, please post it.  Watch what Pryor has to say about their promise to return next year.  It sounds like he's lining up excuses for either himself or others who have already made plans to break that promise. Boom was scheduled to be at the presser today but replaced by Zach Boren at the last minute, apparently.  The guys on 1460 in Columbus were trashing Pryor for what he said about the promise and speculating that he is referring to at least Boom in regard to breaking it.

chewieblue

January 3rd, 2011 at 9:01 PM ^

I live in Ohio and know a former D-1 college assistant with connections to former and current OSU coaches.  He says this is the tip of the ice berg with the Bucks and seems to think they could be in a lot of trouble.

Who knows?  I just really think (as we all do) that all schools cheat and it's just the ones who are good at who win games.

Thatguy2525

January 3rd, 2011 at 11:09 PM ^

He even responded to criticism by former Buckeye quarterback and current ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit by mocking, “Has he beat Michigan?” (OSU went 0-4-1 against UM during Herbstreit’s career).

 

I thought this was the best part, dogging his alumni and former player. Nice, very classy!