Reon Dawson an Ohio fan
Reon Dawson a “Michigan Man?” Say what?“I never did see that,” said the Trotwood-Madison High School senior cornerback who “flipped” from a verbal commitment to Illinois to eventually sign with Michigan on Wednesday.
“Until I die, I’m gonna be a Buckeye fan even though I’m going (to Michigan). When we play (OSU) I’m gonna still bring my ‘A’ game. But, I love Ohio State.”
Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sports/high-school/for-this-osu-fan…
I hope it's not true. If it is... um, this is awkward.
February 7th, 2013 at 1:57 PM ^
And what's up with your name??? You have got some serious issues, brother. You must be MGrowOld's alter ego.
Edit: Wow. All of the posts above mine were wiped out? Now it looks like I'm asking about the OP's screen name.
Anyway, I'm sure this kid will feel much differently after four or five years at The University of Michigan. Up until this point in his life, OSU is probably the only thing he's known.
Good luck to him.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:17 AM ^
Looks like Hoke has some work to do with this kid.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:20 PM ^
I know where he's coming from. When I was being recruited in HS, I had made up my mind that if I didn't recieve an offer from a D1 school or if I got a B1G offer from a school other than Michigan, I was goin' to walk on at either little brother or tOSU or take the B1G offer from where ever as out of state tuition for Michigan was FAR too expensive for my parents (a cop and a mail carrier) to afford. I'd have simply packed away my Michigan gear until graduation and unpacked it after. Luckily, I had a few MAC offers and it never came to that, plus, We (BGSU) got to be a MACrifice in 2000 and play in the Big House, so I kinda got my cake and could eat it too :-P
February 7th, 2013 at 1:19 PM ^
Or was 2000 your senior year?
February 7th, 2013 at 12:21 PM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 2:57 PM ^
Every time I hear an announcer say that Burke wanted to go to Ohio but they didn't recruit him, it makes me laugh, because I know it really pisses off everyone in the "worst state ever." When Burke was raining crucial buckets against Ohio, and basically refusing to lose to them at home, I thought it sounded perfect.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:17 AM ^
McCray better put his boy in check. Wait until the seniors see this.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:57 PM ^
He wanted to go to Ohio, but they don't know how to evaluate talent.
February 7th, 2013 at 1:22 PM ^
They did recruit Trotwood this year. It just so happens that they got Cam Burrows instead.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
Yikes! This just proves Hoke hasn't turned the tide, can't recruit and the number of Michigan jerseys sold in Ohio is plummeting.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:20 AM ^
The seniors are going to know he said that during summer orientation.
Don't want to be in his shoes...
February 7th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
Treason! Call out the guards!!!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^
The kid could have at least lied.
February 7th, 2013 at 3:40 PM ^
Until he graduates and escapes from Ohio, he pretty much has to say he is an Ohio fan. If he is telling the truth, it will take one game against Ohio to change his mind.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:22 AM ^
This aggression cannot stand!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
appear that Urban is now turning the tide back to osu. He's one-upped jerseys in Ohio and has actually put players on UM's team! Holy shit!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:23 AM ^
Well that's baloney.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 11:27 AM ^
second name it's M-E-Y-E-R . . .
February 7th, 2013 at 11:51 AM ^
Thank you for reminding me of this:
February 7th, 2013 at 1:43 PM ^
What happened directly below this post that broke the thread?
February 7th, 2013 at 1:53 PM ^
#MGoBloggerProbz
February 7th, 2013 at 2:02 PM ^
Somebody named "BalognaFadeOut" tried to post a youtube video of a specific size. It seems to have exploded the thread.
February 7th, 2013 at 2:55 PM ^
Its a lucky thing for one poster that participated in this thread as I was returning to likely send them on a vacation to Bolivia for a while. As it is, I don't know how to undo or delete the comment that blew up this thread.
February 7th, 2013 at 3:13 PM ^
Sorry! Not sure what I did, and I can't figure out how to edit it!
February 7th, 2013 at 4:05 PM ^
YOU BROKE THE INTERNETS!
February 7th, 2013 at 4:08 PM ^
On a "first ever post" nonetheless!
February 7th, 2013 at 3:38 PM ^
Phew. MGoUser "Brian" is spared again!
February 7th, 2013 at 1:34 PM ^
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February 7th, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
A "Buckeye fan' is simply a choice while a "Michigan Man" is a commitment to principles. Enter as the former and become the latter.
Awkward to see in print but I suspect the journalist is chumming the waters because the quote has nothing to do with the story (he didn't flip from OSU to UM).
February 7th, 2013 at 12:16 PM ^
That's my quote for the day!!!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:24 AM ^
Dawson is still in Ohio talking to Ohio people. His mind will change once he's assimilated into the Michigan family. I predict he's referring to tsio as Ohio the first time he's interviewed as a Michigan player.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
Hoke is gonna kick this kid's ass all over Ann Arbor. By the time he's a senior, he's gonna look back and say what the fuck was I thinking?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:36 AM ^
that he and Derrick Green will BOTH be running a lot of extra wind sprints this Summer.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:40 AM ^
Why DG, becuase of the crying comment?
February 7th, 2013 at 11:42 AM ^
Yes, precisely.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:05 PM ^
based on what I've read about Green, I'd guess he'd do them all on his own.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:25 AM ^
Not a big deal.
Once he puts on the uniform and plays for Michigan, he'll change his tune.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:44 PM ^
He may be a buckeye fan now, but doesn't one's loyalty change when he actually ATTENDS AND PLAYS FOR another school? He may always like OSU, but his time in AA will change his outlook.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
He's going to get the crap kicked out of him.
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
I hate them with a passion. The whole gosh darn state that is!!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 11:26 AM ^
I wish Mike Martin was still on the team..
February 7th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
February 7th, 2013 at 11:30 AM ^
Let me tell you a story. When I first went to Michigan, I was a Ohio State fan. I moved from Ohio in my teens, so still considered my loyalties to be with OSU.
You know how long that lasted? The end of my first football game at Michigan Stadium.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:19 PM ^
I made the same statement about Michigan State when I went to Michigan and was a lifelong Spartan fan. I'm not even sure I made it through half-time of my first game, and I have never rooted for MSU since.
Once you get on campus, Michigan becomes a lot more meaningful than any rooting interests from childhood.
February 7th, 2013 at 12:43 PM ^
but growing up a spartan fan, um vs. msu week was everything. Then you go to ann arbor, the students didn't care at all. My freshman year, I didnt realize we were playing Michigan state till that Friday after looking at the schedule!
February 7th, 2013 at 12:45 PM ^
That's why you are so nice to them! I knew it! Closet fan! /rabblerabblerable
I joke you are a nice guy and made the right choice!
February 7th, 2013 at 11:33 AM ^
He's honest. I appreciate that. And he'll help beat them.