Drew Sharp can suck a big one.
http://bit.ly/dhLJ9Z
Seriously. Screw him. He's talking about a 17 year old kid.
February 4th, 2010 at 1:24 AM ^
It's not his first time trying to take the moral high road with athletes. He went after Michael Vick as well. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/sharp/2009-05-19-nfl-michael-v…
The difference? Michael Vick was GUILTY.
February 4th, 2010 at 1:31 AM ^
And here's another spot from a CNN interview:
"SHARP: That's the way it should have been played.
Again, I'm not a second chance kind of guy when it involves these spoiled, pampered athletes who have had their fans, family and followers excusing their contemptible behavior since they became an athletic prodigy at 13. And this is another example of this.
I would like these same people, Reverend Jackson and these others who have been preaching about second chances, I would like to see them hold that same standard to the next 29-year-old black man who is released from federal jail after serving two years who cannot run a 40-yard dash in 4.3 or sell a 100-yard (ph) jersey. That's not going to happen. "
http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0908/16/sotu.02.html
This dude has some SERIOUS envy issues. Just a few minutes on google makes it so much clearer what this guy is up to and what his purpose is regarding Michigan football. He sees every star player as someone who has been whiney, spoiled, and pampered since childhood and who have been given every chance that he never got. He has a serious case of athlete envy, probably because he, himself, was never any good at anything as a kid, so this is his self esteem boost: to try to tear down athletes. What an absolute loser. I actually went from being mad at what he said to really feeling sorry for the guy. That's just sad.
February 4th, 2010 at 1:50 AM ^
"Again, I'm not a second chance kind of guy when it involves these spoiled, pampered athletes who have had their fans, family and followers excusing their contemptible behavior since they became an athletic prodigy at 13. And this is another example of this."
If this were even close to true in all cases, Sharp should be parked outside of Dantonio's office throwing a fit.
February 4th, 2010 at 2:02 AM ^
I have hated and haven't listened/read anything Drew Sharp in years. So I won't listen to this either just to remind myself why I hate him. He is just a negative ass! I have been boycotting him since he went on his rant about how Steve Yzerman was overrated and then laughed and at an older female fan that was crying because she was so upset. The guy is a freakin cockstain. I have thought several times about writing 1130 and letting them know that whenever he is on the radio I turn the dial. This guy seriously needs to be jobless, or if he hates the sports here so much then just LEAVE!
February 4th, 2010 at 3:43 AM ^
I know you hate Sharp, but this is denigrating a person's character. Someone who Sharp has never met. Someone who he is purely speculating is guilty, despite the fact that a jury thought otherwise. If I were Demar Dorsey I would be talking to a lawyer about suing Sharp for libel (slander?)
February 4th, 2010 at 2:16 AM ^
Does this rant remind anybody of Walter in the Big Lewbowski when he pulls out the gun in the bowling alley claiming he was the only sane person there? Hmm...
February 4th, 2010 at 2:26 AM ^
Sharp easily gets my vote over John Edward for "Biggest Douche in the Universe"
February 4th, 2010 at 3:42 AM ^
Really? This guy is a journalist? Were admissions standards really that much lower when he got in? He completely distrusts the US legal system.
"We don't know that he wasn't committing crimes. All athletes get off." By that brilliant logic, Michigan should never recruit any high-profile athlete, because chances are they're committing crimes even if they haven't been committed. Thanks Mr Sharp.
His comments are not anti-Michigan. They're anti-American. Our president smoked weed when he was a teenager. Guess he didn't deserve a second chance. You are innocent until proven guilty. If you don't like that Mr. Sharp why don't you get the hell out and go to North Korea
February 4th, 2010 at 7:41 AM ^
look at how much press and notoriety he is getting, not to mention hits for the freep. This post alone has >100 comments and is one of the most popular on NSD.
He's a businessman and is doing what he should, generating revenue for his company.
If you disagree, just ignore him and he will go away!
February 4th, 2010 at 8:49 AM ^
Sharp needs to be tea bagged...
February 4th, 2010 at 9:25 AM ^
I called in and challenged his take, but they cut me off going to a break. What an insufferable scold.
February 4th, 2010 at 12:25 PM ^
Drew Sharp is an idiot and I hope the Freep folds.
February 4th, 2010 at 3:24 PM ^
They have spent the last hour ripping RR and Michigan. I'll bet when Michigan is back on top, you won't hear anything from them or Sharp. Being fair doesn't sell papers or generate ratings.