DEBuckeye
It ain't easy, bein' cheesy.
I don't know if this will matter much, if at all, but it made me feel better.
I sent the following letter to the contact person at almost every Buckeye alumni club in the country. Hopefully they will forward it to their members.
Good evening, Buckeyes-
By now, I'd guess that most of you have read or heard about the new articles released by ESPN regarding Maurice Clarett and The Ohio State University.
ESPN has been trying to find dirt for a sensational story such as this for almost 8 months now. They have sunk to new lows in reporting and have all but thrown their credibility out the window with this report, and the "credible" sources named.
There is no reason, other than selling magazines or boosting TV ratings, to go on such a witch hunt. I, for one, am extremely disappointed and somewhat angry. What can we do? We've got one of the largest, most loyal alumni groups in the country. Together we can hit ESPN back a bit by boycotting them. If you have a subscription to ESPN The Magazine, cancel it. If you visit their website, take the URL off of your favorites list and stop viewing. If you watch ESPN, or any of it's related channels, turn it off (unless, of course, they're the only ones showing the weekly Buckeye game....).
I would urge you, as leaders of your alumni clubs, to forward this to your members and recommend that they pitch in. We won't bring them down, but maybe we can make it hurt a little. Until ESPN stops this irresponsible, sensationalist "journalism", let's show them that we won't stand for it.
I sent the following letter to the contact person at almost every Buckeye alumni club in the country. Hopefully they will forward it to their members.
Good evening, Buckeyes-
By now, I'd guess that most of you have read or heard about the new articles released by ESPN regarding Maurice Clarett and The Ohio State University.
ESPN has been trying to find dirt for a sensational story such as this for almost 8 months now. They have sunk to new lows in reporting and have all but thrown their credibility out the window with this report, and the "credible" sources named.
There is no reason, other than selling magazines or boosting TV ratings, to go on such a witch hunt. I, for one, am extremely disappointed and somewhat angry. What can we do? We've got one of the largest, most loyal alumni groups in the country. Together we can hit ESPN back a bit by boycotting them. If you have a subscription to ESPN The Magazine, cancel it. If you visit their website, take the URL off of your favorites list and stop viewing. If you watch ESPN, or any of it's related channels, turn it off (unless, of course, they're the only ones showing the weekly Buckeye game....).
I would urge you, as leaders of your alumni clubs, to forward this to your members and recommend that they pitch in. We won't bring them down, but maybe we can make it hurt a little. Until ESPN stops this irresponsible, sensationalist "journalism", let's show them that we won't stand for it.