To add, I also find the idea that telling an African American teenager that they might be treated differently at different Universities would somehow surprise them and "instigate racial tensions" to be humorous.
Are we living in a Fox News world where racism doesn't exist and talking about it is the biggest sin?
I'm fairly confident that they were already aware of the challenges they face as an African American in the United States- heaven forbid that Larry Johnson Sr. bond with them over those challenges and offer to be their mentor through the process.
Regarding the idea that Ohio State doesn't treat their athletes fairly, I obviously disagree strongly with that, but the Clarett situation would have given him plenty of ammo at the time.
Bringing race as a motivating factor into the Clarett discussion in the first place is unwarranted and untrue, but that seems like worst case scenario to me.
To reiterate, without specific knowledge of exactly what he told the kids, isn't him telling players that he personally would be a better mentor to them than any other school could offer, or anyone else on the Penn State staff would be (which is another allegation I've seen on this board) because of the unique challenges they face as African Americans and his extensive experience as a mentor a more reasonable conclusion to reach than he was instigating race riots?
Does Ted Ginn Sr "instigate racial tension" if he tells a kid that he'd be better off at Glenville under his guidance than at St. Eds or St. Ignatius?
