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Love the headline :roll2:

AP

8/16

[font=Arial,Helvetica]Ohio State penitentiary[/font]

Ohio State's football team has had more than its share of run-ins with the law.

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[font=Arial,Helvetica] Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith warms up during football practice in Columbus, Ohio.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State tailback Erik Haw knows it will take a lot to make people forget the trouble he got into earlier this year.

Time is on his side, however.

"It's hard to shake that, but throughout the season, throughout the years I'm going to try to push it behind me," he said during Ohio State's preseason workouts.

Haw is hoping to redeem his reputation and prove he's not as bad as some might think after a brush with the law -- just like a number of Buckeyes.

Haw was cited May 18 after a university police officer saw him smoking a marijuana cigarette while standing outside a dormitory. Haw, expected to vie for the starting tailback job this fall, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct. He entered a drug education program and undergoes frequent testing.

"I'm a young man and I'm going to make mistakes -- I just turned 19 on July 30th," he said. "I'm going to make mistakes and I'm probably going to make more. I just ask forgiveness from my family and friends and all of the Ohio State supporters."

Quarterback Troy Smith, who started the second half of last season, was suspended from the Buckeyes' bowl game and will sit out the Sept. 3 opener against Miami (Ohio) for accepting around $500 from a team booster.

Part of his punishment, in addition to the suspension, was to be dropped from starter to the scout team -- about as low as one can go on the depth chart.

Smith said he was humbled by the demotion, but accepted it and used it as incentive to become a leader on the team.

Asked what he's learned from his off-the-field struggles over the past year, Smith said, "Life's filled with trials and tribulations. It just depends on how you handle it. That makes the difference."

Albert Dukes, a wide receiver, was arrested in late 2004 and charged with lewd and lascivious behavior with a 12-year-old girl in his hometown of Belle Glade, Fla. Neither the girl nor the girl's family wanted to follow through on the charge, prosecutors said, and Dukes eventually pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of battery. He served probation.

Dukes rejoined the team this spring and is expected to see playing time as a wide-out.
 
"more than it's share of run in's with the law"

So they cite Haw, Smith and Dukes? Did I miss Smith breaking the law? Yes, I know he had the NCAA problem of taking money from a booster. There's no criminal law broken...

I also love the way they cite Duke's deal without explaination. I'll tell you what, if I read that, and I don't know dinkus about Dukes, I see one thing... 12 year old girl.

Haw smoked a joint.... Gosh, a college kid smoking pot is pretty out of the ordinary. At least they could have gone the Skeete route. It is out of the ordinary to move that kind of product (well, as a Freshman)
 
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Another journalist with more time than brains...

Strange how Ohio State, nation's top journalism school, attracts no talent journalists

Rusty Nodick, Loweffort Press

It's strange how the university with the nation's top-ranked journalism school attracts the attention of people like me, but here we are again. The face may change but the content of my article will follow a well-worn tradition. Eric Haw, Troy Smith and numerous other players know one thing, on a slow news day when we're hung over from a weekend of hard times with the boys, we know that there's always one story we can get written and printed with a minumum of effort: the "Ohio State is the criminal of sports" story.

Why there's drug users and a string of crime over there. Of course, it's nothing compared to a number of other programs. But, you see, Ohio State actually aspires to have some decent values. They have a coach who's still doing things like wearing sweater vests and talking about decency and morals. That's always good for a quick story in these times. And, what the hey, they're situated in the Midwest! Heck, you know about family values and all that; put their aspirations and a few half truths in contrast and you are always guaranteed to offend Ohio State fans, make big friends with the fans of the teams they run over, and get your story printed without having to do any research.

What? A national championship year? Oh, well have I told you the absolute crap that is going on over there in South Carolina? Steve Spurrier....


How do I spell boring? "R U S T Y M I L L E R". If he's looking for a knee-jerk reaction, tell this guy to go sell tragedy somewhere else!
 
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That's hysterical. Grad ... what the hell are you doing getting your Buckeye news from the South Bend Tribune?! Aside from the headline copy that the South Bend Tribune chose to run with, they also completely omitted the end of the article.

"I knew deep down inside that through prayer everything was going to be OK," Dukes said. "It's very much behind me. I never really think about it now. When I go home to Florida, it's not brought up. I can go home and enjoy my family. That's my past and it's behind me."

Coach Jim Tressel frequently assesses penalties "within the family" - never disclosed publicly - that include demotion, extra running, early practices and loss of privileges. Occasionally, a problem is big enough to warrant a player being kicked off the team, such as backup kicker Jonathan Skeete. Skeete was charged in May with marijuana trafficking and Tressel suspended him from the squad.

Haw, expected to battle Antonio Pittman and freshman Maurice Wells for the starting tailback job, said his penalty was a severe one - attending 6 a.m. workouts at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

"Oh my goodness, I'm actually not a morning person," he said with a groan. "You don't wake up at 6 a.m. You have to wake up at 5:30 because you have to get to the Woody Hayes. And you still have to go to class, and then come back and lift (weights). And you've still got homework to do.

"But you're at Ohio State. What do you expect? That's what you have to do. This (football) is what I live for. It's beautiful. I wouldn't ask for anything else."
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My hometown paper, the Lancaster Eagle Gazette, chose to print the entire article with a more fitting headline:

Several Buckeyes seeking redemption
Haw, Smith, Dukes looking to change public opinion

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050816/SPORTS/508160329/1006
 
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8/16


Ohio State's football team is the worst collection of thugs and felons since Tom Osbourne - I can't believe the NCAA allows them to remain a member institution.

By RUSTY MILLER
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[font=Arial,Helvetica]Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is Public Enemy number 1 now that Clarett is in the Pros (at least for a little while). It's been said, Smith skips class to take trips to charity events - narcassist.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio --Can you believe how bad these people are? Ohio State tailback Erik Haw knows it. Troy Smith knows it. Johnathan Skeete knows it. Albert Dukes knows it too.

Of course, you don't know it. If you do know it, you're able to watch TV or read, cause it's all we talk about on days where we don't have anything to talk about. But, because we think people are stupid, and because we don't have anything else to say, we're going to drum up this old crap and pretend it's new.

As you know, Ohio State signed Maurice Clarett to play football. Ever since then, the program has been crooked and this is mostly because Clarett is such a bad guy. Of course, he wasn't simply a bad guy, he was a bad guy who made other people bad guys. Why, one time, he actually yelled at his position coach to put him back in the game, despite 3 fumbles. What a jerk.

Anyway, the breaking news is, last year Troy Smith took money from a booster to pay of Clarett's phone bill - see, I told you Clarett was a bad guy. While it is alleged Ohio State self reported this, and suspended Smith for the Alamo Bowl and the first game this year, we're pretty sure they were involved in the most extensive coverup of all time. Come on.. two years of NCAA investigation and this is all they find? How about Erik Haw? Huh? This kid ended up with a misdemeanor drug charge. Wake up NCAA. We can all see it, why can't you?

But, that's not the worst of it. Did you know that Ohio State once had a player on his team that was sleeping in his car on the side of the road? Why? Cause he had had too much to drink. Sure, he wasn't driving, but what exactly are they teaching these young men. I mean, we're talking about college students. College. You remember. If you don't, watch Animal House (but remember, the part about Delta and their partying.. it's just fiction, the rest is real - particularly Neidermyer. You won't find Nediermyer on Ohio State's team. Nope. No sir. You will find the football equivelant to Charlie Manson though. Unless you're the NCAA.)

Here's another thing.. back in the late 50's early 60's Ohio State was put on probation. Can you believe it? Even under Woody Hayes the program was twisted.

As the season is only 17 days away, and teams are doing 2 a days, we felt we should re-hash this story to make sure you remember what we're dealing with here. Ohio State is the worst place ever.
 
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