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bukIpower
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Work will be interesting for him tomorrow
This is why I do not tweet and wish our players would back off a bit. Because once you hit send and if you sent the WRONG message your career could be over on or off the field.
Be careful what you throw out there is all I'm saying to CJ.
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http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...cardale-jones-black-lives-matter-tweet-072315
Myron Rolle: Cardale Jones should keep tweeting #BlackLivesMatter
Bruce Feldman
FOX Sports
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"I think what Cardale did -- and the way he did it -- spoke intelligently and increased awareness."
Rolle, who is on the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and has traveled all over the world working for humanitarian causes, said he understands it can be a tricky balance for many college athletes.
"I'd say don't do anything that's gonna jeopardize your eligibility or your family," Rolle said. "And I'm sure that there are some coaches who would probably try to say, 'Calm it down a bit,' because they are considering their fan bases in addition to a movement that's important to him. But that's what college is about.
"But I think it's a travesty when you see student-athletes not using their social capital they've been given."
In Jones' case, the ample Twitter following he has -- plus the cache of being a guy who helped lead Ohio State to the national title -- adds to it. "If you're the third-team punter, your coach may have an issue with you being very outspoken," Rolle said. "It doesn't give you as much wiggle room."
But not only does Jones have the clout to stand up and speak his mind, Rolle said he also has the ideal temperament, design and wiring to be a great leader that can extend far beyond just a football field.
"You gotta have some moxie to know that some people aren't gonna take it the right way and I think he understands that," Rolle said. "But he's shown he can take criticism and whether it's combating defenders or people on Twitter, he can handle it. And strong leaders have that because they are a little brash and are very secure in who they are, and I applaud him."
Myron Rolle: Cardale Jones should keep tweeting #BlackLivesMatter
Bruce Feldman
FOX Sports
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"I think what Cardale did -- and the way he did it -- spoke intelligently and increased awareness."
Rolle, who is on the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics and has traveled all over the world working for humanitarian causes, said he understands it can be a tricky balance for many college athletes.
"I'd say don't do anything that's gonna jeopardize your eligibility or your family," Rolle said. "And I'm sure that there are some coaches who would probably try to say, 'Calm it down a bit,' because they are considering their fan bases in addition to a movement that's important to him. But that's what college is about.
"But I think it's a travesty when you see student-athletes not using their social capital they've been given."
In Jones' case, the ample Twitter following he has -- plus the cache of being a guy who helped lead Ohio State to the national title -- adds to it. "If you're the third-team punter, your coach may have an issue with you being very outspoken," Rolle said. "It doesn't give you as much wiggle room."
But not only does Jones have the clout to stand up and speak his mind, Rolle said he also has the ideal temperament, design and wiring to be a great leader that can extend far beyond just a football field.
"You gotta have some moxie to know that some people aren't gonna take it the right way and I think he understands that," Rolle said. "But he's shown he can take criticism and whether it's combating defenders or people on Twitter, he can handle it. And strong leaders have that because they are a little brash and are very secure in who they are, and I applaud him."
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southcampus
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Daniel Jeremiah @MoveTheSticks 11h11 hours ago
I studied the top @NFL QB prospects over the last month...Cardale Jones has the most talent. Will be interesting to see what Urban decides.
I studied the top @NFL QB prospects over the last month...Cardale Jones has the most talent. Will be interesting to see what Urban decides.
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Yes. Should he have responded with “slave language” (for lack of a better term, somewhat akin to Cary Elwes and Matthew Broderick in one exchange in Glory) while being a public representative of the university? No. Do I understand why he did? Yes. Does this assclown deserve the hammering he is getting? Absolutely. If he had offered a dissenting opinion, or something about how he didn’t like police being constantly maligned, or something like that, then he might have been out of line. But when someone basically pats a person on the virtual head and says “Don’t have an opinion” then that is about as condescending as it gets.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
I for one applaud Cardale becoming involved in social issues. It shows how much he's grown as a man at Ohio State.
One of the things that I hated about Michael Jordan was that he stood for nothing other than which corporation was paying him to shill at the moment. That's why he'll be remembered as nothing more than a great athlete. Ali, Arthur Ashe, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens are remembered as great MEN because they stood for something even when it wasn't popular at the time. Proud to see Cardale taking his cue from them rather than Jordan.
One of the things that I hated about Michael Jordan was that he stood for nothing other than which corporation was paying him to shill at the moment. That's why he'll be remembered as nothing more than a great athlete. Ali, Arthur Ashe, Jackie Robinson, Jesse Owens are remembered as great MEN because they stood for something even when it wasn't popular at the time. Proud to see Cardale taking his cue from them rather than Jordan.
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ESPN:
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Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/...s-college-footballs-twitter-crusader-20150724
Cardale Jones, College Football's Twitter Crusader
A salute to Ohio State's quarterback, the troll-shaming, free-thinking social media savant the sport needs
It is rare to hear of a college athlete utilizing Twitter to his advantage, but since this actually happened on Thursday, it feels like a miracle worth acknowledging. The athlete I am referring to is Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones; the context was political, which is always a treacherous place for anyone associated with sports to delve into, but Jones was clever enough to turn an instance of hardcore trolling to his advantage.
Some context: Jones is one of three (or now, technically, two) Heisman Trophy-quality quarterbacks competing for the starting job at Ohio State this fall. He is big and strong and has a howitzer for an arm, and he was the one who, after fellow quarterbacks Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett got hurt, finished off the Buckeyes' national championship season. He's also a bit of a character, who originally got himself into trouble for tweeting, back in 2012, about his overarching disdain for academia with the phrase "we ain't come to play SCHOOL."
Jones deleted his Twitter account shortly after that. But he soon started a new one, and since then, he's become something of a social-media savant, posting adorable pictures of his child and celebrating his fealty toward Chipotle and mocking himself repeatedly for his own initial Twitter faux pas and even falling into a brief trash-talking duel with the Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah. (At one point, he bragged about beating the living daylights out of hospitalized child in an NCAA Football video game; even that tweet somehow managed to come across as charming and self-deprecating.)
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/...balls-twitter-crusader-20150724#ixzz3gplDUdea
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Rolling Stone:
http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/...s-college-footballs-twitter-crusader-20150724
Cardale Jones, College Football's Twitter Crusader
A salute to Ohio State's quarterback, the troll-shaming, free-thinking social media savant the sport needs
It is rare to hear of a college athlete utilizing Twitter to his advantage, but since this actually happened on Thursday, it feels like a miracle worth acknowledging. The athlete I am referring to is Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones; the context was political, which is always a treacherous place for anyone associated with sports to delve into, but Jones was clever enough to turn an instance of hardcore trolling to his advantage.
Some context: Jones is one of three (or now, technically, two) Heisman Trophy-quality quarterbacks competing for the starting job at Ohio State this fall. He is big and strong and has a howitzer for an arm, and he was the one who, after fellow quarterbacks Braxton Miller and J.T. Barrett got hurt, finished off the Buckeyes' national championship season. He's also a bit of a character, who originally got himself into trouble for tweeting, back in 2012, about his overarching disdain for academia with the phrase "we ain't come to play SCHOOL."
Jones deleted his Twitter account shortly after that. But he soon started a new one, and since then, he's become something of a social-media savant, posting adorable pictures of his child and celebrating his fealty toward Chipotle and mocking himself repeatedly for his own initial Twitter faux pas and even falling into a brief trash-talking duel with the Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah. (At one point, he bragged about beating the living daylights out of hospitalized child in an NCAA Football video game; even that tweet somehow managed to come across as charming and self-deprecating.)
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/...balls-twitter-crusader-20150724#ixzz3gplDUdea
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
This has been overwhelmingly positive publicity for Cardale and Ohio State.
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The drw
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I am surprised that no one I have read has linked this twitter exchange with the tweet that he was previously known for. The two messages would seem to contradict one another: "I came here to play football" vs. "There is more to me than football." One wonders if the former was intended to be just as sarcastic as the latter. Or has Cardale just shown tremendous growth. Either way, he has given us an example of how the use of sarcasm can overshadow the message. I habitually use sarcasm myself, but it can get one in trouble if used inappropriately.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Probably both. He's shown a great amount of growth and maturity from 18 to 21. Three years at a world class university has perhaps expanded Cardale's horizons beyond the foolsball. Also, when it comes to the "other" tweets that he's known for, one must also include the epic trolling of Joanik Noah, whooping some video game ass in the hospital and then reminding the kid that he doesn't play NHL because he's black and lobbying his way into throwing out the first pitch at an Indians game. Cardale paints a broad canvas on the twitter, and we're all fortunate to be along for the ride. I, for one, applaud his entire catalog.
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