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QB Cardale '12 Gauge' Jones (B1G Champion, National Champion)

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chillinvillian;2227860; said:
Does anyone think his account got hacked into?
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chillinvillian;2227869; said:
Nah!! Not at all!

I don't think he is that dumb, unless he does not want to be on the Ohio State Football team.
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He's an 18 year old kid - yes, it's entirely possible he's that dumb.

Dumb isn't the right word though, it's situational awareness. I'm sure he didn't think that it would be splattered all over the sporting news web sites.....
 
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chillinvillian;2227869; said:
Nah!! Not at all!

I don't think he is that dumb, unless he does not want to be on the Ohio State Football team.
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I don't think "dumb" is the proper nomenclature to be using right now. It's a loaded, highly pejorative word that probably crosses the bashing threshold.

I do, however, think that "judgement" is an appropriate word to use with this guy. And this guy's judgement has been shown to be highly suspect from the beginning. From doing so poorly in high school (and let's be honest there is a huge boost in admissions for a recruited football or mbball player) to ending up ineligible his first year and having to go to the prep school....to today's sh*t sandwich of a tweet. The guy's judgement regarding an at least minimal level of application to academics and his clear willingness to broadcast his disdain for learning to the world--AND EMBARRASS HIMSELF, HIS COACH, HIS TEAMMATES AND HIS UNIVERSITY IN THE PROCESS--shows an amazing lack of judgement and maturity for anyone his age.

And BTW, when you're third f@#$ing string behind a sophomore starter, it might fu##%ing behoove you to start taking advantage of the educational opportunities of the world class university to which you've been granted access. You just might fu#$%ing need them one day!
 
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Hmmm, an Ohio State story shows up in my feed as unread. *click*


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Honestly, regardless of how many people agree, whether it seems "fair" or "reasonable" to expect players to take classes seriously, this is a perfect example of the written diarrhea found on social media. It's a mentality that says, "Who gives a fuck if it is worth saying, I wanna say it."

This is a guy that shows, without even setting foot on the field, that he has a lot of growing to do. And, duh, he's 18. Just need to drill into these guys that they need to be more, as another poster said, situationally aware.
 
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Woody1968;2227811; said:
But this is exactly my point. He did have to sign the offer, because he basically has to attend some kind of school to be able to play football. He can't just go to the NFL or a minor league that will prepare him for NFL play. Going to some kind of school is his only option. I don't know how bright this guy is, he could just be bored with his classes, or voicing simple frustrations. But there are some kids out there who are dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to virtually everything except Football. Why take away their ability to hone their one talent?
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The sooner we get away from the "sports is a talent to make a living off of" mindset, the better. Same goes with the "everyone should go to college" thing too.

At some point he needs to grow up and realize that just because he doesn't like something doesn't mean he needs to screw around and not do his best. Maturity is definitely a need.
 
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TheStoicPaisano;2227853; said:
Sorry, wasn't clear...is a player guaranteed a slot in the February class (or in June if he has to keep grades up for a year) if he makes grades? That seems like quite a long time to have a scholarship slot up in the air.
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No player is guaranteed a slot until the NCAA Clearinghouse clears them...so I am sure this is exactly the same. However, there are more definitely not qualifying situations than down to the last second situations.

By December of a kid's Senior year, almost all situations are set in stone.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2227743; said:
I've long maintained that the NFL should be forced to maintain a D-League for the Cardales of the world. Let them go make 40K a year honing their one skill in Fargo or Fresno and working towards their only goal in life. Do so, and 99% of the problems in college football programs would go away.
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On the other hand, the problem would also be solved to a great extent by simply allowing collegiate athletes major in professional sports with a specialization in their particular sport. It's an industry that generates billions and employes thousands of people, from jr. High coaching assistants to the highest paid athletes and professional coaches. Professional sports are just another from of performance art. Put some of the assistant coaches on staff, put together a curriculum and grant those that complete it a B.A. and call it a day.

Making a football player or basketball player pick a major that has nothing to do with sports makes about as much sense as requiring a pre-med major to take archery.
 
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