OSUtopia
Heisman Winner
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(5/20/05 5:52:05 pm)
Reply Re: National Champion Thugs <hr size="1"> Yes, I am 48 so I'm old fashioned. I believe:
1) Haw should be kicked off the team for being so STUPID to smoke a joint in such an open area.
2) Haw should be kicked off the team for being so SELFISH and having little regard for the University's reputation.
3) Haw should be kicked off the team for VIOLATING team rules that I must assume he agreed to uphold.
4) Haw should be kicked off the team to set an EXAMPLE that no more of this nonsense will be tolerated.
For the record, I've said the same thing about Skeete and about Smith.
To be a student athlete here or anywhere else carries extra responsibilities in this information age. These public relations disasters are diseminated too widely and too quickly. They damage the reputations of institutions and people not deserving of such damage.
It's a different era that we live in now. In my younger days, issues like these would have been grounds for immediate dismissal. Our society is now far more tolerant. I would guess that's why these occurrences continue and/or occur more often.
Apparently, not enough players respect Tressel and the staff ENOUGH to pay attention to the rules. Or, they are just so selfish that they just don't give a damn. Fine. Let them go somewhere else.
Regardless, JT now needs to be held accountable. If he cannot create an environment that greatly reduces the liklihood of these occurrences, then he should go. He, and the football team, are not bigger than the University.
Having been an OSU fan since 1967, its pains me to say all this. But with these occurences now numbering well in to the teens, this is beyond isolated incidences. This is an epidemic. And curing an epidemic requires drastic measures.
Just my opinion....