Re: Mr. Pot meet Mr. Kettle.....

[Brett Pappas]

Without question. I thought of them too right after sending the email. :-)


Brian Johnson wrote:

> Well said, Brett.  I couldn't agree more.  I'd even
> like to add Michigan State to that list.
> --- Brett Pappas <address@hidden> wrote:
>  
>
> > I just don't get the need by UC fans to play OSU in
> > basketball.. How 
> > does this help UC?? Beating a team that is rarely
> > ranked in the polls?
> >
> > Seriously, the only interest would be the fact that
> > they haven't played 
> > each other in so long. After a few home and home
> > games, who would really 
> > care about this game?
> >
> > Personally, I would rate Ohio State below a number
> > of other local 
> > schools I would like to see:
> >
> > 1. Kentucky
> > 2. Xavier
> > 3. Indiana
> > 4. Louisville
> > 5. Notre Dame
> >
> > I guess I would base my criteria on local fan
> > support for these schools, 
> > success over the last 5-10 years and proximity. I
> > can't say that I know 
> > of many OSU basketball fans around here.
> >
> > --Brett
> >
> > Keith Wedinger wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Excellent points.  Trust me, there is no shortage
> > >      
> > of bad blood between
> >    
> >
> > > UC and OSU basketball fans.  It all started back
> > >      
> > when UC knocked off OSU
> >    
> >
> > > in '61 and '62 for back-2-back national
> > >      
> > championships.  It flared up
> >    
> >
> > > again when UC supposedly turned in OSU on
> > >      
> > recruiting violations
> >    
> >
> > > committed during the recruitment of Damon Flint who
> > >      
> > ended up at UC.
> >    
> >
> > > This is just another chapter in the story.
> > >
> > > The one thing that bugs me is Ohio State's
> > >      
> > continued refusal to play UC
> >    
> >
> > > in basketball.  There is absolutely no reason why
> > >      
> > these two teams should
> >    
> >
> > > not play every year.  This would be a guaranteed
> > >      
> > sellout and probably a
> >    
> >
> > > guaranteed national TV game.  I know OSU likes to
> > >      
> > refer to itself as
> >    
> >
> > > "The" Ohio State University so maybe, OSU does not
> > >      
> > want to take a chance
> >    
> >
> > > on playing 2nd fiddle to the 2nd biggest state
> > >      
> > university in Ohio.
> >    
> >
> > > J. Keith Wedinger
> > > Bearcatnews.com
> > > Sciotofootball.com
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: address@hidden
> > >      
> > [mailto:address@hidden 
> >    
> >
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:02 PM
> > > To: address@hidden
> > > Subject: [UC Basketball] Mr. Pot meet Mr.
> > >      
> > Kettle.....
> >    
> >
> > > When UC fans bash Ohio State because of what a
> > >      
> > recruit said about their
> >    
> >
> > > school aren't you doing the same thing?  We can bad
> > >      
> > mouth OSU all we
> >    
> >
> > > want over the Clarrett ordeal, but I think we
> > >      
> > should be carefull what we
> >    
> >
> > > say first.  
> > > Cincinnat players are by no means "saints" and when
> > >      
> > an Athletic Director
> >    
> >
> > > goes on record as saying "misdemeanor means nothing
> > >      
> > to me anymore" that
> >    
> >
> > > speaks volumes about what a person has had to
> > >      
> > tolerate and deal with
> >    
> >
> > > since he has been there.  I am not bashing
> > >      
> > Cincinnati, but I don't think
> >    
> >
> > > this should give UC fans a chance to take shots at
> > >      
> > Ohio State.  Jamar
> >    
> >
> > > has said those things not Jim O'brien or Jim
> > >      
> > Tressel.  If your upset
> >    
> >
> > > because OSU continued to recruit the kid after said
> > >      
> > he was coming to UC
> >    
> >
> > > fine, but like Mike Ryan said it isn't official
> > >      
> > until they sign in
> >    
> >
> > > November.  Jamar should not have committed that
> > >      
> > early anyway, but I can
> >    
> >
> > > understand why you are bitter believe me.  The same
> > >      
> > thing just happened
> >    
> >
> > > to us in February with two recruits in football and
> > >      
> > it's not a good 
> >    
> >
> > > feeling.-joey    
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >      
>
>
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