Displaced Cleveland Fan

The big story to have come out of Ohio State’s season opener against Navy has nothing to do with the game. The talk has been about Buckeye QB Terrelle Pryor’s tribute to Michael Vick. (Under one eye, he had the name “Vick” written on the eye black.)

Since being released from prison for his role in a dogfighting operation, Vick has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and is waiting for his suspension to be over so he can play football in the NFL once again. The league has been criticized for reinstating him. The Eagles have been criticized for signing him. Now Pryor is under criticism for this show of support.

Many are quick to jump on Pryor for this. Now, I believe he should have run this idea by his coach before doing something that would generate this much controversy. And I believe he could have framed his response better when questioned about it (”Everyone kills people.”). But remember, he’s still just a sophomore in college, so it’s not surprising that he might do something unwise. It’s just that this caught national attention. I don’t believe the coaches will allow him to do something like this again.

But this post is not so much about Pryor’s lapse in judgment, but about the continued animosity people have toward Michael Vick. It has bothered me for a while and this episode with Pryor gives me an excuse to write about it.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes opened the 2009 season at home, barely holding on to beat unranked Navy.

Were it not for Brian Rolle (pictured) intercepting Ricky Dobbs’ 2-point conversion pass and returning it into the end zone for 2 points, the game would have been tied and Navy would have had the chance to steal the game.
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On January 5, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be in Glendale, AZ to play the #3 Texas Longhorns in the Fiesta Bowl.
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I have to admit, I don’t follow college basketball very closely this time of year. But the Buckeyes have started well. The team is 5-0 after tonight’s 67-62 win over Notre Dame.

Ohio State, unranked at this point, beat two ranked teams in their last two games - #7 Notre Dame tonight and a 73-68 win over #22 Miami on Tuesday night. Maybe this team will continue to show some promise as the season goes on.

Honestly, this is really about all I know about the Buckeyes basketball season at this point. Sorry. I’ll catch up on them later.

What a way to finish off the regular season.

With the win…

• The Buckeyes clinch at least a share of the Big Ten title.
• They win their 5th straight game against Michigan.
• Beat them by 35 points - the largest margin of victory over the Wolverines since 1968.
• And they help cap off the Michigan’s worst season. Ever.

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305.

That’s the number of rushing yards Ohio State had against the Illini. Chris “Beanie” Wells ran for 143 yards. Terrelle Pryor added 110 on the ground. The running game was so effective that Pryor only had to attempt 10 passes.
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