More than Roses and Buckeyes

Slammin' Sam on Sports Media

Now that we’re in full football fervor mode, known as “Bowl Mania,” I thought I’d hand off to college football.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are slim underdogs going into their Rose Bowl match-up with the Oregon Ducks, but while the results of that game will hold up for anywhere from a few days to some months, history shows that the outcome will not be the primary offshoot for Buckeyes players. Go out and grab a copy of David Lee Morgan, Jr.’s “More Than a Coach,” and you will understand why.

The Next Mika Vick

During Ohio State's 31-27 win over Navy last Saturday, quarterback Terrelle Pryor decided to put "Mika Vick" on his eye black. It's not quite as funny as it sounds, apparently Pryor's sister's name is Mika and he wanted to salute her alongside his favorite player Mike Vick. So shame on you who jumped to the conclusion that Terrelle couldn't read and was misspelling a name, although that is the exact mistake his parents made when they named him "Terrelle".

After the game Pryor displayed more of the razor-sharp intellect that allowed him to enroll at The Ohio State.
"Not everybody is the perfect person in the world," Pryor said of Vick. "Everyone does -- kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me. I just feel that people need to give him a chance."
Right Terrelle, maybe you should stop hanging out with Maurice Clarett.
My main issue with it is that Vick is a back-up quarterback, and was not that good even before he got arrested. Maybe if Pryor puts the name of a good quarterback on his eye black they won't lose by 40 points to USC. I expect to see "Draw Brees" under his eyes on Saturday. Draw is the name of another of Terrelle's sisters. I swear.