I may have to disagree this time Rambler(that happens so infrequently:p )

 

Many if not most of the colleges are/have/can/seem to? behave as patheticly as the rest of these people.

It's just that the NCAA & schools have such wonderful PR mechanisms in place;) Like at post-game interview sessions when they issued the directive that all players MUST be addressed as "student-athletes" :sleep: :lol:

I wonder if they provided puke buckets for all the sportswriters in attendance?

 

 

caveat - I know I'm using a really wide brush in some of my statements, but I'm basically addressing the overall picture

 

Woody Jr

That is o.k. Woody .I respect your opinions on bgp as well as anyone's. Now that the "suckin up" is over :laugh: I am sure you are right about some universities are the same as these "leeches" that we speak of. I just thought that in would lessen the interest of some schools bc of all of this circus atmosphere surronding Mayo. I will still get a hold of you if I get any OSU / Pettry tickets - don't look for any to be available though :lol: :lol: . Besides Woody, I am married so I am very well used to being disagreed with :laugh: :laugh: , you are cetainly not the first one to question my opinions !:lol: :lol: . Even though they have some grey in them, I still like the old OSU jersey's better and I still hate the "black" U.K. baseball jersey.:flame:

Mayo is going back to North College Hill next year.

Mayo is going back to North College Hill next year.

Could be, but don't be surprised if Mayo and Walker end up at a prep school, especially if the OHSAA rules Walker ineligible for next season.

Mayo is going back to North College Hill next year.

 

Is this confirmed??

Is this confirmed??

Blurb in the Enquirer this morning. Quoting him coming back for a 3peat.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/SPT0301/305010008/1062/SPT

 

When asked about next year, Mayo said, "I plan on going to North College Hill and three-peating our championship. We've got a great program there, and I think we should finish it out right."

It may just be me and I wish OJ nothing but the best, but he is sounding a lot like he did at Rose Hill---before he left for NCC. My guess is he wont be back at NCC next year.

It is always nice to be missed, oldrambler. Thank you for mentioning me. I am presently down here in NMB attending to more pressing matters. However, I did find time to come by the local library to catch up.

 

I continue to be amused by the level of animousity toward Ovinton and Billy- particularly Ovinton. I could cite another more current example in our area of one who has been rather controversial lately. Yet, I see no mention of him or his escapades on BGP. Ovinton, of course, is viewed differently although he has been gone from this area for over three years.

 

I can only conclude, as I believe most honest observers would conclude, that many are still haunted by the "Ghost of OJ". I see that our good friend, onetoya, brings up the transportation issue again. He does this on a regular basis. I'm relieved that all of the athletes at his school are residents of his school district.

 

All in all, Ovinton was the best basketball talent to ever play in this area. That is undisputable fact. And that, my friends, is the problem. He wore Rose Hill colors and not those of your school. That is the heart of the problem, isn't it?

Blurb in the Enquirer this morning. Quoting him coming back for a 3peat.

 

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060501/SPT0301/305010008/1062/SPT

 

When asked about next year, Mayo said, "I plan on going to North College Hill and three-peating our championship. We've got a great program there, and I think we should finish it out right."

Didn't he make similar comments three years ago about staying at Rose Hill?

 

Of course, he might have planned on staying there. Something tells me the move to North College Hill wasn't his idea.

I hope this serves as a "wakeup call" to OJ and other players that think they are above school rules and policies. He's a fine player but he should realize he is not above getting expelled or can do whatever he feels like and think he can get by with just anything. In young kids eyes they will often imitate

players NBA or otherwise.

The D1 Greyhounds are on Fox Sports Pacific right now if anyone wants to tune in.

It is always nice to be missed, oldrambler. Thank you for mentioning me. I am presently down here in NMB attending to more pressing matters. However, I did find time to come by the local library to catch up.

 

I continue to be amused by the level of animousity toward Ovinton and Billy- particularly Ovinton. I could cite another more current example in our mousity towards O.J.area of one who has been rather controversial lately. Yet, I see no mention of him or his escapades on BGP. Ovinton, of course, is viewed differently although he has been gone from this area for over three years.

 

I can only conclude, as I believe most honest observers would conclude, that many are still haunted by the "Ghost of OJ". I see that our good friend, onetoya, brings up the transportation issue again. He does this on a regular basis. I'm relieved that all of the athletes at his school are residents of his school district.

 

All in all, Ovinton was the best basketball talent to ever play in this area. That is undisputable fact. And that, my friends, is the problem. He wore Rose Hill colors and not those of your school. That is the heart of the problem, isn't it?

I knew that you would be back - :laugh: As for the problem that I (for one) may have in being "haunted" by th ghost of O.J., it takes alot more than a h.s. kis to get me shook up. As for him not wearing the colors of my school, I would assume that you are talking about Ashland in which that seems to be the ones that you have the biggest problem with. I do respect Ashland, but that is not my alma mater or team. So you would be wrong again. As for animousity towards O.J., there is none there. The kid is an unbelievble talent that I do wish gets his priorities straight and is a sucsess. O.J. is definately one of the better talents to come out of this "tri-state" area but as far s being the best imo remains to be seen. There have been several players from all area schools down through the years that have went on to college ball and have been a sucsess in life afterwards. I do hope that O.J. can be one of them, imo he needs to surround himself with better people than the scum that seems to be representing him now. So, scooterbob you have been wrong on just about every accusation / point as far as my stand on things and/or the reasons for them. Please don't try to spin someone else's comments to make your position look better.

OJ left the finals of the King James Classic with an ankle injury, up 21 w/ 3:00 left. Anyone know his status?

Don't know of his status but it looks like their could be another issue since Ellis/OJ and Walker all played together. Apparently in OH you can only participate with one HS teammate before June rolls around.

Don't know of his status but it looks like their could be another issue since Ellis/OJ and Walker all played together. Apparently in OH you can only participate with one HS teammate before June rolls around.

I was told Walker and Ellis rotated games to get around that rule, they never played the same game together

Don't know of his status but it looks like their could be another issue since Ellis/OJ and Walker all played together. Apparently in OH you can only participate with one HS teammate before June rolls around.

 

Rules, schmules... In the words of the sagacious Leona Helmsley - "Taxes are for the little people".

 

 

Frances