Ohio State--- Reverse Pay for Play

• LJ

  

  LOL
  
  http://blog.blockonation.com/2011/06/blockonationcom-exclusive-different.html
  

  Here's a twist none of us saw coming -- Reverse pay-for-play. What does that mean you might be asking yourself? It is just what it sounds like.
  
  Cheryl Krueger, co-founder of Cheryl and Co. sold her company to 1-800-FLOWERS in 2005 for millions. In the words of one of the coaches (who remains anonymous), she has been a big-time donor and philanthropist to the University for well over 20 years. She is also a board member for Bob Evans restaurants.
  
  Here's the meat of the story -- Her son Cavin Green, a redshirt freshmen from New Albany, Ohio is a member of the Ohio State football team. He is listed as a DL and wears #94.

• Scooter1369

  

  So he's a walk-on trying to make the team. What's your point?
• FatHobbit

  

  Scooter1369;870845 wrote:So he's a walk-on trying to make the team. What's your point?

  
  from the article
  

  Well, the problem is that there is no record of Cavin Green ever playing prep football, or any sport for that matter during his high school days at Columbus Academy -- so how and why is he on the 85-man roster at Ohio State, one of the nation's most elite DI football programs?

• Scooter1369

  

  Anybody can try out for the team. We've had punters and kickers the last few years who didn't play football, they were from Australia. The kid made the squad as a tackling dummy. Big deal.
• 0311sdp

  Why try to make something of nothing?
• Tobias Fünke

  

  Scooter1369;870895 wrote:Anybody can try out for the team. We've had punters and kickers the last few years who didn't play football, they were from Australia. The kid made the squad as a tackling dummy. Big deal.

  
  hahahahahah GTFO you know exactly why he's there.
  
  There are walk-ons everywhere that don't deserve it and/or are there on name recognition alone. It's fine.
• LJ

  

  Scooter1369;870845 wrote:So he's a walk-on trying to make the team. What's your point?

  
  If you need to know more, I suggest you email the writer of the blog....
• LJ

  

  0311sdp;870908 wrote:Why try to make something of nothing?

  
  If you need to know more, I suggest you email the writer of the blog....
• Scooter1369

  

  LJ;870933 wrote:If you need to know more, I suggest you email the writer of the blog....

  
  I can read and I know what the article says. I'm asking YOU. What's your farking point?
• LJ

  

  Scooter1369;871062 wrote:I can read and I know what the article says. I'm asking YOU. What's your farking point?

  LJ;870775 wrote:LOL
  

  
  :rolleyes:
• stroups

  

  I am sure Adam griffin is on the team for his elite football skills despite only holding offers from air force, eastern illinois, and navy. I see no big deal in this, somebody pulled some strings for a booster so their kid could become a walk-on tackling dummy. Hell adam griffin even received a freaking scholarship.
• vball10set

  fill in the blanks...made payable to THE OSU
  
  
• Writerbuckeye

  

  If that blog states he's on the roster of 85 scholarship players -- I'm betting it's wrong. There's a huge difference between being on the roster and on the roster of 85 that the NCAA looks at. I'm betting the writer doesn't know the difference.
  
  By the way, his link doesn't work, anymore.
• LJ

  

  Writerbuckeye;871129 wrote:If that blog states he's on the roster of 85 scholarship players -- I'm betting it's wrong. There's a huge difference between being on the roster and on the roster of 85 that the NCAA looks at. I'm betting the writer doesn't know the difference.

  
  Yeah, he's on the 105. Not on the 85 or 60
• queencitybuckeye

  So mommy bought him a spot as an AYO. So what?
• dat dude

  I'm missing the hilarity and/or outrage, too. As already pointed out, Adam Griffin is a primary example. Moving on.
• LJ

  

  dat dude;871141 wrote:I'm missing the hilarity and/or outrage, too. As already pointed out, Adam Griffin is a primary example. Moving on.

  
  You don't find the piece of shit article hilarious?
• Writerbuckeye

  

  Hilarious? No. This kind of stuff just makes me SMH. There are far more blogs than brain cells out there.
• OneBuckeye

  

  http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/green_cavin00.html
  
  
  
  I am OK with giving a couple of walkon spots out like that, as long as he competes in practice. I don't expect him to play or anything. Welcome to the reality of college football.
• chicago510

  

  Article is a joke.
  
  Kid is getting to practice with the team, not a full ride scholarship.
  
  Not like his mom gave the coaches free cookies for life for a walk-on spot.
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  The blogger boy envisions himself as Woodward and Bernstein - breaking the big conspiracy wide open. As stated on this thread, this is a non-issue. If the kid wants to be apart of the team and he works out, etc, who cares who his mother is. I for one would never want to be a practice squad player because I don't particularly care for getting my ass kicked daily. However if that means a lot to some kid, and his mother has done a lot of good for a lot of people, and he's not taking the place of anyone deserving, why do we care?
• sportchampps

  Maybe he's rudy
• Big Gain

  Because many a jealous wannabees, They'd t rade places in a heart beat.
• thedynasty1998

  

  The original post is a poor summary of story and I don't see what the issue is here?
• Scooter1369

  

  Would just to point out that Nate Ebner of Hilliard, now on the Ohio State roster and awarded a scholarship for his senior year, never played high school football. He was a Rugby player.