Captain Kangaroo Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Are there any OSU players with a rap sheet less than 2 pages long? Is there any coach with such rampant crime/player issues who has as secure a job as Tressel. Win a national championship and everone looks the other way. Ohio State kicker arrested on drug charge Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State kicker Jonathan Skeete was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for trafficking marijuana and was suspended from the team indefinitely, the school said. Skeete was arrested early Wednesday morning by university police. He remains in a Franklin County jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning, said sheriff's Deputy Stephen Mayer. The school provided no other details about the arrest. Skeete's status on the team will be evaluated once the legal process is over, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said. Skeete, a sophomore from suburban Gahanna, was redshirted in 2004. He was not expected to be the Buckeye's No. 1 kicker this year - Josh Huston, a sixth-year senior, likely will fill that role. But Tressel said Skeete had made great strides in spring practice. Skeete converted two field goals in Ohio State's annual spring scrimmage last month but missed an extra point. Tressel said he was surprised and disappointed by news of Skeete's arrest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Craig Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 OSU - The NCAA version of the Baltimore Ravens. Let them keep recruiting thugs. Eventually it will catch up with them. Hopefully by 2007 when we play them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Are there any OSU players with a rap sheet less than 2 pages long? Is there any coach with such rampant crime/player issues who has as secure a job as Tressel. Win a national championship and everone looks the other way. Ohio State kicker arrested on drug charge Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State kicker Jonathan Skeete was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for trafficking marijuana and was suspended from the team indefinitely, the school said. Skeete was arrested early Wednesday morning by university police. He remains in a Franklin County jail and is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday morning, said sheriff's Deputy Stephen Mayer. The school provided no other details about the arrest. Skeete's status on the team will be evaluated once the legal process is over, Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel said. Skeete, a sophomore from suburban Gahanna, was redshirted in 2004. He was not expected to be the Buckeye's No. 1 kicker this year - Josh Huston, a sixth-year senior, likely will fill that role. But Tressel said Skeete had made great strides in spring practice. Skeete converted two field goals in Ohio State's annual spring scrimmage last month but missed an extra point. Tressel said he was surprised and disappointed by news of Skeete's arrest. What a shocker...here's another one. Ohio State tailback cited with marijuana possession The Associated Press COLUMBUS — Ohio State running back Erik Haw was cited by police with possessing marijuana, the second time in about a week that a player on the team has been accused of a drug offense. Haw, who is competing to be Ohio State’s starting tailback this fall, was spotted Wednesday by a university police officer holding a marijuana cigarette while standing outside a dormitory, Assistant Police Chief Rick Amweg said. He dropped the cigarette from his left hand as the officer approached, Amweg said Thursday. Two others standing with Haw walked away before the officer could question them, he said. Kicker Jonathan Skeete was arrested May 11 on a warrant for trafficking marijuana and was suspended from the team indefinitely. He was later released from jail on $10,000 bond. Coach Jim Tressel, who is attending a Big Ten conference meeting in Chicago, issued a statement saying he is disappointed by Haw’s citation. “As soon as I get back to town and learn all the details, we will deal with it in an appropriate manner,†Tressel said. Ohio State will require him to enter a drug education program and undergo frequent testing. He is scheduled to appear May 27 in Franklin County Municipal Court. Calls to the campus phone number under Haw’s name went unanswered Thursday. Haw, a redshirt freshman from Columbus, is a former Division II high school offensive player of the year. He and sophomore tailback Antonio Pittman are battling for the starting job. In last month’s Scarlet-Gray scrimmage, Pittman ran for 57 yards on 14 carries for the Gray team, while Haw scored the Scarlet’s only touchdown on a 10-yard run in the fourth quarter. Haw also rushed 16 times for a game-high 86 yards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Any parent out there can tell uyou that you can't watch your own children 24-7-365-366, what happens will tell the tale at OSU, just as what happens to Winslow for Browns will tell tha tale> With ball ammunition, lock and load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Wouldn't it be funny if Jim T. said: "We should feel sorry for guys like Erik Haw. With the arrest of Jonathan Skeete, we have been dealt a serious blow to our football program. After all, where are the guys going to go to buy good dope. That shit Jonathan was selling really kicks ass. We recommended Jonathan to all of our players because his dope gives a great buzz without all of the desire for a gyro or a trip to Hamburger Station so our players are able to keep their weight down. This is a sad day for Ohio State fans, alumni, faculty and staff. If you could all excuse me now, I have a new sweater vest to buy." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Any parent out there can tell you that you can't watch your own children 24-7-365-366 How many arrests does it take before that excuse gets old? 5? 10? 15? Hey, they're 19 year old kids...kids do stupid things..." "Hey, it was only a little pot. Big deal. Who didn't smoke a little weed in college?" "Hey, you can't watch all 85 players 24-7." "Hey, he accepted money from a booster. He's a college student and needed the money." "Hey, it happens at all the other big schools. It's just that the NCAA has it in for OSU." "Hey, so he got drunk and fell asleep at an intersection. It isn't like he killed anyone." Blah blah blah. What goes on with the OSU football players on a weekly basis is unreal. And the teams fans just make excuses. And Teflon Tressel just rolls on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Let me predict the discipline that Tressel will dish out: Skeete: Suspension from the team for one year. He will still be allowed to practice though. Justification to the press: Skeete has the worse of the two offences so he will really get hammered to show how tough OSU is on these types of offences. What the real justification is: He was 2nd string so he was just going to practice for another year anyway. Haw: One game suspension. Justification to the press: Though it was an drug infraction, it wasn’t as bad as skeete’s so we will punish him, but not as bad. What the real justification is: Thank GOD we play Miami (Oh) first. Our second game is against Texas and we’ll need all the help we can get. A one game suspension will have to do. I can’t wait to see how close my prediction is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 23, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2005 Heard on the radio this morning that another OSU player was arrested last night. A lineman? Shocking. But hey, "Kids will be kids." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipsrifle Posted May 24, 2005 Report Share Posted May 24, 2005 Looks like disorderly conduct. Third Buckeye arrested in 2 weeks. Keep it up OSU. You're just making everyone else look better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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