This is not really a coach T thread, more a YSU. However, if you are close to a program (any program) you, think differently than if it was some team you do not follow. So it is not that 80% of the fans would say he is a cheater & a liar ...it is just that 80% do not care enough do any research & will believe what the press tells them ...look at politics or movie stars, same thing. Also, coach T was an assistant to an assistant-coach, when they claimed he gave the kid a jacket for the prize. As if he was in any position to make these decisions? Furthermore, if he did ...so what?. Do we still cut people hands off for stealing as well? He was not even paid that first stint at OSU.
As to me, I am a YSU fan. So I followed the Buckeyes because they had a former Guin at the helm. I do not like IA/FBS ball, but when I do watch it, my new team is Michigan State, with another Guin at-the-helm. I would encourage everyone to do the same.
None of this changes the fact that Leone Jones stuffed that guy on 4&goal from inside the 1. None of this changes the fact that Tamron Smith scored the TD & jumped into the "Lazy Boy". He was the "thunder" part of the tandem (with the great Darnell Clark) known as 'Thunder and Lightening' and they reeked havoc on opposing defenses. Noe of this changes the fact that on opening drive against Marshall, Tamron broke through their defense on the first play. On the next, they packed the front and Clark took it end-around for 40-some yards. This does not change the fact that JMU kept the ball on 4th & short and we stuffed them as well. This does not change the fact the we crushed a Heisman trophy candidates team on nation television. It does not change the fact that Marcus Mason limped out on to the field & the opposition was still powerless to stop him from a winning TD. This type of play (on any team, at any level) is a reflection of their coaches. Now if you are not a YSU fan, then you do not know about these plays ...and why would you care enough to find out?
Now if you guys want to open up the topic, I can split this thread & move part of it to the non-YSU sports thread and let people "go at it". Heck I could care less what coach T did at OSU. I spend my fall Saturdays in Youngstown, and this video shows people why.
