Anyone who know me, knows that I really don't care about college or pro athletics. I've written before about my loyalties and what they're based on. So I was tired of hearing about Jim Tressel a month ago and now it's going to be headline national news for a few weeks more. I know it's heresy but he's only a football coach, not a saint, not a hero, and certainly, not to me, a good role model for athletes of any age. He screwed up and should just disappear. His athletes certainly thought what they did was ok by the coach if he knew all about it.
If society didn't idealize sports figures, maybe kids wouldn't think that the only thing they want to be is a college or pro athlete. I think athletics is a wonderful activity for all children, but too often the competitive spirit overwhelms the beneficial aspects of healthy activities.
I don't want to argue with anyone but I just don't care what Tressel does. I think he betrayed his team and his school and made lots of money doing it. Now the young men that he betrayed will have to pay for it as well.
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