As of 8:10am this morning one of the finer programs in the country is lost due to "budgetary" problems.
No one saw it coming and they just recently signed some top level recruits that gave them one of the top 3 recruiting classes in the country.
Say what you want, but Ohio State is Ohio State. Correct me if I am wrong. 11 National Swimming and Diving Championships. 7 National Championships in football. 1 Basketball National Championship. Going on countless Sychronize Swimming Championships, Men's Gymnastics Championships etc.
No, no, keep going, you're on a roll: synchro swimming AND men's gymnastics? "Countless," you say? And I'm dying to know about the "etc" -- ping pong? Curling? Don't leave us hanging! :)
You did, however, completely convince Paul Smith and his tutu of the supremacy of your school.
As an aside: my uncle, who is an immigrant, had heard of THE Ohio State University even from across the Atlantic. He asked his new brother-in-law -- my father -- for his help in applying to this wonderful school! It was the Woody Hayes era, after all.
Unfortunately, my dad misunderstood and instead got him admitted into...Ohio University, where he matriculated. My uncle, whose English was perhaps suspect at the time, didn't realize the error until he arrived on campus.
Say what you want, but Ohio State is Ohio State. Correct me if I am wrong. 11 National Swimming and Diving Championships. 7 National Championships in football. 1 Basketball National Championship. Going on countless Sychronize Swimming Championships, Men's Gymnastics Championships etc.
No, no, keep going, you're on a roll: synchro swimming AND men's gymnastics? "Countless," you say? And I'm dying to know about the "etc" -- ping pong? Curling? Don't leave us hanging! :)
You did, however, completely convince Paul Smith and his tutu of the supremacy of your school.
As an aside: my uncle, who is an immigrant, had heard of THE Ohio State University even from across the Atlantic. He asked his new brother-in-law -- my father -- for his help in applying to this wonderful school! It was the Woody Hayes era, after all.
Unfortunately, my dad misunderstood and instead got him admitted into...Ohio University, where he matriculated. My uncle, whose English was perhaps suspect at the time, didn't realize the error until he arrived on campus.
