The 2023 "MR. OHIO" High School Football Player Is Going To.......Michigan
What the fuck are we doing here? And that's not a rhetorical question. I'm asking a direct question and I want a direct response from multiple people. The first of which I will address is Gene Smith, Athletic Director of The Ohio State University.
Gene, are you aware that in the last week alone, we've lost to Michigan for the 3rd straight year, lost a 5-Star Commit that flipped to Miami, might be losing our Defensive Coordinator to Duke, and now have to watch a high school football player be crowned MR. OHIO that wears a Michigan headband during games? I just want you to confirm that you have received this message. Because people are telling me that heads are not rolling inside the Woody right now, and I want to know why. Is this program complacent or crumbling? And are you not the Director of Athletics??
The next person I will address is Ryan Day. Ryan, I know you know that many people including myself and Kirk Herbstreit are calling for Ohio State to recruit more Ohio guys because they actually understand the rivalry. I'm not crazy. I understand we cannot turn down the best players in the country just because they were born outside of state lines, but can we at least make a compromise? Can we at least keep THE BEST PLAYER in the state of Ohio in Ohio? I want to unload the fullest extent of our resources towards keeping our best player at home, and if by some god forsaken reason he reallllllly wants to go elsewhere, can we make sure it's not.......MICHIGAN?
"My friends and Dad are Ohio State fans, but they're going to start cheering for Michigan". We haven't lost a step. We have lost a mile.
And finally, I want to address the local media of the once great state of Ohio. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LET THIS HAPPEN? Do you know how bad of a look this is? Do you know that you had complete control of this outcome?
To be clear, I am well aware that I am insinuating we screw over a very deserving candidate of the award simply because he has chosen to go the rival school. Yes, that is exactly what I want. I want it to be rigged. 100%. And I'm flat out ashamed of the media members that say otherwise. And it's not just one or two culprits here. The kid won the award!!! No one gets it anymore in this state!! We've got players with much better stats that no one would've blinked an eye at if they won it, but we scoured through the finalists and made sure to give it to the Michigan commit. Is this kid about the be the next Charles Woodson or Desmond Howard? The best two players to ever go to Michigan, both Ohio born and raised.
Mr. Ohio is going to Michigan. What is happening to this program? What is happening to this state?