Ohio State faithful petition Obama - Dallas Cowboys Forum

ConcordCowboy · 11-20-2012

This is a Great Idea!

The Ohio State Buckeyes are undefeated and, naturally, their fans want their team to have a shot at the national championship, or at least a Big Ten championship.

That’s why some intrepid Buckeyes supporters have started a petition asking President Barack Obama to pardon their football team. Ohio State is ineligible to participate in the postseason — including the Big Ten championship game — because of sanctions levied last season stemming from Buckeyes players receiving free tattoos and other gifts for game memorabilia.

Ohio State currently sits at 11-0 with one game remaining: Saturday in Columbus against the Buckeyes’ hated rivals — the Michigan Wolverines. If eligible, Ohio State would represent the Big Ten Leaders division in the Big Ten championship game. More importantly, as one of only two current FBS undefeated teams (Notre Dame being the other), an eligible Buckeyes team would play for the national championship if it could win “The Game.”

The petition has since been removed by for violating their terms of participation. It read:

“The Ohio State University football team is one win away from an undefeated season. However, due to imposed sanctions, they are not allowed to participate in their conference’s championship game or the following bowl season. While a punishment for past indiscretions is to be expected, a bowl season ban is too harsh for a few young men trading memorabilia for tattoos and some change. The offending players and coach who covered it up are no longer part of the program. Please exercise your executive power to pardon the NCAA’s excessive sanctions placed on The Ohio State Buckeyes to enable a rightful, satisfying culmination to the college football season for the American people.”

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Phoenix · 11-20-2012

Like Obama could do anything about it.

pjtoadie · 11-20-2012

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

Like Obama could do anything about it.

This^

Why don't we let the President worry about other things besides college football. What a waste of time and this is coming from a Buckeyes fan too.

burmafrd · 11-20-2012

No surprise at all

the sense of entitlement at OSU is mind boggling

**trickblue** · 11-20-2012

Ridiculous...

Level heads know that a LOT more was going on than what was reported...

A coach losing his job and being banned from postseason play is from far more than free tattoos...

I also realize that any winning program cheats, it was just OSU's time to get caught...

Yakuza Rich · 11-20-2012

They are appealing to the wrong guy. He's already been re-elected.

YR

DFWJC · 11-20-2012

I think Notre Dame is maybe the 4th best team in the SEC and Ohio State maybe 6th or7th

Partially kidding.
It is down year at the very top of the SEC, with no totally dominant teams for a change. Plenty of very good teams though.

joseephuss · 11-20-2012

Even if Ohio State was eligible for the post season I wouldn't put them in the BCS championship game. They don't look that good to me and they play in a conference that is pretty bad this year.

ConcordCowboy · 11-20-2012

Everyone of you can bite my Buckeye.

Rynie · 11-20-2012

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Everyone of you can bite my Buckeye.

C'mon son. You know your team messed up and now they have to sleep in the bed they made.

ConcordCowboy · 11-20-2012

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ConcordCowboy · 11-20-2012

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Originally Posted by Rynie

C'mon son. You know your team messed up and now they have to sleep in the bed they made.

Oh I'm just kidding...the petition was ridiculous.

mldardy · 11-20-2012

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Originally Posted by joseephuss

Even if Ohio State was eligible for the post season I wouldn't put them in the BCS championship game. They don't look that good to me and they play in a conference that is pretty bad this year.

Looking good doesn't have anything to do with it. Notre Dame hasn't looked good a lot more than Ohio St and in some cases Notre Dame needed some 'assistance' to win games: see Stanford and BC. Winning is what matters and Ohio St has won every game they've played. Looking good my ***.

joseephuss · 11-20-2012

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Looking good doesn't have anything to do with it. Notre Dame hasn't looked good a lot more than Ohio St and in some cases Notre Dame needed some 'assistance' to win games: see Stanford and BC. Winning is what matters and Ohio St has won every game they've played. Looking good my ***.

You are fooling yourself if you don't think looking good matters. They haven't played anyone of note this season. The whole conference is bad and has been so for a couple of years now. That matters. Just like last season, Alabama was still highly regarded even after a loss, so winning isn't the only thing that matters.

burmafrd · 11-20-2012

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Originally Posted by mldardy

Looking good doesn't have anything to do with it. Notre Dame hasn't looked good a lot more than Ohio St and in some cases Notre Dame needed some 'assistance' to win games: see Stanford and BC. Winning is what matters and Ohio St has won every game they've played. Looking good my ***.

Who have they played?

No one. Wisconsin was by far the best team they faced and they barely won