To The NCAA

An email I sent to the NCAA...................

As a sports fan for many years, I think your decision to allow the OSU players to play in the bowl game has done harm to the NCAA, OSU and sports in general. You claim that you derive no money from the bowl games, but I find that a bit of a stretch. I am inclined to think your decision was guided by the TV networks involved.

I have been on a number of OSU sites, and as avid as their fans are, they too seem to feel your decision was wrong.

I, like many of them, WILL NOT WATCH THE BOWL GAME. I intend to convey this message to the networks and the advertisers as well.

YOUR DECISION TO ALLOW THEM TO PLAY WAS COMPLETELY WRONG.

I have also heard a rumor that Coach Tressel was not going to let them play, but was advised by the AD, the President of the University and the NCAA THAT THEY WOULD PLAY.

The NCAA has raised the bar on corruption, congratulations.

More on old "Abandon Ship" Kelly

This decision GAULS me to no end. I hope he falls flat on his ass at ND. This was printed on one of the news sites, I want all to see it ........ tells a lot about the character of Brian Kelly..........

Brian Kelly said farewell to his Cincinnati charges last night and many responded by kindly asking their ex-coach to mind both the door and the area where the Good Lord split him as he makes his way through it.

Several Bearcat players expressed their anger with Kelly after being told of his departure for Notre Dame before last night's football banquet—hours after the rest of planet already knew. Their annoyance seems to come not just from the fact that they were the last group to be told (after being promised that they would be first to know) or that he's abandoning them before the biggest game in school history, but because many players were led to believe—by Kelly himself—that he wasn't going anywhere.

Receiver Mardy Gilyard—who days ago was convinced that Kelly was staying—left in the middle of the team meeting where they finally learned of the decision, telling reporters he was "disgusted" at a situation he called an "injustice." Quarterback Tony Pike said that just a week ago (before their pivotal game against Pittsburgh) Kelly was gushing to the team about how much he loved the school and had no plans to leave. Tight end Ben Guidugli used the phrase "turning his back on us." Defensive end Alex Daniels angrily vowed to "show you all that we were the ones out there doing it" and Kelly was "just calling signals." So you're saying there won't be bon voyage cake?

Some would say that the the Bearcats are just being naive and this is simply a part of big time college football. Others might say that lying to your players right up until the moment when you walk out on them is underhanded and petty. Gilyard, for his part, says that he gets it. Kelly made "a business decision," but that doesn't mean he has to like it.