[T-Bird45]

Pryor's not the exception, but the rule. I have no idea what he scored on his SAT, but I've heard him speak and I have significant doubt it was anything near the OSU student body average. There are plenty of smart kids who are athletic and if one watched the Navy/OSU game yesterday, you saw proof of that very theory. I would wager that there isn't a single skill-player on OSU's roster, certainly not in the starting line-up, that would be academically eligible for the Naval Academy. Conversly, I'd wager that there aren't many, if any Naval academy players that were recruited by OSU. And yet, people would have us believe that OSU fields student-athletes in the football program - ridiculous.

On Target, Fire for Effect. As a rabid college football fan of another OSU (Oklahoma State - Go Cowboys!), allow me to second your rant. It is really sad and painful to hear these athletically-talented young men embarassed by their inarticulate media interactions. It exposes exactly that these individuals are there only because of their physical talents, not because they have any interest in the development of their mind.

The Middies had Ohio State on the ropes and it is very possible that USC will come in to finish them off.

[paterfamilias]

We were immensely proud of the way the Mids played at OSU, and we were gratified at the respect and sportsmanship that OSU showed to the Navy team. It was a far cry from the thuggish behavior of the Rutgers team over the past few years.

Hats off to OSU.

GO NAVY!

(a USNA ‘07 Dad)

[rabidralph]

Isn’t it interesting that schools have to lower their standards because these great athletes don’t have time to study and play sports, yet the service academies manage to graduate articulate, smart athletes who not only studied and trained but fit Div. 1 athletics into their college schedules?