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Originally Posted by BengalsAndBucks
This thread wasn't started about Sean Taylor. I agree with the fact that Sean Taylor went to Da U had very little with him getting murdered, and that it was a senseless and tragic act.
The thread was started and is all about the fact that Miami always has been a school that will allow anyone to play football for them, regardless of the fact that they are nothing more than glorified criminals. See Willie Williams, or more recently the FIU incident last year.
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Point well taken - and I'm aware this is an OSU website which is not responsible for defending Miami of FL. Hell, I couldn't give two [censored]s for Miami. You'll have to admit, B&B, that people love to generalize certain sports and certain teams with the title "thug," and, in this case of Taylor, I think it has gone too far... perhaps this rant would be better placed on (an)other thread(s). If that's the case, my apologies. I just hate to see a senseless murder be reduced to generalizations and stereotypes - especially when gold chains and dormroom rap songs made by 18 year-olds couldn't matter less.
Edit: probably should have made this statement here: http://www.buckeyeplanet.com/forum/p...ml#post1010612
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Point well taken - and I'm aware this is an OSU website which is not responsible for defending Miami of FL. Hell, I couldn't give two [censored]s for Miami. You'll have to admit, B&B, that people love to generalize certain sports and certain teams with the title "thug," and, in this case of Taylor, I think it has gone too far... perhaps this rant would be better placed on (an)other thread(s). If that's the case, my apologies. I just hate to see a senseless murder be reduced to generalizations and stereotypes - especially when gold chains and dormroom rap songs made by 18 year-olds couldn't matter less. |
I agree absolutely with you about Taylor, but I feel like the recent comments in the thread have been aimed much more at Shannon's comments than the recent death of Taylor.
People do like to generalize the term thug, but I personally believe that, due to an incredible amount of hard work, Da U has earned it. I would absolutely love to see them clean up their act, but it doesn't look to be happening anytime soon.
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11-29-2007, 04:31 AM
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11-29-2007, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BGriffBuckeye
Thought this was teh PERFECT place for this...
From a Miami Herald interview, which touches on the impact of Taylor's death on recruiting:
Q: Obviously, though, there are kids that live off campus. What do you tell parents about that?
A: We show them the neighborhoods. Everybody else in the country lives off campus and they still have the same problems. But their newspaper don?t beat them up about it. Like our newspaper beats us up about it. I know you guys are doing your job, you got to beat us up about it. But then understand we just want a fair shot. At Ohio State, do you realize you had more things happen at Ohio State more than anything. Y ou think we?ve been bad? Go check out Ohio State, guys who have been arrested, bar fights. Look at everything at Ohio State and you?d think the University of Miami was angels. Florida, the same. There?s going to be two guys let back on that team because of a gun charges and one who unloaded it in a club. What would happen if I do that? |
I can no longer find this quote inside the linked interview, and I read both parts. Perhaps they removed that question/answer after the foolishness of Shannon's comments were pointed out?
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11-29-2007, 12:42 PM
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I can no longer find this quote inside the linked interview, and I read both parts. Perhaps they removed that question/answer after the foolishness of Shannon's comments were pointed out?
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Could be - there was also a statement Shannon made about the death of a a fellow at UF -which was an outright lie. That has also been removed.
I think they got clipped by someone with more clout than mere bloggers / commenters.
But, are these statements still present in the Audio Interview?
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To hear the audio interview, follow the link on our UM homepage to Audio.
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