Thursday, December 23, 2010

Buckeyes and the Christmas story

Uh Oh, the Buckeyes are in some trouble. But then again not that much trouble. Five players were caught breaking the rules. They sold some of their stuff. That’s right they sold some stuff that belongs to them. That apparently is against the rules. So they’ll have to sit out the first five games of next season.


Next season? What about the Sugar Bowl? No. The NCAA, the university and BCS stand to make too much money off that venture to stand on principle and enforce the punishment for that game. Oh, and the five suspended players will be back just in time for the OSU Nebraska game. How convenient.

There is so much hypocrisy in the NCAA you’d think it was the Demo-Dope Party. So a guy cannot sell a jersey that belongs to him with his name and number on the back, but the NCAA, the university and the BCS can sell the jersey and doesn’t have to give the kid whose name is on the back one penny of the transaction. BS!

But hey rules are rules and the kids should be punished. After all selling your own property cannot be tolerated in an organization that turns a blind eye to theft and cheating on tests and even awards it’s most prestigious trophy the thief and cheater. Selling your own stuff is the real crime in the bizarre world of the NCAA.

This rule needs to go. Players should have an account where royalties of jersey sales are contributed. The account can be settled at the end of each season or on graduation.

I just don’t see how you can give the Heisman trophy to a thieving cheater and then turn around and suspend someone for selling their own property. Maybe if the players had stolen the gear and then sold it or had Cam Newton’s old man sell the gear for them, they’d still be in the running for next year’s Heisman.

But now, Christmas is upon us. I needed a few more things but decided I’d had enough and came home early yesterday. Now it’s all wrapped, and piled up under the tree, it looks like quite enough, though Mrs. Lex’s stocking is a bit light. So now for the true meaning of Christmas:

LUKE 2: 1-14: And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David), to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being with child.

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord come upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

Merry Christmas to all.

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