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Ohio State warns athletes about registered sex offender

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Armchair_QB, May 4, 2012.

  1. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

  2. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Is there any doubt that there will be more to this story
     
  3. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Don't know about that but the law of average says he's not the only one.
     
  4. Killick

    Killick Well-Known Member

    ... and OSU loses recruit due to this.

    http://m.espn.go.com/wireless/story?storyId=7892108

    Kid, sounds like, was looking for a reason to back out anyway. And - is it just me? - his pop sounds like an idiot.
     
  5. Not just you, SPORTSbyBROOKS has been pretty vocal about the father potentially opening himself up to a defamation lawsuit with his comments.

    I've always wondered about people that take the time to incessantly tweet athletes. The never-ending stream of "can a big fan get a RT?" tweets always makes me laugh / feel bad for a lot of people.
     
  6. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    He looks like the guy most likely to....
     
  7. franticscribe

    franticscribe Well-Known Member

    There's nothing libelous in the linked ESPN story. He calls the guy a perv and a creep and the guy is a registered sex offender.
     
  8. I agree with you. Brooks is trying to make a case the father is libeling OSU by hinting there's a more sinister underlying problem at Ohio State, and if his comments affect other recruits' decisions, OSU could seek damages. Seems like a pretty big stretch to me, but I'm no lawyer.
     
  9. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    I think one of the very last things in the world Ohio State wants to do is go into court and have to prove that its football program is clean.
     
  10. Point of Order

    Point of Order Active Member

    That behavior is only weird if the University isn't paying you to do it.
     
  11. HanSenSE

    HanSenSE Well-Known Member

    No tats have been harmed in the making of this thread.
     
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Nice of them to warn their players about this guy.

    Do they warn the rest of the student body when they recruit a player who has faced criminal charges to represent the University, and live on campus, with the rest of the students? Or when one of their players is arrested?

    Have they let their students know about the accusations made against Cris Carter?
     
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