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I think this is what it looks like to be denied pussy touchdowns. Although that cannot be confirmed.

Not sure what the hell is going on in the last one, but it is glorious.

I remember being part of a small group to start one in Fall 1989. In our case, the retreat back across campus (from Pritchard) to Upper Quad was planned. It wasn't because we were only about 40 against the whole dorm (after the fire alarm was pulled). No, sir, not in the least. ;^)

The fight only lasted about 10 minutes from the time the rest of the Corps was engaged. =^)

Just a suggestion from an old guy who has been a fan of Ohio State and college football in general for, well, too long: the media's job is to create interest about the games. You will never see this breaking news headline: "No one suspended or arrested at Ohio State or Virginia Tech today!" You will only get headlines when there is something negative or controversial. And the sports pundit's job is to poke the bear on one side or the other, and make you happy or angry. Either way, you end up watching because you want to prove Gilmore (or whoever) right or wrong. In the meantime, Gilmore (or whoever) has done his job.

But I sense Gilmore is a guy who does know something about football. Ohio State is, in fact, LOADED. They can sustain losses and still be successful, at VT, and especially after that (because they play no one really threatening until November). But understand that you are being manipulated in how true information is being relayed to you. Resist it. The games are decided on the field, and once the ball is kicked off, what Rod Gilmore has said has zero relevance to what actually happens. He will be right or wrong. If he is right, he will smile and say, "I told you so" and if he is wrong, he will move on to the next week's games. FWIW

The entire situation sucks for all parties involved. Especially if this story has played out like you suggest. We lose Melvin who I think is a genuinely nice person that probably thought he was doing the right thing. Plus we lose CJ who in addition to being a great player was a great Hokie that loved the school. It's tough for me to swallow the fact that the student council is capable of removing someone that wants to be a Hokie from the school entirely, regardless of whether or not the student is an athlete. And finally the team suffers because it undermines the ideology of being a family that is often portrayed.

I wish the best to all parties involved but as an alumni I worry that the problem has as much to do with the institution as it does the football team.

I appreciate Shai giving piece of mind and of course I like the info as a fan, but honestly Shai needs to concentrate on keeping his head down, nose clean, knee better to play some damn football and not get involved in any more extracurricular drama.

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