There's a story of a man named Brady...Whoa stop the press. You won't see me writing a story about the Brady Bunch. But wasn't it refreshing to see them resolve everyday events in a moral way that incorporated everyday values. Well click here to read a story about an all-star prep football player who definitely wasn't a part of the Brady family when he decided to commit armed robbery. However, the moral catch of today is this kid is receiving scholarships from schools across the country. I guess it is safe to say...It's All about the Benjamins.
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I first found out about this story while I was on the road for work in the great city of Columbus, OH. Now when it comes to Columbus not much comes to mind but they are know as a retail mecca with Gap, Limited, Abercrombie & Fitch located there. Also they get the nod for having a nice number of financial institutions located there. But man, you can't mention Columbus without saying correctly "THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY" and college football. OSU has done a great job over the years racking up the victories and sending players to the professional level. They have also done a great job not preparing some kids for the real world. Notice I did not say all and also its not just a OSU problem. But I decided to write this story shortly after I read another national article on the same subject and same kid a few hours later. What a coincidence! OSU sports bulletin was writing its normal story of top high school recruits possibly coming to the school, while The USA Today was writing about this same kid (Pat Lazear) getting a huge number of scholarships even though he and his friends were arrested for allegedly committing armed robbery. To make things even worse this is the second time he has had a run-in with the law. Lazear was previously in trouble for using a stolen credit card to buy some sneakers.
Now, I am not hating because I previously played HS football and realize today its a big deal. Games are now televised on ESPN and even MTV has a show called "Two a days" about high school football. But when are we going to demand more from our schools, officials, parents, and kids. This kids who resembles Andy Katzenmoyer of OSU has received over 20 scholarship offers from Division 1 schools. Of course, he has changed schools recently and with his new team, the kids have voted him TEAM CAPTAIN. Yep you heard me, the leader of the squad. Things are so crazy that my man has to wear an ankle monitor which he sports during the games.
To end this story what do we make of an institution like OSU when it appears there are repeated examples of the school failing on its students. Must I recall the days of storied LB Andy Katzenmoyer, who was taking cupcake classes to get by. Ohh and posterboy Maurice Clarrett is in the news everyday with a bulletproof vest and 4 guns on in his SUV. I guess we are giving our kids one consistent message of the world today...with reality shows, huge national football tournaments, magazine ranking of HS across the country we are saying ITS ALL ABOUT THE BENJAMINS BABY!/span>
