This last weekend I missed most of the college football games. I am trying to catch up when I can and was able to watch a little of the Auburn/Ole Miss game today. I can’t believe what I heard.
First, a little background: Some of you may be aware that Jeremiah Masoli, former Oregon Duck Quarterback, is now QB at Ole Miss. The circumstances of his transfer were discussed but I didn’t pay that much attention because I’m not a Duck fan.
During the Auburn/Ole Miss game ESPN put up a brief history for Masoli… it looked something like this:
• Starting QB at Oregon 2008-2009 year
• Suspended after Arrest for Burglary in 2010
• Kicked off the team after drug arrest
• Started grad school at Ole Miss
• Found loophole that let him play football as a Grad Student
Now... I’m appalled that the NCAA let Ole Miss declare Masoli as eligible but I’m even more appalled by the way the ESPN commentators spoke with humbled awe about him!
To paraphrase a couple of comments:
- This guy has something to prove.
- I have a lot of respect for this guy.
- This young man is very courageous!
Courageous? Really?
Where was I when it became cool and awe inspiring to be a criminal and then find ways around the system that keep good, responsible people from doing the same thing?
John,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the future. I know a book that said it would become like this where what was wrong would become as right and what was right would become as wrong in the eyes of the masses. I have been noticing many more examples of this societally and personally at work. It is for me unsettling.
Mark