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November 13th, 2019 at 12:40 PM ^

#1, he probably didn't think it was an issue, which is why he didn't bring it up.  I mean if he was being that devious, why bring it up during the season at all?  Why not do it back in May?  Then he has to sit out against FAU and Cincinnati.  You guys are acting like he had $100k dropped in his lap to go blow on hookers and cocaine.  He borrowed AND PAID BACK money so his girlfriend could fly out to watch him in the Rose Bowl.  I'll keep pooping in my cooler though, as long as you guys keep shitting the bed every Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Scout96

November 13th, 2019 at 12:54 PM ^

So you want to believe he “borrowed” money before the start of his freshman year to play for his girlfriend to go to the Rose Bowl at least 5 months later?  Really it just sounds like he was snitched on and came up with an alternate explanation that would appeal to his fan base and satisfy the NCAA that doesn’t drag it out.  NCAA enforcement knows they have little power when challenged anymore, so overall most infractions will be punished lightly as long as the violator and school doesn’t fight it.  This infraction in the old days would have been loss of eligibility for the college career.  Those days are over now.

Bucknutz36

November 13th, 2019 at 1:17 PM ^

Not trolling, but you have all of your facts wrong.  He didn't borrow the money before his Freshman year, Young is a Junior right now.  He knew the guy from before his Freshman year. The money was borrowed before the Rose Bowl last year.  And no matter what conspiracy theory you believe, we are talking about such a ridiculously small amount of money that was paid back.  This story is much ado about nothing, and a joke he even was suspended for 2 games.  Pretty much everybody outside of Michigan agrees, including OSU haters.  

Bucknutz36

November 13th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^

The joke is that what Chase Young did constitutes an improper benefit.  The bigger joke is that you think that constitutes cheating.  Cheating, by definition, is to act dishonestly in order to gain an unfair advantage.  How exactly did OSU gain an unfair advantage by Chase Young borrowing a small amount of money?  I know you want to believe that, to fit some narrative that OSU has to cheat to beat you guys. 

MaizeAndBlueWahoo

November 13th, 2019 at 1:32 PM ^

I don't believe this "girlfriend" story for one fucking second.  You're telling me they found it necessary, despite the existence of NCAA rules, to funnel money through Chase Young in order to buy her a ticket, rather than to simply, you know, buy her a ticket and not involve the one person who needs to keep his nose clean to stay eligible?  Why not just have the agent write the girlfriend a damn check?

That explanation isn't remotely believable.

globalmodernwarfare

November 13th, 2019 at 1:11 PM ^

So let’s assume OSU knew about it in June and possible suspension could be 4 games even though paid back... do you let ncaa know in June so miss the stretch to start season or do it before Maryland where there is a chance could miss Penn St and Michigan? Withholding information by knowing the potential penalty and ramifications doesn’t make sense. Whoever told on him assuming that is how this came about really needs to be better about it because getting a rest vs Maryland and Rutgers doesn’t make sense. Why not wait until after Rutgers so he would miss biggest games  if trying to hurt OSU chances. 

You Only Live Twice

November 13th, 2019 at 12:38 PM ^

Do you really think you're going to convince anyone to see it your way? 

Here is what an OSU fan, that's right, not an internet persona but a real live OSU fan in Columbus, told me when I asked him what he thought happened:

"But if we call it a LOAN... then...it can be paid BACK!!"

 

bronxblue

November 13th, 2019 at 1:01 PM ^

Those "sources" are people on buckeyeextra who also originally claimed it was to offset the costs for his parents to go to the Rose Bowl, which was then changed to girlfriend when (I assume) someone told them that the NCAA passed a rule a couple of years ago that created a fund to cover family traveling to bowl games.  

It was a payment by a future agent.  Whether or not OSU's compliance office found out after Wisconsin is perhaps a bit dubious because, well, we have AMPLE history that most major college sports' compliance offices are really good at ignoring problems if told to do so, including OSU's under Urban Meyer.

I honestly don't have any animosity toward Young; he's one of the best players in college football and he should be looking out for himself as much as possible financially.  But stop with the "you are all sheeple with your haterade" bullshit because we can see through a fucking shitty smokescreen.

oriental andrew

November 13th, 2019 at 12:27 PM ^

I thought this was old news? Maybe it's now just officially official. 

Anyway, I (and many others) called it. Suspended for the glorified scrimmages, play against PSU/UM. 

Then again, they clearly missed Young b/c they let MD score 14 points. /s

UM Fan from Sydney

November 13th, 2019 at 12:34 PM ^

It's funny seeing OSU honks continually call the person from whom he accepted money a family member when Chase himself said it was a "family friend." A friend is not officially family. I really don't care if players take money, but it's against the rules. Calling this person a "family friend" is a huge stretch. I think it's pretty obvious it was either an agent or OSU booster - someone who happened to become a "family friend" the summer before his freshman year. <eye roll>

MGoStrength

November 13th, 2019 at 1:18 PM ^

Being a family friend is worse than a normal friend.  It means it's your parents friend.  I don't like many of my parents friends nor would I call them my friends.  So family friend should be considered worse than a normal friend IMHO.