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Terrelle Pryor Updates List of Schools

Terrelle Pryor

Terrelle Pryor Updates List of Schools

Terrell Pryor said a whole lot of nothing today when he "narrowed" his schools down to a firm four; Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and Oregon.

By Pete Quint

According to Rivals.com, Pryor was set to sign with the Buckeyes on February 6th but his father wanted him to give Penn State a shot. Apparently giving Penn State a good look also means that you visit Oregon and keep Michigan on your list of schools.

I won't get too down on Pryor, this truly is a life changing decision and he needs to make the right one (Ohio State). I applaud him for keeping everything in perspective (Ohio State) and wanting to take his time making the choice (Ohio State).

I have two points of concern I would like to make:

1) This is the second time I have heard him say in a press conference that he didn't want all the attention the media is giving him. If he is tired of all the attention and wants to be left alone then why is he calling press conferences to tell the media he didn't want to talk to them anymore? He certainly wanted the attention when he had someone develop a website to showcase his football skills (www.terrellpryor.org) and now when it's no longer fun he gets cranky. Sorry to bring this up but the media isn't going anywhere and it's only going to get worse from this point on.

2) In the Rivals article, Pryor goes into a short tirade about the media criticizing his decision to hold off on his signing to explore all options. He singled out Mark May of ESPN saying, "(He) is criticizing me on national television and he doesn't even know me. That kind of stuff really bothers me, when people who know nothing about me are talking about me like they know anything." While I will rarely side with Mark May on anything, I have to say that he was just doing his job. He's a talking head that's paid to spout his opinion on television and he did just that when he spoke about Pryor. This kind of sensitivity worries me. What's going to happen if Terrell signs with OSU and he has some bad games? Columbus media and some of the OSU fan-base won't necessarily give him a pat on the back and say, "Go get 'em next time, tiger." Terrell needs to grow some thick skin quickly with no matter which school he signs.

Link to Rivals.com article

Written By: Quint
Date Posted: 2/18/2008
Number of Views: 250

Comments

eric Says:

4/23/2008 3:31:21 PM

yeah i wonder how much money ol jimmys brother come up with to have him come to ohio st...probably alot more than what he dished out to maurice i bet

Says:

2/24/2008 8:49:03 AM

I agree, you just don't know about the character of any of these kids. Heck, even golden boy Steve Bellisari had some off field problems. You just have to hope that when that kid finally becomes a Buckeye he gets the right counseling and guidance from the coaching staff.

cautiousbuckeyefan Says:

2/21/2008 10:00:08 AM

im worried about this kids personality. lets suppose T.P does attend Ohio State and character issues are brought out? Ex; throws an interception in the 4th qtr and pulls a T.O? or is sacked and blames his line and criticises his coaches? Dare i bring up a certain freshman runningback ( from 2002 ) who had so much potential but thought that without him the puzzle wasn't complete? Ya well look where that went!!!!!! On NCAA 08, if i find a player with a load of potential but and cannot perform off the field, I WONT OFFER HIM A SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!!!! With that said, i want nothing but the best for our Buckeyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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