I Am Sporticus

So earlier today USC basketball superstar OJ Mayo denied ever receiving gifts from the university or supporters for playing in his one and only season at the school.

I call BS on this statement by just looking at the attitude of this young man.

First of all, Mayo had the nerve to call up Coach Tim Floyd and tell him “Coach, this is O. J. Mayo. I’d like to come to your school.” Now that is completely fine in this day and age, but he then responded “Don’t worry about recruiting [. . .] I’ll take care of it”. It was right then that OJ Mayo had a grip over the control of Floyd. Although critics will argue that “he was just trying to leave a mark” or “he still was a good kid”, I will respond with the actions of his last basketball game.

What kind of player does an off the backboard self alley-oop, catches the ball, slings it into the stands, and leaves his final game under an ejection? One that is showy, self indulged, and likes to be flashy.

Why would anyone believe that a player such as this wouldn’t accept $30,000 cash, flat screen tvs, cell phones, or airline tickets to see his extravagant lifestyle? After all, a player that went to a school to merely “better market himself” can’t do so without money. It had to come from somewhere and the monthly living stipends for regular college students are unlikely to be the case.