AN OPEN LETTER TO CHRIS WELLS
DEAR MR WELLS:
I FIRST OFF WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SELECTING THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY TO FURTHER YOUR FOOTBALL PROWLIS. YOU ARE CONSIDERED THE #1 RUNNING BACK NATIONWIDE COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. YOU COULD HAVE WENT ANYWHERE BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE A BUCKEYE, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I AM NOT TRYING TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOU ALREADY, BUT PEOPLE COMPARE YOUR RUNNING STYLE TO THAT OF JIM BROWN AND EARL CAMPBELL. THAT IS ONE HECK OF A LABEL TO HAVE PUT ON YOU. ANYWAY I JUST HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE AND DONT WASH IT AWAY LIKE SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PAST. I AM REMINDED OF A MAN WHO CAME TO OHIO STATE 4 YEARS AGO. I CANT RECALL HIS NAME AT THIS TIME(#13), BUT HE WAS HIGHLY RECRUITED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT SAVIOR. ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD HE DIDNT DISAPPOINT. HE SET A BUCKEYE FRESHMAN RECORD BY RUSHING FOR 1237 YARDS AND HELPED US TO OUR FIRST NATIONAL TITLE IN 34 YEARS. HE THEN HAD BECOME TOO BIG FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HE DECIDED IN HIS MIND THAT HE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL AND HE COULD DO WHATEVER HE WANTED. EVERY OHIO STATE LOVED THIS KID RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND FIGURED WE COULD WIN 3 TITLES ON A ROW WITH HIM IN THE BACKFIELD. HE DID WHATEVER SUPER ATHLETE SHOULD NEVER DO. HE BELIEVED THE HYPE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF. JUST SO YOU REALIZE CHRIS, HE IS NO LONGER PLAYING FOOTBALL 4 YEARS LATER AND IT WILL BE TOUGH FOR HIM TO EVER PLAY AGAIN. I REALIZE YOU PROBABLY WONT STICK AROUND FOR 4 YEARS, BUT PLAY 3 AND LISTEN TO SENATOR TRESSEL AND YOU WILL NOT ONLY BECOME A BETTER FOOTBALL PLAYER, BUT A BETTER PERSON AS WELL. YOU WILL GET TO DO THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM ABOUT. BE SMART AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. THE MONEY IS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE PROS. IT WILL BE THERE. SO BUCKEYE FANS ACROSS THE NATION AND MYSELF ARE ASKING YOU, PLEASE BE THE REAL DEAL AND DONT BE LIKE THAT LAST IDIOT?
I FIRST OFF WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR SELECTING THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY TO FURTHER YOUR FOOTBALL PROWLIS. YOU ARE CONSIDERED THE #1 RUNNING BACK NATIONWIDE COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. YOU COULD HAVE WENT ANYWHERE BUT YOU CHOSE TO BE A BUCKEYE, AND I AM VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I AM NOT TRYING TO PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON YOU ALREADY, BUT PEOPLE COMPARE YOUR RUNNING STYLE TO THAT OF JIM BROWN AND EARL CAMPBELL. THAT IS ONE HECK OF A LABEL TO HAVE PUT ON YOU. ANYWAY I JUST HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT OPPORTUNITY YOU HAVE AND DONT WASH IT AWAY LIKE SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE PAST. I AM REMINDED OF A MAN WHO CAME TO OHIO STATE 4 YEARS AGO. I CANT RECALL HIS NAME AT THIS TIME(#13), BUT HE WAS HIGHLY RECRUITED AND WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEXT SAVIOR. ON THE FOOTBALL FIELD HE DIDNT DISAPPOINT. HE SET A BUCKEYE FRESHMAN RECORD BY RUSHING FOR 1237 YARDS AND HELPED US TO OUR FIRST NATIONAL TITLE IN 34 YEARS. HE THEN HAD BECOME TOO BIG FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HE DECIDED IN HIS MIND THAT HE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL AND HE COULD DO WHATEVER HE WANTED. EVERY OHIO STATE LOVED THIS KID RIGHT OFF THE BAT AND FIGURED WE COULD WIN 3 TITLES ON A ROW WITH HIM IN THE BACKFIELD. HE DID WHATEVER SUPER ATHLETE SHOULD NEVER DO. HE BELIEVED THE HYPE AND FELL IN LOVE WITH HIMSELF. JUST SO YOU REALIZE CHRIS, HE IS NO LONGER PLAYING FOOTBALL 4 YEARS LATER AND IT WILL BE TOUGH FOR HIM TO EVER PLAY AGAIN. I REALIZE YOU PROBABLY WONT STICK AROUND FOR 4 YEARS, BUT PLAY 3 AND LISTEN TO SENATOR TRESSEL AND YOU WILL NOT ONLY BECOME A BETTER FOOTBALL PLAYER, BUT A BETTER PERSON AS WELL. YOU WILL GET TO DO THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE ONLY DREAM ABOUT. BE SMART AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION. THE MONEY IS WAITING FOR YOU IN THE PROS. IT WILL BE THERE. SO BUCKEYE FANS ACROSS THE NATION AND MYSELF ARE ASKING YOU, PLEASE BE THE REAL DEAL AND DONT BE LIKE THAT LAST IDIOT?
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