Ray Small: Genius

It's always the WR's isn't it?

David Boston...Terry Glenn...Terrell Owens...Chad Whatever-the-fuck-his name is. Now Ray Small.

Maybe when Ray got his bell rung last season against Minnesota there was permanent damage. He landed himself in the doghouse during the offseason to the point that he's listed with the walk-ons in the media guide.

As far as that debacle yesterday is concerned, he's the only player on the whole team that distinguished himself. Everyone else pretty much to a man stunk up the joint.

So what does he do? He follows it up by badmouthing USC. Well done Ray.

From the LA Times:

Ohio State's lackluster performance Saturday against Ohio will no doubt make the topics list when USC reconvenes for a team meeting tonight.

And the starting point, among players anyway, could very well be Buckeyes wide receiver Ray Small.

Small caught five passes and returned a punt for a touchdown, but it was his post-game comments that are sure to incite the Trojans.

Small, a junior from Cleveland, told ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg that he visited Ohio State and USC when he was being recruited out of high school.

"As I took my visit to USC, I'm like, 'How are they successful? They're not even serious about the game,' " Small said. "Before the game, they're all going crazy. Me and [Buckeyes defensive end] Rob Rose was on the visit and I'm looking like, 'Wow.' And then the coach said, 'You better get out of here. It's 'bout to get hectic.'

"And then I come [to Ohio State] on the visit and before the game, it's all quiet, everybody getting taped, coaches talking. It's the total opposite."

Citing comments made by former USC quarterback Carson Palmer about the Buckeyes and their fans, Small described the difference between the programs as, "a class thing."

"Here at Ohio State, they teach you to be a better man," Small said. "There, it's just all about football."

Genius.

Although I will say, that if USC needed some stupid comments from a stupid, mediocre WR to get fired up for this game, they've got bigger problems then the Buckeyes.

At the end of the day Ray, it's about wins and losses. That's why you play the games.