Jay, here.

This is it. The final word on Terrelle Pryor. I promise.

But I was at that press conference yesterday. Despite the video evidence and written accounts to the contrary, I was the only one there. And this is what happened:

JJ: So, Terrelle, where are going to play football?

TP: If everyone’s here…

JJ: Uh…It’s just me, Terrelle.  Everyone lost interest a long time ago. You didn’t sign on National Letter of Intent Day. That was like on February 6th, almost a month and a half ago.  Plus, you said you don’t like the attention.

TP: If everyone’s here…

JJ: Yes, we’re all here. It’s just me! No one else is here. Get on with it! Where are you going to go to school?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: Excuse me?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: University of Ohio State?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: What’s that?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: Haven’t heard of University of Ohio State.  Don’t you mean Ohio State University?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: Yes, Terrelle, I can see the hat and t-shirt. The hat has an “O” on it. If I was color blind, it could be Oregon, for all I know. But your t-shirt says “Ohio State University”. After waiting a month and a half of keeping the collective nation of college football fans hostage, that’s your announcement?

TP: University of Ohio State.

JJ: Yes, Terrelle, I heard it the first time. And I can’t believe you said it a second time. It’s Ohio State University. Actually, it’s “THE” Ohio State University.

TP: I’m not worried about none of that.

JJ: You’re not? You should be. Because every time a former Buckeye introduces himself on Monday Night Football, it’s always “THE” Ohio State University. Every single flippin’ time!

TP: I think the football field will speak for itself. I mean, that’s why you are here, right?

JJ: Terrelle, I’m not here for an announcement from the football field. I’m here for your announcement. And after a month and half of thinking about your decision, you drop a University of Ohio State on me? What?

TP: I didn’t ask to be No. 1 in the country.

JJ: Are you kidding me? You drag this on for over a month and you didn’t ask for this? Really? In all that time, you didn’t pick up on the fact that it’s Ohio State University, or “THE” Ohio State University?

TP: I can learn from a senior.

JJ: Terrelle, you are a Senior. Are you telling me that you didn’t practice at all? Ohio State University. The Ohio State University.  What if you had decided to go to one of the other schools you were considering?  Were you going to practice saying, “I’m a Michigan University Wolverine?”  “An Oregon State Duck”?  “A UPS Nittany Lion”?

TP: You don’t want to go through it.

JJ: All we’re talking about is practice, Fred.

And that’s a true story.

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