Noop
03-31-2003, 05:10 PM
This is a interview Glenn did with Cane's rival.com site
UM cornerback Glenn Sharpe will live on in highlight reels (or lowlight reels, depending on your point of view) that will show the play on which he was whistled for a questionable late pass interference call that allowed Ohio State to go on to win the national title.
Sharpe says he’s watched the replay only three times since the game was played, and that those three viewings were more than enough.
“That’s about it – I don’t like to keep replaying it and watching it over and over because that’s in the past, it’s not going to do any good now,” Sharpe said. “When I looked at the play those three times, I didn’t see any sign of pass interference as well as my teammates, coaches and the community and my friends around me outside of football didn’t see anything (as far as a penalty). So I don’t think I did anything wrong.”
Sharpe, like the Hurricanes that rushed the field in celebration before the flag was thrown, thought the Canes had won another national title.
“Everybody thought it was over, me especially,” Sharpe said. “I thought I made a good play, helped my team win the game and thought it was over.”
Nobody blames Sharpe for the eventual UM loss to Ohio State, of course.
He says he’s received plenty of encouragement from teammates and coaches in the aftermath of the game.
“On the way home they told me it was a bad call, that I did my job, did what I had to do – played tough, physical ball,” Sharpe said. “And that’s the way I took it.”
While many say that play cost the Hurricanes a national championship, Sharpe chooses not to see it that way.
“No, I don’t think the play cost us a national championship,” he said. “We played a hard-fought game, just were unlucky we didn’t win.”
Go to an Internet search engine and type in `Glenn Sharpe’ and `Pass Interference,’ and several hundred relevant hits immediately pop up – including some that somehow are in different languages.
But Sharpe says he would change nothing about the way he played Ohio State receiver Chris Gamble.
It was just a call that went against him.
“That particular play, there’s nothing I could have done better,” he said. “I did everything my coach told me to do. I did my job.”
Thats for all the guys wondering hows he doing after the play Skydog if this is illegal please feel free to lock or delete this thread.
:)
noop
UM cornerback Glenn Sharpe will live on in highlight reels (or lowlight reels, depending on your point of view) that will show the play on which he was whistled for a questionable late pass interference call that allowed Ohio State to go on to win the national title.
Sharpe says he’s watched the replay only three times since the game was played, and that those three viewings were more than enough.
“That’s about it – I don’t like to keep replaying it and watching it over and over because that’s in the past, it’s not going to do any good now,” Sharpe said. “When I looked at the play those three times, I didn’t see any sign of pass interference as well as my teammates, coaches and the community and my friends around me outside of football didn’t see anything (as far as a penalty). So I don’t think I did anything wrong.”
Sharpe, like the Hurricanes that rushed the field in celebration before the flag was thrown, thought the Canes had won another national title.
“Everybody thought it was over, me especially,” Sharpe said. “I thought I made a good play, helped my team win the game and thought it was over.”
Nobody blames Sharpe for the eventual UM loss to Ohio State, of course.
He says he’s received plenty of encouragement from teammates and coaches in the aftermath of the game.
“On the way home they told me it was a bad call, that I did my job, did what I had to do – played tough, physical ball,” Sharpe said. “And that’s the way I took it.”
While many say that play cost the Hurricanes a national championship, Sharpe chooses not to see it that way.
“No, I don’t think the play cost us a national championship,” he said. “We played a hard-fought game, just were unlucky we didn’t win.”
Go to an Internet search engine and type in `Glenn Sharpe’ and `Pass Interference,’ and several hundred relevant hits immediately pop up – including some that somehow are in different languages.
But Sharpe says he would change nothing about the way he played Ohio State receiver Chris Gamble.
It was just a call that went against him.
“That particular play, there’s nothing I could have done better,” he said. “I did everything my coach told me to do. I did my job.”
Thats for all the guys wondering hows he doing after the play Skydog if this is illegal please feel free to lock or delete this thread.
:)
noop