By: Anonymous

Anonymous
Mon, 02 Mar 2015 05:54:02 +0000

To all of you talking about Jon Waters and the possibility of him getting his job back: you people are just flat out wrong because of one simple fact. HE LIED! He blatantly lied to investigators when they were conducting their investigation last summer. They caught him in the act and were able to prove that he lied to them not once but multiple times. For that and the fact that he was an at-will employee gives them every right to do what they did. Does that mean I agree with it? No, it doesn’t. But my opinion doesn’t change the facts. He lied, and now, right or wrong he is paying for it.

To those of you talking about how OSU messed up so bad that only lowly assistant and associate directors are applying for this job: Think about it this way: If you’ve got your own gig at another big time university that you’ve spent years making into your own program, why would you leave? Just because it’s the all mighty OHIO STATE marching band? No. Why? Because, NEWSFLASH outside of Columbus OH there are bigger things than the OSU Marching Band. It is not the end all and be all for everyone.

I know this is very blunt, but it’s true. I’m an alum of both the Band and Ohio State and I’m sick and tired of everyone being blind to the truth. I don’t care what side of the fence you fall on, I don’t care how much you care about this group, it’s time that we were all objective about this. The Bottom line is that whoever the new director is will need all the support they can get. The STUDENTS of the OSU band will need all the support they can get in 2015. It’s time for people to stop living in the past, accept the fact that things are changing and get over it.

Personally, based on the committee, I have full confidence that the right person will be chosen helm the Ohio State Marching AND Athletic Band program.