Try not to take offense, OB. I don't think Skip was using "just" in a derogatory sense. I think he meant it as "exactly" or "precisely."
Umm, no. You must not know much about Skip (or his reputation) if that's what you think he meant when he tweeted that. Make no mistake about it, he 100% was making it known Hagan was from "just" Ohio and not Ohio State. His comment was to make it clearly known that Hagan wasn't a Buckeye, that he was only a Bobcat. THAT is what Skip does. And this wasn't an isolated dig on Ohio, he does that kind of thing to lots of people, teams, etc. It's what makes Skip, Skip. It's simply what he does, and gets paid lots to do it.
Sounds like more of a dig on usage of "THE" by Ohio State aside from making it clear where Hagan was from.
I guess not many on here know Skip. Guys, it’s not difficult to understand here, okay. He took a shot at Ohio, not at Ohio State. It wasn’t a big dig (he’s usually much more of a jerk), but it was one none the less. Per the article above:
“Antoine Winfield Jr. has been replaced on the active roster by Javon Hagan, an undrafted rookie from Ohio off the practice squad,” Bayless tweeted. “Not from THE Ohio State. Just Ohio. Just makes me SICK.”
Hagan wasn’t sure what to make of it. “It was pretty cool that he took the time to research me,” he said, but at the same time, “it was kind of confusing why he’s bickering over me making the 53rd spot on the roster. Kind of weird.”
So in response, Hagan just tweeted a photo of himself at his locker, holding the NFC Championship trophy, with a few laughing emojis for good measure.
The response went viral, with more than 2,000 tweets and everyone from his proud Ohio football program taking exception to the shot at them. “Bobcat Nation is crazy, man,” Hagan said. “One thing about Athens, Ohio, that I can say: It’s a very small city, but they have the craziest fans. They weren’t too fond of that. They had my back. The football department, the athletic department, the actual Ohio University school (account), they all tweeted at him. What he said didn’t make any sense to anyone.”