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After Jim Tressel resigned in disgrace as the football coach at Ohio State, Buckeyes fans gathered outside of his house.
They did not carry pitchforks. They carried a tune.
"We don't give a damn about the whole state of Michigan," they sang, and Tressel sang right along with them.
They preferred mentioning the state of Michigan to the state of turmoil created by Tressel's regime. They would have been better served whistling past a graveyard, because the NCAA is about to bury their favorite team.
To these fans, Tressel remains a winner, even if his willingness to bend rules or overlook violations contradicted everything he said he stood for.
What your mother told you is not true. In sports, the saying should be, "Cheaters usually prosper."
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