THE GOLDEN PHONE
A highly recruited high school football player was visiting Big Ten schools to try and find the best college for him.
A highly recruited high school football player was visiting Big Ten schools to try and find the best college for him.
His first stop was at Ann Arbor. When he got there, head coach Rich Rodriguez immediately picked up a golden telephone. After talking several minutes, he said, "Thank you, God" and hung up.
The boy was shocked by all this. He asked the coach what was so special about the golden phone.
The boy was shocked by all this. He asked the coach what was so special about the golden phone.
"Well, this phone is a direct line to God. And God tells us whether or not new recruits would be stars at our college."
The young athlete asked if he could use the phone to ask God what college he should pick. "Sure, you can! But it's going to cost you $250. Calling Heaven isn't cheap." The boy didn't have that kind of money so he moved along.
His next stop was Minnesota. Once at Tim Brewster's office, Coach Brewster immediately picked up a golden telephone. After talking several minutes, he said, "Thank you, God" and hung up.
The boy said, "Hey, I've seen those phones before. Can I use yours to call God and ask what college I should pick?" Sure, Brewster said, "Sure, but it's going to cost you $200. Calling Heaven isn't cheap." Again, not having that kind of money, the boy left.
His next stop was Happy Valley. Upon arrival at Joe Pa's office, Coach Paterno picked up a golden telephone, talked to God, said, "Thanks," and hung up.
The boy just had to use that phone, so he said, "Coach, I really need to use that golden telephone so I can call God and ask him which college I should choose." Coach Paterno said "You can but it will cost you $150. Calling heaven is not cheap."
The boy left since he did not have that kind of money. His last stop for the boy was Ohio State. He went in Coach Tressel's office and he saw a golden phone here also. Coach Tressel got on the golden phone and talked a few minutes and said, "Thanks, God" and hung up.
The boy said, “Can I use that phone to find out where I should go, to school?” Coach Tressel said, "Well, sure go ahead."
The boy said, "From Michigan it was going to cost me $250 to use their phone. From Minnesota they wanted $200 and Penn State wanted $150.
So how much will it cost me to call Heaven from here at Ohio State?"
Coach Tressel smiled and said, "Nothing, son. It's a local call."
