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Andy Staples thinks tOSU already got hammered....right
I like Andy Staples. He does some pretty good writing...I met him once, but I doubt he remembers the encounter in NYC last summer. That being said he confuses me here. He wrote this back in May. The IAC and the Committee on Infractions, which originally levied the penalties 11 months ago, have...
Ohio High School Coaches Organizing Honor Tressel Night
[Bumped for sheer WTF-ness. A fine catch by one of our readers has alerted me to an inexplicable proposal to honor now disgraced ex-Ohio State Football coach Jim Tressel. This USA Today article details the plan. I'm at a loss. Only in Ohio. - MnBDave] Coaches are being encouraged to wear a white...
Tradifference Revisted: Coaches vs Their School's History
Last offseason, I examined the various coaches of the Big Ten and tried to determine how each coach had performed relative to what a fan could reasonably expect (tradifference, the difference between tradition and reality). Simply put, I assumed that fans would be happy if their current coach won...
More Problems for Ohio State: At Least 50 "Car Sales" Being Reviewed
An ugly off-season for Jim Tressel gets even uglier: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State's director of compliance is reviewing at least 50 car sales to Buckeyes athletes and relatives to see if they met NCAA rules, The Columbus Dispatch reported Saturday.Meanwhile, as part of his punishment for not...
The best (and worst) college programs and conferences at developing recruits into NFL players
(Well, this is a must-bump. Very interesting post. -- Ross) The draft is done, and the new draftees are looking forward to fame, fortune... and a lockout. While the immediate NFL future is uncertain, college football moves on. Every year brings a new crop of recruits, many of whom hope to follow...
"It's all Jimmy's fault!" and other observations on institutional control
BSD: Bump...couldn't say it better myself. "It's all Jimmy's fault!" That has been Ohio State's basic contention since January, when President Gordon Gee and Athletic Director Gene Smith were allegedly informed of the scandal brewing in offices of Jim Tressel's storied program. Now, the NCAA...
NCAA says "Tressell not honest"
Bumped From the world wide leader: COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In a sharply worded rebuke of Ohio State's Jim Tressel, the NCAA on Monday accused the 10-year coach with withholding information and lying to keep Buckeyes players on the field who had accepted improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo...
Jim Tressel's Non-Apology Apology
Jim Tressel was ordered by Ohio State to issue a public apology for violating NCAA rules (aka cheating). According to the headlines today that read "Tressel apologizes...." he apparently fulfilled his obligation. But look closer at his words: "I sincerely apologize for what we've been through. I...
OSU AD Gene Smith: "Uhhhh ummmm....."
So for those that missed it, Gene Smith came on to the CBS post-game grinning ear to ear following his team's victory this afternoon over Michigan, but it didn't last long. For those that are not aware, Smith is not only the AD of Ohio State, but the chair of the selection committee for the...
tOSU and Cheating: NCAA 2011 is all about the $$$
So "the" Ohio State University football program got caught cheating and lying. The only thing truly shocking about this is the number of people who are apparently honestly shocked by this. Buckeye coach Jim Tressel wore nice sweater vests and looked very much like a modern day Alex P. Keaton on...
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