ZachTheZip Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 The Sporting news has reactions from some of the players they are recruiting. It's no surprise that the out-of-state prospect sees OSU for what they are, but the in-state kids have their blinders on. Hopefully the NCAA comes down with their sanctions soon enough to shake loose some of the in-state support before too many top-talent kids choose to go there. I have to imagine that OSU will at the very least get the same punishment as USC, with the loss of 30 scholarships and a post-season ban. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 Ohio State's shifting narrative. Pass the buck, blame the scapegoat. The NCAA will see past it. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 Lee Owens reccommends Luke Fickell be hired as OSU's next head coach. I still believe that we made a mistake by not accepting Tressel's bribe and hiring Fickell instead of Ianello. I bet Fickell wishes he had a secure job not connected to a major scandal and an athletic department preparing for an NCAA smackdown. Quote
Dave in Green Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 It took a few extra months, but that blogger at Daily Chicago Sports Tab who a lot of folks laughed at turned out to be pretty smart never to retract his statement that the Sugar Bowl game against Arkansas would be the last that Tressel coached at tOSU: Original ZN.O Post Blogger's Original Prediction Blogger's Reaction to Official Announcement Quote
Dave in Green Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 ..... I wish Dave in Green would report on this real story instead of the uninteresting Auburn/State of Alabama story. There are real dots to be connected in the tOSU story. I have reported on this story. Go back and look. My tOSU posts have been scattered among several threads, while the Auburn/State of Alabama posts are all in one thread. While the Tressel/tOSU story may be huge in the State of Ohio, the Auburn/State of Alabama story still has the potential to be a much bigger national story with a bigger overall impact on college football than Tressel/tOSU. Quote
lance99 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 ..... I wish Dave in Green would report on this real story instead of the uninteresting Auburn/State of Alabama story. There are real dots to be connected in the tOSU story. I have reported on this story. Go back and look. My tOSU posts have been scattered among several threads, while the Auburn/State of Alabama posts are all in one thread. While the Tressel/tOSU story may be huge in the State of Ohio, the Auburn/State of Alabama story still has the potential to be a much bigger national story with a bigger overall impact on college football than Tressel/tOSU. I don't know about that Dave. The NCAA is going to do everything to bury the Auburn/State of Alabama story. Since tOSU is the Big Ten, they will let them hang themselves and see what happens. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted May 30, 2011 Report Posted May 30, 2011 Jim Dennison weighs in. Now there's a coach I respect. What's interesting, and has seemingly been confirmed by a few interviews with people in contact with Tressel is that he never had any intention of stepping down until very, very recently. Perhaps it's in preparation for the story SI is coming out with tomorrow. The sh!t will really hit the fan then, and OSU would face the full wrath of the NCAA for not having fired him. Quote
Dave in Green Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 The NCAA will not be able to bury the Auburn/State of Alabama issue even if it wanted to. There are too many elements involved that are being investigated by state and federal authorities that go far beyond college football. Too much is going to come out in public with college football wrapped up in it. The tOSU issue is just a small part of a big problem. The SI story on tOSU that Zach just posted a link to in Off Topic is just the warm up act. Investigative reporters are going to be all over college football, and Auburn is potentially a riper target than tOSU. Pandora's Box is open. Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 Pandora's Box is open. You're not kidding. And hope is going to get squashed by the NCAA. Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 I had no idea Andy Staples was Captain Kangaroo. Article Quote
Spin Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 After reading just part of that article, I take back any and every defense of Jim Tressel. I still can't believe that the AD and the Prez had absolutely NO idea anything was going on. All of these drivers had new cars from the same place, where was the largest Compliance Department in college athletics during all this time??? If the NCAA does what's right (and after letting the players play in the $$$$Bowl$Game$$$ last winter I doubt it), Tress is just the first domino to fall. Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 I still can't believe that the AD and the Prez had absolutely NO idea anything was going on. All of these drivers had new cars from the same place, where was the largest Compliance Department in college athletics during all this time??? Why can't you believe it? When Tressel was at YSU, the same thing was going on the AD had no idea.......What?.....He what?.....Really?.......OK, Tressel was the AD at YSU when his problems happened there as well. Where was the compliance department? Probably filling out NCAA forms that have nothing to do with compliance. The life of a compliance officer is similar to that of a guy who works middle management at a large company for 40 years. On his last day, he is given a golden eagle (frequently called giving him the bird) and he is sent on his way. 40 years for nothing. That's the life of a compliance officer. Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 Do you guys think if I wrote an article about Tressel titled, "Stupid Guy Gets Caught Doing Something Stupid" it would get published? Am I the only one who thinks the guy is really stupid to have something this bad happen and try to cover it up? Quote
GoZips Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 After reading just part of that article, I take back any and every defense of Jim Tressel. I still can't believe that the AD and the Prez had absolutely NO idea anything was going on. All of these drivers had new cars from the same place, where was the largest Compliance Department in college athletics during all this time??? If the NCAA does what's right (and after letting the players play in the $$$$Bowl$Game$$$ last winter I doubt it), Tress is just the first domino to fall. Gordon Gee is the well known "Pigpen" of college sports. He leaves a slime trail everywhere he has been a university president. Even hiring Gee is tanamount to saying you do not give a damn about the sanctions sure to follow. All you want is to win it all now over and over until caught. Quote
Dr Z Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Posted May 31, 2011 The SI article said as many as 28 players over eight years were involved with trading memorabilia for tattoos or money. Nine are players on the current roster not previously named, but the NCAA would have to investigate and find proof of that before adding sanctions. Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 ESPN is reporting Pryor showed up to tOSU football complex today in a new car with a temp tag on it. Either he isn't coming back to school, or he is the most stupid person in the world. Listen and listen good. That tat shop is going to be baby poop compared to the car dealership issues that are still waiting to be examined. Quote
Dr Z Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Posted May 31, 2011 ESPN is reporting Pryor showed up to tOSU football complex today in a new car with a temp tag on it. Either he isn't coming back to school, or he is the most stupid person in the world.That was yesterday at a players only meeting according to fox Cowlumbus. Nissan 350z Quote
GP1 Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 ESPN is reporting Pryor showed up to tOSU football complex today in a new car with a temp tag on it. Either he isn't coming back to school, or he is the most stupid person in the world.That was yesterday at a players only meeting according to fox Cowlumbus. Nissan 350z My bad. ESPN is reporting it like they broke the story...like they always do (read God Save The Fan to learn more). Quote
ZachTheZip Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 Either he isn't coming back to school, or he is the most stupid person in the world. You make it sound like those are mutually exclusive. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 31, 2011 Report Posted May 31, 2011 I remember a column in the Beacon Journal several years ago that featured a big pic of five-or-so Zips players piling into the back of a pick up truck to carpool to the Rubber Bowl for practice. Ohio State vs. Akron -- The Haves vs. the Have-nots Quote
Dave in Green Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Apparently Pryor did not learn some important life lessons from Tressel at tOSU. When Pryor drove up in his fancy sports car in the midst of the investigation over why he has access to so many cars, he was apparently driving on a suspended driver's license: Buckeyes Star QB T. Pryor Drove With Suspended License Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Apparently Pryor did not learn some important life lessons from Tressel at tOSU. When Pryor drove up in his fancy sports car in the midst of the investigation over why he has access to so many cars, he was apparently driving on a suspended driver's license: Buckeyes Star QB T. Pryor Drove With Suspended License I blame ESPN, Kirk Herbstreit and the NCAA's vendetta against Ohio State. Pryor should be the starter on opening day, and Tressel should be the coach. Anything less is just flat-out unjust! Zips fans are jealous of OSU? Jealousy of herpes just ain't right. It just keeps getting better. Quote
GP1 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Apparently Pryor did not learn some important life lessons from Tressel at tOSU. When Pryor drove up in his fancy sports car in the midst of the investigation over why he has access to so many cars, he was apparently driving on a suspended driver's license: Buckeyes Star QB T. Pryor Drove With Suspended License I'd love to know how long that 30 day tag has been on that car. Quote
Dr Z Posted June 1, 2011 Author Report Posted June 1, 2011 Apparently Pryor did not learn some important life lessons from Tressel at tOSU.Pryor did something wrong to get his license suspended, and then ignored it and continued to drive. Tressel did something wrong by not forwarding those emails, and then ignored it and continued to coach. I would say Pryor learned exactly what he was taught. Check Saint Jim's next book for more lessons on how to get around rules and financially succeed. Quote
Dave in Green Posted June 1, 2011 Report Posted June 1, 2011 Yep, everything about Pryor's current situation reeks of the sense of entitlement that win-at-any-cost football factory schools with huge, fanatical fan bases encourage in their star players. The second part of the following SI column deals with student reaction, and some describe Pryor as a cocky, arrogant dude who appears to love to flaunt his special status. Some students would be happy to see Pryor hit the road along with Tressel. But it's not all on Pryor. Whatever character he may have had before he arrived at tOSU, he's also the product of the tOSU football system in particular and college football in general that encourages such behavior. In Columbus, a mournful mood Quote
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