Despite ESPN's Biased Tressel Coverage,....

[BlockONation]

There's Nothing To See Here Folks...Well, Not Yet Anyway

From BlockONation.com

NEWSFLASH (not really): The latest news on the NCAA's investigation involving Jim Tressel isn't anything new.

Everything that the NCAA is now "officially" accusing Tressel of had already come to light and Tressel has copped to his crimes—and all before Monday's "breaking news" as it was so-coined by the ESPN bottomline.

We already knew that he didn't come forward last April, and that he didn't contact OSU's compliance department at any point before Yahoo ran their story about the emails, and that he notified Terrelle Pryor's mentor, and that he knowingly signed the compliance report with no mention of the violations he had been made aware of.



It's no secret that ESPN continually recycles the same negative reports as if there is something new in its' crusade to bring down Ohio State, but there really is nothing new here, period.

As of now, the majority of Ohio State fans still support Tressel as does the University. If the potential NCAA penalties will be the same regardless of Tressel staying or going, he will without-a-doubt remain the head coach at OSU.

The only way Tressel's job security changes is if the NCAA (essentially) forces Ohio State to fire him by basing the severity of additional penalties they could decide to levy against OSU on whether or not Tressel is retained.

Then, and only then, will a real story worthy of this ridiculous amount of coverage by ESPN and CBS (coincidentally both $EC bedfellows) exist.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Good stuff buddy............

 

[hollis]

The thing worth pointing out from the Dispatch's story is that the NCAA did not find Ohio State responsible for wrong-doing, just Jim Tressel. It also gave us the date for the hearing.

This leads to speculation that the NCAA would prefer to punish Tressel the individual, rather than Ohio State the institution.


A lot of people say that the NCAA will make the punishments on OSU extreme, unless they force Tressel out. But, assuming that's true, is that even a conversation that happens? I find it hard to believe that the Infraction Committee is going to come-up with conditional punishment packages. Tressel sure as heck won't be fired before August when the hearing takes place. Are they really going to say, "Mr. Smith, would you prefer punishment A or punishment B?"

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

If OSU fires Coach Tressel to limit any punishment the university may receive than they stand for nothing............I would be ashamed to be a Buckeye that day..............

I would want the AD and the President gone also............

I am behind Coach 100%.................I would walk through fire for him.........

He means more to Ohio than just the head football coach at tOSU..............

 

[louts8wings]

The thing worth pointing out from the Dispatch's story is that the NCAA did not find Ohio State responsible for wrong-doing, just Jim Tressel. It also gave us the date for the hearing.

This leads to speculation that the NCAA would prefer to punish Tressel the individual, rather than Ohio State the institution.


A lot of people say that the NCAA will make the punishments on OSU extreme, unless they force Tressel out. But, assuming that's true, is that even a conversation that happens? I find it hard to believe that the Infraction Committee is going to come-up with conditional punishment packages. Tressel sure as heck won't be fired before August when the hearing takes place. Are they really going to say, "Mr. Smith, would you prefer punishment A or punishment B?"

you hit the nail on the head hollis. tress will take the blunt of this and the question remains of how long will he really sit out. i said it before and it would not surprise me if he gets a full season suspension. after that the university gets limited punishment.