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I stand with Jim Tressel - How Firm Thy Friendship

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Utah Man;1931427; said:
Wow- they were really ripping Tressel and y'alls program on ESPN today. Nobody gives him any props for not selling out his players.
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I don't know what all they said on ESPN because I was at work today, but I'm not giving him any props for not selling out his players, either. He's not their classmate following the "don't rat out your friends" code. He represented the entire university, was paid well to do it, and had a responsibility to that university first and foremost.

Unfortunately, he failed to live up to that responsibility by apparently doing nothing when he received the infamous emails. As an alum, I'm extremely disappointed that he chose that course of inaction.
 
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My favorite quote from the above referenced article (in reference to the next OSU coach):

He might police players more closely than Tressel did, but at what cost? College kids shouldn't have bad choices removed from their list of options. That might help with NCAA compliance, but it doesn't help anyone become a useful adult. Players should be taught to make better decisions and face tougher consequences.
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This says so much.
 
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Jake;1931469; said:
I don't know what all they said on ESPN because I was at work today, but I'm not giving him any props for not selling out his players, either. He's not their classmate following the "don't rat out your friends" code. He represented the entire university, was paid well to do it, and had a responsibility to that university first and foremost.

Unfortunately, he failed to live up to that responsibility by apparently doing nothing when he received the infamous emails. As an alum, I'm extremely disappointed that he chose that course of inaction.
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Sounds like your "Friendship" needs some Viagra.






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Except for the thread on the home page, I don't care who posts what in the 'all in' or in this thread anymore.
 
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BB73;1931474; said:
Sounds like your "Friendship" needs some Viagra.

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I'd be less disappointed in Jim Tressel if I hadn't respected him so much in the first place. When he said he didn't know what to do with the emails, so he did nothing for almost a year until they were discovered, I found that extremely difficult to believe.
 
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Sorry for your loss, folks. JT is a helluva Coach

I find it pretty stand-up that JT took the fall for some stupid decisions the players made.

With all that going on, I can't believe TP had the gall to show up in yet another vehicle.
You figure, even if it was on the up-and-up, to at least put it off a couple of months so as not to draw attention.

:cheers: here's to landing on your feet, with a superb coach.

Don't be creeped out, but...

:oh:
 
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sharkonwheels;1931887; said:
Sorry for your loss, folks. JT is a helluva Coach

I find it pretty stand-up that JT took the fall for some stupid decisions the players made.

With all that going on, I can't believe TP had the gall to show up in yet another vehicle.
You figure, even if it was on the up-and-up, to at least put it off a couple of months so as not to draw attention.

:cheers: here's to landing on your feet, with a superb coach.

Don't be creeped out, but...

:oh:
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:io:

Gots to jump on THAT shit. :biggrin:
 
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Been reading the TP thread...

All I can say is...

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Just defies logic.

I just hope he doesn't end up impacting the entire program in a major way, because of stupid decisions, and the arrogance he's presently displaying.

Think Miami back in the mid-90's after Erickson...

Yeah...

It was a sad, sad time.

I sincerely hope you guys don't have to go through that, and I really mean it.
 
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knapplc;1932157; said:
Some perspective on the import of the Tressel situation from - of all places - Sports Illustrated.

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Go ahead and read it. I wouldn't post it if it was another hatchet job on OSU/Tressel. It's a good piece.
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Steve Rushin is good. Really good. It's writers like him, Joe Posnanski and Grant Wahl that keep me from canceling my subscription and avoiding their website.

Succinctly put:
Anyone who feels real moral outrage when reading the Sports section has almost certainly skipped the News and Metro sections.
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