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Jim Bollman (Stay calm and run Dave)

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Now we know who the sacrificial lamb might be if it comes to that. Like BFS I wished it happened a bit ago so we could have gotten Peterson earlier! Dang Bollman, I was really looking forward to him getting fired, but dang success against Michigan and the Bowl game. Of course I will trade success over that any day!
 
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So, how did the Dispatch reporters get information that's in Bollman's personnel file? I would have thought that items in a personnel department file would be exempted from FOIA requests.

But it's really a non-story. It's good that Morris never even practiced with the team. It's also worth noting Geiger's strong language in February 2003, which was even before MoC had the incident with things stolen from the car he was driving. Fresh off the NC, AG knew how damaging any small violation would be in terms of public perception.
 
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tibor75 said:
Some friend who tries to ruin his boss's name by cheating.
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After reading the article, I don't see how you came to the conclusion that Bollman was trying to cheat. Yeah apparently he made a mistake by calling the tutor, but he states that he thought the Morris family had already hired the tutor. It doesn't sound to me that he intentionally tried to cheat.
 
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According to YSUBuck on BN, Tim May just called in to 1460 to "clear up some of his story."

Concerning the loan: Morris put Bollman down as a reference for a loan. Bollman had no idea that they did this.

The Morris family wanted to know where to get a good car. Bollman told them about where he got his car.

FWIW anyway
 
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While I think it's great that OSU addressed the problem, I'm growing tired of "mistakes" in our athletic program. They know, or should know, the rules and yet they walk afoul of them anyway. These types of "mistakes" speak to the character of the individuals who commit them, assuming the stories are printed accurately. Considering the media is full of shit a lot of the time, I'm reluctant to come down too hard on people, since we may not be getting the full story.

However, if the stories are accurate, it's troubling. Missing the snap count is a "mistake"; taking money you shouldn't take isn't a "mistake", it's dishonest; attempting to offer prohibited favors is not a "mistake", it's dishonest. A note in the file, or missing a football game, doesn't seem to be much of a consequence. And how do you trust them again?

If I make such dishonest "mistakes" in my job, termination is only the beginning of my problems. A note in my file? A suspension? I wish...
 
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BuckeyeBill73 said:
So, how did the Dispatch reporters get information that's in Bollman's personnel file? I would have thought that items in a personnel department file would be exempted from FOIA requests.
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Nope, as an employee of the state your personnel file is subject to a public records request. Ohio Revised Code § 149.43.
 
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tsteele316 said:
yes, i'm sure bollman's intention was to besmurch tressel's name by getting a tutor for derek morris.
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the tutor is irrelivant. this is what seriously conscerns me:

Geiger’s letter also said Bollman was contacted by Huntington Bank about a $3,000 loan the family had applied for, and Bollman told the bank the loan would be fine "as long as Ohio State did not have any involvement in the process."
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can anyone give me a single reason why a bank would contact bollman about a loan for a students PARENTS? this isn't a case of the bank saying "is this student currently enrolled at tOSU" as might be the case if the student were applying. which could be easily explained away. yeah, the student went in to apply for a loan and used bollman as a tOSU rep to confirm he was a student there. thats simple and easy to understand. but that isn't the case here from what is being reported. this is the family of this kid getting a loan and name dropping bollman. who does something i really really really don't like. its stated "Bollman told the bank the loan would be fine".

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give them the loan, their kid is a buckeye. just make sure you don't mention me or tOSU in any of it. this sounds an awful lot like bollman using his position and clout to get the family of a recruit money for coming to tOSU. while its not free money and they will have to pay off the loan. the fact that he is allowing himself to be involved in a financial transaction with the kids parents is very disturbing.

while im sure this is innocent too as he hasn't been fired. it just reaaaaally looks bad.
 
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Bollman

"You always try to learn from any situation that comes up so they don’t occur again," Bollman said. "You’ve got to be extra careful about everything and anything. You need to try to double-check everything. We try to work pretty close with the compliance office so when there is any kind of question, you’d call them first."

I am sorry, but this is not good enough.

His statement should read, "We work extremely close with the compliance office so when there is any kind of question, we call them immediately."

I have to side with Tibor here.

At least we know Bollman isn't being kept around because of his "offensive genius" (even if he is a puppet). It must be due to loyalty.

-Z
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
The main thing I took from the article is that the NCAA was already made aware of it - self reported back in 02. It's already been dealt with. It's a non-event in that way.
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exactly. It's over and dealt with. I just think it's silly to act like Bollman is completely innocent here.
 
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