Yahoo, Tattoos, and tOSU (1-year bowl ban, 82 scholly limit for 3 years)

[OH10]

Agreed. As already stated the NCAA doesn't dole out punishment for that. So if you're talking about a starter, he might get a game.

Correct. I believe JT gave Bellisari two games and he was benched at the start of the Outback Bowl. Case-by-case basis depending on the importance of the player involved.

 

[buxfan4life]

Bellisari

Off topic here, but I remember going to the State Penn (i think) game and seeing a sign by one of their fans that read "Hey, OSU! We're gonna ring your Bellisari ass!" I lol'd.

Sorry, just reminiscing.

 

[NuclearBuck]

I'm seeing the worst part of this whole thing now: A fanbase divided.

People are lining up and choosing sides.

Have to agree with you SmoovP. I live way off the reservation these days but the few Buckeye fans I run into seem split down the middle with a healthy dose of hostility for the opposing sides view. The upside to this is we will seperate the wheat from the chaff, so to speak, in regard to fairweather fans. Perhaps a nation wide sing-a-long of Kumbaya is in order!

Off topic, but didn't Woody have a trick involving all one color of bean, save one, in a jar and while he shook it the 'Buckeye" bean always rose to the top? Seems very appropriate here.

 

[Gatorubet]

OK, show me message board arguments from the late 70s to prove that.

Will you accept COBOL punch cards?

 

[bassbuckeye07]

I just hope the emails on those things don't get subjected to FOIA requests.

You know as well as I that Woody only communicated by carrier pigeon

 

[Cincinnatibuck]

That's an awfully low price. A quick search on Autotrader showed that a 2007 300C is listed between $15-$22k today in my area. Buying it for under those prices 4 years ago doesn't look good to me.

A 2007 on a used car lot in 2007 says there was a reason why the previous owner did not want the car. You have to ask why a person with a car no more than a year old would trade it in.

 

[Mike80]

You know as well as I that Woody only communicated by carrier pigeon

Negative. Woody was a Navy guy, therefore he used signal flags.

 

[buckeyebri]

A 2007 on a used car lot in 2007 says there was a reason why the previous owner did not want the car. You have to ask why a person with a car no more than a year old would trade it in.

some people just like to get a new car every year or two....IMHO this is why leasing can be attractive to some folks...

 

[buxfan4life]

A 2007 on a used car lot in 2007 says there was a reason why the previous owner did not want the car. You have to ask why a person with a car no more than a year old would trade it in.

Turning in a lease early or a repo, rental car sell off, VIP car (one salespeople/owners get to drive for a while), didn't like it, etc.

There are many reasons. Family friends in western Ohio own a decent sized dealership, and the kids would always be driving a new car every few months. Dad would turn those around and sell them as "VIP" cars that were late model, low milage cars for way under what a new car would be. Not uncommon practice at all.

 

[Gatorubet]

Could be, but I remember selling a car with a bluebook over $18k for $7k back in my dealership days. Auction price was $2k with minimal in-house repair costs, and they would always take the immediate cash flow over waiting for a higher margin buyer. Markup on used cars was well over 100% on average. I also took something like $7k off the price of my last new car with incentives and credit card points. A used car in the same model year might well have a lower dealer acquisition cost and still be eligible for incentives. It's usually the specific car, not the specific person, that makes for a cherry deal. On this one, I vote not a concern unless otherwise documented.

And I bet all the bass clarinet players got sweet rides at a discount.

 

[AKAK]

A 2007 on a used car lot in 2007 says there was a reason why the previous owner did not want the car. You have to ask why a person with a car no more than a year old would trade it in.

As Mike80 stated earlier, it was likely a rental with that many miles. Which may mean it was abused or had a number of other problems.

Now, of course, this doesn't make it any less fishy to the outside world, but, I've got a buddy who kind of just goes through vehicles and get a call from a salesman any time they have a car they are trying to move for cheap... the converse of this is that you can walk onto a car lot and say, "Hey. Is there anything you're trying to get rid of?" Sometimes it's a dumb color and just doesn't sell next to the other ones, or have a bit more wear and tear than usual. I bought my last car (that was from a dealer) that way I just said I'm looking for either X or Y and let me know if you've got one you're motivated to get rid of, and I'll come down and look. (And to be honest the one right next to it that was the same year, model and approximate mileage LOOKED a lot nicer... but not 4K nicer)

 

[y0yoyoin]

ESPN updated its front page news link

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6526673

Report: Car sold for $13,700, not $0

Former Ohio State linebacker Thaddeus Gibson didn't understand why his purchase of a used Chrysler 300C was listed at $0 in documents disclosed in a media report, since he was still making payments on the vehicle.
Now, newly uncovered documents appear to back up Gibson -- to the tune of $13,700.
In an initial report on Ohio State's investigation of car sales to athletes and their families, the Dispatch cited documents showing a purchase price of $0 for Gibson's car.

cont...

 

[sparcboxbuck]

And I bet all the bass clarinet players got sweet rides at a discount.

We do not have clarinet players in our marching band thankyouverymuchmmmmk?

 

[zincfinger]

the NCAA already levies obscene punishments to student-athletes for minor violations of NCAA rules. If those same players had committed a DUI, they'd probably only be suspended for 2 games. Tell me the logic in that...

I think the logic is probably something along the lines of the following: the NCAA's mission is to enforce the rules of amateur athletics (principally to ensure that the athletes actually are amateurs and valid students). The NCAA's mission is not to enforce the criminal law. Other organizations exist whose job is to enforce the criminal law.

 

[knapplc]

Isn't the focus of this not so much on the price of the car, but whether people who are not Ohio State athletes/their families would get the same deal? Doesn't much matter if the car is worth the price he paid or not, what matters is if that dealership gives the same/similar price to Joe Off The Street.

People are focusing too much on the $13k sticker price, and what condition the car was in, etc. That's secondary to the greater question.