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

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BUCKYLE;1929559; said:
This is no big deal.
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As I've said many times, The Ohio State University was here long before Jim Tressel and it will be around long after he's gone, but when your extremely successful head coach has to resign it is a big deal.

Then again, this thread has never been short on rationalizations.
 
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Jake;1929566; said:
As I've said many times, The Ohio State University was here long before Jim Tressel and it will be around long after he's gone, but when your extremely successful head coach has to resign it is a big deal.

Then again, this thread has never been short on rationalizations.
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Just happy you got your "I told you so" post in. Well done.

This is a big deal in that I loved Jim Tressel. I loved how he dealt with the media, players, and fans. I loved that he beat TSUN. Most of all, I love how he did all the above with class.

But, in the grand scheme of things...this isn't a big deal. There have been many coaches that resigned were fired, let go, left, etc...and yet, tOSU remains successful over the decades...more so than any other program. So no, it's not a big deal.
 
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BUCKYLE;1929578; said:
Just happy you got your "I told you so" post in. Well done.

This is a big deal in that I loved Jim Tressel. I loved how he dealt with the media, players, and fans. I loved that he beat TSUN. Most of all, I love how he did all the above with class.

But, in the grand scheme of things...this isn't a big deal. There have been many coaches that resigned were fired, let go, left, etc...and yet, tOSU remains successful over the decades...more so than any other program. So no, it's not a big deal.
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i will reply with the risk of the ban. how much class he did actually have, considering the way he's resigning in disgrace? he broke the rules. blatantly. there is no justification.

keep deluding yourself and telling yourself it isn't a big deal. the facts speak otherwise. the Senator. the Teflon Don. is resigning. it's a HUGE deal.
 
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ginn421 said:
Seriously, fuck that guy. If he's going to claim Tressel's head based on some shitty SI report then I've lost all of what was left of my faith in modern "journalism."
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The dude is in PR mode to help his article get some hits now that it is about Ohio State's former head coach. A lot less interesting that it is about the former coach. And fuck that guy. He is shit.
 
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ginn421;1929586; said:
Seriously, fuck that guy. If he's going to claim Tressel's head based on some shitty SI report then I've lost all of what was left of my faith in modern "journalism."
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According to Ken Gordon on twitter OSU's higher ups got a chance to review the article on Friday.
http://twitter.com/#!/kgordonosu


Less than three months after President E. Gordon Gee and Athletic Director Gene Smith said they fully supported their embattled coach, mounting pressure, a pending NCAA disciplinary hearing and new revelations about the culture of the program forced the university to act on their once-revered coach, sources said.
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/05/30/ohio-state-news.html?sid=101


(Edit - separating this part from above. Gordon didn't write this; it is my supposition.)
That may have been one of the final straws - probably enough to push a trustee or two over to the Tressel must go side.
 
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lvbuckeye;1929592; said:
i will reply with the risk of the ban. how much class he did actually have, considering the way he's resigning in disgrace? he broke the rules. blatantly. there is no justification.

keep deluding yourself and telling yourself it isn't a big deal. the facts speak otherwise. the Senator. the Teflon Don. is resigning. it's a HUGE deal.
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Pretty sure I outlined why I thought it wasn't a big deal, and why it was.

Woody getting fired was a big deal. Earle had a winning record against TSUN. Earle getting fired was a big deal. Coop took recruiting to a consistent level never seen before at tOSU. Coop getting fired was a big deal. JT won a MNC and numerous B10 titles, and along the way, thouroughly DOMINATED TSUN to the point they started grasping at anything that was different from a hundred years of winning tradition in order to shake things up and maybe win a game against JT. So yeah, the next guy will come in, tear shit up, and this won't be such a big deal.

But my post wasn't really about it being a big deal or not. It was about telling Jake to fuck off for his "I told you so" post. In a couple days, ORD and his antip-Tressel friends can come with that bullshit, and I'll ignore it. But not today.
 
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OSU_D/;1929596; said:
According to Ken Gordon on twitter OSU's higher ups got a chance to review the article on Friday.
http://twitter.com/#!/kgordonosu



http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/05/30/ohio-state-news.html?sid=101


(Edit - separating this part from above. Gordon didn't write this; it is my supposition.)
That may have been one of the final straws - probably enough to push a trustee or two over to the Tressel must go side.
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fuck the dispatch and fuck ken gordon
 
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lvbuckeye said:
i will reply with the risk of the ban. how much class he did actually have, considering the way he's resigning in disgrace? he broke the rules. blatantly. there is no justification.

keep deluding yourself and telling yourself it isn't a big deal. the facts speak otherwise. the Senator. the Teflon Don. is resigning. it's a HUGE deal.
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Well, to whats been made publicly available regarding the NCAA investigation, nothing has tangibly changed from March to May 30th. Same investigation that's ongoing. What has changed was the media frenzy driving much speculation and allegations. Having Tressel resign is simply the most parsimonious solution to Ohio State's various media/compliance problems. Occam's Razor.

I'm disappointed that Ohio State's undying support of Tressel ended this weekend. Unless new charges are brought ahead, I would have rather tOSU taken the beating, show the collective strength as a university to deal with the penalties and then have him retire of his own accord. Now it looks like they just wanted to go with the easy way out. However, I reserve the right to change that opinion if new information/charges/accusations are found and made available.
 
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Diego-Bucks;1929607; said:
Well, to whats been made publicly available regarding the NCAA investigation, nothing has tangibly changed from March to May 30th. Same investigation that's ongoing. What has changed was the media frenzy driving much speculation and allegations. Having Tressel resign is simply the most parsimonious solution to Ohio State's various media/compliance problems. Occam's Razor.

I'm disappointed that Ohio State's undying support of Tressel ended this weekend. Unless new charges are brought ahead, I would have rather tOSU taken the beating, show the collective strength as a university to deal with the penalties and then have him retire of his own accord. Now it looks like they just wanted to go with the easy way out. However, I reserve the right to change that opinion if new information/charges/accusations are found and made available.
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This.

Unless some pretty damning evidence comes out about improprieties that Tressel directly knew about, this is the result of a lynch mob-mentality sports media that is never satisfied until they tear someone down after hyping and building them up. All of these supposed infractions that people are trying to dig up...disgusting.
 
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