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

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Why can't the story be this: Some star players, and perhaps a small percentage of others over a period of several years, broke NCAA rules by cashing in on their status of being athletes. Jim Tressel failed to do what he was required to do when he learned of it, and was dishonest when required to disclose what he knew. It cost him his job. The players have been suspended for their indiscretions and/or have left the program. At this point, there are questions about cars and other activity that have not been fully investigated. If it turns out that Tat-gate and Jim Tressel's single violation of 10.1 are the core and bulk of the wrong-doing, then the guilty have been punished and the program has been purged of the source of these problems. If the athletic and compliance departments were complicit in helping athletes violate NCAA rules, or ignored such situations, Jim Tressel has been violating 10.1 for years on multiple occasions, and if more and worse violations by players are yet to be revealed, then the facts will support a culture of corruption conclusion.

I think it will be the former.
 
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Gatorubet;1938234; said:
Very well written and concise capsule Bill.

One sad result of this will be the NCAA absolutely excoriating Coach Tressel. Thinking about it, I really see no way that they won't use some very harsh and unflattering language describing his actions in connection with entering a show cause against him for a year or two.

For a proud man that has done so much good over the years, it will be a terrible blow for him to endure.
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Sadly it's hard to see this ending without the NCAA putting a "show cause" order on him. They hit McNair at USC with one for what is essentially the same action - not reporting a player receiving improper benefits once he became aware of it.

The NCAA's hand may be forced here now that McNair has filed suit against the NCAA over his show cause order. If they don't put one on Tressel then at some point, they'll have to answer the question in court, under oath - "Why different punishments for the same violation?".
 
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Darkmyst;1938329; said:
Sadly it's hard to see this ending without the NCAA putting a "show cause" order on him. They hit McNair at USC with one for what is essentially the same action - not reporting a player receiving improper benefits once he became aware of it.

The NCAA's hand may be forced here now that McNair has filed suit against the NCAA over his show cause order. If they don't put one on Tressel then at some point, they'll have to answer the question in court, under oath - "Why different punishments for the same violation?".
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A show cause penalty for Jim Tressel is meaningless that this point. He's essentially retired.
 
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http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6649132

Former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's relationship with memorabilia salesman Dennis Talbott dates to before Pryor ever took the field at Ohio Stadium, sources have told ESPN's "Outside the Lines."
Pryor and several other Buckeyes players were spotted at a private golf course near Columbus three to four times a week in summer 2008 with Talbott, who was a member. It was before Pryor's freshman season, but after he had already enrolled at the university, according to employees of the club, including the general manager.
It is unclear whether any of the players reimbursed Talbott for the $80- to $100-a-round guest fees. Even if they had, gaining access to the club through Talbott was an exclusive benefit and could be an NCAA violation.
At first, general manager Regan Koivisto thought having a few celebrities would generate a good buzz for the Sciota Reserve Country Club. But, he said, he started to worry when they became frequent guests -- and when he learned that Talbott was a sports memorabilia dealer.
"I said, 'This does not smell good,' " Koivisto said. "If anything bad was happening, I didn't want it to be happening on my property."
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bassbuckeye07;1938337; said:
This paints a pretty complete picture to me......of the dumbest pay for play scheme ever
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Tells me that at least Tressel knew of Talbott's connection to players and possibility of his giving them illegal (per the ncaa) benefits in the Summer of 2008, yet it didn't end his relationship with Talboott....just kept him off a golf course where the manager had become "concerned." On the other hand, Talbott wasn't formally disassociated from the program until late 2010. What took so long?

I wonder if a student doing research was necessary to discover that too?

And I would have gotten away with it too...if wasn't for those darned, meddling kids and their research projects.

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