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

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ORD_Buckeye;1888454; said:
I think that I'm going to research the rate of growth--using Woody's last year as the benchmark--in the athletic department's budget, the football coach's salary and compare it to the growth rate of the university's overall budget, the president's salary and the average salary of a full time, tenured professor. It might be interesting (troubling?).
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When the school fired Fred Taylor -- largely over his failure to sign any of the big stars coming out of Columbus East HS because, in his own words, "They wanted more than the NCAA allowed me to offer them," they discovered that they had a huge problem: Woody insisted throughout his career that he would not be paid more a full professor, a salary cap he and Taylor shared. Now the school couldn't find a "big name" coach who would work for the kind of money Woody was holding the university to.
 
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http://www.10tv.com/live/content/te...state-university-compliance-cars.html?sid=102

Several of Ohio State's athletic administrators workers drive courtesy cars that are provided by local car dealers, including the director of NCAA compliance, 10 Investigates' Paul Aker reported on Thursday. 10 Investigates asked for permission to take video of Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith's Cadillac and Ohio State director of NCAA compliance Doug Archie's Jeep. The university declined.
So 10TV News took surveillance video to show the free cars that they drive and the conflict of interest that critics say the vehicles create. CONTINUED...
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Get in on it Doug. What the heck does D'Andrea need to trade for tickets. he can't get some as a former "player"?
 
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seriously? so somebody made separate decisions to:
- think of this "story"
- allow somebody to investigate it
- sign off on "surveillance" of people driving to and from work

and the best one

- looked at this "story" and deem it worthy of publication.



congrats, 10tv. that's hard hitting journalism right there.
 
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give me a freakin' break. the athletic staff at pretty much every big program drives courtesy cars. sheesh.

whether it's good for fickell's image or not, i hope he treats the media like the pieces of [mark may] that they are. the whole lot of them. this is making me wish that meyer becomes our coach after next season, which shouldn't be taken as an offense to fickell. i want meyer if for no other reason than that he would treat the media personnel like the idiots that they are. the only thing that would make me happier is if he demands that bobby knight be named the ssid.
 
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OSU_Buckguy;1941597; said:
give me a freakin' break. the athletic staff at pretty much every big program drives courtesy cars. sheesh.
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Yup- later in the article:

A university spokesman said that other universities have similar programs.

10 Investigates checked and found the university explanation does not totally hold up. While most Big Ten schools allow their athletic directors to take free cars from dealers, that's not so for compliance officers.

Three other Big Ten institutions -- Iowa, Michigan State and Michigan - said that it is OK for their compliance officers to get free dealer cars. The eight other schools, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin said that they do not allow it.

The University of Florida also allows its compliance officers to receive courtesy cars. However, the University of Texas, the University of Oklahoma and UCLA all forbid the practice, Aker reported.
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and of those programs that don't permit their compliance departments to drive courtesy cars, i can just about guarantee that most permit other staff members (ad, coaches, coaches' wives, ssid, etc.) at these universities to drive courtesy cars.

this a complete non-issue packaged to look like dog s***. if i were to meet just the obituary writer for the dispatch or 10tv's craft services assistant tomorrow, i would spit in their face. don't even get me started with john wolfe. i'd probably load my dog with burritos and laxatives before trapping him in wolfe's car.
 
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Holy shit guys.....I hesitate to post this because once I do, it's out for the whole world to see how dirty our football program is. But I can't help it....I'm an investigative journalist. I did some digging, and I found out Ohio State pays the athletic director and every single coach a salary. Like actual money. THEY'RE ON THE FRICKEN PAYROLL!
 
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