As per ESPN, don't have a link yet. Just saw the piece on TV and on the ticker. The Big Ten is wide open this year.
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Wow. I'm actually pretty surprised by this news. I expected him to serve his suspension like his players. I didn't really expect that he would resign over this whole thing. Wonder if there is more that is going to come to light in the next few weeks and months.
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Well, my fiance and I were both saying that he should be fired but that it likely wouldn't happen. I'm very surprised he resigned, but it was the "right" thing to do.
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Surrender of the 2002 National Championsip is next.
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All the stuff that is coming out right now or will come out. It is a good thing this lying loser resigned.
The guy is a total puke. I hope the NCAA throws the book at this cheating program.
Rules are rules and he let his players get away with whatever they want.
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Not surprising in the least. It had to be done. Ohio State would be ripped a new ******* if they kept a dirtbag cheater like him.
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Tressel should head to the CFL so he can live his dream of punting on 3rd down.
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Wonder if Pryor might consider the Supplemental Draft now. He has to be kicking himself somewhat for not heading out early.
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I have a friend who works for a local news center and Ive heard some of the stuff that is about to come out and its not good. Tress HAD to gt out of dodge at this point.
But I must LOL at the people who think this is an "Ohio State" issue, its an ongoing problem in division 1 sports. I have been saying for years now that I believed the majority of top programs break the rules Ohio State included. So hearing the things that happened doesnt suprise me all that much, what does suprise me is how good of a job sports illustrated did uncovering the scandals that go on here. I just hope they dont stop at Ohio State.finyank13, Frumundah Finnatic and azfinfanmang like this. -
Kidding aside, I do have some empathy for Coach Tres, nature of minor league football you have to compete for the best athletes then you have to keep them in town. -
I dont really feel bad for Tress personally, your exactly right he is "competing" with other programs for top players. I worked with an ex WR who had some very interesting storys of his recruiting trips to OSU, Michigan State and Georgia. Its apart of the game truthfully. He put on a very phony image of himself though, no true man of honor can be a consistent 10year winner in major collegiate athletics if you ask me. The fact he painted a picture of himself to be so honorable was ridiculous.
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I highly suggest reading some of the stuff posted on Pryor's twitter account. Good stuff.
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Every single team in the BCS is cheating for one objective, and that objective is green rectangles with dead presidents on it.
That being said, Tressel deserves LOTS of bad things. Unlike most of the "Cheaters", he tried to pass off a Mr Rodgers Persona proving he was doing nothing wrong....
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Treat it as you will but my guess is in the end the university will be held responsible for the antics that went on under Tressel's tenure.BlameItOnTheHenne likes this. -
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In the end OSU will get a 2-4 year bow ban/Big 10 title game ban. Forfeit the Rose Bowl (and other titles) and lose scholarships at a total number higher than what USC got.
Tress will be lucky to escape without a 1-2 year ban from coaching which the NCAA does have the authority to do.
Basically OSU is ****ed and none of the big name coaches OSU fans are touting around are going to come into a program that is handcuffed from 2-4 years. They wouldnt dare soil their records, hell Meyer already said no. -
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Shame on us to ever think that could happen......
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Of course it is happening now, has been happening in the past and will in the future. With the system in place it will always happen. Paying the players also will not make this cease, because some players will always then be looking for more than others. College sports will forever be as corrupt as old Rome, and that will never change. -
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Somehow I doubt East Carolina for example is cheating on the same level as some of the big time programs, if at all. I'd lump the San Jose State's etc in there as well.
I can tell you there is so much **** going on that you have no idea. At least there was back in my day. I know guys who broke into houses got caught with the stuff in their hands and were playing ball that weekend. Nothing was ever said. That guy got drafted, played over 10 seasons and was always lauded as 'a good guy in the community'.unluckyluciano and Ozzy like this. -
There might not be another human in America more excited than my brother-in-law.....Michigan grad, lives in RI, 38, still has season tickets for one game every other year....Michigan is going to eventually pound them again, once the new guy gets his people in there...
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He delivers again!