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Mar 17, 2011 9:19 PM
New thread worthy? I'd say so.
Right thing to do should have done it in the first place. They gonna need an extra press box in the shoe for the suspendees.
Mar 17, 2011 9:19pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:21 PM
gerb131;715846 wrote:New thread worthy? I'd say so.
Right thing to do should have done it in the first place. They gonna need an extra press box in the shoe for the suspendees.

Hahaha put em in the penalty box
Mar 17, 2011 9:21pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:22 PM
gerb131;715846 wrote:New thread worthy? I'd say so.
Right thing to do should have done it in the first place. They gonna need an extra press box in the shoe for the suspendees.

They can't be in the stadium for games
Mar 17, 2011 9:22pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:25 PM
LJ;715854 wrote:They can't be in the stadium for games

Better reserve a private room at the Centerfold Club
Mar 17, 2011 9:25pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:27 PM
gerb131;715860 wrote:Better reserve a private room at the Centerfold Club

Somewhere higher class than that geez
Mar 17, 2011 9:27pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:29 PM
LJ;715866 wrote:Somewhere higher class than that geez

Top 5 joint in the area imho if ya dont leave your car too far lol
Mar 17, 2011 9:29pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:29 PM
The only question is will this satisfy the NCAA?
Mar 17, 2011 9:29pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:33 PM
bigkahuna;715869 wrote:The only question is will this satisfy the NCAA?

I think it has a decent shot of doing so. The university has always been pretty transparent regarding violations (compared to other big programs), and Tressel is at least owning up to it, even though he fucked up pretty bad. They don't look good, but they have handled it decent.

The only way they come over the top now is if they drill Pearl with something, and feel necessary to on Tressel for the sake of consistency.
Mar 17, 2011 9:33pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:38 PM
Tressel cares too much about his image. He should have told all the MF's to go pound salt, and left it up to his boss and the NCAA. If the NCAA wants to hit him harder then he should take it 'cause it goes with the job. They make the rules...434 pages worth. Tressel doesn't need to self flagellate. NCAA compliance has enough whips.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/sportsextra/article.aspx?subjectid=2&articleid=20101212_92_B1_CUTLIN686406
Mar 17, 2011 9:38pm
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Mar 17, 2011 9:53 PM
he needs to be suspended the whole year
Mar 17, 2011 9:53pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:01 PM
^^^^That's exactly what I mean. He should have told you and those like you to stick it up your ass, because it's not your call.


Just sayin'.
Mar 17, 2011 10:01pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:08 PM
ts1227;715877 wrote:I think it has a decent shot of doing so. The university has always been pretty transparent regarding violations (compared to other big programs), and Tressel is at least owning up to it, even though he fucked up pretty bad. They don't look good, but they have handled it decent.

The only way they come over the top now is if they drill Pearl with something, and feel necessary to on Tressel for the sake of consistency.
Save for the financial ramifications, Tressel's 5 games suspension is way worse than Pearl's 8 game suspension. Not to mention, Pearl's case is littered with lying and deception.
Mar 17, 2011 10:08pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:20 PM
elbuckeye28;715950 wrote:Save for the financial ramifications, Tressel's 5 games suspension is way worse than Pearl's 8 game suspension. Not to mention, Pearl's case is littered with lying and deception.

Pearl came clean on his own though. They're not that far apart when it's all said and done.
Mar 17, 2011 10:20pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:24 PM
2quik4u;715917 wrote:he needs to be suspended the whole year

+1
Mar 17, 2011 10:24pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:25 PM
ts1227;715974 wrote:Pearl came clean on his own though. They're not that far apart when it's all said and done.

He only admitted it after he lied, after he tried to get others to lie for him, and it was obvious that the lie wasn't going to work any longer. Not to mention there were other NCAA violations that him and his staff committed that weren't related to that BBQ. Add to the fact the whole Lane Kiffin ordeal(and baseball violations), and I think Tressel's and Pearl's situations are very different.
Mar 17, 2011 10:25pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:58 PM
You bet they are completely different. But more importantly NCAA punishments are way over the top for the supposed crimes.....and it cost the Universities tons of money. Ohio State has 9 people to pay just to handle the NCAA compliance paperwork. The compliance rulebook is 434 pages long and reads like a Russian novel. Some 18 year old kid screws up and you have a whole dog and pony show complete with drama and press conferences and mea culpa's and suspension and fines reaching into 6 or 7 figures. For what the OSU State players did, a 1 game suspension and repayment of the money to an approved charity would have been more than sufficient. Overly harsh penalties only increase the stakes and lead to the tangled webs of complicity that turn normally good individuals into cheats and liars.

The NCAA has to get a grip on reality and get over itself as judge and executioner. Keep the penalties reasonable and suitable for the 'violation' and the circumstances and a lot of this goes away without unfairness or putting anyone at a competitive disadvatage.
Mar 17, 2011 10:58pm
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Mar 17, 2011 10:59 PM
I don't know that this was the best thing to do.
Mar 17, 2011 10:59pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:00 PM
I just question how sincere he is by suspending himself for 5 games. He only did so when it was known that the players couldn't get their 5 games reduced. If they reduced it to 2 games, would he have stayed at 2 games?

This just makes it look like damage control. The NCAA could very well come down harder than the 5 games/250k, only because he is viewed as a leader and should be held to a higher standard.
Mar 17, 2011 11:00pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:04 PM
I like it. If he is suspended a whole year, then so be it.
I've basically accepted next year is a wash. I'd be extremely happy with a New Year's Bowl game.
I really expect them to lose at least 2 of those 5 and have at least 3 loses by the end of the year.
Mar 17, 2011 11:04pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:05 PM
To me it looks like a coach/school trying to head off the NCAA from looking too deep by hoping they'll accept the self-imposed sanctions. If I'm the NCAA, an eyebrow was just raised.
Mar 17, 2011 11:05pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:10 PM
ptown_trojans_1;716030 wrote:I like it. If he is suspended a whole year, then so be it.
I've basically accepted next year is a wash. I'd be extremely happy with a New Year's Bowl game.
I really expect them to lose at least 2 of those 5 and have at least 3 loses by the end of the year.
I see them losing to Miami,Michigan State,Nebraska,and maybe even Colorado if the Buffs play well
Mar 17, 2011 11:10pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:15 PM
Ty Webb;716040 wrote:I see them losing to Miami,Michigan State,Nebraska,and maybe even Colorado if the Buffs play well

well you are usually wrong, so we really don't care for your view
Mar 17, 2011 11:15pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:17 PM
WebFire;716032 wrote:To me it looks like a coach/school trying to head off the NCAA from looking too deep by hoping they'll accept the self-imposed sanctions. If I'm the NCAA, an eyebrow was just raised.

I kind of feel the same way. I'm not hating, JMO.
Mar 17, 2011 11:17pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:20 PM
2quik4u;715917 wrote:he needs to be suspended the whole year

Bruce Pearl wasn't, he was suspended for 25% of Tennessee's games, Tressel is now suspended for almost 40 % of Ohio State games.
Mar 17, 2011 11:20pm
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Mar 17, 2011 11:24 PM
Big Gain;716058 wrote:Bruce Pearl wasn't, he was suspended for 25% of Tennessee's games, Tressel is now suspended for almost 40 % of Ohio State games.

Yeah, but we all know that makes no difference when it comes to NCAA sanctions. They have no consistency whatsoever it seems.
Mar 17, 2011 11:24pm