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Mar 20, 2011 12:27 PM
OSU calling a news conference for Wednesday to announce Gene Smith is stepping down. Sources are saying that he was notified by Tressel on the same day that he received the emails about improper actions by his players.Gene Smith told Tressel to delete the emails and forget about them and he would take care of it, stating that the team had come to far to let some childish mistakes ruin their chances at a National Championship. Tressel covered himself by staying in touch with the lawyer and did what he was told by Smith concerning his signing of the NCAA disclosure stating he had no knowledge of violations while informing the Compliance Department of Gene Smith trying to hide information. Who will they find to replace Smith knowing that more sanctions are coming?
Mar 20, 2011 12:27pm
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Mar 20, 2011 12:29 PM
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Mar 20, 2011 12:29pm
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Mar 20, 2011 12:30 PM
IF this is true....Urban Meyer may be your next AD
Mar 20, 2011 12:30pm
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Mar 20, 2011 12:30 PM
You can't start a thread like this without some kind of proof.
Mar 20, 2011 12:30pm
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Mar 20, 2011 12:33 PM
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Mar 20, 2011 12:52 PM
Google search provides absolutely zero other than this nonsense as of yet....
Mar 20, 2011 12:52pm
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Mar 20, 2011 12:55 PM
Might as well move this to the basement now.
Mar 20, 2011 12:55pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:10 PM
karen lotz;718231 wrote:You can't start a thread like this without some kind of proof.


I heard it on Pittsburgh sports radio this morning and they said that a Florida Sports Channel would be releasing more details later today or tomorrow after OSU makes announcement of the news conference.
Mar 20, 2011 1:10pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:36 PM
If this is false banhammer.
Mar 20, 2011 1:36pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:36 PM
So no one else was listening to Pittsburgh sports radio? Something like that would have spread like wildfire on twitter.
Mar 20, 2011 1:36pm
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Mar 20, 2011 1:39 PM
I believe it could be true for one reason. At the last press conference a reporter asked Tressel if he was concerned about confidentiality did he forward the email to ANYONE. Tressel started to say yes but Smith moved in and took the mic saying that they could not comment on that because there was still an ongoing investigation. For the life of me though I kept thinking I had to be mistaken that Tressel wasn't saying yes because I couldn't believe Tressel falling on the sword if he did indeed pass this information on.
Mar 20, 2011 1:39pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:16 PM
password;718224 wrote:OSU calling a news conference for Wednesday to announce Gene Smith is stepping down. Sources are saying that he was notified by Tressel on the same day that he received the emails about improper actions by his players.Gene Smith told Tressel to delete the emails and forget about them and he would take care of it, stating that the team had come to far to let some childish mistakes ruin their chances at a National Championship. Tressel covered himself by staying in touch with the lawyer and did what he was told by Smith concerning his signing of the NCAA disclosure stating he had no knowledge of violations while informing the Compliance Department of Gene Smith trying to hide information. Who will they find to replace Smith knowing that more sanctions are coming?

So...is this implying Tressel took a bullet for Gene Smith also?
Mar 20, 2011 3:16pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:28 PM
I call shenanigans. Why would he do this during the NCAA Tournament with Ohio State as the top seed and himself as the committee chairman?
Mar 20, 2011 3:28pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:37 PM
I agree that if this news was out there and it being about OSU that it wouldve spread very quickly.
Mar 20, 2011 3:37pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:47 PM
This isn't USC or some SEC school. ESPN would have coverage of this and their guys trashing Ohio State on every channel if it were true.
Mar 20, 2011 3:47pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:48 PM
Fidmeister;718483 wrote:I call shenanigans. Why would he do this during the NCAA Tournament with Ohio State as the top seed and himself as the committee chairman?
Tigerfan00;718499 wrote:I agree that if this news was out there and it being about OSU that it wouldve spread very quickly.

I agree with both of these statements.
Mar 20, 2011 3:48pm
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Mar 20, 2011 3:56 PM
Maybe Gene Smith does not have an option as to when he is stepping down.... Maybe TOSU is immediately demanding his resignation due to his poor decisions, and the ramifications it will have on the university. (If this is all true)
Mar 20, 2011 3:56pm
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Mar 20, 2011 4:30 PM
fml. I want to believe its not true, but I wanted to believe the past two rumors weren't true and we all know how that went.
Mar 20, 2011 4:30pm
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Mar 20, 2011 4:38 PM
Not saying this isn't true, but surely there would be something out there. I can't find any mention of this
Mar 20, 2011 4:38pm
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Mar 20, 2011 5:13 PM
j_crazy;718292 wrote:If this is false banhammer.

Fo sho
Mar 20, 2011 5:13pm
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Mar 20, 2011 5:47 PM
Just googled found nothing at all but this thread
Mar 20, 2011 5:47pm
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Mar 20, 2011 5:51 PM
Yeah, if there was a leak, it would be out.
Mar 20, 2011 5:51pm
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Mar 20, 2011 6:18 PM
jordo212000;718619 wrote:Not saying this isn't true, but surely there would be something out there. I can't find any mention of this

I'll say it for you then, fellow Reds fan. This isn't true.

If one media outlet had reported this, it would be all over the place. Not a thing. Anywhere.

Thread Fail.
Mar 20, 2011 6:18pm
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Mar 20, 2011 6:34 PM
Since this seems fishy and without source, I'll at least add a question mark to the thread title so people don't freak out.
Mar 20, 2011 6:34pm
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Mar 20, 2011 6:37 PM
ts1227;718861 wrote:Since this seems fishy and without source, I'll at least add a question mark to the thread title so people don't freak out.

Big Brother is watching you.
Mar 20, 2011 6:37pm