Writerbuckeye;854005 wrote:Is there still anyone out there who doesn't think ESPN has an on-going agenda against OSU?
This piece was nothing more than an effort to persuade the NCAA to give Ohio State worse sanctions.
If they'd used anyone credible in the piece, it might have had some impact. But Hooley and Small have become caricatures in this mess.
So what was the difference in USC and Ohio State in as much as "agendas" are concerned? Same type of allegations for the most part, totally different type of coverage. Any other schools been sued by ESPN?cats gone wild;854120 wrote:I think ESPN shows "favoritism" towards schools not agendas against certain teams.
Ohio State is getting everything it deserves. ESPN has plenty of cause/substantiation.So what was the difference in USC and Ohio State in as much as "agendas" are concerned? Same type of allegations for the most part, totally different type of coverage. Any other schools been sued by ESPN?I think ESPN shows "favoritism" towards schools not agendas against certain teams.
Whether it's crappy journalism, hatred of OSU, or whatever, the bottom line remains the same, Ohio State is being painted in a bad light by the "worldwide leader in sports" without good cause or substantiation. Period.
jordo212000;854352 wrote:Ohio State is getting everything it deserves. ESPN has plenty of cause/substantiation.
With that being said, the coverage has not been the same for other schools who have come up in the news. For whatever reason all of Espn's dirt diggers are focusing 90% on Ohio State. The other 10% of their focus is divided among LSU, Auburn, and Oregon
The tattoos are small potatoes at this point. The main problem was that he lied not only to the university, but to the NCAA. Which... is a big dealOhio State is getting everything it deserves. ESPN has plenty of cause/substantiation.
With that being said, the coverage has not been the same for other schools who have come up in the news. For whatever reason all of Espn's dirt diggers are focusing 90% on Ohio State. The other 10% of their focus is divided among LSU, Auburn, and Oregon
5 players get tattoos and a coach tries to fix it an improper way and that deserves 6 months + of on going garbage spewed out against the premier university in the country?
Sheesh. It's a violation, sure, but the SEC is about as corrupt as you can come and we never hear anything about them.
jordo212000;854365 wrote:The tattoos are small potatoes at this point. The main problem was that he lied not only to the university, but to the NCAA. Which... is a big deal
Writerbuckeye;854370 wrote:Tressel did NOT lie to the NCAA.
Writerbuckeye;854370 wrote:Tressel did NOT lie to the NCAA.
In a sharply worded rebuke of Ohio State's Jim Tressel, the NCAA on Monday accused the 10-year coach of withholding information and lying to keep Buckeyes players on the field who had accepted improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo parlor... In a "notice of allegations" sent to the school, the NCAA said Monday that the violations relating to the coach are considered "potential major violations." ... In a 13-page indictment of Tressel's behavior, the NCAA alleged that Tressel had "permitted football student-athletes to participate in intercollegiate athletics while ineligible." It also said he "failed to deport himself ... [with] honesty and integrity" and said he was lying when he filled out a compliance form in September which said he had no knowledge of any NCAA violations by any of his players.
jordo212000;854352 wrote:Ohio State is getting everything it deserves. ESPN has plenty of cause/substantiation.
With that being said, the coverage has not been the same for other schools who have come up in the news. For whatever reason all of Espn's dirt diggers are focusing 90% on Ohio State. The other 10% of their focus is divided among LSU, Auburn, and Oregon
jordo212000;854377 wrote:Some people just aren't able to take the scarlet colored glasses off...
http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/story/14991677/ncaa-alleges-tressel-lied-to-hide-ncaa-violations/rss
ytownfootball;854428 wrote:Do you really just type to see your name in print? You're the embodiment of contradiction.
jordo212000;854437 wrote:In what way?
Ohio State broke rules and deserves to be punished. ESPN is reporting and digging on stuff that they did.
Oregon, LSU, and Auburn all seem to have broken rules, or at the very least, their actions warrant some close examination, yet we do not see the same amount of attention going towards their campuses.
Writerbuckeye;854431 wrote:He did not lie to the NCAA when interviewed. The lie occurred with the compliance form he filled out for OSU. There is a difference. Bruce Peal lied directly to the NCAA when they talked to him; Tressel did no such thing.
ytownfootball;854443 wrote:Ohio State got what they deserve...and waaayyy more. You seem to think it's (the digging and over board BS) par for the course, Clearly it is not, thus contradictory, and contrite on your part which is par for the course.
jordo212000;854375 wrote:Actually he kinda did. They asked him if he was aware of any violations and he said no. (He was)
Like I said earlier, initially, I disagreed with this, but as time has gone on I find myself coming to this viewpoint. They just keep digging and their isn't much there. Yet, because they have been digging, it seems like they want to try and justify all the resources they have spent/wasted by blowing up the little bit of information that they have.Writerbuckeye;854445 wrote:ESPN is doing more than just digging and reporting. They have just about all of their commentators out there, on their soapboxes, seeking harsher punishment for Ohio State than what is warranted by the letter of allegations.
Writerbuckeye;854454 wrote:This is what you wrote. That states that the NCAA asked him (face to face) and he said no. There was no such face to face denial by Tressel.
Nobody is denying he lied -- but it was on the compliance form and not directly to the NCAA.
Writerbuckeye;854370 wrote:Tressel did NOT lie to the NCAA.
Writerbuckeye;854500 wrote:Your words: "They asked him if he was aware of any violations and he said no.
This is describing a conversation -- not a form that was filled out.
Writerbuckeye;854500 wrote:Your words: "They asked him if he was aware of any violations and he said no.
This is describing a conversation -- not a form that was filled out.
Writerbuckeye;854370 wrote:Tressel did NOT lie to the NCAA.