Ok... need to vent. For those who know or dont know. Ohio State has been part of another college scandal the past 6 months and more. Kinda losing track now. It started off with 5 players trading in their own stuff to get tats. Now... normally thats not a crime like normal colleges face like kids taking and accepting money, free cars, etc. But what makes this interesting is that they were selling tradition. One thing Ohio State takes pride in is our tradition. They were selling things that were given to them for winning games like gold pants for a victory over Michigan, rings for bowl games and such. That stuff under NCAA rules, they can not sell. Its like them selling a picture of themselves and autographing it. The NCAA states you can not sell items that pertain to the likeness of you. Kinda how if you buy any type of NCAA video game. The numbers on the jersey's can be used, but their own name and likeness can not be in the game. So 5 of our players went under investigation and to make this matter a bit shorter... they have been suspended for the first 5 games of 2011-2012. Kinda a big whoop right?
So now... fast forward back to March (I think this is when the second round of this wonderful mess started). Ends up our own coach, Jim Tressel, knew about all of this and failed to report it. He gets fined, and is now suspended for 5 games as well. Fast forward to today. He has now resigned.
BLAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok.... so fortunate for me... I know some people who are close to the situation. In reality... its like finding out your parents arent really your parents because you dug up to much information. To find out... it looks like Tress has a mistress. He probably was the one who introduced the kids into getting free cars and possibly getting money on the side. You got to understand. Im not saying I so to speak... but over 60% of Ohio State fans here would almost consider him more powerful than Obama. Thats huge around here. One major tradition we have is the Ohio State/Michigan game. To a lot of us fans... that game is more important than any Nation Championship game. Tress's record against Michigan was 9-1 and made Michigan fire 2 coaches! How many coaches can say they were instrumental in the removal of a rival school?
As for me... im fine with Tress resigning. In a way im in the mood for a change. The rumor around here is that we may be going for Urban Meyer. For anyone who knows College Football. There has really only been one team. One coach who has down right kicked out butts, and that was Florida, and Urban Meyer. So if you want to replace a coach... I think that is the way to look. Get the one man who destroyed us.
So... yeah... had to rant somewhere. Right now if you check the news on all of this... it looks like this is the start of a really bad domino effect. One of the 5 kids... Pryor.... is being investigated again. An old player... Clarrett has come out and said his peace that Tress was the one who helped him get in contact with free stuff. So yeah... thats my rant...
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) and was really sad when Urban left after this past season. Although I did read today that he isn't taking the Ohio State job because he wants to stay with ESPN. I also think it has to do with spending time with his family and seeing his kids actually get to play sports. I promise the depression will end...although I will have to hold out on saying I am completely okay with him leaving until we have a good season this year.