Tressel knew of gear scheme last April

[AZ_]

Self report? You keep saying that. Maybe if you say it enough, it will become true and the real issue.

Not sure whats so hard to comprehend here.....The fact OSU self-reported the violation was never in question.

 

[AZ_]

A letter on behalf of the Ohio High School Football Coaches association, giving their full support to the coach.

A great read...

Jim Tressel
Head Football Coach
The Ohio State University
2491 Olentangy River Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210

Coach Tressel,

The Ohio High School Football Coaches Association would like to express our unconditional support of
you and the Ohio State Buckeyes. In the ten years you have been Head Football Coach at Ohio State,
the relationship between the OHSFCA, and all high school football coaches in the state, has never
been better. Under your leadership, the OHSFCA and Ohio High School Football have prospered from
your willingness to provide an atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperation which has brought a
new level of enthusiasm for Ohio High School Football.

As the Head Football Coach at Ohio State University, your tireless efforts to help and support high
school football and promote outstanding organizations, such as the Ohio National Guard, have shown
a great measure of the true nature of your character. You have shown loyalty, integrity, and sincerity
in all of the public and private meetings the OHSFCA has had with you. We feel privileged to have had
the opportunity to have the benefit of your knowledge and experience in dealing with the issues
which have been of concern to the OHSFCA. Your input concerning these issues, such as our Hall of
Fame, the Ohio All Star Classic, and our recent proposal to the OHSAA, has been well received and
very much appreciated.

During the next few months, when some individuals may try to detract from the outstanding
accomplishments that you and your staff have achieved, the OHSFCA wanted to go on record to show
our loyalty and appreciation for you and all you have done for our association, Ohio High School
Football Coaches, and the athletes who participate in this great game. Coach, thank you so much for
everything you do and have done for Ohio High School, Football. You are without question the best
thing to happen to Ohio Football in a long time, and we want you to know we hope you will continue
to be here for a long time to come.

Sincerely,
OHSFCA Board of Directors
Dick Kerschbaum, Secretary


Cc: Dr. E. Gordon Gee, President Ohio State University
Mr. Gene Smith, Athletic Director Ohio State University

 

[AZ_]

It appears that Jack Maxton Chevrolet, the dealership at the center of the controversy, made money on the car deal. The issue now is whether the state of Ohio received all of the sales tax it was owed, Aker reported.

Some first questioned whether Gibson received a discounted price on a 2007 Chrysler 300. If he had, that could have constituted an NCAA rules violation.

State records showed he bought the car for $13,700, which was on the very low end of what dealers could buy those cars for.



10 Investigates found that Gibson had a trade-in. He traded in a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that BMV records showed he bought for $15,400 just seven months earlier.

But the dealership may have given him only $1,000 toward the trade-in, dropping the sales price of the car he was buying by a substantial amount.



10 Investigates has learned that's what Kniffin has told investigators with the BMV.

Kniffin claims he had nothing to do with that part of the deal. But he told us in a previous interview his managers did this sort of thing to help close car deals.



"That would be something the sales manager or finance manager would have done to help absorb some of the taxes for him," Kniffin said.

Kniffin has told investigators the dealership did it for many other people, not just Ohio State athletes.

http://www.10tv.com/live/conte...on.html?sid=102




Can't imagine we'll see much of a retraction on all the anti-OSU shit that was stirred up with this bogus ass story.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

Just wow boobie. Just wow.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110529/COL08/105290546/Drew-Sharp-NCAA-won-t-unleash-full-wrath-Ohio-State?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Drew Sharp: NCAA won't unleash its full wrath on Ohio State

All those salivating in Ann Arbor and East Lansing about Ohio State getting punished by the high priests of hypocrisy (a.k.a. the NCAA punitive police) should do themselves a favor for the sake of their own emotional stability.

Stop using the serious USC sanctions as a barometer for what should happen to Ohio State.

There are no similarities between the two cases as it pertains to one extremely important variable in every NCAA investigation: the expectation of the institutions to self-report infractions because of the NCAA's limited investigative scope. The willingness of the investigated to fall on the sword and give the NCAA Committee on Infractions something in their program's official response to the allegations often determines how hard the NCAA swings the hammer.

Ohio State did that.

USC didn't.

The Trojans lost their appeal with the NCAA last week. No surprise. USC must sit out the bowl season for the 2011 campaign and endure a loss of 30 scholarships over the next three years. But what many don't realize is that the Trojans got hammered not for the sins committed, but rather how they responded once the transgressions were brought to their attention nearly five years earlier.

USC's own arrogance brought it down. Thumb through its formal response to the NCAA's Notice of Allegations last year and you'll find little accountability and even less contrition. The university basically dared the NCAA investigators to come after one of college football's marquee brands.

It's a mess in Columbus, worsening every day. There's no way that Jim Tressel should survive this scandal.

A former football player told the student newspaper, The Lantern, that "everybody was doing it" in reference to selling memorabilia for money and getting questionably sweet deals on cars. A car salesman told The Sporting News that he had several phone conversations with the athletic department's compliance officer regarding the NCAA legality of what's now become the Buckeye Motor Bureau. That's an accusation that directly contradicts the school's report to the Committee on Infractions.

It's only a matter of time before it's revealed that The Ohio State University lost its prefix after football players sold the "The" for a tire rotation on one of those special SUVs.

But there's an important point lost in the rush to bury the Buckeyes that bears repeating. Despite all appearances of decorum run amok, all the NCAA asks of its member institutions in these situations is to stay out in front of the matter. Don't obfuscate: Investigate. Admit you screwed up. Hit yourself over the head with the hammer first. Even those that overtly lie and cheat will still get leniency if they come across as forthright in their internal probe.

Ohio State's doing that.

USC didn't.

That's why the NCAA nailed the Trojans with the most severe major allegations allowable -- lack of institutional control and failure to monitor -- in its formal list of charges against USC. The Buckeyes avoided that double dilemma in its NOA last month.

The USC verdict is only relevant in how NOT to conduct yourself during a NCAA investigation.

 

[DougHeil]

http://www.freep.com/article/20110529/COL08/105290546/Drew-Sharp-NCAA-won-t-unleash-full-wrath-Ohio-State?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

Drew Sharp: NCAA won't unleash its full wrath on Ohio State

All those salivating in Ann Arbor and East Lansing about Ohio State getting punished by the high priests of hypocrisy (a.k.a. the NCAA punitive police) should do themselves a favor for the sake of their own emotional stability.

Stop using the serious USC sanctions as a barometer for what should happen to Ohio State.

There are no similarities between the two cases as it pertains to one extremely important variable in every NCAA investigation: the expectation of the institutions to self-report infractions because of the NCAA's limited investigative scope. The willingness of the investigated to fall on the sword and give the NCAA Committee on Infractions something in their program's official response to the allegations often determines how hard the NCAA swings the hammer.

Ohio State did that.

USC didn't.

The Trojans lost their appeal with the NCAA last week. No surprise. USC must sit out the bowl season for the 2011 campaign and endure a loss of 30 scholarships over the next three years. But what many don't realize is that the Trojans got hammered not for the sins committed, but rather how they responded once the transgressions were brought to their attention nearly five years earlier.

USC's own arrogance brought it down. Thumb through its formal response to the NCAA's Notice of Allegations last year and you'll find little accountability and even less contrition. The university basically dared the NCAA investigators to come after one of college football's marquee brands.

It's a mess in Columbus, worsening every day. There's no way that Jim Tressel should survive this scandal.

A former football player told the student newspaper, The Lantern, that "everybody was doing it" in reference to selling memorabilia for money and getting questionably sweet deals on cars. A car salesman told The Sporting News that he had several phone conversations with the athletic department's compliance officer regarding the NCAA legality of what's now become the Buckeye Motor Bureau. That's an accusation that directly contradicts the school's report to the Committee on Infractions.

It's only a matter of time before it's revealed that The Ohio State University lost its prefix after football players sold the "The" for a tire rotation on one of those special SUVs.

But there's an important point lost in the rush to bury the Buckeyes that bears repeating. Despite all appearances of decorum run amok, all the NCAA asks of its member institutions in these situations is to stay out in front of the matter. Don't obfuscate: Investigate. Admit you screwed up. Hit yourself over the head with the hammer first. Even those that overtly lie and cheat will still get leniency if they come across as forthright in their internal probe.

Ohio State's doing that.

USC didn't.

That's why the NCAA nailed the Trojans with the most severe major allegations allowable -- lack of institutional control and failure to monitor -- in its formal list of charges against USC. The Buckeyes avoided that double dilemma in its NOA last month.

The USC verdict is only relevant in how NOT to conduct yourself during a NCAA investigation.

Ah yes. The article states OSU came across as forthright and was upfront with everything involving the investigation.

Gosh, I guess OSU was indeed exactly that if you want to overlook a little thing like Jim Tressel LYING to the NCAA right at the start. So yes, overlook that teeny tiny little thing and OSU was truthful and self reported.

 

[jerzy234]

Jim Tressel to resign per Columbus Dispatch

 

[Damage]

JT resigns. Wow. I wonder if that snake Smith will go as well

 

[bigjmac0815]

Urban Meyer?

 

[B Mac]

So long Tress. Thanks for the memories.

Lets just hope that all the recruits dont transfer out.

 

[MoneyMP3]

I knew it was inevitable but it's still sad. Hate to see him go.

 

[calleger]

Embattled coach Jim Tressel has resigned from Ohio State, The Columbus Dispatch has reported, citing university sources.

The news comes two weeks after Buckeyes athletic director Gene Smith affirmed his support for the coach, who has coached Ohio State for 11 seasons.

At the Big Ten spring meetings earlier this month, Smith -- while declining to discuss any details of an ongoing NCAA investigation of Tressel -- said his outlook toward the coach's position hadn't wavered.

"Oh, definitely, no question," Smith said. "I haven't changed, I haven't changed. But I'm not talking about the case beyond that."

Smith noted last month in an interview with The Associated Press that Tressel should have apologized at a March 8 news conference, where Tressel acknowledged he failed to notify Ohio State officials of emails he received about some of his players receiving improper benefits.

Smith has also talked about the high legal costs Ohio State is dealing with, calling the ongoing NCAA situation "a nightmare."

Tressel also received support at the spring meetings from fellow coaches such as Michigan State's Mark Dantonio and Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald, as well as from Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne, a longtime friend.

"Coaches are great," Tressel said. "They understand all the challenges everyone has. It's good to be with them."

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6606999

 

[calleger]

I guess the rumored SI article that was supposedly dropping tomorrow was for real

 

[Noonan]

Best coach in OSU history is gone. He lied and was an idiot. But it still sucks.

 

[AZ_]

Shocked. Disgusted. Appalled.

Gene Smith better turn his papers in immediately. This could not have been handled any more poorly.

 

[Soda]

Welp, the media got their way. The media has always been a watchdog for the United States and that was in full force in this case. The probing would not have stopped had Tressel not resigned, a practice that could yield the same results with the majority of big named college coaches.

Whomever is next seems like they'll be a bigger named coach or just Fickell.