<p>No real new information, except I guess the NCAA confirmed that they are not happy with Tressel. </p>
<p>Personally I think he should be gone. Someone who sells them self as a moral man who always does the right thing and in turn does the opposite and embarrasses the school in the process. </p>
<p>I agree with what Pat Forde says in one of the articles, Ohio State and Buckeye fans pride themselves on playing fair and with integrity, and when something like this happens, severe consequences need to happen. This isn’t the SEC.</p>
<p>Thoughts? Isn’t there something in Tressel’s contract that basically means he should get fired if something like this happens?</p>
<p>I like coach Tressel and I was really disappointed when the stuff really hit the fan in March. I’d just hate to see the school get screwed, like a bowl suspension or something. I doubt OSU will be hit as hard as USC was, last year will probably get vacated and they might lose scholarships but hopefully no bowl game ban. </p>
<p>And Nick Saban has stayed in one place for kind of a while…besides over singing he wouldn’t be that bad and he is from West Virginia. Doubtful but you never know with Saban.</p>
<p>As an alum, I definitely think he should be fired and have made that view known both to our local development office in Chicago and the College of Humanities development staff.</p>
<p>Although I’m very disappointed with coach Tressel and the players, I don’t think it’s enough to fire him over. Maybe I’m biased because Tressel has been such a great coach for us over the years and I just love beating Michigan, but I believe that between 5 game to a season suspension is enough punishment for Tressel.</p>
<p>Personally, I think game suspensions and fines are just and fair punishments for the coaches and players involved. I certainly don’t think Tressel should lose his job because he chose to withhold information about his players that had nothing to do with illegal or dangerous actions. They broke NCAA rules, not the law. Their actions had nothing to do with their performance. In my opinion, NCAA ridiculous rules cause more problems than they solve. Their goal should be to protect players from being taken advantage of and ensuring schools field teams that are eligible to compete. </p>
<p>Can you imagine a musician being banned from performing because he traded autographs for upgraded instruments?</p>
<p>Tressel was made aware that his players were violating NCAA rules. He chose to violate NCAA rules himself–and his employment contract–and withhold that information from his superiors thus causing his employer a huge national, public relations nightmare. Not only that, but before the 2010 season, he signed a statement to the NCAA pledging that there were no unreported NCAA violations that he was aware of–he blatantly lied.</p>
<p>He needs to be fired, as 99.99% of employees anywhere would be for similar actions. Tressel has always had a self-righteous streak of thinking he knows better than anyone else–the athletic director, the faculty, the university president. This time, it caught up with him. I don’t care if the football team goes 2-10 next year. Firing him is the right thing to do.</p>
<p>@LennyPepperidge, you are certainly entitled to your opinions, as am I. My comments were not directed to any one post on this thread. They were merely my own opinions. Since I do not work for OSU or the NCAA I get no say in any sanctions or lack of. I do not personally know any of the people involved or any more of the story than is being reported to the general public. But that doesn’t make my opinion any less valid than others.</p>