Jim Tressel, the public employee

• stlouiedipalma

  believer;784151 wrote:A lie is a lie regardless of who did it, who it was said to, and whatever the reason. All of us lie for one reason or another.
  
  Bill Clinton lied to the American people when he claimed he never boinked Monica Lewinsksy. The reputation that America now enjoys is a product of Bill Clinton's leadership. He should have been fired, but thanks to the Dems in the Senate, he retained his presidency. Life goes on.
  
  Tressel's a liar but he's arguably a successful coach. I'm tired of hearing about it and willing to give him a second chance.
  
  Let's move on.

  
  You got information that none of us had? I was under the impression that Bill only got a BJ in that deal. Maybe you have a different definition of the term "boinking" than I do.
  
  Of course, he did lie when he said he didn't have sexual relations.
• believer

  

  stlouiedipalma;785201 wrote:You got information that none of us had? I was under the impression that Bill only got a BJ in that deal. Maybe you have a different definition of the term "boinking" than I do.
  
  Of course, he did lie when he said he didn't have sexual relations.

  An orgasm is an orgasm regardless of the method used to attain it.
  

  Prescott;784969 wrote:Jim Tressel resigned. Finally, he showed the integrity he often speaks of.

  Integrity? Naw...Tress is a liar....remember? Resigned? Officially but let's just say the university paid him to bow out so they could all save face. That's not integrity. That's just business as usual in big time college football
• believer

  

  Prescott;784969 wrote:Jim Tressel resigned. Finally, he showed the integrity he often speaks of.

  Integrity? Naw...Tress is a liar....remember? Resigned? Officially but let's just say the university paid him to bow out so they could all save face. That's not integrity. That's just business as usual in big time college football.
• Footwedge

  believer;785362 wrote:An orgasm is an orgasm regardless of the method used to attain it.
  
  
  
  Integrity? Naw...Tress is a liar....remember? Resigned? Officially but let's just say the university paid him to bow out so they could all save face. That's not integrity. That's just business as usual in big time college football

  This....Exactly this.
  
  But let me add "that's just business in all big time business". No different than the corporatists or the banksters....that do the exact same things....for the exact same reasons Tressel did what he did.
• believer

  

  Footwedge;785937 wrote:This....Exactly this.
  
  But let me add "that's just business in all big time business". No different than the corporatists or the banksters....that do the exact same things....for the exact same reasons Tressel did what he did.

  And let me just add that this is also no different than Big Government politicians...that do the exact same things for the exact same reason. Just sayin'.....
• georgemc80

  believer;785362 wrote:An orgasm is an orgasm regardless of the method used to attain it.
  

  
  In that case, how many adolescent boys have had sex with Megan Fox?
  
  
  If my tax money paid for any part of JT's compensation......money well spent.
• Heretic

  

  georgemc80;786084 wrote:In that case, how many adolescent boys have had sex with Megan Fox?

  
  Just adolescents? Don't leave us older dudes out of the mix!
• Thread Bomber

  

  
  
  And because the great Gee loved his program so much, that he gave his only son...
• O-Trap

  

  As a fan, I still lold at this:
  
  
• fan_from_texas

  Manhattan Buckeye;784755 wrote:I still don't get what "lying" has to do with anything. He knowingly committed violations that negatively affected his employer and likely violated the terms of his contract. Whether those actions involved lying, cheating, stealing, gambling or whatever, the nature of the action itself is a maguffin. The moral relativism argument just eludes me. Who gives a shit that everyone has in some manner lied in their lives, most of us that did something that hurt our employer to this disagree would be shown out the door day one.
  
  I 100% believe the Tressel apologists here would absolutely crucify LSU, Bama, Okie, etc. if Miles, Saban or Stoops pulled a stunt like this. They certainly wouldn't compare him to St. Pete.

  
  Everyone lies, and liars deserve forgiveness, certainly. But what Tressel did was clearly and unequivocally wrong. He should have been fired, and I'm glad he resigned. If this were any other program, the OC would be going nuts and calling them dirty. Instead, he's literally compared to St. Pete. Ming-boggling.
  
  Tressel seems like a good guy. If he were a coach, I'd love to have my kid play for him. What he did here was still wrong, cheating, and deserving of being fired. The partisanship on these threads is amazing.
• Bigdogg

  fan_from_texas;788635 wrote:Everyone lies, and liars deserve forgiveness, certainly. But what Tressel did was clearly and unequivocally wrong. He should have been fired, and I'm glad he resigned. If this were any other program, the OC would be going nuts and calling them dirty. Instead, he's literally compared to St. Pete. Ming-boggling.
  
  Tressel seems like a good guy. If he were a coach, I'd love to have my kid play for him. What he did here was still wrong, cheating, and deserving of being fired. The partisanship on these threads is amazing.

  
  You have got to be kidding me. Tressel deserved to be suspended for 5 games. There is a long list of college coaches who have done far worse then not report discounted tattoos to their boss who are still coaching. The fact that we are talking about such a minor infraction for less then a few hundred dollars says a big story. The NCAA rules are ridiculous and impossible to enforce. The SEC colleges are laughing their ass off right now. Don't have a tattoo but my understanding is they are all negotiable to get. The players should be able to sell their personal possessions just like you did when you sold your text books.
• ts1227

  

  Bigdogg;790216 wrote:You have got to be kidding me. Tressel deserved to be suspended for 5 games. There is a long list of college coaches who have done far worse then not report discounted tattoos to their boss who are still coaching. The fact that we are talking about such a minor infraction for less then a few hundred dollars says a big story. The NCAA rules are ridiculous and impossible to enforce. The SEC colleges are laughing their ass off right now. Don't have a tattoo but my understanding is they are all negotiable to get. The players should be able to sell their personal possessions just like you did when you sold your text books.

  
  So this whole mess is the NCAA and SEC's fault? Neat.
• HitsRus

  

  Well, yeah....it is.
  ...and it is much bigger than Ohio State.
  http://www.thegrio.com/opinion/the-revolution-has-been-televised.php
  
  The article focuses on black athletes....but it really applies to all student athletes.
• Manhattan Buckeye

  Bigdogg;790216 wrote:You have got to be kidding me. Tressel deserved to be suspended for 5 games. There is a long list of college coaches who have done far worse then not report discounted tattoos to their boss who are still coaching. The fact that we are talking about such a minor infraction for less then a few hundred dollars says a big story. The NCAA rules are ridiculous and impossible to enforce. The SEC colleges are laughing their ass off right now. Don't have a tattoo but my understanding is they are all negotiable to get. The players should be able to sell their personal possessions just like you did when you sold your text books.

  
  If FFT was like me, he BOUGHT his textbooks, if you get them for free from a schollie they aren't yours to sell if you want to maintain eligibility. No more than you can sell your jockstrap to a booster for $10,000. Again, people seem to not understand rule #1, you can't profit from being a student-athlete, if so you're no longer a student-athlete, you're a professional.
  
  I don't get it, the arguments get weaker by the day. OSU and these guys f--ked up, the more rationalization, the sillier.
  
  This in particular, "There is a long list of college coaches who have done far worse then not report discounted tattoos to their boss who are still coaching." is sophistry. If you get caught the shittiest argument you can make is "its not fair, everyone is doing it". In the real world try using that as an excuse.
• HitsRus

  

  Again, people seem to not understand rule #1, you can't profit from being a student-athlete, if so you're no longer a student-athlete, you're a professional.
  

  Yeah...what a convienient rule....for the guys stuffing their pockets with money made off them. What's the bigger crime here....The exploitation of these athletes or the violation of the rules made by the guys expoiting those athletes?
• Manhattan Buckeye

  What do you propose, most of the money goes to fund other athletic programs. How many programs turn a profit besides men's football, men's basketball and maybe women's basketball at UConn and Tennessee? Answer: none. Are all these athletes going to be paid? How? I still don't understand why these guys need money - they have everything paid for and access to swank jobs in the summer as long as they stay in academic standing and are employable. Guys on my undergrad football team could easily clear $10,000 in the summer working as well as attending summer classes (with free housing to boot). At some point we need to treat these players at adults, it was CODDLING them that got OSU in this mess. Giving them money is like giving an addict crack. It will only exacerbate the problem.
  
  Its not just a convenient rule, its a necessary rule. In no circumstance would I want my child (particularly my daughter) attending a college that paid athletes, there is enough of a divide among athletes and the general student population as it is.
• fan_from_texas

  HitsRus;790508 wrote:Yeah...what a convienient rule....for the guys stuffing their pockets with money made off them. What's the bigger crime here....The exploitation of these athletes or the violation of the rules made by the guys expoiting those athletes?

  I think there are different arguments here. You're pointing out that the rules may be stupid and exploitative, which may be true. But that's a different question than whether Ohio State/Tressel broke the rules, which they clearly did. We can campaign to change the rules, but as they currently stand, it seems pretty clear that those rules were broken.
  
  When the Reggie Bush/USC saga came to light, there were plenty of Ohio State fans crowing about how dirty USC was and deserved heaps of punishments, etc. I don't recall many tOSU fans lining up to defend Reggie Bush and reinstate the USC wins, so it seems a little self-serving for Ohio State fans suddenly to do an about-face an argue that these rules are all stupid to begin with.
• stlouiedipalma

  The rules are clear. TOSU violated them. They will be (and deserve to be) punished. We shouldn't accept or allow violations of any nature from our state university, just as we shouldn't condone wrongdoing from our public employees, elected and otherwise.
• HitsRus

  

  We can campaign to change the rules, but as they currently stand, it seems pretty clear that those rules were broken.
  

  and so it begins.
  
  http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43299028/ns/sports-college_football
  
  

  When the Reggie Bush/USC saga came to light, there were plenty of Ohio State fans crowing about how dirty USC was and deserved heaps of punishments, etc. I don't recall many tOSU fans lining up to defend Reggie Bush and reinstate the USC wins, so it seems a little self-serving for Ohio State fans suddenly to do an about-face an argue that these rules are all stupid to begin with.

  What does this have to do with the price of rice? Invariably, this 'arguement' is used to discredit any arguement to the contrary of the NCAA rules ,rulings , and the dog and pony show that occurs when a someone sniffs a possible violation of the ponderous 400 page NCAA rulebook. Just for the sake of engaging your arguement...there is a little bit of difference between accepting gifts from an agent in the $200,000 plus range and trading memoribilia for a tattoo....just as there is a difference between killing someone while DUI, and a simple speeding ticket. Nothing justifies the amount of time and money that has been used to 'prosecute' Tressel/OSU in the media, by the media. Good people's careers are being ruined and some accountability is in order.....first and foremost is the examination of the NCAA and it's book of rules.