How Much Trouble Is OSU and Tressel in Now?!

• Fab1b

  

  enigmaax;703989 wrote:No, you try and keep up. They lied once (in December) about a timeline. I'm not really gonna take them at their word this time.

  
  Who lied, not the University but Tress. The Univ didn't know about the emails till Jan and that is why Tress is now being punished, jees why is this so hard for some of you to understand? And did Tress really lie? If indeed it was a lawyer that stated it must remain confidential, I believe that is binding in a court of law???? Someone there help out with that?
• Pick6

  

  Fidmeister;703995 wrote:Actually, I attended a far better school in my field than Ohio State will ever be. I don't particularly care what happens on the football field. We're decent, not great. Don't particularly care.
  
  And there are plenty of programs out there who can argue they are every bit as good - if not better - than Ohio State. You opinion is that Ohio State is the best. That does not make it fact, no matter how much conviction you say it with.
  
  I can say, with certainty, that the major program I root for hasn't been under the NCAA thumb like Tressel's Buckeyes in a decade and a half. The program to which I hold the most loyalty has never been.

  
  um who?
• cruiser_96

  

  If the drug trafficking was coupled with the selling of NCAA, or even BigTen, memorabilia, then saying anything in January would have compromised the investigation...the very thing the emasil in January said NOT to do.
  
  Once "they" dismissed the drug trafficking situation, then it appears they could move forward with the selling (or receiving) goods or services, which they did some time in December (around the 18th).
  
  This is what it sounded like to me...is this even REMOTELY close??????
• Automatik

  

  Fidmeister;703995 wrote:Actually, I attended a far better school in my field than Ohio State will ever be. I don't particularly care what happens on the football field. We're decent, not great. Don't particularly care.
  
  And there are plenty of programs out there who can argue they are every bit as good - if not better - than Ohio State. You opinion is that Ohio State is the best. That does not make it fact, no matter how much conviction you say it with.
  
  I can say, with certainty, that the major program I root for hasn't been under the NCAA thumb like Tressel's Buckeyes in a decade and a half. The program to which I hold the most loyalty has never been.

  
  Duke football fan?
• enigmaax

  hangonsloopy;703994 wrote:Two totally different investigations. Try and keep up. I'm very disappointed in JT. His reputation is definitely tarnished.

  
  I know it is two different investigations. I'm talking about the fact that Tressel is now a proven liar. And someone said something like "props for addressing it on their own". Well, they didn't really address it on their own. Yahoo was going to expose them so they had to move quickly. There's nothing noble about the way they've handled either situation.
• Fidmeister

  hangonsloopy;703985 wrote:Cool. You should have told us you were in on it.

  
  Hypothetical dude. That's all it should have taken. Could have been done by Valentine's Day and there's no egg on the Vest.
  
  I think we can all agree that Tressel is as honest a dude as you can be in major college sports. If he would have been asked about it, he would have fessed up.
• Automatik

  

  cruiser_96;704003 wrote:If the drug trafficking was coupled with the selling of NCAA, or even BigTen, memorabilia, then saying anything in January would have compromised the investigation...the very thing the emasil in January said NOT to do.
  
  Once "they" dismissed the drug trafficking situation, then it appears they could move forward with the selling (or receiving) goods or services, which they did some time in December (around the 18th).
  
  This is what it sounded like to me...is this even REMOTELY close??????

  
  Yes sir I think you've got it!
• sleeper

  

  Fidmeister;703995 wrote:Actually, I attended a far better school in my field than Ohio State will ever be. I don't particularly care what happens on the football field. We're decent, not great. Don't particularly care.
  
  And there are plenty of programs out there who can argue they are every bit as good - if not better - than Ohio State. You opinion is that Ohio State is the best. That does not make it fact, no matter how much conviction you say it with.
  
  I can say, with certainty, that the major program I root for hasn't been under the NCAA thumb like Tressel's Buckeyes in a decade and a half. The program to which I hold the most loyalty has never been.

  
  Better overall. Not just football, not just basketball, not just academics, EVERYTHING OVERALL. #1 in the country, #1 in the world, there's no debating that.
• password

  

  Lies,Lies And More Lies. He was just looking out for the young kids.In the beginning I didn't care what the punishment was but now that he just lied to everyones face and didn't seem to care, I hope they dig up enough dirt on him and the program that they vacate last years wins and send him packing
• sleeper

  

  You could suspend Tressel for the entire season, give OSU the death penalty, and you'd still have the haters. I love it! There is no bringing this beast down, always #1, always.
• bo shemmy3337

  sleeper;704008 wrote:Better overall. Not just football, not just basketball, not just academics, EVERYTHING OVERALL. #1 in the country, #1 in the world, there's no debating that.

  
  Are you out of your mind? You actually think OSU is the best School in the World?
• ironman02

  Tressel receives e-mail in April from an attorney telling him of a drug trafficking case involving the tattoo parlor guy. Some of Tressel's players are mixed up in this because they're selling memorabilia to this guy, but they're NOT involved in the drug trafficking.
  
  In December, the U.S. Attorney General tells OSU that their players were selling their items to the tattoo guy. The TatGate investigation ensues. Tressel knew about the selling of the items but didn't report it because there was an ongoing federal investigation.
  
  In January, OSU, while dealing with the appeals process for TatGate, becomes aware of the information that Tressel witheld and brings in the NCAA to help with the matter.
  
  Yesterday, Yahoo sports leaks the information about OSU/NCAA investigation that began in January. Because of the leak, OSU holds a press conference to address the matter.
  
  OSU isn't just now punishing Tressel because he was outed by Yahoo. They have been dealing with this since January, but some dumbass leaked it to Yahoo.
  
  Tressel is in the wrong, but OSU wasn't trying to cover anything up. They have been working with the NCAA to resolve the matter since they actually became aware of it. Tressel apparently was concerned with disrupting a federal investigation, but he still should have said something.
  
  Does that about cover it? Some of the posts on this thread make me wonder if anyone actually listened to what was said.
• Fidmeister

  Automatik;704004 wrote:Duke football fan?

  
  Could be any of about 50.
  
  Actually it's Miami. And look it up. They might suck on the field, but nothing like this has happened there since Dennis Erickson left.
• hangonsloopy

  

  enigmaax;704005 wrote:I know it is two different investigations. I'm talking about the fact that Tressel is now a proven liar. And someone said something like "props for addressing it on their own". Well, they didn't really address it on their own. Yahoo was going to expose them so they had to move quickly. There's nothing noble about the way they've handled either situation.

  
  So reporting it right after they discovered it isn't addressing it on their own? smh
• sleeper

  

  bo shemmy3337;704011 wrote:Are you out of your mind? You actually think OSU is the best School in the World?

  
  Absolutely.
• killer_ewok

  

  centralbucksfan;703979 wrote:No question. But I am still trying to figure all of this out as far as the emails from lawyer, confidentiality, players involed, danger they were in, etc, etc. Not making excuses...just like to see what exactly went down. Still in the dark on what was exactly going on. Federal investigation was obviously going on. I can't believe Tressel thought for one second, that with players involved, that he could keep this hidden.

  I agree. I'm sure there will be more details coming out regarding the situation and we'll find out something close to the truth. And yes, Tress usually has all of his bases covered so I am surprised by how "sloppy" this turned out.
  
  I think it would be wise for all of us "outsiders" to take a wait and see approach. Obviously that same approach didn't turn out too well for Tressel.
• hangonsloopy

  

  Fidmeister;704006 wrote:Hypothetical dude. That's all it should have taken. Could have been done by Valentine's Day and there's no egg on the Vest.
  
  I think we can all agree that Tressel is as honest a dude as you can be in major college sports. If he would have been asked about it, he would have fessed up.

  
  I know I was just being sarcastic. I definitely agree with you.
• bo shemmy3337

  sleeper;704015 wrote:Absolutely.

  
  WHY?
• WebFire

  Automatik;704007 wrote:Yes sir I think you've got it!

  
  This is what I got out of it. I think it is very confusing. Smith said this had nothing to do with the other incident, yet it does? And what does the tattoo parlor owner being involved in drugs have to do with OSU players or Tressel?
  
  I'm still somewhat confused.
• Cleveland Buck

  

  Here's the timeline:
  
  April 2010: Tressel gets an email from an attorney regarding a federal drug trafficking investigation that suggests that some of his players were involved with the target of the investigation (the tattoo shop?). The attorney asks for confidentiality due to the ongoing investigation. Maybe it was just a heads up that some of his guys were selling their shit to a place that is being investigated? I don't know, I didn't read the email. Anyway, instead of contacting Ohio State's legal department Tressel decided to keep it confidential. This was his first mistake.
  
  December 2010: Ohio State receives a report from the U.S. attorney that 6 guys sold shit to the tattoo shop. Ohio State immediately takes this to the NCAA and the idiot 5 get suspended for 5 games next year. Tressel neglected to tell anyone about the emais at this point as well. Mistake #2.
  
  January 2011: As Ohio State was preparing their appeal of the idiot 5 suspensions, they discovered that Tressel received those emails in April 2010. They immediately reported this to the NCAA and began investigating this particular violation.
  
  March 2011: Ohio State quickly finished their self report so they could have their press conference after this was leaked to Yahoo sports the night before.
  
  He could very well get more than the 2 games. It all depends on how the NCAA takes to the reasoning he had behind the 2 mistakes he made.
• ytownfootball

  

  Tressel is guilty of two fucking things...
  
  1. Not keeping up with his emails
  
  2. Not seeking legal council
  
  Fucking hate all you want on that shit.
• centralbucksfan

  Again, I want to read the emails before making judgement. Based on the press conference, it sounded as though the players could have been in some kind of danger, thus Tressel was concerned about the players safety. On top of that, it was a federal investigation, FEDERAL and he was asked to keep confidentiality. Not making excuses...but if true about the players, and his intent was not to say anything because of their safety...I have no issue with the coach sticking his neck out for the players. Maybe I am way off base here...but thats what I took from the press conference. Again, I want to read emails before passing judgement.
• chicago510

  

  Here's the self-report for the people who cant put together a mental timeline
  
  https://www.nmnathletics.com/pdf8/745702.pdf?ATCLID=205112065&SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300
• hangonsloopy

  

  Cleveland Buck;704019 wrote:Here's the timeline:
  
  April 2010: Tressel gets an email from an attorney regarding a federal drug trafficking investigation that suggests that some of his players were involved with the target of the investigation (the tattoo shop?). The attorney asks for confidentiality due to the ongoing investigation. Maybe it was just a heads up that some of his guys were selling their shit to a place that is being investigated? I don't know, I didn't read the email. Anyway, instead of contacting Ohio State's legal department Tressel decided to keep it confidential. This was his first mistake.
  
  December 2010: Ohio State receives a report from the U.S. attorney that 6 guys sold shit to the tattoo shop. Ohio State immediately takes this to the NCAA and the idiot 5 get suspended for 5 games next year. Tressel neglected to tell anyone about the emais at this point as well. Mistake #2.
  
  January 2011: As Ohio State was preparing their appeal of the idiot 5 suspensions, they discovered that Tressel received those emails in April 2010. They immediately reported this to the NCAA and began investigating this particular violation.
  
  March 2011: Ohio State quickly finished their self report so they could have their press conference after this was leaked to Yahoo sports the night before.
  
  He could very well get more than the 2 games. It all depends on how the NCAA takes to the reasoning he had behind the 2 mistakes he made.

  
  That sounds about right.
• ironman02

  Cleveland Buck;704019 wrote:Here's the timeline:
  
  April 2010: Tressel gets an email from an attorney regarding a federal drug trafficking investigation that suggests that some of his players were involved with the target of the investigation (the tattoo shop?). The attorney asks for confidentiality due to the ongoing investigation. Maybe it was just a heads up that some of his guys were selling their shit to a place that is being investigated? I don't know, I didn't read the email. Anyway, instead of contacting Ohio State's legal department Tressel decided to keep it confidential. This was his first mistake.
  
  December 2010: Ohio State receives a report from the U.S. attorney that 6 guys sold shit to the tattoo shop. Ohio State immediately takes this to the NCAA and the idiot 5 get suspended for 5 games next year. Tressel neglected to tell anyone about the emais at this point as well. Mistake #2.
  
  January 2011: As Ohio State was preparing their appeal of the idiot 5 suspensions, they discovered that Tressel received those emails in April 2010. They immediately reported this to the NCAA and began investigating this particular violation.
  
  March 2011: Ohio State quickly finished their self report so they could have their press conference after this was leaked to Yahoo sports the night before.
  
  He could very well get more than the 2 games. It all depends on how the NCAA takes to the reasoning he had behind the 2 mistakes he made.

  
  Thank god someone else understands!!!