How Much Trouble Is OSU and Tressel in Now?!

• ironman02

  I think this is causing a lot of confusion for everyone.
  
  The guy that the OSU players were selling their stuff to was a suspect in the drug trafficking case. The players, themselves, were not suspected of drug trafficking, but they were associated with someone who was. Does that make sense?
• bo shemmy3337

  Pick6;704056 wrote:actually im pretty sure the sport with the most championships there is synchronized swimming.

  
  Didn't know that good for them lol
• ytownfootball

  

  killer_ewok;704053 wrote:The court of public opinion "hating on that shit" is one thing. The NCAA "hating on it" is a whole 'nother. I do think it's important to wait for more facts to come out.

  
  There aren't any more facts ewok. No players were involved in drugs of any kind. The NCAA will certainly understand the conflict JT was faced with in reporting "their" violations and a confidentiality request in a federal investigation. That's all this thing is.
• cruiser_96

  

  Federal!!! And I'm not talking the high school conference!!!
• bo shemmy3337

  centralbucksfan;704062 wrote:First of all, why argue with Sleeper? LOL Secondly, where are you getting this 54 ranked in academics? Every once in a while in basketball? 4 big ten titles in last 6 years?
  FACTS:
  Ohio State is currently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the best public university in Ohio, among the top 130 universities in the world, among the top 60 universities in the United States, and among the top 20 public universities in the United States

  
  
  And all that information you just gave makes them the BEST, NUMBER 1.
• Fidmeister

  queencitybuckeye;704057 wrote:For not caring, you run your sore quite a bit. Of course you've had a lot of time on your hands since that dogshit small town shopper's news blew you out.

  
  Actually, that was part of what happens in this business. 11 people had jobs cut, not just me.
  
  Also, have been in a better job for a year and a half.
  
  So, facts are against you in that case too.
• WebFire

  Wouldn't Federal gov't trump NCAA? I don't see how Tress can get in trouble when ordered not to tell by the feds.
• Pick6

  

  These so called fans really piss me off..
  
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  This is your fault @TPeezy2. You are a disgrace to Buckeye Nation you piece of sh!t.
• nwofbfan

  Thank you! Someone finally got it!
  

  ironman02;704012 wrote: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.

• WebFire

  ironman02;704063 wrote:I think this is causing a lot of confusion for everyone.
  
  The guy that the OSU players were selling their stuff to was a suspect in the drug trafficking case. The players, themselves, were not suspected of drug trafficking, but they were associated with someone who was. Does that make sense?

  
  But what were they doing that warranted them being part of the investigation? Selling stuff to him is not illegal. It's only an NCAA violation. The feds don't give 2 shits about it.
• stroups

  

  The bottom line is that they picked the wrong shop to sell their shit to. If it would of been anybody else nobody would of had a clue about any of this just like every other big program.
• ytownfootball

  

  WebFire;704072 wrote:Wouldn't Federal gov't trump NCAA? I don't see how Tress can get in trouble when ordered not to tell by the feds.

  
  Well you would think...guilty of not seeking council.
• KR1245

  

  WebFire;704072 wrote:Wouldn't Federal gov't trump NCAA? I don't see how Tress can get in trouble when ordered not to tell by the feds.

  
  This is what I dont get. I guess it depends on what was in the email.
• se-alum

  

  IF it went down the way Tress claims, I don't blame him. Give me a NCAA sanction over a Federal felony charge any day. What if Tress forwards the emails to Smith, he forwards to the compliance dept., someone in compliance leaks it, and it gets back to the subjects of the investigation?? The NCAA means very little in the grand scheme of a Federal investigation.
• sleeper

  

  sleeper;704061 wrote:Name a school that's better. Go! I'd love to see this.

  
  Come on Bo. Pick a school.
• 2kool4skool

  

  The impression I got was that it was the defense attorney who sent the e-mail, not a federal prosecutor. In that case, Tressel has no obligation to confidentiality.
  
  I can see where he's coming from still. But to not even notify Gee, Smith, or at least one of OSU's lawyers, was incredibly stupid. It gives the impression that he just hoped the whole thing would blow over and didn't want to risk unnecessarily reporting a violation.
• ytownfootball

  

  WebFire;704075 wrote:But what were they doing that warranted them being part of the investigation? Selling stuff to him is not illegal. It's only an NCAA violation. The feds don't give 2 shits about it.

  
  IT'S AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION THAT REQUIRES CONFIDENTIALITY. It doesn't mean they're involved.Period.
• wildcats20

  

  KR1245;704078 wrote:This is what I dont get. I guess it depends on what was in the email.

  
  Yeah, I don't think he was actually ordered to keep quiet about the fed investigation. I think it was more of Tress' decision.
• centralbucksfan

  bo shemmy3337;704069 wrote:And all that information you just gave makes them the BEST, NUMBER 1.

  
  lol not at all. But again, why argue with him? My dad once told me...if you argue with an idiot, and a stranger walks by....he sees two idiots.
• Prescott

  I want to read the emails before commenting.
• dwccrew

  

  Automatik;704037 wrote:If you were informed to hush up about a federal investigation by an attorney.....you wouldn't listen?
  
  I honestly don't know wtf I would do if I was in that situation.

  
  You should probably seek legal counsel.
• Automatik

  

  When you package everything OSU brings you can argue as being one of the best universities in the world. A clear #1? No.
  
  I'm talking academics, athletics, research, alumni, REVENUE.
• ytownfootball

  

  Prescott;704086 wrote:I want to read the emails before commenting.

  
  The letter head is more important than what it contains.
• queencitybuckeye

  Fidmeister;704071 wrote:Actually, that was part of what happens in this business. 11 people had jobs cut, not just me.

  Only to the scut workers.
  

  Also, have been in a better job for a year and a half.

  Careful, that oil will burn you when you drop the fries.
  

  So, facts are against you in that case too.

  
  Not really, as I said, they blew out those who can't write.
• bo shemmy3337

  sleeper;704080 wrote:Come on Bo. Pick a school.

  
  ITT Tech