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Tressel to the Colts

  • karen lotz
    as a replay consultant.

    http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15517076/indianapolis-hires-jim-tressel-as-consultant?ttag=gen10_on_all_fb_na_txt_0001
  • imex99
    Just received text from nbc4 about this, good for him.

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  • sleeper
    It was only a matter of time before an Championship NFL caliber team decided they wanted one of the greatest coaches in College Football history to consult then to multiple Super Bowls.
  • Prescott
    Is he suspended for the first 5 games?
  • Pick6
    Prescott;880647 wrote:Is he suspended for the first 5 games?
    +1
  • karen lotz
    Prescott;880647 wrote:Is he suspended for the first 5 games?

    GeorgeAtallah George Atallah
    The NFLPA will be watching the Jim Tressell situation with interest.
  • wildcats20
    Tressel's suspension was a self-imposed suspension, was it not?

    The NFL won't do shit. Pryor was suspended by the NCAA and the NFL upheld it.
  • SportsAndLady
    If teh NFL suspends him for what he did as a college coach, they better suspend Devin Hester, Kellen Winslow, Andre Johnson, etc.
  • wildcats20
    SportsAndLady;880809 wrote:If teh NFL suspends him for what he did as a college coach, they better suspend Devin Hester, Kellen Winslow, Andre Johnson, etc.
    If Goodell starts suspending players/coaches for what they did at the college level, half the league would be suspended.

    And if he suspends Tress, Petey boy better be sitting as well.
  • enigmaax
    Prescott;880647 wrote:Is he suspended for the first 5 games?
    Did he make himself ineligible on purpose to skirt the rules of the Supplemental Draft?
  • WebFire
    SportsAndLady;880809 wrote:If teh NFL suspends him for what he did as a college coach, they better suspend Devin Hester, Kellen Winslow, Andre Johnson, etc.
    Those players weren't suspended in college, were they?
  • SportsAndLady
    WebFire;883680 wrote:Those players weren't suspended in college, were they?
    No I don't think so..does it make a difference? (honest question)
  • hasbeen
    SportsAndLady;883735 wrote:No I don't think so..does it make a difference? (honest question)

    I think it does. Pryor was suspended before he decided to move to the NFL.
  • enigmaax
    SportsAndLady;883735 wrote:No I don't think so..does it make a difference? (honest question)
    The only real difference it makes is that none of the examples/comparisons are remotely relevant. The NFL isn't going to suspend Tressel or any other coach for anything they did while at a college. They aren't going to suspend players for NCAA violations, either, and Pryor's suspension isn't about violations.

    Pryor was suspended because he purposely made himself ineligible for the upcoming NCAA season as a way to try and get into the Supplemental Draft. If he had declared for the regular draft after being suspended, the NFL wouldn't have blinked and this conversation wouldn't be happening.

    If the NFL just let Pryor into the Supplemental Draft with no questions asked or no ramifications, it would've opened the door to any NCAA player who wanted to exhibit some control over where he's drafted to wait until the regular draft is over, sign with an agent, declare himself ineligible for the NCAA, and try and scam his way into the Supplemental Draft as a result. Pryor's suspension wasn't about not serving his NCAA suspension or not talking to the NCAA. It was all about his poking holes in the NFL policy.
  • SportsAndLady
    Wow, Tressel suspended til 7th game of the season lol
  • SportsAndLady
    Looks like the Colts suspended him?
  • killer_ewok
    Yep, the Colts suspended him for 6 games. The players union must be quite pleased.
  • raiderbuck
    Tressel suggested the suspension
  • ts1227
    So fucking dumb
  • SportsAndLady
    Not surprised to see Skip and Screamin A Smith applauding this move
  • enigmaax
    Lol. Wow. That is cool of Tressel as it looks as though he's still trying to stand up for his players (or sit down with them, however you want to say it). I'm not sure I'd be too happy about this if I were the NFLPA, though. It probably kills Pryor's appeal and leaves future players subject to college/NFL carryover.
  • JerseyBuck
    Thing being missed is that Jim Tressel, not the NFL, suggested the suspension. The Colts just agreed. Yet people are still bitching about Tressel.
  • OSH
    Tressel will be an NFL coach before too long.
  • JerseyBuck
    OSH;883811 wrote:Tressel will be an NFL coach before too long.
    Doubtful for many reasons, biggest reason being he's said many times he doesn't want to coach in the NFL.
  • Pick6
    enigmaax;883790 wrote:Lol. Wow. That is cool of Tressel as it looks as though he's still trying to stand up for his players (or sit down with them, however you want to say it). I'm not sure I'd be too happy about this if I were the NFLPA, though. It probably kills Pryor's appeal and leaves future players subject to college/NFL carryover.
    Pryor isnt appealing.