Posts Tagged ‘Jim Tressel’
A Disconnect Between 2 N.C.A.A. Rulings
By Paul Myerberg // Dec 21, 2011
Scenario A: One player at a B.C.S. conference program accepts wide-ranging impermissible benefits. In response, the N.C.A.A. docks this program 30 scholarships over the following three years and a two-year postseason ban.
Scenario B: Multiple players accept impermissible benefits at another B.C.S. conference program. In addition, it is discovered that the school’s head coach not only had knowledge of the rule breaking but denied all such knowledge – covered up the information, even. For that, the N.C.A.A. docks the program nine scholarships over the following three years with a one-year postseason ban.
Tags: Jim Tressel, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State, U.S.C.
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No. 17: Ohio State
By Paul Myerberg // Aug 17, 2011
So, to recap. In December, five players are suspended for the first five games of 2011 for selling jerseys, pants, rings — just receiving improper benefits, in short. Ohio State goes on to win the Sugar Bowl with these five in place, which some people take umbrage with. In March, it is first reported that then-coach Jim Tressel knew of these N.C.A.A. violations nearly a year before but didn’t report them to the N.C.A.A. or his own university. Tressel is suspended for the first two games of 2011 — later raised to five games — and fined $250,000. In April, the N.C.A.A. releases its Notice of Allegations; Tressel doesn’t come off well. Tressel resigns on May 30, leading O.S.U. to name Luke Fickell the interim coach for the 2011 season. In June, would-be senior quarterback Terrelle Pryor decides to forego his final season of eligibility. That same month, O.S.U. vacates its 2010 results and goes on two year of self-imposed probation. Did I miss anything?
Tags: Andrew Norwell, Big Ten, Christian Bryant, Etienne Sabino, Jaamal Berry, Jim Tressel, John Simon, Johnathan Hankins, Luke Fickell, Michael Brewster, Ohio State, Rod Smith, Terrelle Pryor, Tyler Moeller
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Is Tressel an Aristotelian Tragic Hero?
By Paul Myerberg // Jul 28, 2011
I thought Michigan’s Brady Hoke had the best quote from today’s Big Ten festivities, when he responded with incredulity to a question about whether Michigan was rebuilding: “I don’t think we’re rebuilding. Period. I mean, we’re Michigan.” That’s the sort of confidence the Wolverines need after three disastrous seasons under Rich Rodriguez. But the quote of the day came from Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio, who uttered the following when asked about one of his mentors, Jim Tressel:
“Every person he’s come in contact with as a player and a coach, he’s made a positive impact on their lives. To me, it’s tragic. He becomes a tragic hero in my respect, in my view. Usually tragic heroes have the ability to rise above it all in the end and that’s what I’ll look for in the end.”
Jim Tressel, tragic hero?
Tags: Aristotle, Jim Tressel, Mark Dantonio, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State
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Tressel’s Self-Inflicted Legacy
By Paul Myerberg // May 30, 2011
Jim Tressel famously introduced himself to Ohio State at a men’s basketball game in early 2001, telling the assembled audience that fans would “be proud of our young people, in the classroom, in the community, and most especially in 310 days in Ann Arbor, Mich., on the football field.” It was a banner quote for a first-year coach, one that underlined typical coach-speak about staying on the straight and narrow off the field while promising success where his predecessor, John Cooper, had failed: against the hated Wolverines. At least Tressel followed through on one of his promises; it was the most important promise to a single-minded fan base obsessed with winning at all costs, but it wasn’t enough.
Tags: Jim Tressel, Luke Fickell, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State
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Following, But Not That “Blindly”
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 27, 2011
The talented individuals at Eleven Warriors do admit that polls like the one along this post are flawed, as readers can vote as many times as they want; readers can opt to abstain from voting altogether; and those with an ulterior motive — say, a Michigan fan — might come in and skew the results. But the voting on this poll, held on the Eleven Warriors Web site, does suggest, albeit with a small sample size, that Ohio State fans don’t “blindly” support Jim Tressel, as Kirk Herbstreit has suggested.
Tags: Eleven Warriors, Jim Tressel, Kirk Herbstreit, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State
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Let’s Get This Out of the Way
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 26, 2011
Let’s just do this and get it out of the way, alright? Call me crazy, but I find coaching innuendo far more entertaining at the non-marquee F.B.S. stops – tossing around names for a Vanderbilt, as we’ve done in the past, involves more thought and conversation than does the same action for an Ohio State, as I’ll do after the jump. Why is that? Maybe it’s because Ohio State – or another major power, by and large – will identify a small handful of big names early, and more often than not will get its man. Where’s the fun in that?
Tags: Bo Pelini, Bob Stoops, Bronco Mendenhall, Chris Petersen, Jim Tressel, Kyle Whittingham, Lovie Smith, Luke Fickell, Mark Dantonio, Mike Riley, Ohio State, Urban Meyer
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The N.C.A.A. Moves Fast on O.S.U.
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 25, 2011
There’s nothing more heartwarming than good, old-fashioned newspaper reporting, particularly when it involves public-record requests. We saw this coming in March, when news first broke of Jim Tressel’s failure to inform his superiors at Ohio State that he was aware of several instances of misconduct involving members of the football team. Reporters at The Columbus Dispatch have nailed shut the case that Tressel violated the terms of his contract in doing so, however, thanks to documentation unearthed in an article released earlier today.
Tags: Jim Tressel, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State
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Random Spring Thoughts: Ohio State
By Paul Myerberg // Apr 6, 2011
Using a combination of various computer programs and the Internet — a task nearly beyond my limited computing skills — I selected 25 F.B.S. teams at random. Teams lucky enough to have been randomly selected will be reviewed with several random thoughts as we enter the heart of spring practice. Up next: Ohio State, which needs five guys to replace five guys who stepped outside the lines.
They’re not replacement players, even if they are replacing, in a sense, five players who would otherwise factor heavily into Ohio State’s mix. The five substitutes stepping in for the tattooed quintet suspended for the first month-plus of 2011 are just that: substitutes. Like a substitute teacher, these five aren’t starting for the long term, just for now, for five games from Sept. 3 through Oct. 1, until Terrelle Pryor and his teammates return to action. It’s worth noting that in the suspended five’s stead, the new starters hold the key to Ohio State’s hopes of returning to B.C.S. play.
Tags: Braxton Miller, Dan Herron, Davier Posey, Etienne Sabino, Jim Tressel, Joe Bauserman, Johnathan Hankins, Luke Fickell, Michael Brewster, Mike Adams, N.C.A.A. violations, Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor
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