[Husker] Tressel Suspended

[David Strong]

I could not believe that quote from Gee.  I am sure he was kidding, trying
to be glib, but I bet he would like to have that one back.

Dave

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 7:47 AM, Mike Jaixen <mikejaixen at yahoo.com> wrote:

> ESPN may smell blood, but ESPN also didn't drive this story either. Yahoo!
> Sports broke the story, not the self-proclaimed Worldwide Leader.
>
> Does Tressel deserve to be fired? Considering the fact that he continued to
> cover it up even after the NCAA got wind of it, and listening to some of his
> excuses, I'd suggest yes. E. Gordon Gee might want people to think he was
> joking when he suggested that Tressel could dismiss him, but I suspect that
> probably is closer to reality than anybody at tOSU wants to admit.
>
> Mike Jaixen
> http://huskermike.blogspot.com
> http://www.cornnation.com
>
>
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> *From:* Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
> *To:* David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* husker at tssi.com
> *Sent:* Wed, March 9, 2011 6:18:32 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Husker] Tressel Suspended
>
> > This link sums it up pretty well.  He knew about it and didn't report it,
> > later lied that he knew about it, and the reasons he gives don't bear
> even
> > the slightest scrutiny.  Nor does he acknowledge that he did anything
> wrong
> > or apologize for anything.  "I don't think any less of myself."
> >
> >
> http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=6195223
>
> ESPN appears to smell blood in the water.
>
> I think they're still basking over their role in having gotten Mike Leach
> fired.
>
> Does Tressel deserve to be fired for this?  Probably not, although a 2 game
> suspension is kind of unusual, and I'm not sure how you enforce something
> like that.  He may not be on the sidelines or even in the building, but
> who beleves that he won't still have some involvement in preparing the
> game plan for those games?
>
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