[Husker] Tressel Suspended

Steve Cornelius sscornelius at gmail.com
Thu Mar 10 09:25:16 CST 2011


Northwestern University got more press than it bargained for when it was
revealed that about 100 students attending a human sexuality class witnessed
an optional, after-class sex demonstration using adult toys:
http://goo.gl/oLEHl.

Now Ohio State is having problems with their football team.

Not sure I want my alma mater associated with such an "outlaw" conference!
:-)

--
Steve Cornelius



On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:00 AM, David Strong <gobigredlist at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------
> > *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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