[NU Sports] Ohio State sanctions due at 2PM CT today

[Jonathan Hodges]

Yes, but...

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/genrel/122011aab.html

"we have decided not to appeal the decision because we need to move forward
as an institution" - OSU AD Gene Smith

Also, the full NCAA report is here:
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public/ncaa/resources/latest+news/2011/december/ohio+state+cited+for+failure+to+monitor,+receives+postseason+ban

IMHO I have no idea how Smith is still the AD at OSU; he is has seemed to
fight everything tooth and nail from the beginning yet they continually get
hammered with worse issues/sanctions than the initial reports.  He also
continues to have a somewhat combative tone towards these types of issues.
I know OSU Pres. Gee has also made some inflammatory statements, but he
headed some other more academic minded institutions and wasn't afraid of
making necessary moves (i.e. essentially folding the athletic department at
Vanderbilt and restructuring it into the rest of the school).

In any case this will likely open up another bowl slot in 2012, which would
seemingly be good for NU.  NU doesn't play OSU in 2012, but will get the
back in 2013-14, when they'll be facing the full brunt of the 9 lost
scholarships.

Jonathan

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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Evans Schoeman <eschoeman at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Can they appeal the penalty?
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Jonathan Hodges <j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu>
> *To:* Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com>
> *Cc:* nwu-sports at tssi.com
> *Sent:* Tue, December 20, 2011 12:59:47 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [NU Sports] Ohio State sanctions due at 2PM CT today
>
> I was wrong:
> http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/20/ncaa-report.html
>
> - Bowl ban after next season
> - 4 additional scholarships taken
> - extra year of probation
>
> Definitely harder than most expected.  We'll see how much it hurts them in
> the long run though (next year this could definitely help NU's potential
> bowl standing).
>
> --
> Jonathan Hodges
> Contributor, HailToPurple
> Web: http://www.hailtopurple.com/jhodges/
> Twitter: @hailtopurple
> Email: j-hodges at alumni.northwestern.edu
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Mike Nolan <nolan at tssi.com> wrote:
>
> > > Rumors are the report will be given to the press an hour before the
> press
> > > conference but they will be asked not to divulge the contents.  Expect
> to
> > > get the complete rundown at 1:01PM CT via twitter.
> >
> > Yeah, a news embargo doesn't mean what it used to (and it didn't mean
> that
> > much!)
> >
> > > All along, most expect the NCAA's sanctions to be in line with those
> > > self-imposed by OSU and I tend to agree; they may get docked with an
> > > additional scholarship or something of that order but I wouldn't
> expect a
> > > bowl ban or anything worse.  (And, it's not like a bowl ban in itself
> is
> > > that bad: just look at USC who would have won the Pac-12 south this
> year
> > if
> > > not for that ban and will likely be the division front-runner for next
> > > season even if Barkley heads to the NFL, though their more significant
> > > scholarship reductions are yet to be felt).
> >
> > As I recall, not many expected the USC sanctions to be as harsh as they
> > were, either.  The NCAA Rules committee has been rather unpredictable.
> >
> > Ohio State has cast Jim Tressell as the villain in this melodrama, but
> > will the NCAA be content to play the role of the faithful friend?
> > --
> > Mike Nolan
> >
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