[NU Sports] Tressel out

[Alan Abrahamson]

1. I wonder if Tressel and Ohio State knew there was no wiggle room after
seeing the NCAA deny USC's appeal, and Tressel took the honorable
resignation route because he otherwise was going to have to get fired route.

2. The Big Ten is wide, wide open this year. Meaning we have as good a
chance to win this thing as anyone. I repeat: We can win.

Go Wildcats!

Alan

On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 8:53 AM, SjT (Stephen J. Truog)
<sjtruog at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Wow.
>
> I wonder if some of the bigwigs at the school got word of tough sanctions
> coming down and offered Tressel in return. Or if there was more to the
> scandal.
>
> In any case, wow.
>
> Tressel always seemed like a good guy (I still hated the Bucknuts, but
> their coach seemed like a class act) ... he always seemed unfairly labeled
> as a "can't win the big one" coach even though he DID win the big one, and
> won most of his bowls (better record than "Big Game" Bob) and thoroughly
> dominated his rival. It always seemed like more was demanded of him and that
> pressure got to him.
>
> I've said it for decades now - Ohio State is an SEC school in Big Ten
> clothing. Now if the NCAA would only get after some of those SEC schools the
> way they have with USC and OSU in recent years - from oversigning and "gray
> shirting" to Cam Newton, that whole league is crooked.
>
> Won't be shedding any tears for OSU fans or Coach Sweatervest, but not
> really gloating either as I would at the demise of Mr. Smugsmirk in Madison
> or RichRod or Nick the Slick or St. Urban of the Whiners.
>
> This certainly shakes up the league and the balance of power shifts almost
> entirely to the "west" now. Michigan is still recovering from their
> disastrous coaching hire (a mistake OSU will try not to repeat). OSU is now
> in a tailspin and Penn State - while looking good this year - still has the
> looming question of who succeeds JoePa when THAT major transition comes
> around.
>
> Obvioulsly all three of those programs are college football royalty and
> won't be down long, but their transition could be a smooth one, or one like
> Nebraska experienced or Michigan is still experiencing.
>
> For this next year, it's good news for Wisconsin and PSU in that quasi-east
> division, as it should come down to their game. It's also good for anyone
> who plays OSU early in the Big Ten slate while they're still finding their
> rhythm. Meanwhile, the quasi-west looks like the more competitive division
> and our "benefit" from skipping OSU on the rotation doesn't look as big now.
>
> It's a huge shakeup. The question now is who takes over in Columbus.
>
> GO CATS!!!
> -SjT
>
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