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Uh I don't think that Jim O'Brien was the captain of the $100M USD empire known as Buckeye football.

Look. You don't appear to understand that there is no such thing as one size fits all and that everyone gets the same punishment.

Tress is Tress and that's all you need to know. Not to mention, it's apparent that there is more going on behind the scenes and Tress has secured the trust and protection of Gee and G. Smith.

I don't want Tress to go and I hope he weathers this storm!

All true.....which means the NCAA might come down hard on us.

We are learning something more each week. What else is Fraud Tressel hiding?

This is your response on every post. Come up with something new or go away. You are boring.

"Many" of us don't need to, you've asked 12 googolplex times for us.

I think his name is Jim Tressel.

O'Brian gave money to a potential recruit. Tressel was only protecting his players from something that they did. Sorry, but it's apples and oranges.

It's the same reason why Bruce Pearl was fired last week: he lost and lost big. O'Brien in '04 was in the midst of his worst season since his first in '98 coupled with the money he had doled out to a prospective player.

And had Pearl advanced, people in the media would still be asking "Will Pearl be fired?"
Make no mistake about it: collegiate sports is a business, in particular the football and basketball components. Don't buy into this nonsense that these are amateurs being guided by teachers looking out for their best interests.

In order to generate revenue for a school, a coach must win and win consistently and at the ultimate level. The days of a coach building a program and staying there for two generations is over. Coaches at big-name programs are given on average, a two-year window to succeed or to show signs of improvement from season one to the next if they hope for a longer term contract.

Tressel won't be fired but trust that by the time his contract expires in a few years, he'll call it quits. That's considering more isn't made of this NCAA investigation and depending on how this upcoming season goes as well.

Jim O'Brien was actively involved in many of the violations. Tressel on the other hand was not involved in the violations.

STOP the Madness!!!!!!

Way stupid....It seems to be the theme of Bucknuts Threads these days. Stupid comments run amuck. tOSU is very blessed to have Jim Tressel. If I had a son, and he was 1-A caliber....I'd feel very very secure if Jim Tressel was his leader and coach. Perhaps folks should try to get to know the man, and get their noses out of the mindless Dispatch or watching ESPN for all their information about someone, especially soneone's character. Nobody, knows Jim Tressel more than the AD, President and his PLAYERS....I am still waiting for someone who truly knows the man to say something bad about him? When.....Where?

For all those perfect people out there….Mirrors people.....look in the mirrors.....

The more I think about it...I realize some so-called Buckeye Fans are just haters in general. Probably hate most things in life...this situation just gives them their latest target. It's a shame...probably can't see the good in anything...or anyone.

GO BUCKS!

He is not a fraud, and I am still proud to have him as our coach. In some small way, I like the fact that he has done something questionable. He's human, and he made a big mistake. Was it for the NC, Pryor, himself? We'll never know trhe real reason he lied, but we all do it, and that doesn't mean we should be fired or called names. JT has won us alot of games, and done it with class. He has brought our program to the pinnacle, and now he let "us" down...get over it. Like sugarcrystal says, when his contract is up, he walks.