The players also received free or discounted tattoos from a local parlor. On top of their suspensions, the players, nicknamed the "Tattoo 5," were forced to repay various amounts of money for the benefits they received. Armed with the correct resources and support, we know they'll show what we felt to be true all along -- not letting athletes capitalize on what ultimately is their hard work was unjust and unnecessary," said the statement, which was co-signed by all five players.
NCAA suspended us but let us play in the sugar bowl win vs Arkansas pic. The statement notes that the Buckeyes team went , won the Big Ten championship and defeated Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. Despite the NCAA's suspensions, all five players were allowed to participate in the bowl game. Members of the media on ESPN College Football Live hypothesized today that if players were paid, this type of behavior might be avoided in the first place.
Do you buy that argument? Think about it. College athletes on scholarship get a full ride to their program of choice. Greg Sankey, associate commissioner of the Southeastern Conference and a committee member, said in a teleconference that Tressel's failure to act was, "considered very serious and, frankly, very disappointing. Under a show-cause order, any school that hired Tressel would have to present its case for why it needed to employ him, and would risk severe penalties if he were to commit any further infractions after that.
Meyer, a two-time national title winner with the Gators was hired to much acclaim on Nov. But a bowl ban could affect those verbal commitments. Even if not, next year's Ohio State team will lose the extra practices allotted before a bowl game.
Herron, Ohio State's starting tailback, was suspended not only for accepting improper benefits from the tattoo-shop owner but also in his summer job. He was voted the team's MVP. It hasn't been easy the situation we went through. We all definitely learned from it. We moved forward from it. Other players said the Buckeyes could follow the example of Southern California, which received even more stringent NCAA sanctions but went this season despite not being able to play in a bowl game.
In light of the many problems in college athletics grabbing headlines these days, Sankey was asked if the NCAA was trying to send a message with the bowl ban against Ohio State.
Gee said Tuesday night he hoped that remedies had been taken to avoid any further embarrassing scandals at the university. Christopher Cicero, the Columbus lawyer who tipped off Tressel via email in about players selling memorabilia, described the five-year show-cause action against Tressel as "harsh" but added he understood the NCAA's justification for it. The bottom line to all of this is everyone is moving forward with this.
Am I the only one that finds it strange that Terrelle Pryor and his buddies are suspended for five games while the head coach, who knew about this for months and kept his mouth shut to cover up for them, only receives two games? I understand what Tressel did. Yet he did get caught in the end. If you can get away with something, go for it…but if you get caught, you have to accept the punishment and the disciplinarian must dish out the rightful punishment.
At the very least, Tressel should be sitting with his players for the entire five-game suspension. Still, had this been a coach of a lesser profile, how many people want to take on the bet that Ohio State would have suspended the coach for the entire season, or better yet, used that termination clause? Is the sweater vest-wearing head coach really as pure as Ohio State wants to make him out to be? Former troubled Ohio State star running back Maurice Clarett claims that Jim Tressel helped him receive improper benefits.
So Tressel and his buddies wanted to give Clarett some extra motivation on game day by giving him improper benefits to the tune of thousands of dollars. Yet when Maurice Clarett is shunned and left to fend for himself after once covering up for Tressel, I have an issue with the higher-ups and most importantly, Tressel himself.
0コメント