Jim Tressel stepping down? Fired?

[Chrispy]

Ohio State Coach Jim Tressel, athletic director Gene Smith and president Gordon Gee will conduct a 7 p.m. press conference Tuesday night to respond to allegations in a Yahoo! Sports report that Tressel knew of his players’ NCAA violations but did not report his knowledge to school officials.

There is no official word as to what message will come from the press conference. Multiple reports, citing anonymous source, say OSU officials have huddled throughout the day to discuss their reaction. Smith, scheduled to be in New York City early Tuesday for a press conference with CBS and Turner Sports, returned to Columbus, Ohio, according to CNBC sports business report Darren Rovell.

The Yahoo! Report, published online Monday night, accuses Tressel of learning in April that several of his players sold OSU gear and items won as Buckeyes to the owner of a local tattoo parlor. Smith said in December that no one in the Ohio State athletic department knew of the players’ actions until that month, when officials from a local U.S. Attorney’s Office informed OSU officials.

If Tressel knew of the transactions but did not report them, he and Ohio State could face significant NCAA violations and sanctions. Tressel could also lose his job, according to his contract with the school. Further, the Buckeyes could be forced to vacate their 12 victories in 2010, including the Big Ten and Sugar Bowl championships, for known use of ineligible players.

Tressel and Ohio State's president and AD plan press conference - NCAA Football - Sporting News

 

[Senser81]

Gordon Gee is an idiot to the highest degree. Very high and mighty when other people get caught cheating, but he shuts the fuck up when his school is the one mired in scandal (after scandal after scandal).

I predict Tressel will get a "stern reprimand" and nothing more.

 

[ralaw]

Tressel could also lose his job, according to his contract with the school. Further, the Buckeyes could be forced to vacate their 12 victories in 2010, including the Big Ten and Sugar Bowl championships, for known use of ineligible players.

That's funny because the NCAA ruled these players were eligible for the Sugar Bowl.....I guess everyone has made their money, so the rules have changed.

 

[Sportsbuck]

@kgordonosu
Ken Gordon

Safe to report that there will be no nuclear bombs tonight. Tressel is not being fired/resigning.

And then beyond that, please understand this is developing as we speak.

Also... from about as close to JT and the staff as you can get without being a member of the staff about what the press conference will entail:

show of support for the JT and the AD, will be as transparent as possible, the school has nothing to hide. Provided the authorities all the information possible and any notion that they haven't is pure hearsay. Yada yada yada

 

[Sportsbuck]

Gordon Gee is an idiot to the highest degree. Very high and mighty when other people get caught cheating, but he shuts the fuck up when his school is the one mired in scandal (after scandal after scandal).

Gee has been at Ohio State (His 2nd tenure) since 2007... since then, he's dealt with one scandal, that being tatgate.

He's an academic though Senser... being high and mighty when others fail is pretty much them to a T.

 

[Senser81]

Gee has been at Ohio State (His 2nd tenure) since 2007... since then, he's dealt with one scandal, that being tatgate.

He's an academic though Senser... being high and mighty when others fail is pretty much them to a T.

Gee also said that Boise and TCU don't deserve to be in BCS bowl games...great guy. He also oversaw the reigns of John Cooper and Jim O'Brien during his first tenure at Ohio State, who were two of the more corrupt football and basketball coaches.

 

[Sportsbuck]

Gee is a fantastic President on the academic side, actually on the non-athletic side entirely would be the best description, but I cringe everytime he talks sports.

Look, I understand how you view him because of the coaches that coached under him, but considering Gee merely publically vocalized what the other BCS Presidents are thinking and saying being closed doors I feel like he's getting a lot more shit than he deserves in that regard.

 

[Sportsbuck]

2 game suspension and possible sanctions are recommended.

 

[Rudi]

2 game suspension, 250K fine, has to attend a "compliance seminar", and publicly apologize. via Michael Smith.

Slap on the wrist, lol.

 

[BrntO4Life]

I know he makes way more, but 250K is a pretty hefty fine.

Nothing compared to those Sugar Bowl winnings, though :smug:

 

[tigstah]

2 game suspension, 250K fine, has to attend a "compliance seminar", and publicly apologize. via Michael Smith.

Slap on the wrist, lol.

not even a hard slap. wtf.

 

[Sportsbuck]

not even a hard slap. wtf.

I think the fact that the FBI investigation was a big part of it bought him some leniancy.

NCAA can still impose additional sanctions, keep that in mind.

 

[BrntO4Life]

Tressel should be forced to wear a spandex jumpsuit on the sideline this season.

 

[Rudi]

We still aren't out of the clear....NCAA can still come down hard on us. I'm hoping they don't but who knows

 

[ram29jackson]

this a waste of time-

players sold/selling their own stuff for a few bucks is not worthy of any violation. If this was the big news about a top 25 program in trouble, its the dumbest thing I've heard as of yet. The NCAA heads are a waste of money ,space and time.

 

[manchild24]

no disrespect to Buckeye Fans but this is a fucking joke. Didnt he go back on his word about running a clean program and he wont stand for this type of stuff when he was introduced as the head coach or at a rally or something.

Then he lets these guys off with a suspension for next season if they promise to come back. Yeah I'll come back, wait fuck it Im going pro.

He should have manned up and sat their asses for the bowl game. It happened this season, they should sit this season.

Just another "top" program being shady.

 

[BrntO4Life]

this a waste of time-

players sold/selling their own stuff for a few bucks is not worthy of any violation. If this was the big news about a top 25 program in trouble, its the dumbest thing I've heard as of yet. The NCAA heads are a waste of money ,space and time.

DUMBEST THING I'VE HEARD AS OF YET

 

[Sportsbuck]

no disrespect to Buckeye Fans but this is a fucking joke. Didnt he go back on his word about running a clean program and he wont stand for this type of stuff when he was introduced as the head coach or at a rally or something.

Are you referring to his 310 days speech at the Michigan basketball game after he was introduced?

Then he lets these guys off with a suspension for next season if they promise to come back. Yeah I'll come back, wait fuck it Im going pro.

And every player announced that they would come back, and are all serving their suspensions this coming season.

He should have manned up and sat their asses for the bowl game.

Agreed. Without Pryor and Co we lose the Sugar Bowl, but quite frankly there asses shouldn't have been on the field.

 

[manchild24]

If I knew had to multi quote I would but I can never do it right.

Yes that was the speech I was talking about.
They said they are coming but, I just dont agree with that, Not sure of the players other then Pryor and how good they are but if they changed their mind and decleared then his promise of a suspension is nothing. It didnt happen, so no big deal but they should have been suspended the year it was going happen.

 

[Sportsbuck]

If I knew had to multi quote I would but I can never do it right.

Just highlight text and hit quote then type after that.

Yes that was the speech I was talking about.

"You'll be proud of our kids in the classroom, in the community, and in 310 days, in Ann Arbor, Michigan."

The classroom part was in reference to the John Cooper era filled with Andy Katzenmoyer taking AIDS awareness classes to stay eligible and Reggie Germany's 0.0 GPA among the notable instances, and Tress has done that. In the 2010 APR rankings, we finished with a 975 score, tied with Vanderbilt and 1 point behind Stanford. We've had multiple academic All-Americans, a Draddy winner (Academic Heisman for athletes), and obviously do well on the academic All Big-Ten. Sure there's bad guys in every program academically, but Tress has stepped it up there.

Community: Once Maurice Clarett and the rest of the Cooper boys were gone, OSU has stayed out of trouble for the most part in the community. Sure we've had troubles here and there, like Alex Boone's DUI, Doug Worthington's DUI, and several other instances, but we've done very well in this part over the years.

Michigan speaks for itself. 9-1.