Ohio State May Be Without Terrelle Pryor and Others Because Of Alleged Free Tattoos

[TideFan2012]

Ohio State May Be Without Terrelle Pryor and Others Because Of Alleged Free Tattoos | The Big Lead

 

[Rattlehead82]

They shouldn't have told the players they were getting the tattoos. It's cool as long as they didn't know.

I had to say it.:biggrin2:

 

[rolltide7854]

They just woke up and they were there. Nothing to see here, move along.

 

[Bama Reb]

What can be said that hasn't already been addressed in the Megathread?

 

[Alasippi]

I hope this is a joke.

 

[Black Warrior]

Should be no problem because other students were getting them as well....

 

[BamaFossil]

This is nuts. Assuming free tattoos were received, just have the athletes pay for 'em or do some community service. I want Arky to win... but not by sitting the OSU starters.

If they can't pay for the tattoo, punishment should be to give 'em another tattoo.

 

[BamaCorvin]

Make em sit. Tattoos aren't cheap and they knew what they were doing. If you are only going to make people pay it back when they get caught, what is the incentive not to do it and try and get away with it?

I agree here! They knew it was wrong

 

[BamaFossil]

Make em sit. Tattoos aren't cheap and they knew what they were doing. If you are only going to make people pay it back when they get caught, what is the incentive not to do it and try and get away with it?

Yeah... I appreciate where you're coming from. Maybe even agree... The tattoo situation is akin to the fishing trip IMO. We sat our guys until they paid (charity?) their share of the cost of the trip, AND the NCAA gave the go-ahead for the players to get back on the field. I don't recall whether our guys missed any games.

Gotta' agree that whatever metrics were applied to the fishing trip should be applied to the tattoo trip. If that doesn't happen, maybe our guys shoulda' given their autographs to the guy with the boat.

Furthermore, a few months ago TN had a blowup of some kind re a nightclub in Ktown. Football players allegedly received preferential treatment or something. Nothing came of that... assuming there was anything to it in the first place.

My beef is with the NCAA and what I perceive to be unequal enforcement. Colors my thinking sometimes.

 

[TideFan2012]

Make em sit. Tattoos aren't cheap and they knew what they were doing. If you are only going to make people pay it back when they get caught, what is the incentive not to do it and try and get away with it?

You're exactly right. If all they have to do is pay it back if they get caught, nothing is going to stop them for doing it again.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Does anybody know if Terrell Pryor's father asked for the tattoos?

 

[GrayTide]

I am sure Gordon Gee and Tressell will do the right thing. :rolleye2:

 

[TideMan09]

The sCam Scandal will be a PR nightmare for the NCAA until they hammer The Barn..If they force Terrell & the other Players sit out the Bowl Game..The NCAA will catch all kinds of hell from the National Media..

 

[capnfrog]

This is nuts. Assuming free tattoos were received, just have the athletes pay for 'em or do some community service. I want Arky to win... but not by sitting the OSU starters.

If they can't pay for the tattoo, punishment should be to give 'em another tattoo.

I agree, this is too frivolous an infraction, let em play and let Arky win. Don't want to give them any excuses. Actually I think what happened was that them pig callers found some guys that had a lot of experience tattooing pigs ears and they snuck them into Ohio and set them up on street corners giving free tattooes to football players.

 

[NO1BUTBAMA]

I'm new to the site, but just wanted to say I've spent some time reading many of the posts here, and I really enjoy reading from all the knowledgeable and passionate fans out there. And believe me, I am just as passionate about Alabama football as the next person. Enough on that.

Now on to my comment regarding this news. I've often wondered if players are not allowed to have a job or are not allowed to take money from anyone, where are they getting the money to afford all the tatoos you see on TV. It's really rampant on the hardwood.

 

[rolltide2213]

make them sit out.

 

[capnfrog]

So that's the new rule? No extra benefits...unless it's only a few hundred dollars? Now, is that per infraction? A hundred dollars here, a hundred dollars there, is fine as long as it's not a lot of money all at once? Or is it fine if it's just goods and services rather than cash?

Evidently according to NCAA's version or interpretation of Scamgate, all they have to do is say they didn't know they were free. We know the NCAA will not go back to whenever they were tattooed and make them forfeit all the games forward of that time. Probably not enough evidence at this time to dole out any penalties.

 

[tidefan26]

Does anybody know if Terrell Pryor's father asked for the tattoos?

No, he just said put a smile on my arm.

 

[PacadermaTideUs]

Does anybody know if Terrell Pryor's father asked for the tattoos?

Apparently, Preyer's father asked for the tattoos from a different parlor. But there's no indication that he asked for tattoos from the fambily-run parlor that ended up getting the merchandise. And in any case, Terrell never knew about his father's having requested tats from the first parlor to begin with. Terrell is an awesome guy and would never accept tats. I think this is all just sour grapes from the first parlor anyway because they never got the merchandise. That, and the Red Elephant Club.

 

[dave12]

This is nuts. Assuming free tattoos were received, just have the athletes pay for 'em or do some community service. I want Arky to win... but not by sitting the OSU starters.

If they can't pay for the tattoo, punishment should be to give 'em another tattoo.

Yeah, a tattoo of a Razorback Hog..............:biggrin:


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