The Tressel emails from SportsbyBrooks

[silentsam74]

Dez Bryant was suspended for 10 games for lying about eating at Deion Sanders' house. How much more should The Vest get being the HEAD COACH of a major university? Reading the emails shows he wasn't concerned for the two players' "safety" at all... He was concerned about covering his hiney...and that's it. There were no requests for 'confidentiality' in the initial email. Dude's a lying liar. He got caught lying. He's upset that he got caught. No apologies for lying. No apologies for breaking rules. The only apology was that he was in "this situation."

Wasn't Bruce Pearl suspended for 8 conference games for lying. Lying is lying to me. I've heard arguments that Pearl caused the violation he lied about so that makes it worse. I don't necessarily agree. The basic facts of each situation are that both coaches lied. Slive probably wouldn't have handed down a punishment had Pearl not lied. So, Slive gave Pearl an 8 game suspension. That's half the conference games. One would think the bastion of all that is good and right in college athletics would at least hand down a comparable punishment. But, no not at all. In fact, Delany says that the damage Tressel has done to his reputation is worse than any punishment he could hand down. Holier than thou, indeed.

The Big Ten commissioner, Jim Delany, said the league was not considering suspending Tressel for additional games as the SEC did with Pearl. It will wait for the N.C.A.A.’s decision on Tressel.

“It’s not a positive,” Delany said in a telephone interview. “It’s a big issue. It’s a concern.”

Asked about stiffer penalties, Delany said that the only one that really cuts to the bone is the death penalty, which has not been on the table for decades. He said Tressel’s punishment transcended the fine and suspension.

“There’s a reputational damage,” Delany said. “Not only the financial penalty and the suspension, but reputational damage.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/10/sports/ncaafootball/10tressel.html

 

[Redwood Forrest]

The Big Ten commissioner, Jim Delany, said the league was not considering suspending Tressel for additional games as the SEC did with Pearl. It will wait for the N.C.A.A.’s decision on Tressel.

“It’s not a positive,” Delany said in a telephone interview. “It’s a big issue. It’s a concern.”

Asked about stiffer penalties, Delany said that the only one that really cuts to the bone is the death penalty, which has not been on the table for decades. He said Tressel’s punishment transcended the fine and suspension.

“There’s a reputational damage,” Delany said. “Not only the financial penalty and the suspension, but reputational damage.” [/FONT]


Aubie's reputation is in tatters and they don't seem to mind.:biggrin:

What is he saying? No need for penalties beyond the wrist slap unless it is the death penalty?

 

[mulletover]

I wondered about that too. Appears to me that this attorney could possibly be in some hot water with the Ohio bar.

I heard yesterday the Ohio bar suspended the license of the attorney who wrote these e-mails to CJT for 1-year. It could've been much worse for him. Not to mention what it does to the state's case against the tatoo shops owner. Could result in a mistrial.

 

[tideronthehooch]

I am not sure where Tressel has gotten this choir boy reputation that he has. Just because he dresses like a nerd doesn't prevent him from being a dirtbag does it?? I mean the guy had problems with the rules when he was at Youngstown State, at OSU Troy Smith took money when he played for him, Maurice Clarrett had TONS of problems and I believe Tressel's brother was running a Brett Bohmar type summer "employment" program where players admitted to getting paid without doing any work. If this guy was at another school other than the holy Big 10/11/12 flagship school, they and he would have been hammered long ago.

 

[tideronthehooch]

I heard yesterday the Ohio bar suspended the license of the attorney who wrote these e-mails to CJT for 1-year. It could've been much worse for him. Not to mention what it does to the state's case against the tatoo shops owner. Could result in a mistrial.

The atty fully deserves what he got, as he blatantly broke the atty/client privilege.