I'm a die-hard Michigan fan, so there's no doubt I'm a little biased. But, I'm curious what others think about what's going on there, particularly with Terrelle Pryor and what you think is likely to be handed down as punishment from the NCAA and Ohio State's program in general.
If you're not familiar with the situation 6 players (Terrelle Pryor, Dan Herron, Devier Posey, Mike Adams, Solomon Thomas, and Jordan Whiting) 5 of which are starters including QB, #1 reciever, and RB were found guilty of accepting improper benefits. Some got free tattoos, some sold memorabilia like OSU awards, signed jerseys, pants, etc. The first 5 each got suspended 5 games, and Whiting only one game. But, they were allowed to play in last years Sugar Bowl. Recently we found out that not only did Tressel know about it, but lied about it and covered it up. On Memorial Day Tressel resigned as the head coach. Since then a ton of other allegations have come about including a car dealership that is implicated in giving special deals of more than 50 cars that dates all the way back to 2001 and Maurice Clarette. Terrelle Pryor is also under further investigation for his use of more than 6 cars, all from the same dealership in his tenure at OSU. And rumors are running rampant that the selling of memorabilia and getting extra benefits has been going on for years and is extensive all over Columbus. A second tattoo parlor that also was implicated in trading tattoos for memorabilia from players was also implicated in selling marijuana to players and pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
It seems to me like the NCAA is going to hit OSU pretty hard in the area of a year or more bowl ban, a small number of loss of scholarships, possibly shown guilty of a "lack of institutional control", etc. I'm curious how you college football fans think this will pan out for OSU this year and the coming years. Will Pryor see the field this year? Can OSU still win if he's gone for good or worse yet if they get further suspensions? How far back would a potential bowl ban and loss of scholarships put the program?
If you're not familiar with the situation 6 players (Terrelle Pryor, Dan Herron, Devier Posey, Mike Adams, Solomon Thomas, and Jordan Whiting) 5 of which are starters including QB, #1 reciever, and RB were found guilty of accepting improper benefits. Some got free tattoos, some sold memorabilia like OSU awards, signed jerseys, pants, etc. The first 5 each got suspended 5 games, and Whiting only one game. But, they were allowed to play in last years Sugar Bowl. Recently we found out that not only did Tressel know about it, but lied about it and covered it up. On Memorial Day Tressel resigned as the head coach. Since then a ton of other allegations have come about including a car dealership that is implicated in giving special deals of more than 50 cars that dates all the way back to 2001 and Maurice Clarette. Terrelle Pryor is also under further investigation for his use of more than 6 cars, all from the same dealership in his tenure at OSU. And rumors are running rampant that the selling of memorabilia and getting extra benefits has been going on for years and is extensive all over Columbus. A second tattoo parlor that also was implicated in trading tattoos for memorabilia from players was also implicated in selling marijuana to players and pleaded guilty earlier this year to federal charges of drug trafficking and money laundering.
It seems to me like the NCAA is going to hit OSU pretty hard in the area of a year or more bowl ban, a small number of loss of scholarships, possibly shown guilty of a "lack of institutional control", etc. I'm curious how you college football fans think this will pan out for OSU this year and the coming years. Will Pryor see the field this year? Can OSU still win if he's gone for good or worse yet if they get further suspensions? How far back would a potential bowl ban and loss of scholarships put the program?
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