The NCAA needs to cease to exist as an organization and as a governing body. They shouldn't even be allowed to oversee intramural teams on college campuses. After dropping the ball on the Cam Newton situation they decided to go all the way with the Ohio State situation which is still continuing to produce allegations, confessions, and "self imposed" sanctions.
Ohio State players were caught selling memorabilia to a Columbus, OH tattoo parlor. They were disciplined with multi-game suspensions for the 2011 season but were allowed to play in the bowl game vs. Arkansas. This included star QB Terrelle Pryor. There was a chance he may have turned pro and not be punished at all. I thought a bowl game was a reward for a good season and yet these players were rewarded for displaying bad judgement and violating NCAA rules.
The head coach Jim Tressel, knew about it well in advance of the allegations against the players coming out in the media and yet didn't say a word to anyone about it for "confidentiality" reasons. He was confident he wouldn't be caught. He talked all of his players into coming back for another season so they could "face the music." What a hippocrite. He didn't say anything about it when he first learned of it well before the season started for fear it may sabotage a potential National Championship season.
Ohio State, in their zest to prove to the NCAA that they can punish their own, suspended him for two games and fined him $250,000. He will miss two chump games that they were going to win anyway and the money is pocket change. He will make that up by doing a few more ads for car dealerships in Columbus.
This is the NCAA's opportunity to prove themselves a strong governing body by at least suspending him as long as they do the players if not for the whole season. Tressel should have immediately reported the situation to the NCAA and took his lumps. He was aware of what was going on and chose to do or say nothing. Now it is time for him to "face the music."
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