Significant Comment by tOSU Trustee
I thought this was an interesting comment from an tOSU trustee and probably won't be well received in Columbus. I also think it doesn't reflect well upon their recently departed coach.
"Ohio State's football scandal exposed cracks in values, not rules and procedures, a university trustee said Friday."
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6699965&campaign=rss&source=NCFHeadlines
The truth. What a novel approach from a Buckeye.
Take your pick, but I doubt much truth will be communicated publicly until this investigation is well into the history books. I would be surprised if even a trustee is allowed to take interviews without scripted questions or somebody sitting next to them.
If he said rules and procedure were a problem, it would be an admission of Lack of Institutional Control. He said the publicly correct thing to say.
with the other comment about no other rule violations having occurred. you don't know anything until it's leaked.
I think stating there is a lack of values means the rules and procedures are ignored (and might as well not exist). Which is probably worse then having sub par rules and procedures that are followed.
You can spin words any way you want, but that's my take.
I read it as a few bad apples spoiled the bunch. I don't know that he could say anything else. I mean, "boy, we told our compliance people to work from home and follow up on any OSU rumors they read on South Florida's Rivals site. In hindsight, that didn't work very well..." isn't something he could say publicly.
I think the implication is possibly quite different. A lack of values implicates the entire OSU community, not just a few individuals, unless you think he meant a few players or employees who had their own, faulty values. But he could have meant that those who broke rules or violated procedures reflect the values of a broader community that has come to prize winning above all else and at any cost, and thinks the rules shouldn't get in the way.
If that's what he meant, it is significant, even if it doesn't have any bearing on their case with the NCAA.
"exposed cracks in values"
That just sounds like it's describing an institution or a large group.
Looking beyond the NCAA penalty phase, it would bother me if Michigan were to announce that their procedures were acceptable or compromised, yet we lacked values. Values go to the very heart of the institution.
Rich Rodriguez.
OSU was fine while Carr was coach at Michigan. Then RR came in and abused Justin Boren. Boren took this jaded, tainted view of values to Columbus where, unfortunately, he spoiled everything around him. RR is patient zero; Boren et. al are just victims.
Someone needs to change the batteries on their sarcasm meter because they negged you, thereby hiding your comment. I fixed it for you. Cuz I'm like that. We cool breaux.
RR is also to blame for all of Pryor's actions at ohio because if he would have got him to go to Michigan then they wouldnt have all the problems. Also I blame my cable being out because his third cousin, twice removed, boyfriends, best friend is my cable technicans brother in law.
Pryor only did the things he did at OSU because RR said he could at UM, so he figured they were allowed.
Rich Rodriguez's dog pooped in my yard, and RR didn't even clean it up. Dick Rod indeed.
It would be interesting if someone who actually wanted the truth to come out became powerful enough at THE Ohio State University to make it happen. Sadly, given their record of institutional cheating and intimidation of potential witnesses, I see this as just more rhetoric designed to make the NCAA think that THE Ohio State University's "self-investigation" was thorough and that they are "cooperating fully" with the NCAA.
Until I read that the barricades and C4 are in place, and that they are about to "pull" the Horseshoe, I won't be convinced that they have done enough. I am a wee bit biased, though.
with the help of Michigan alumni, there are numerous bars available in Franklin County. Drinks are on me!
You are likely to get a shiv in the back or take double taps center mass down there. Delaware County bars are better, Tilted Kilt!
is a chain... like Hooters.
One of the fastest growing chains. The Polaris one is doing some serious business down here. I believe they are starting to pop up in many Midwestern cities now.
"We didn't sell gold pants to a tattoo parlor drug lord, we just sold our souls to the devil himself."
More importantly, what are we 'buckling up' for? Tom must hate the economy because work productivity must go down 50% among MgoBlog users after his cryptic tweets. Popcorn popping.
TomVH Tom VanHaaren
beating Michigan and they don't care how they do it.
this was my favorite part
Trustee Robert Schottenstein said on Friday that Ohio State's athletic compliance program is good but there might be room for improvement.
hahahaha
Who knew there was an buckeye that actually has some morals.