Eleven Warriors take on Tresselgate

Submitted by Bighousemike84 on

http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2011/04/mr-clean#more

 

Interesting take on the yesterdays announcement of the NOA that Ohio State recieved last Friday from the writers at elevenwarriors. While I am not surprised that the consensus opinion among buckeyes is in favor of Tressel I am surprised at the depths to which they will go to justify that McCheatypants love.

Every tragedy has a well-intentioned idiot, and this one is no different.  From the moment that Columbus attorney Christopher Cicero created a paper trail to Tatgate, Tressel had his work cut out for him.  While he had options and could have acted more covertly, it's now abundantly clear that Tressel tried to abort Tatgate before it gestated into Tatgate.  Immediately notifying the compliance department would have effectively birthed Tatgate last April.  While he failed in the noble endeavor to ultimately make it go away, he kept it obscured until the Feds finally shot their publicity ray at it.

You know how many other FBS coaches would have hoped or tried for this episode to erase itself rather than give a glimpse of it to their compliance departments?  All of them.  This isn't the cop out of "it happens everywhere."  This is the fundamental principle of risk mitigation that says if you think you can make trouble disappear rather than deal with its consequences, you make it disappear.

So basically the argument is that everyone would have done the same thing and we were simply unlucky enough to get caught. Hmmm.... sounds familiar. There is more about this article that is just so very wrong but try telling them that. Just thought it might give the mgoboard a good laugh.

 

M-Wolverine

April 26th, 2011 at 8:34 PM ^

Was the problem? Not that there was something to create a paper trail to?
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<br>And if no one would turn to their compliance department, why do we even have them? This was pretty rich.

Six Zero

April 26th, 2011 at 8:57 PM ^

HELL LITERALLY THE UTTER SOURCE OF ALL DAMNATION THAT HAS EVER OR EVER WILL PLAGUE THE EARTH, aka THE PLACE WHERE THE DEVIL RULES HIS NEVERENDING CAMPAIGN OF EVIL AGAINST THE WORLD, MORE SPECIFICALLY HELL CITY aka THE CAPITAL OF EVIL IN THE DISTRICT OF HELLACTICA aka THE OFFICIAL SEAT OF THE COUNTY OF BEELZEBUBB, THE STATE OF LUCIFERSYLVANIA PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS HELL CITY, HELL.  Oh, and HELL.

Aww, hell, I forget the rest.

Hurricane

April 26th, 2011 at 9:08 PM ^

^^I love this.  Columbus is the absolute worst place on planet earth and my idea of hell is spending an eternity in that hole.  I once was at a work sponsored osu tailgate, and wore a blue shirt (light blue not M blue) that read Toledo Zoo on the chest.  I had at least a half dozen morons yell "Michigan sucks" or "Fuck Michigan" at me without even knowing that I am from and a fan of Michigan.

James Burrill Angell

April 26th, 2011 at 9:42 PM ^

LIED LIED LIED LIED LIED LIED!!!!!!!!!

He found out his own players broke the f-ing rules of the governing body that makes the rules of the sport that he works in.

He failed to tell the school about said f-ing broken rules which is yet another rule broken.

By not telling the school which would subsequently tell the rule making commission which would subsequently suspend the players for the sake of letting said players play he broke yet more rules. 

Then he f-ing broke MORE rules of said governing body by LYING TO THEM that he didn't know anything!!!

HOW THE F DO YOU DEFEND THAT!

Hurricane

April 27th, 2011 at 12:06 AM ^

It is indefensible and thats what I just dont get about his supporters. He lied, his lie is in writing, he was caught, he lied again at the press conference, that lie was exposed once again with a paper trail.  It's disgusting how he pandered to the military at their spring game as well. He exhibits none of the qualities that we have come to expect and honor from our servicemen.

Waters Demos

April 26th, 2011 at 8:55 PM ^

This is the fundamental principle of risk mitigation that says if you think you can make trouble disappear rather than deal with its consequences, you make it disappear.

Not sure what the point of this is.  Is it to exonerate JT?  To tell others not to cast stones?  I don't see any reason to believe that "All" FBS coaches would do the same; but even assuming that's true, what others may or may not have done says nothing about what should have been done, or what the rules require.  Who cares what others would have done? 

And the effort to "make it go away," i.e., cover it up, is a "noble endeavor"? (!) 

Funny - this writer appears capable of constructing subject and predicate, and that just makes this that much worse.  This (we can assume) isn't that creepy guy in the buckeyes outfit singing a YMCA-type ode to Tressel. 

bluesouth

April 26th, 2011 at 8:42 PM ^

would have been ineligible in any case.  Thats what cheaters do, they fail at taking responibility secondly, sheilding these players from the consequences of their actions is also irresponsible.  poor decision and apparently a character flaw JT has not overcome.  no matter how many books on religion and character he writes. ultimately he has to live those values and that sometimes means facing down the unpleasant things in life 

M-Wolverine

April 26th, 2011 at 8:43 PM ^

Basically it's the Dirty Dozen's not that you killed the guy..."but you let someone see you do it". Except it was more justified in the movie. That can't be taken seriously as a blog anymore, if it ever was.

mGrowOld

April 26th, 2011 at 8:47 PM ^

You guys have NO idea how much denial is going on down here.  I have about 80 OSU fans who work for me who, to a man, are convinced this is nothing and will all blow over soon. 

MGoRob

April 26th, 2011 at 10:04 PM ^

Considering it's blown over for every other infraction OSU's had, I can't blame them for that attitude.  MoClo, Holmes, Troy Smith and the others were all basically swept under the rug.  OSU has gotten off scott-free and the fans can only believe that this will too.

My BIGGEST QUESTION, is if Tressel thought this was acceptable to sweep under the rug (as the Eleven warriors writer suggests), then I really want to know WHAT ELSE HE'S SWEPT UNDER THERE TOO!  Where there's smoke, there's fire...

Poster Nutbag

April 26th, 2011 at 11:15 PM ^

I work in Dublin, Ohio (a suburb of Columbus for those that don't know) and they are ALL in denial.  It's freakin hilarious.  It is seriously cult like here.  You bring it up they change the subject instantly.  They had no problem bringing up all the issues that Michigan had and I'd talk about all of it.    

Honestly, I know Tressel has done a lot of good things in Columbus and is a good person, but given the fact that he lied and tried to cover up the entire thing is just disappointing.  He should be fired and OSU should be pusnished.  I do think there is more to the story and that there is possible a cover up of some sorts with Gene Smith and Gordon Gee, but since Tressel can fire them both, it's easier for him to take the hit.

 

GO BLUE!!

 

 

 

 

1464

April 26th, 2011 at 8:49 PM ^

"Pryor is a repeat offender of Academic All-Big Ten honors."

Hmm... double entendre?  I've met the guy.  I've heard him speak.  He is not an Academic All Big Ten type guy.  Things would get really interesting if the library geek who does his schoolwork would come forward...

MGlobules

April 26th, 2011 at 8:51 PM ^

these guys got tats, sold football paraphenelia. It was very low-grade criminality. Busting them fast--as it was his contractual obligation to do--would have been the quickest way to stanch the wound. Now, maybe Tress had been eye-to-eye with lots more of this stuff, down through the years, but. . .