Ellis to talk with NCAA investigators.....

I am not going to get too excited until something actually comes of this like a new NOA, but this can't hurt the cause.  Why would they bother inerviewing this guy if they knew the whole situation and thought they had everything wrapped up.  

Also the Torg guy is not the only one saying this ESPN reported it last week as well in case anyone is skeptical.

Depends on the pics.  Is it just of players getting tattoo's?  No big deal, that proves nothing.

I'm tired of getting my hopes up about this only to be let down.  This better be enough to buttfuck OSU back into the 1800s.

who knew the NCAA was the original source of that quote

Can we really trust this guy called "The Torg?" Is this the second coming of Ace Williams?

Man I tell ya...somebody wake me up when the FINAL verdict comes down. It pains me to think that this could all be a big huge tap on the wrist.

Why this is good:

Scene 1

Mr. Ellis:  I got these pictures here.

NCAA: What do they show?

Mr. Ellis: I'll show ya when you get here.

NCAA: OK, let's make a trip out.

Scene 2

Mr. Ellis: I got these pictures here that detail this, this, and this.

NCAA: And you are sure they show that?  This may be something we can use to build a case...

One of those makes more sense than the other.  Granted, this is the NCAA.

by Dohrmann; not sure how incriminating these pix might be:

Ellis showed SI pictures of players -- Pryor, Gibson, Herron and Solomon Thomas -- being tattooed or showing off their artwork. Rife appears in one photo with a player. Ellis also produced a photo of 11 plastic bags filled with what appears to be marijuana; he says the photo was taken at Fine Line Ink. The letter the DOJ sent to Ohio State in December stated, "There is no allegation that any of these players were involved in or had knowledge of Mr. Rife's drug trafficking activities." Ellis says that is true but that he did witness four other Buckeyes trade memorabilia for weed. Three of those transactions involved a small amount of the drug, he says, but in one instance a player departed with what Ellis was told was a pound. (Rife's lawyer denies that his client provided marijuana to any players.)

Not holding my breath.

When I saw the username "Funkymoses17" I thought at first that was Brian (who has also posted under that name, sans number). 

They make this guys testimony more believable because in order to have the pics he was obviously in Rifes click. I dont think the pictures are the smoking gun, but the value of them should not be understated. If the NCAA believes the guy like SI did his testimony could be very damning to OSU.

When this story first broke I thought man is OSU going to get it this time. Now I have resigned to the fact that they will escape without sanctions yet again. This reminds me loosely of the OJ case. So much evidence only to be wasted on a few stupid people with no balls.

The Michael Ellis episode is one of my favorites.

Anyways, even though Torg is supposed to be gigging with his high school buddies in the Twin Cities, he's still tweeting:

myguythetorg the torg

 

Ellis is listening to @CommonMan971+ wants 2 add he is bringing someone with him to indy that will back up his story along w/ the pics

Ricordati's comment (Common Man) today was pretty funny: "Hope Pryor is allowed to go in the supplemental draft. Otherwise, he's sitting around for a year with nothing to do and he might start talking."  I think he, like most in these parts, would rather see TP at the Citgo, though.

The NCAA will definately deal out LOIC to tosu. Plus Im sure they will get bowl bands, and loss of scholarships. I can't wait to hear what will happen if and when he does infact talk with the NCAA.

Isnt this a non issue (aka moot) since the head of the NCAA used to be roomates with E. Gordon Gee back in the 80s?

I'm not holding my breath.  The "sacred brotherhood" has three days to make him "change his mind."  That's a lot of death threats.

I think the NCAA is just putting on a game of charades.  When they let OSU off the hook they can say it was a thorough investigation.

Something should happen but it won't. The NCAA will conviently forget to turn on their tape recorders.

I give it 3 fakes out of 5.

The NCAA was in and out of Columbus all summer, yet doesn't bother sending someone 3 hours down the highway to interview "Ellis"?

Isn't "Ellis" poor?  How is he paying for this day trip with his lawyer?

What can a still photo possibly show?  Is someone holding up a sign saying "I'm trading this autograph for a tat... suck it Emmert!"

What does "Ellis" have to gain?  Didn't Dohrmann say he was intimidated before?  Why now? If anything, isn't this costing him money and potential safety?

If the NCAA let OSU off the hook for 5 guys getting tats, why would they care if 7 guys got tats?  All the NCAA seemed to care about was that OSU had proper education about trading memorabilia .