the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
More OSU "news" soon?
May 19th, 2011 at 3:34 PM
#1
More OSU "news" soon?
I have a friend who is a ND alum and who lives in Columbus. He said there is some local chatter about something coming out about a housing scandal. He has no inside info, but it seemed to fit with Spielman's recent statement that more might be coming out. This is just a rumor at this point and may turn out to be nothing, but I thought I would share what I have heard.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:40 PM | 
I've seen this on other message boards
I've seen this on other message boards
May 19th, 2011 at 4:31 PM |
I saw that too. It was odd
I saw that too. It was odd
I saw that too. It was odd (and kinda funny) that the OP was actually a Michigan Fan, and most of the reponses were poor-tasting jokes about Michigan
Not that I loved Rich Rod less, but that I loved Michigan more.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:34 PM |
I saw the thread and still
I saw the thread and still
I saw the thread and still can't understand why any self-respecting Michigan fan would subject themselves to that kind of abuse just for the sake of trying to provide an opposing viewpoint to the RCMBers. There is no opposing viewpoint to the delusion and sheer stupidity you find on that message board by the majority of their posters (as opposed to say Bucknuts where most of the posters at least seem to be rational). I guess some are just a glutton for punishment but I'd just as well leave them alone and watch from the sidelines while they meltdown/threadlock.
May 19th, 2011 at 8:55 PM |
Jeezis, man, I've never
Jeezis, man, I've never
Jeezis, man, I've never thought of Bucknuts as a haven for logic and rationality but if you think it looks like one up against RCMB, that's probably proof that we've found the absolute worst message board in the world.
"We've beaten Michigan the last four years. So where's the threat?"
- Mark Dantonio
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May 20th, 2011 at 12:02 AM |
Yeah not sure what it is but
Yeah not sure what it is but
Yeah not sure what it is but even though there is of course a loud, unintelligent subsect of OSU fans who will blindly follow the Vest and his minions, I've seen at least a glimmer of rationality on Bucknuts. Sparty fans, at least on RCMB, are something else. The board itself is pretty juvenile, and that's saying something coming from me, but just the mention of UM in any context causes an utter meltdown with all defensive mechanisms kicking in. I'm sure it's just their inferiority complex but yeah, at least right now RCMB could be the absolute worst message board in the world, absolutely.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:17 PM |
well, take it fwiw
well, take it fwiw
you may also see a buyout deal reached in the next week
May 19th, 2011 at 5:21 PM |
hmmmm...
hmmmm...
by "just wait two more days" the Michigan OP was actually advising Sparty about the arrival of their next 'highly touted' national 2 star recruit.
If the haters don't hate you then you're doing something wrong. - David Cone
May 19th, 2011 at 5:41 PM |
I figured he was talking
I figured he was talking
I figured he was talking about the end of the world.
May 19th, 2011 at 8:34 PM |
Yes,
Yes,
those boy lovers
GMAT score =800 = Defensive POTY
May 19th, 2011 at 9:47 PM |
Wait 2 more days?
Wait 2 more days?
As in perhaps the OSU Rapture?
"Some people say soccer is America's sport. I say 'BULLSHIT"!! Football's America's sport!"- Bo Schembechler, Football Camp 1995
May 19th, 2011 at 3:37 PM |
Just another dark day in
Just another dark day in
Just another dark day in Mordor...
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
May 19th, 2011 at 4:05 PM |
Oddly enough, it's been
Oddly enough, it's been
Oddly enough, it's been drizzling and overcast all day.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
May 19th, 2011 at 4:08 PM |
Sauron's rule will come to an
Sauron's rule will come to an
Sauron's rule will come to an end soon enough and all that he built will come crashing down.
Semper Fidelis
May 19th, 2011 at 4:21 PM |
nope
nope
you took it too far.
Phil Brabbs FTW
May 19th, 2011 at 4:28 PM |
Really?
Really?
Hmmm then maybe I maybe shouldn't name the assistant coaches as Nazgul?
But I wouldn't mind refering to all the OSU fans as Orcs.
Semper Fidelis
May 19th, 2011 at 4:37 PM |
love this
love this
signed in just because osu fans as orcs made me laugh
History is written by the victors-Winston Churchill
May 19th, 2011 at 4:37 PM |
love this
love this
signed in just because osu fans as orcs made me laugh
History is written by the victors-Winston Churchill
May 19th, 2011 at 4:47 PM |
I support this
I support this
I support this wholeheartedly. Now we know what it really means when they form an "O" with their hands...
Michigan: 903–315–36 (Best in NCAA)
vs Ohio State: 58-44-6
vs Notre Dame: 23-16-1
vs MSU: 68-32-5
vs B1G: 522-197-24
vs SEC: 20-8-1
vs PAC 12: 48-24-1
vs Big 12: 10-5-1<
May 19th, 2011 at 5:07 PM |
Calling photoshop experts...
Calling photoshop experts...
... please get OSU jerseys on this image!
Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
May 19th, 2011 at 10:48 PM |
One cannot simply "Walk" into
One cannot simply "Walk" into
One cannot simply "Walk" into Mordor!
...without catching a wiff of the horrible stench (and glorious schadenfreude) coming from Columbus
Lived the Dream. 2008-2012
May 19th, 2011 at 3:38 PM |
Popcorn gif anyone?
Popcorn gif anyone?
Popcorn gif anyone?
It's better to hate to lose, than love to win.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:42 PM |
Cant wait!
Cant wait!
A Møøse once bit my sister. No realli!
May 19th, 2011 at 3:49 PM |
Not a gif,
Not a gif,
but not too bad either
Journal Entry - Day 782 of living amongst inbreds - Actually heard this today, "I don't see what the big deal is. All he was doin' was protectin' the players. What's wrong with that?"
May 19th, 2011 at 8:39 PM |
Normally
Normally
I don't eat popcorn
But when I do, its this one!
GMAT score =800 = Defensive POTY
May 19th, 2011 at 3:59 PM |
MJ likes it.
MJ likes it.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:41 PM |
Thank you sir, may I have
Thank you sir, may I have
Thank you sir, may I have another?
May 19th, 2011 at 3:42 PM |
There have been a lot of
There have been a lot of
There have been a lot of suspicious indicators lately. To me, the biggest one has been Herbstreit's behavior. I think that he knows that some serious shit is going to see the light of day, and he's not going to be able to avoid saying some bad things about Tressel. Selling his house and moving out of Columbus to avoid the ire of angry Buckeye fans suggests that he expects that news is going to be bad, and he's going to have to give his honest opinion of it. To me, this is like the great big selloff that precedes the bad news for the stock market.
May 19th, 2011 at 4:03 PM |
This was my thought
This was my thought
when I first heard Herbie was moving.
May 19th, 2011 at 4:25 PM |
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May 19th, 2011 at 5:14 PM |
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May 19th, 2011 at 8:14 PM |
Or we could, you know, take
Or we could, you know, take
Or we could, you know, take him at his word which makes 100x more sense. "I'm moving because people around treat me like shit," vs. "I'm going to move because six months from now I might say some bad things about Tressel who everybody here will hate at that point, anyway."
hmmm...
May 19th, 2011 at 8:21 PM |
People have been treating him
People have been treating him
People have been treating him like shit for a long time, it will probably be less than six months, and Tressel will absolutely, positively never be hated in Columbus. He could murder somebody and he'll always be a hero there too all but a minority of reasonable and well-informed fans who can accept the facts.
May 19th, 2011 at 10:34 PM |
I'm not going to get into a
I'm not going to get into a
I'm not going to get into a debate over whether or not Tressel will be hated down here if even more scandal falls on his shoulders here shortly. It's irrelevant. Herbie stated why he moved, end of story. You're seriously reaching here.
May 24th, 2011 at 12:04 PM |
I think you over estimate the
I think you over estimate the
I think you over estimate the love for Tressel...I know a ton of people that have jumped off the vest bandwagon and are now praying he gets fired to save face. The OSU program makes it appear as though everyone loves him, but in fact it's just Gordon Gee and Smith. I think the overwhelming majority of OSU fans will be against Tressel as this continues to unfold.
Formerly akron_wolverine and columbus_wolverine. New home, new name. A year in Columbus was enough.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:41 PM |
Rumor has it
Rumor has it
Heard yesterday in a radio interview on the local sports talk station in Nashville that SI may be breaking some "news" pertaining to tOSU. Certainly brought a smile to my face.
Also learned that Tressel will be paying for his own attorney.
Born and raised in northern MI, stuck in TN temporarily. Cannot wait to get back home.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:52 PM |
Interesting, I would have
Interesting, I would have
Interesting, I would have expected as per most CEO contracts the school would cover his legal fees for work related charges until he was fired.
May 19th, 2011 at 4:06 PM |
That seems like it could be a
That seems like it could be a
That seems like it could be a pretty big conflict of interest for a lawyer to represent a client (Tressel) and get paid by another (tsio), when there's a good chance that their respective interests are, or could be, directly opposed
May 19th, 2011 at 4:09 PM |
That's a good point. I just
That's a good point. I just
That's a good point. I just assumed it was a PR move by Tressel. After OSU made that statement about how much the investigation was costing the school (I believed it was described as a "nightmare"), it makes Tressel look slightly less slimy if he takes on some of the financial burden himself.
May 19th, 2011 at 4:30 PM |
NOT a conflict
NOT a conflict
Lawyer here. This happens all the time, particularly in the context of corporations and its personnel. The company pays the lawyer to represent the officer/executive/employee. The lawyer has an ethical duty to represent the client (=officer/employee), even though the lawyer is being paid by the company. Even if it goes south for the company and the client sells out the company.
Usually, in most executive contracts, the company pays the lawyer until the employee is convicted of a crime, at which point, the employee has to reimburse the company (which, as you can imagine, rarely happens). But even if not in a contract, the company might offer it -- because lawyering up the employee usually inures to the benefit of the company too.
So it all depends on Tressel's contract. He might not have a right to free legal fees paid by tSIO. Sounds like he doesn't have that right, if he's paying his own way. OR, tSIO was going to hire a cheaper lawyer, and Tressel said nah, I'll pay my own way and get the big boy.
May 19th, 2011 at 4:34 PM |
BOOM! Lawyered.
BOOM! Lawyered.
BOOM! Lawyered.
I've been looking forward to an opporutunity to say that for a while.
Football is both an identity and a terminal illness. A rhythm and a chaos and an opiate for the mind all at once.
-Johnny Danbury (umichedme.blogspot.com)
May 19th, 2011 at 5:53 PM |
Ditto
Ditto
Happens all the time. You even see this tension in lots of insurance coverage cases, where the party paying for defense costs and indemnification, up to limits, is not the party whose name is on the caption. And there may be some over-limits or non-covered personal exposure.
Moreover, we don't know if Lightfoot might be paid, not by The Ohio State Universtiy, but rather by a "Tressel Non-Profit Corporation/Foundation," and coach is not exactly raiding his 401(k) account to write the check.
I was quite surprised that OSU didn't hire Lightfoot immediately. I would not be surprised, if Tressel had called Rich Rodriguez, and asked Rich about his attorney (Scott Tompsett of Kansas City) and Michigan's attorneys (Gene Marsh and Bill King of Lightfoot).
Anyway, there is not one thing that is questionable, unethical, unsual or unexpected about Tressel hiring Gene Marsh.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:43 PM |
All of this is just rumor
All of this is just rumor
All of this is just rumor that I've picked up off of other message boards:
A national media outlet (now said to be Sports Illustrated) is going to come out with a new story about NCAA Violations involving Tressel and Ohio State.
Claims are that there were paid vacations to players, recruits and their families, Illegal housing (as stated above) and cars to recruits, and other recruiting violations (I'm assuming that means $$$).
There was also Bernie Smilovitz on Channel 4 Detroit last night: Saying there were rumors in Columbus that Ohio State has been negotiating a buyout with Tressel.
Caution, these are all just rumors for now.
May 19th, 2011 at 3:46 PM |
It's almost impossible to use caution
It's almost impossible to use caution
When the rumors are this F-ing amazing.
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"
May 19th, 2011 at 4:01 PM |
Hahaha this made me starting
Hahaha this made me starting
Hahaha this made me starting laughing out loud at work. Luckily no one has paid any attention yet.
“What the mind can conceive, the mind can achieve and those who stay will be champions.” - Bo
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May 19th, 2011 at 3:54 PM |
It would be more convincing
It would be more convincing
It would be more convincing if it were Chuck Gadica that said it....
May 19th, 2011 at 3:55 PM |
Who cares
Who cares
Who cares. I'm eating this stuff up!
May 19th, 2011 at 4:36 PM |
GWAR? lol
GWAR? lol
GWAR? lol
May 19th, 2011 at 5:20 PM |
Always room
Always room
Always room for some GWAR references.
May 19th, 2011 at 5:02 PM |
Gor Gor?
Gor Gor?
Gor Gor?
12-0 in the Metrodome
May 19th, 2011 at 7:46 PM |
Eaten by a T-Rex
Eaten by a T-Rex
I never thought I'd die that way, but I've always kinda hoped.
I'm dying to know if it's true.
I went over to RCMB to enjoy their crying for a few minutes, and there's a post titled "Ohio State" that's very cryptic about it. The OP responded to a few comments, and one just said "wait 2 more days".
Janeane Garofalo (Film Actors Guild): "As actors it is our responsibility to read the newspaper, and then say what we read on television like it's our opinion"