NCAA allows OSU to have two coaching staffs at once

they'll be able to commit violations with twice the efficiency!

I believe this is standard operating procedure for any school in a similiar position.

Let's not overereact.

"Normal in some situations" is like saying that 50% of the game is half mental.

I like this.  Brandon should "fire" Hoke and his staff every early December, then hire Lloyd Carr, Dhani Jones, Tom Brady, and Charles Woodson as the "new coaches".   Hoke, Borges, and Mattison can coach 'em up for the bowls while the all-star recruiting team can travel with no other responsibilities.  

Something tells me that Kiffen has already thought of this and is sending new coach "Marcus Allen" out there as we speak...

This actually makes some sense.

My one optimistic comment:  the NCAA knows that it is going to give OSU some actual punishment for its decade of rampant violations - maybe a scholarship reduction or a bowl bad - and it does not want to compound that problem making this a dead recruiting year. 

Nah, way too logical for the NCAA. 

We already knew this and we don't care about it in the least. Let Fickell screw up the bowl game for them while UM tries to convince recruits he won't quit on them like he has his last few batches.

UM (ntUM).

So fetch.

We should probably relax about this....RR did watch from the sidelines while LC beat Florida.

I do think there's a significant difference between RR, by himself, recruiting as the new head coach of Michigan while Lloyd was closing up shop and Urban Meyer being allowed to hire a whole new staff and begin recruiting.

who cares we got hoke!

Hoke + Mattison > 2 Ohio coaching staffs at once

Meh, feels like nothing much different than what you see at other programs.  And truthfully, I doubt that this will make a huge difference with this year's recruits - it might get their hooks into some players earlier than they would January 3rd or whatever, but kids today are sophisticated enough to be able to recruit themselves to many of these schools.  If Meyer snags some top talent, it will be because he is a good coach and kids want to play for OSU, not because he had a couple of days to recruit while Fickell was cleaning up the mess he inherited. 

The difference between this and most programs, deals with the rules violations.  For the TSIO this is just another softening of the consequences of getting caught breaking the rules.

If their defense remains along the lines of "But we fired our coach", it looks like less and less of a self-imposed punishment.

I feel uncharitable about it. 

I understand the NCAA acknowledging that coaching changes can be challenging and disruptive.  Sure, a new coach wants to get started right away, and the NCAA wants to be accommodating.

But when your coaching change happened because your former coach wilfully violated serious NCAA rules?  I don't feel so sympathetic.  Too bad.  Let's call it one more reason for schools to  consider obeying the rules.  You want the NCAA to cut your new coach a break?  Run a clean program and we'll talk.

cometh. Didn't someone imply that ohio has a lot of alum and fans on NCAA infractions committees and investigative arms a few months ago? Too big of a cash cow for the NCAA.

Nothing coming down the pipe for them, save maybe a schollie redution of 2 or 3 for next year. Oh, and of course the dreaded 'vacate past results'. Maybe even a 20000$ fine. That'll teach em.

Huh? Really? You break one of the bigger scandals in recent memory, and the NCAA makes it EASIER for you to move on? How is this right?

Is this really normal, and we just don't hear about it regularly? Is this happening at other schools as we speak, and it's only being reported because it's Ohio?

Here's what Hoke said when asked about it:

"It's different. That would be my reaction. I've never heard of it," he said. "Is that an advantage? Yeah, I think so."

the part that gets me is, they are allowed to have 2 staffs, yet fickell is on both of them. how can they tell meyer his staff cant coach the players but part of his staff is already coaching the players...

I am more and more sure with every passing day that Gene Smith has dirt on the NCAA honchos and is using it to his and OSU's advantage.

this is such bullcrap and has been contrary to NCAA policy for years.  Unless someone can find another similar situation, this stinks to high heaven.