OSU Conspiracy Theory

Ok, I know there is already another forum about the press conference, but I think this is an important thing to note:

Jim Tressel made it clear that the first e-mail was about a federal investigation, involving drug trafficking no less.  This is a very serious issue.  An e-mail seems like a very informal way of introducing this issue to a head coach.  Hell, it would be informal to tell the athletic director and the president of a university about such a thing.

But wait, neither Gene Smith or G. Gordon Gee were aware of this incident?  Wouldn't a federal investigation be something both the head of athletics and university as a whole would need to know?  OSU would have to at least be notified about the investigation by the feds investigating it since it involves students that attend their university.  I know at my school, whenever any criminal act on or off campus occurs, the entire student body and faculty are notified of it.  I can't imagine OSU is any different.

This would mean that this same issue would be known by at least 2 other people, if not more in the compliance and legal departments of the university. 

I have no reason to believe Tressel lied at his press conference.  I have too much respect for the man.  However, there has to be a cover-up somewhere down in Columbus.  The next couple of months should be very interesting to see when more and more information about this trafficking issue arise.