November 25th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
he's gonna be a fine addition to the program, lolz all around
November 25th, 2012 at 6:12 PM ^
I hate the sore loser jokes about Ohio not going to a bowl after they beat us, but this one made me giggle.
November 25th, 2012 at 6:21 PM ^
Yeah no kidding. Trying to pretend that going to the Capital One Bowl or the Outback Bowl is something better than going 12-0 is just so lame
November 25th, 2012 at 6:26 PM ^
I'd rather be 12-0 than 8-4...
...but being 8-4 and going to a bowl is better than being 12-0 and a bunch of cheaters. I would hate it if Michigan football had the same rep as Ohio State football. I'm not a huge basketball fan, but it's still embarrassing what happened with Steve Fisher, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, et al.
November 25th, 2012 at 6:54 PM ^
,,,not to mention all the extra practice time the team gets for going to a bowl.
November 25th, 2012 at 7:42 PM ^
I always thought they should allow non-bowl teams the chance to also practice extra.
For a league that loves to hide behind the "competitive balance" meme, letting the good teams practice more than the bad teams seems weird.
November 25th, 2012 at 7:44 PM ^
It's an NCAA rule, not a Big Ten rule.
Back to the topic at hand, this is my favorite joke about the situation:
November 25th, 2012 at 7:42 PM ^
they dont' get the practice time? Or are they allowed to do that? After all, Delany allowed them to have the Division title!!!!
November 25th, 2012 at 7:51 PM ^
Who on this Buckeye's team cheated? Also the violations were for getting discounts and selling their items (from beating TSUN too many times, have some to spare) while your recent violations were actually football related (cheating)
November 25th, 2012 at 7:56 PM ^
The program cheated.
And Michigan's sanctions were BS. They're not on the same level as receiving perks for playing football at the school. You may not believe it because you're apparently an Ohio State fan, but Michigan's sanctions were for extra stretching time that numerous schools use...and just don't get caught.
Also, your then-coach Tressel allowed ineligible players to play. I'd say that's football-related, you know, when your starting QB and starting RB (and a few others) shouldn't even be on the field.
November 25th, 2012 at 11:08 PM ^
The "everyone does it" defense only apparently works here and not when pointing out other schools have rude fans. Noted.
November 26th, 2012 at 10:13 AM ^
How do you personally feel about Tressel and his NCAA violation now that your Buckeyes went undefeated and should be in contention for the National Championship game? Were you among those cheering his return to the 'Shoe on Saturday or did it turn your stomach? Honest question, no vitriol intended. I sat in front of my TV imagining how immensely pissed I would be if I were an OSU fan watching Tressel get carried on shoulders while his former players fight their a--es off only to finish a 12 moral victories.
November 26th, 2012 at 10:29 AM ^
November 26th, 2012 at 11:50 AM ^
Tressel deserved to be fired and is the man responsible for our pending January inactivity. But the dude was a legend here for 10 years. One mistkae doesn't make me hate him. I'll support him forever. That doesn't mean I think he did the right thing--far from it--but when someone you care about for so long screws up, you don't just lose feelings for them.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:06 PM ^
They weren't honoring Tressel, they were honoring Craig Krenzel, Will Smith, Cie Grant, Will Allen, Chris Gamble, Michael Jenkins, Drew Carter, and the rest of the 2002 National Championship team. Tressel happened to coach that team. I cheered, yes. Do I still like Tressel as much as I did pre-TP? No. Do I still appreciate everything good he did for the University? Yes.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:15 PM ^
You would be with the rest of your chorts, hiding under a rock!
November 25th, 2012 at 8:00 PM ^
November 25th, 2012 at 8:23 PM ^
Thanks! Yes I am very worried about Brady Hoke his track record (34-48 at Ball State, 13-12 at San Diego State) is very concerning to me and I'm concerned he will have the same success at TTUN.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:27 PM ^
I too am concerned about Urban's 0.500 record against Michigan, but thanks for visiting us. I know you should get back on the road delivering your next shipment to Walmart.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:48 PM ^
Hate to break it to ya, but Urban Myer is 1-0 vs. Michigan. Fickell was their coach last year.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:54 PM ^
I seem to remember this happening against Meyer in the Capital One bowl.
Like I said Meyer is 0.500 against Michigan.
November 26th, 2012 at 2:21 AM ^
November 26th, 2012 at 7:01 AM ^
Yet, Brady Hoke's overall record at San Diego State and BSU is somehow relevant? Silly buckeye logic and reasoning.
November 26th, 2012 at 9:26 AM ^
November 26th, 2012 at 10:10 AM ^
You are definitely right about not grouping Ohio fans together. Unfortunately, you are swimming against a strong riptide and establishing yourself is going to be difficult due to the idiocity (new word) of the vast majority of Ohio fans that appear on this Board. Apologies to you on behalf of your bretheren.
November 26th, 2012 at 10:19 AM ^
November 26th, 2012 at 5:43 PM ^
You will be treated like a douche until you stop making douchey remarks like that.
November 26th, 2012 at 6:08 PM ^
November 26th, 2012 at 7:55 PM ^
Yes, I agree with you.
November 26th, 2012 at 7:59 PM ^
Perhaps my snark-o-meter isn't functioning properly, but I took, "I hope to run into the same fans here" to mean "No one here is civil." If not, my apologies.
November 27th, 2012 at 8:11 AM ^
I am sorry for that shot towards all buckeyes. The illogical reasoning comment was more directed towards the troll that originally posted the comment about Hoke's overall record at BSU and SDS. You seem like an intelligent individual. I hope you stay around.
November 26th, 2012 at 11:58 AM ^
Isn't Brady Hoke .500 against OSU?!
November 26th, 2012 at 8:00 PM ^
He is now. God damn it Al Borges.
November 26th, 2012 at 1:44 PM ^
Yeah, that one counts I suppose. I was referring to him as coach at OSU, but you're right.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:55 PM ^
Hate to break it to yaq, but your reading comprehension sucks. Also, go look it up. Urban Meyer vs. UM: 1-1.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:56 PM ^
Yeah....There was a certain bowl game against the Florida Gators...the only bowl game one Tim Tebow lost.
November 26th, 2012 at 9:47 AM ^
November 27th, 2012 at 8:13 AM ^
so does believing Michigan fans care about Brady's record at BSU and SDS. Yet here we are.
November 25th, 2012 at 10:20 PM ^
we are real worried here about Urban too. He leaves sleeze where ever he goes. Not so much worried about what he does to ohio, but the B1G doesn't need any more sleeze than you've already given us.
November 25th, 2012 at 9:57 PM ^
At least try to know what your coach and AD were guilty of.
---Players breaking NCAA policy
---Coaches and administrators hiding it.
---Coaches and possibly others lying about it to the NCAA
---Ineligable players on field.
Nice job BTW of honoring a man with no honor last Saturday.
November 26th, 2012 at 12:06 PM ^
With all due respect, that ACTION had no honor, but are we defined in total by one given action? If so, no one on this planet has any honor.
Jim Tressel did MULTITUDES of positive things for the community and his players.
Yes, I'm a Buckeye fan. No, I'm not proud of that whole scandal. Yes, I am proud of Jim Tressel's career at OSU mostly as a whole, but not the last bit of it.
Good game Saturday - it was cool to see both teams fired up for The Game.
November 26th, 2012 at 10:25 AM ^
Ineligible players. He also lied about it 3 times, because he thought he had a shot at a national title.
You then honored a liar and a cheat, as well as a team that won with Maurice Clarett.....Ohio State, the beacon of morals, and integrity.
For your reading pleasure:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1920867
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2011/07/15/tressel-ohio-state-records.html
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1919246
Here's one of my favorite parts:
"But few know why Clarett kept answering "I don't know" to the NCAA's questions. The NCAA kept asking where he got his cash, cars and trinkets, and Clarett claims he kept saying "I don't know" or "I just magically got them" or "I don't remember." Geiger was furious with him for that, and the NCAA ran him out for that. But Clarett says he lied to save his coach's hide, lied because he thought his coach would convince Geiger to keep him eligible, lied because he didn't want to implicate the men in Columbus with deep pockets."
November 26th, 2012 at 8:03 AM ^
Well said.
November 25th, 2012 at 6:42 PM ^
Disagree. I would rather be 8-4 with a clean program, than 12-0 and paying our players with tats, weed, and cars.
November 25th, 2012 at 7:58 PM ^
Very clean in AA, since tsun isnt on probation and hasnt had any major violations in the past few years... oh wait.
November 25th, 2012 at 8:28 PM ^
I never said we were perfectly clean. Since you brought it up... stretching vs. Free Tats/Weed/Cars...One is not like the other. I guess they don't teach basic logic and reading comprehension at Ohio State.
Since I am a certified in secondary mathematics education, I could help you learn basic logic.
November 25th, 2012 at 9:02 PM ^
It was a bit more than stretching. 5 extra de facto coaches, coaches observing off-season workouts, and exceeding in-season practice limits (every other team had to do their stretching during the alloted 20 hours). You're telling me that five extra coaches doesn't confer any competitive advantage?
November 25th, 2012 at 9:20 PM ^
Did you see us with Rich Rod in 2008...? All of those violations are minor violations in nature. However, due to the Michigan athletic department coming off of probation due to the Fab Five fiasco, the violations were deemed major by the NCAA.
It wasn't five extra coaches. It was five extra athletic trainers that oversaw stretching. Let's not forget that we invited the NCAA into our AD unlike Ohio State that chose to stonewall. If the NCAA looked at Ohio's compliance department i am sure they would find the same violations.