Tressel hires big gun to represent him in front of NCAA
I don't have a link, but Tressel has hired Gene Marsh to represent him in front of the NCAA. Marsh is the former NCAA COI head. You can read his bio here:
http://www.lightfootlaw.com/alabama-lawyer/attorney.cfm?ID=75
Marsh probably is the most effective advocate Tressel could have hired.
Even Johnny Cochrane and his chewbacca defense couldn't save Tressel now
Never underestimate the Chewbacca defense, it will cost you dearly.
If the vest don't fit, you must acquit.
TERRELLE PRYOR IS A WOOKIE. NCAA BYLAWS DO NOT PREVENT WOOKIES FROM RECEIVING BENEFITS. THEREFORE, MY CLIENT IS INNOCENT
Tressel knows the Hurricane is coming, and he's putting his storm windows in. Until this point, I wasn't sure Tressel fully appreciated the trouble he and OSU are truly in.
The Vest may not appreciate the situation but I sure do. I laugh every time I thnk about it.
is also an OSU graduate.
Surprised by that?
Surprised that Ohio State graduated somebody from their law school who actually was able to pass the Bar Exam and practice law? Yes. Yes I am.
Kudos.
he did his undergrad at OSU, not his JD.
Very well. Surprised that an OSU undergrad was able to get accepted into and graduate from law school? Yep, still surprised.
did you go to law school?
Michigan College of Engineering. Class of '93.
/nerd
You are a smart man/woman. Law school is for idiots (like this guy) that couldn't think of anything better to do with their time. We are now stuck doing things like defend a-holes like Jim Tressel.
one dog licking another dog's butt.
The evidence is pretty damning right now.
I guess you could mount a "momentary lapse of judgement defense" before signing the NCAA affidavit back in December. I don't know man.
Tressel is probably preparing to obtain all he can from his employer based on his March 2010 contract extension to 2014.
So you're saying he's probably getting the new RX for glasses that he's needed for a while, and those fillings he never got around to before?
we've seen a lot of it: the emails, the forms, etc.
I'm sure the Vest sealed the deal by offering Marsh a really great deal on a car.
cromulent is the best username i've ever seen.
may have bigger fish to fry. This may be the beginning of criminal defense strategy as opposed to the NCAA. If his character is close to what it appears to be, he is eventually going to have to answer for those dead bodies in his basement.
Thinks Tressel doesn't have a shot in hell.
Gene Marsh was Michigan's attorney in our NCAA investigation. The LIghtfoot firm was hired by Bill Martin.
Gene Marsh performed brilliantly as our attorney.
And he got his BA and MS degrees from OSU. Got his law degree from George Washington U. I think.
You guys are acting like dumbshit sports fans. Please try to grow up and be a little more intelligent.
We are all just savoring the deliciousness, that an OSU grad is the only person that would take this case on. Michigan could have had any number of individuals representing us, seeing that it was not a serious infraction.
When you find yourself in a hole, best thing is to stop digging...
Gene Marsh isn't "an OSU grad [who] is the only person that [sic] would take this case on..." He's probably the best attorney in the world for this kind of representation.
The one and only thing that I found ironic was that Gene Marsh already publicly commented on the case, in an interview in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Now he can easily clear that "conflict" such as it may be with the client who so dearly wants the attorney to represent him. In fact, the only thing I don't really understand is why Gene Marsh wasn't hired by OSU and/or Tressel two months ago.
interview didn't really create any conflict with his representation; Marsh basically said that if he was still on the committee, he wouldn't issue a show-cause or come down too harshly because this is an isolated incident that is out of character for Tressel.
But if in fact Gene Marsh had been retained at that time, he wouldn't have been giving interviews to Doug Lesmerises. It was generally a very favorable interview. I remember reading it at the time, and thinking, "Wow, why is Gene Marsh even doing this? Why isn't he retained by OSU?"
I do agree with the implication that hiring this attorney is a sign of nothing. Innocent people and guilty people both want good attorneys.
I wish it were possible to rate your post as both informative AND flamebait...
You get it; I INTENDED it as informative and flamebait.
As General George S. "Bo Schembechler" Patton once said, "Give it to 'em loud and dirty, and that way they remember it..."
You are all such complete idiots.This is your response and you are telling us to grow up?
be realistic when you can make jackass comments about what law school he went to as a non law degree holder...DERRRRPPPPP. TRESSEL IS SURELY DOOMED LOL WHY HE DOESN'T QUIT NOW IS BEYOND ME....if Tressel survives this intact, some people on here are apperantly going to kill themselves.
It feels weird to say this.
I 100% agree with Section 1.
I'd never go the route of "stupid, idiots, etc." I could write it straight, and you'd get it. People can disagree with me, hate on me, that's fine. But what's true is true. I see people still going off on Gene Marsh, on the second page of this thread. Makes you really wonder whether people understand anything that they read.
Gene Marsh is the same guy we hired to deal with our NCAA case. I believe he's the top attorney for NCAA matters in the US. Frankly, I would have been surprised if Ohio State hired anyone else.
Gene not being involved in this somehow, would almost be as bad as Clarence Darrow not being associated with a schools right to teach evolution.
If a perfect storm arises in the proceedings, the athletic department might be forced to choose between defending their honor and defending Senator Sweater Vest. If they're forced to throw him under the bus to save themselves, meltdown will ensue and his tenure is all but over.
Is what we like to call, BEST CASE SCENARIO!
Disclaimer: I am fully aware that in the end, a descimated OSU program would be harmful to UM. That being said however, I will still largely enjoy the day that the hammer gets dropped on them.
Of course they will both have counsel. The same way that The University of Michigan was represented by Gene Marsh and Bill King of Lightfoot Franklin & White, and Rich Rodriguez was represented by Scott Tompsett of Kansas City in NCAA Case No. M-324.
Did I say they wouldn't have separate councils? I think you're using the term "ignorant" a bit too much. Like others have said, I think you're taking this all a bit too seriously. Maybe you should look at this like everyone else is today, as a laugh. I grew up in a family of lawyers, and spent a great deal of time listening to my father discuss the fine points of the law with my Uncle, who was in the public defenders office in Birmingham, Alabama for thirty years.
I am using the term "ignorant" because I thought I had used up every "stupid," "idiotic" and "moronic."
But I am so glad that you know some lawyers and, like, talked to them.
That you appear to be personally insulted by all of this.
Any real supporter of Michigan football who has read the complete responses in NCAA Case No. M-324, would be profoundly grateful to Gene Marsh and Bill King and everyone at Lightfoot.
But the people who led off this thread were making fun of them.
I exchanged e-mail with Bill King and Gene Marsh when our responses were filed. Gene Marsh told me that I "should be very proud of [my] University." Crap like the beginning of this thread is one of those things that occasionally undercut my pride in my University.
I am sorry that I am painfully unaware of the legal history of Gene Marsh. I do appreciate what you're saying, and I didn't seek to offend you or David Brandon for that matter. Obviously no one here has put forth the time and effort to research this particular subject as you have, and we all bow to your vast knowledge of the ins and outs of Gene Marsh.