Buckeye-geddon: 1-year bowl ban, 9 schollies, extra probation, JT Show Cause
One thread to rule them all;
One thread to find them (guilty of Major Violations);
One thread to bring them all (additional scholarship reductions);
And in Columbus bind them (during bowl season).
EDIT: Check, check, check, and check. Ohio will not be eligible for post-season play next year, which includes the B1G Championship game. The NCAA added 4 scholarship cuts to Ohio's self-imposed 5, and added a year of probation. Tressel also hit with a Show-Cause.
EDIT II: There is some confusion about the lost scholarships. My understanding is that 9 scholarships over 3 years means that they have to AVERAGE a maximum of 82 scholarships per year over the next three years, as opposed to the typical maximum of 85 per year.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:36 PM ^
I'm not holding by breath
December 20th, 2011 at 1:38 PM ^
83 minutes without oxygen is generally a bad idea.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:49 PM ^
Can someone invite Hoke into this conversation?
Edit* HOHOHO...Merry Christmas! not so much Urban Meyer!!
And i think this will be the best recruiting class he'll ever get at Ohio, that says if nobody decommits(Dunn, Spence, Washinton, Shutt)
December 20th, 2011 at 1:51 PM ^
Expect leaking news soon. The NCAA is releasing info to the media at 2PM eastern, asking everyone to keep it quiet until a 3pm eastern press conference. I'm sure Twitter will be abuzz with the verdict by 2:01pm eastern, or in 11 minutes.
EDIT: although unless you're Guybrush Threepwood I wouldn't recommend holding your breath that long either /Old school computer game joke
December 20th, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
I loved monkey island!
December 20th, 2011 at 1:39 PM ^
I hope they get hammered
December 20th, 2011 at 1:41 PM ^
....they GET a hammer, along with a drill set, courtesy of Home Depot.
December 20th, 2011 at 3:21 PM ^
What is going on with the ESPN lawsuit? If they discover more with them now officially on probation...schwing!
December 20th, 2011 at 1:38 PM ^
First I've heard of it.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:39 PM ^
NCAA Comes down hard: "No more pooping in coolers"
December 20th, 2011 at 2:59 PM ^
A one year ban on pooping in their pants in the bathroom. This one's going to be tough on the Buckeyes, as Ohio State is #1 in the bathroom. Consequently, Ohio State also has the #1 bathroom.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:28 PM ^
I am taking the under....whatever the bar is, I got the under...sadly
EDIT* Fuck Yeah...I am thrilled and I think the penalty fit the crime...Good job NCAA
December 20th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
have already paid the ultimate price. They've vacated their 2010 season and that is going to haunt their program for years to come.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
Maybe we should stop calling them Akron State. It's disrespectful...
...to Akron.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
Here's hoping for...a one year subscription to the Jelly of the Month Club.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:49 PM ^
I woould think Ohio is more analogous to Cousin Ed.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:43 PM ^
Buckeye-pocalypse? From the greek apokálypsis; "lifting of the veil" or "revelation " or uncover
Armageddon is the scene of the final battle of the world, between good and evil. You have the evil in this announcement, but the good guys aren't around.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:05 PM ^
December 20th, 2011 at 8:24 PM ^
I'll take Ancient Near-Eastern Etymologies for $2000, Alex.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:45 PM ^
December 20th, 2011 at 1:46 PM ^
from Ace "the truth" Williams:
- 6 schollies in three years; (1 more than Ohio self-imposed sanction);
- Automatic selection of BCS bowl for next three years (from 2013, no matter the record);
- No face mask penalties whatsoever in the next three years for Ohio; (grab-face-mask-as-you-like)
- JT life time ban of coaching (he already bought a house in Miami beach?)
December 20th, 2011 at 2:02 PM ^
December 20th, 2011 at 2:03 PM ^
But i will reply to your comment to lock it in.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:24 PM ^
It doesn't go anywhere :(
December 20th, 2011 at 2:26 PM ^
December 20th, 2011 at 4:32 PM ^
Don't challenge Rule 34
December 20th, 2011 at 1:47 PM ^
If nothing happens, you know they are going to flood the boards here. Mods, be ready...
December 20th, 2011 at 1:53 PM ^
1 Year Bowl Ban is almost guaranteed, they are trying to get the confirmation...I'll keep you posted.
EDIT: Confirmed Bowl Ban and 4 more scholarships. Show cause for Tressel. 1 Additional Year of Probation.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:52 PM ^
http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/20/ncaa-report.html
NCAA: Ohio State banned from postseason play next season
The NCAA today stunned Ohio State University’s football program by banning it from postseason play after the 2012 season, multiple sources told The Dispatch. The penalty means Ohio State automatically is out of the running for any bowl, or a Big Ten or national championship next year, just as newly appointed head coach Urban Meyer is wooing recruits to the Buckeyes.
Athletic Director Gene Smith said previously that while Ohio State has been declared a repeat violator that failed to properly monitor its football program, a bowl ban would be out of line with penalties handed to universities with similar violations. In its ruling to be made public this afternoon, the NCAA Committee of Infractions will levy the bowl ban and two other penalties on top of the ones the university already imposed on itself, the sources said. The NCAA will:
* Strip four more football scholarships over the next three years on top of Ohio State’s prior forfeiture of five scholarships over that span.
* Add an additional year of probation to OSU’s self-imposed two-year probation for the football program, meaning any violations through the 2013 season could draw harsher-than-normal penalties.
The NCAA also will hand a show-cause penalty to former head coach Jim Tressel for failing to report that some team members improperly sold memorabilia and for allowing ineligible players to compete throughout the 2010 season.
The show-cause penalty against Tressel signifies he is a serious offender and means that any NCAA school that hires him could be subject to sanctions for appointing him as football coach absent a showing it should escape penalties.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:52 PM ^
Nice work.
HAHAHAHAHHAHA OHIO U SUCK!!!!!!!!
December 20th, 2011 at 2:10 PM ^
The word "stunned" at the beginning of this article.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:48 PM ^
"Tressel" linked to "serious offender"; you must admit he never said anything about being proud after 310 days...
December 20th, 2011 at 2:13 PM ^
My favorite part of this is if they hadn't been such shmucks and had seen the writing on the wall, they might have been able to take their medicine this year with their bowl ban in the dogshit bowl they're in.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:17 PM ^
Their own hubris hurt them as much as anything. They should have self-imposed the bowl ban this year, when it mattered far less.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:52 PM ^
in mysterious ways...
December 20th, 2011 at 2:17 PM ^
I bet arrogant Gene would like to revisit the decision not to self impose a one year bowl ban this year when they suck.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:24 PM ^
working on a letter explaining his decision to pursue other opportunities.
(I'm not saying this would be a response to this decision; I think it was coming regardless.)
December 20th, 2011 at 3:34 PM ^
So does a Show Cause prohibit any further Tressel contact with the program? I suppose now that Urb's in the man at the helm he wouldn't likely come back for additional pep-talks, but I presume you never can tell.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:52 PM ^
1 Year bowl ban per the Dispatch;
http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/20/ncaa-report.html
December 20th, 2011 at 1:53 PM ^
Double post = double sanctions?
December 20th, 2011 at 1:53 PM ^
1 year bowl ban, 6 more schollies over the 3 years (9 total) and 1 additional year of probation.
http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/12/20/ncaa-report.html
December 20th, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
So is it just a one-year ban? What about schollies?
Edit: Didn't refresh soon enough
December 20th, 2011 at 1:54 PM ^
There is a Santa Claus after all and his name is Mark Emmert.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:57 PM ^
9 scholarships over 3 years is nothing really. But glad the NCAA had the courage to stick them with a 1 yr bowl ban. Not going to cry about it, moving on with my life.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
Stephen J. Nesbitt @stephenjnesbitt
RT @elevenwarriors: It's out. A postseason ban in '12, 9 lost schollies over three years and another year of probation. buckeyextra.com/content/storie…
December 20th, 2011 at 1:55 PM ^
not exactly the nuclear holocaust we all wanted, but it isnt the slap on the wrist either. this wont hurt that much but its probably the best we all could have hoped for.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:58 PM ^
it proves ol herbie is a flat out liar, so ill take it!
December 20th, 2011 at 2:00 PM ^
i meant urbie!