Well the Ohio State investigation is over. They had 3 decisions to choose from: 1. Fire him, 2. let him skate free, or 3. Let him skate free part 2- suspend him for 3 games. I told my friends what the decision would be days ago and called exactly that 3 game suspension.
But what a sorry excuse for justice this is. USC was killed for years because they "should have known" by the NCAA, on Bush' stepfather and dealings with free agents. Penn State was about to be hit really hard but the politicians in Pennsylvania pulled that way back. And now Ohio State selects part 3 in the Big 10 saga. Both coaches knew of these moral issues (molestation and, assaulted wife) which apparently isn't nearly as bad as would be agents. The Big 10 with this action simply has become the SEC Midwest.
But hey Ohio State fired Jim Tressel for knowing of his teams violations. Gone. But Meyer was a more winning coach so let's reconsider that action for Urban. And GET this- the 3 game suspension is the first three games where Ohio State is favored to win vs. Oregon State (99% chance of winning), Rutgers (96%) and TCU (86%). Urban can't be with the team through their "challenging" first game with Oregon State in any capacity, but the day after resumes his role in practices though he wont coach the next 2 games on game day. Wow ,such a punishment!
Where is the NCAA in this? Nowhere to be seen. Apparently their justice starts at the West Coast, peters out at the Rockies and is absent the rest of the Midwest and east . How about the ESPN (Eastern Seaboard Promotion Network) . Well one pundit actually said it wasn't enough. Good for him. But Kirk Herbstreit says Urban will be measured by what he does from now on. Didn’t Urban have some issues in the SEC. How many "from now ons" does he get?
I'm sure this will raise the hackles of Ohio State, but that’s what this action has earned IMO.
But what a sorry excuse for justice this is. USC was killed for years because they "should have known" by the NCAA, on Bush' stepfather and dealings with free agents. Penn State was about to be hit really hard but the politicians in Pennsylvania pulled that way back. And now Ohio State selects part 3 in the Big 10 saga. Both coaches knew of these moral issues (molestation and, assaulted wife) which apparently isn't nearly as bad as would be agents. The Big 10 with this action simply has become the SEC Midwest.
But hey Ohio State fired Jim Tressel for knowing of his teams violations. Gone. But Meyer was a more winning coach so let's reconsider that action for Urban. And GET this- the 3 game suspension is the first three games where Ohio State is favored to win vs. Oregon State (99% chance of winning), Rutgers (96%) and TCU (86%). Urban can't be with the team through their "challenging" first game with Oregon State in any capacity, but the day after resumes his role in practices though he wont coach the next 2 games on game day. Wow ,such a punishment!
Where is the NCAA in this? Nowhere to be seen. Apparently their justice starts at the West Coast, peters out at the Rockies and is absent the rest of the Midwest and east . How about the ESPN (Eastern Seaboard Promotion Network) . Well one pundit actually said it wasn't enough. Good for him. But Kirk Herbstreit says Urban will be measured by what he does from now on. Didn’t Urban have some issues in the SEC. How many "from now ons" does he get?
I'm sure this will raise the hackles of Ohio State, but that’s what this action has earned IMO.
