2023 College Football Season/Playoff (off the field)

[Chris]

The Wolverines are the victims in all this, ya’ll. We should feel bad for them. So much adversity being overcome!

America’s Team.

 

[I'mWithDan]

Yeah, we won’t go down this again because it clearly emasculates you to accept you are posting on an Ohio State forum.

Needless to say, you won’t find any of us in the Wolverines subsections on RealPistonsFans.

Yeah, I would imagine Cavs fans wouldn’t be posting in the Wolverine subsections on a Pistons message board.

Now, Cavs fans on a Cavs message board. Seems a lot more likely.

It isn’t event emasculating……it is just a hilarious thing that every Ohio State fan loves to go to when they see some shit that annoys them. It’s the best.

 

[smalls1129]

So do you recognize any of the Tressel era?

SI said the impermissible benefits went as far back as 2002.

So you keep those other years? Or what does gold star compliance guy say?

Dude....on the field actually knowing calls versus tattoos or blow job's or what the fuck ever...are you seriously comparing the two? And for someone pleading for due process this whole time to cite an unvetted SI article from who the fuck knows when is just fucked

 

[lukecfg]

Yeah, I would imagine Cavs fans wouldn’t be posting in the Wolverine subsections on a Pistons message board.

Now, Cavs fans on a Cavs message board. Seems a lot more likely.

It isn’t event emasculating……it is just a hilarious thing that everyone Ohio State fan loves to go to when they see some shit that annoys them. It’s the best.

Congratulations on providing everyone here with a minor annoyance?

 

[Chris]

Yeah, I would imagine Cavs fans wouldn’t be posting in the Wolverine subsections on a Pistons message board.

Now, Cavs fans on a Cavs message board. Seems a lot more likely.

It isn’t event emasculating……it is just a hilarious thing that everyone Ohio State fan loves to go to when they see some shit that annoys them. It’s the best.

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I just find it funny. You clearly want to come in and grind gears and troll - but you try to hide it.

 

[Ohio]

So do you recognize any of the Tressel era?

SI said the impermissible benefits went as far back as 2002.

So you keep those other years? Or what does gold star compliance guy say?

 

[I'mWithDan]

Dude....on the field actually knowing calls versus tattoos or blow job's or what the fuck ever...are you seriously comparing the two? And for someone pleading for due process this whole time to cite an unvetted SI article from who the fuck knows when is just fucked

That is specifically a question for one of the lamest bits in this thread. It is not for anyone else. It was for Luke only and he gave a very predictable answer.

I don’t care about tattoos. You guys are all cool on the tattoo front….except Luke because he’s being a coward.

 

[I'mWithDan]

I can’t speak for anyone else, but I just find it funny. You clearly want to come in and grind gears and troll - but you try to hide it.

No way. That would involve a really long bit where I go in every game thread and post 95% positive stuff about OSU, for a long period of time.

I’d much rather come in this thread and wade in all the bat shit crazy stuff swirling around. Calling me a troll is disingenuous. I’m just addicted to the chaos.

 

[smalls1129]

That is specifically a question for one of the lamest bits in this thread. It is not for anyone else. It was for Luke only and he gave a very predictable answer.

I don’t care about tattoos. You guys are all cool on the tattoo front….except Luke because he’s being a coward.

All good, I'm going to repeat a question I asked you a week ago that got lost in the noise and bring the thread somewhat back on topic; if knowledge of the sign stealing scheme goes all the way to the coordinators but stops short of JH what should the punishment be?

 

[lukecfg]

That is specifically a question for one of the lamest bits in this thread. It is not for anyone else. It was for Luke only and he gave a very predictable answer.

I don’t care about tattoos. You guys are all cool on the tattoo front….except Luke because he’s being a coward.

Wow. Them's fighting words. I missed what you whatever petty point you were trying to make because i've had a few beers. But no, I am not okay with Tressel playing ineligible players.

(ETA - I am not actually mad or upset about this in any respect, in case that wasn't clear)

 

[I'mWithDan]

All good, I'm going to repeat a question I asked you a week ago that got lost in the noise and bring the thread somewhat back on topic; if knowledge of the sign stealing scheme goes all the way to the coordinators but stops short of JH what should the punishment be?

Clearly, every coach would be gone. Vacate wins. Pay a large fine. I would imagine it would be very similar to Tennessee.

I’m actually pretty shocked there is not evidence linking any other coach though. Partridge got fired for being a moron but when the story broke, I never would have imagined that they’d be this far in to the investigation, have PI leg work before that and only have Stallions directly implicated.

This hypothetical seems more like a pipe dream at this point though. The head coach has been suspended for “sportsmanship”, so the idea any coach would still be on the sideline (with even a modicum of evidence) seems like zero.

 

[I'mWithDan]

Wow. Them's fighting words. I missed what you whatever petty point you were trying to make because i've had a few beers. But no, I am not okay with Tressel playing ineligible players.

I’m just giving you a hard time. It wasn’t a petty point….it was trying to figure out where the line is for you. So if the benefits went back to 2002, how would you even know which games do and don’t count?

I genuinely don’t care (about tattoos) but I’m also not the compliance guy….but it seems impossible that, by definition, OSU only played ineligible players in the year they vacated. That seems like an impossibility if it went on for nearly 10 years (allegedly). So I was asking how you viewed the totality of that era, if this is actually your core beliefs on cheating in CFB.

 

[smalls1129]

Clearly, every coach would be gone. Vacate wins. Pay a large fine. I would imagine it would be very similar to Tennessee.

I’m actually pretty shocked there is not evidence linking any other coach though. Partridge got fired for being a moron but when the story broke, I never would have imagined that they’d be this far in to the investigation, have PI leg work before that and only have Stallions directly implicated.

This hypothetical seems more like a pipe dream at this point though. The head coach has been suspended for “sportsmanship”, so the idea any coach would still be on the sideline (with even a modicum of evidence) seems like zero.

True, only thing I'd say is Patridge got fired because of something he did after the investigation started and the sportsmanship suspension was because of "preponderance of the evidence" to use a legal term combined with the optics was too much for the B10 to do nothing. The NCAA hasn't and really don't tip their hand until the investigation has ended. I think there's at least one more university employee that's going to be implicated, can't say for sure if it's a coach or not.

 

[lukecfg]

I’m just giving you a hard time. It wasn’t a petty point….it was trying to figure out where the line is for you. So if the benefits went back to 2002, how would you even know which games do and don’t count?

I genuinely don’t care (about tattoos) but I’m also not the compliance guy….but it seems impossible that, by definition, OSU only played ineligible players in the year they vacated. That seems like an impossibility if it went on for nearly 10 years (allegedly). So I was asking how you viewed the totality of that era, if this is actually your core beliefs on cheating in CFB.

I haven't thoroughly researched that scandal and I likely won't. I don't have time. In general, I accept the NCAA's jurisdiction in such matters. If what you are suggesting - that all of Ohio State's wins from 2002 to 2010 - are corrupted to the extent that they should be vacated... then why didn't the NCAA do that. Moreover, I will accept whatever punishment Michigan gets from the NCAA.

Also, see my tiny font edited post. This is all just good fun.

 

[I'mWithDan]

If what you are suggesting - that all of Ohio State's wins from 2002 to 2010 - are corrupted to the extent that they should be vacated... then why didn't the NCAA do that.

I’m not suggesting that because I think the actual dynamics at play aren’t that serious.

The NCAA just cares about firing coaches, truly. The reason anything at Ohio State didn’t go any further, is because Tressel got axed. At that point, there’s no real reason to waste time and resources on it.

I think it’s a very similar situation for Michigan, in that, all this could reliably just vanish in to thin air if Harbaugh were fired or left for the NFL. Michigan not doing that yet certainly stoked the flames and it will be interesting to see if that game of chicken pays off and Harbaugh continues to coach at Michigan moving forward.