Tressel Out (per Columbus Dispatch)

[Flying Headbutt]

It didn't look like his tenure at Ohio State would last long. And now the Dispatch says it's over.

 

[MileHigh]

What a swamp that place is.

 

[Azrael]

If by "that place" you mean "big college football," you are correct.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

From the wwl ...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6606999

 

[Chef2]

How pissed is Gee that he A. didn't get the chance to fire him......and B. won't be collecting any of Tressel's fine money?

Now, is there any chance Pryor leaves school, plays in Canada for a year, and goes to the NFL?

 

[slappy4428]

From the wwl ...

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=6606999

From sportsjournalists.com and its running Tressel thread.
http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/82550/

 

[Point of Order]

Who do they get? Urban Meyer? And when?

 

[93Devil]

How pissed is Gee that he A. didn't get the chance to fire him......and B. won't be collecting any of Tressel's fine money?

Now, is there any chance Pryor leaves school, plays in Canada for a year, and goes to the NFL?

He can go to the NFL if he buys a ticket like everyone else.

At best he is a clipboard holder in the NFL.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

If Ohio State is smart they'll just go through this season with an interim coach and then make a run at Meyer, who will get a Saban-like deal if he accepts, after the season.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Fickell is the interim coach for the season.

 

[Point of Order]

I'd hire Urban now to start recruiting. Let interim run the team and let the staff try out to keep their jobs.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

With the way Meyer ran Florida, with all of the arrests, does that make it less likely that he's the replacement, or will nobody care because he won two titles and has said that OSU is one of his dream jobs.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'd hire Urban now to start recruiting. Let interim run the team and let the staff try out to keep their jobs.

It's too soon for both sides. Both Meyer and OSU would take a PR beating if it happened this quickly.

 

[Michael_ Gee]

I think, Mizzou, the answer to that question is self-evident. The only question is, will OSU be under such severe NCAA sanctions that Meyer won't want to take on the job with one hand tied behind his back for three or four seasons?

 

[Point of Order]

I'd hire Urban now to start recruiting. Let interim run the team and let the staff try out to keep their jobs.

It's too soon for both sides. Both Meyer and OSU would take a PR beating if it happened this quickly.

Because otherwise PR has not been a problem for either...

 

[Mizzougrad96]

What kind of sanctions is OSU facing? USC level?

 

[Flying Headbutt]

I've got to think Tressel's resignation may, at best, get them USC-level sanctions. I'm sure it was going to be worse.

 

[Point of Order]

I bet Shelly Poe will especially enjoy working on her soccer media guide this week.

 

[YankeeFan]

@georgedohrmann -- George Dohrmann

I'm told it is likely my SI mag story will be posted at SI.com later today/tonight. Timing of Tress dec. will make sense after you read it

 

[Starman]

If Ohio State is smart they'll just go through this season with an interim coach and then make a run at Meyer, who will get a Saban-like deal if he accepts, after the season.

Saban is a former OSU assistant.

OSU should offer him 10 bucks more than Bama -- he'd be in the bag.