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Colts hired former Ohio St HC Jim Tressel as gameday asst coach. He'll sit upstairs in coaches booth, help out on instant replay challenges.
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Adam Schefter
Colts hired former Ohio St HC Jim Tressel as gameday asst coach. He'll sit upstairs in coaches booth, help out on instant replay challenges.
Getting paid to chill all game....nice.
The guy doesn't even have 20/20 vision, what are they doing???
The guy doesn't even have 20/20 vision, what are they doing???
So isn't he under an NCAA suspension?
On Saturday, we reported that the Colts had hired former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel without league approval, and that Commissioner Roger Goodell would take a hard look at whether, like former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, his entry to the NFL should be delayed.
And it will be delayed.
The Colts have announced that Tressel will begin working for the team in their seventh game, which means that Tressel will be suspended for six games.
After the announcement of Coach Jim Tressels agreement to join the Colts as a game day consultant, questions were raised with respect to the equity of his appointment as opposed to suspensions being served this season by present and former Ohio State players, Colts vice chairman Bill Polian said in a statement released by the team.
Over the weekend Coach Tressel, Mr. Irsay, Coach Caldwell and I had a discussion of the issue, Polian added. In addition, we had a conversation with league officials to apprise them of the details of Coach Tressels employment and the issues we were reviewing.
In other words, Polian has conceded that the Colts hired Tressel without letting the league office know in advance.
At Coach Tressels suggestion, and with Mr. Irsays concurrence and support, we have decided to begin Coach Tressels employment effective with our seventh regular season game, Polian said. We have informed the league office of our decision and expect that they will be supportive of it.
The Colts decision to impose the suspension on Tressel helps the league office avoid creating a crystal-clear impression that the NFL has now become an active participant in the enforcement of NCAA rules. Still, the somewhat-less-than-crystal-clear impression remains the NFL and its teams, in deference to the curators of the leagues free farm system, will erect barriers to the commencement of employment in order to encourage compliance with NCAA rules.
With that line now crossed, the question becomes when, and if, the NFL will take action against folks whose NFL employment already has begun.
We think its more a question of when than if.
This is dumb. The NFL needs to stay out of the business of enforcing NCAA punishment. Goodell needs to go.
But something needs to happen. Players do whatever they want, screw their school, then run to the money. It is a huge issue.
This is dumb. The NFL needs to stay out of the business of enforcing NCAA punishment. Goodell needs to go.
For the NCAA, not the NFL. They are two totally different animals. The NCAA needs to fix their house and come up with something that makes sense not expect the NFL to step up and do their dirty work.
But something needs to happen. Players do whatever they want, screw their school, then run to the money. It is a huge issue.
But something needs to happen. Players do whatever they want, screw their school, then run to the money. It is a huge issue.
Something did happen, the dude lost his job...
But if he can jump over to the NFL like changing a pair of shoes what has really been accomplished?
The dude lost his job?
Do you think Tressel would have gone to coach with the Colts had he not been fired? I doubt it... he had the job he wanted and IMO would have probably retired there (not exactly a spring-chicken)... he lost that...
I don't want the NCAA getting mixed with the NFL...
Lol, no, he wouldn't have gone to the NFL if he hadn't been the lying scumbag he was at OSU. Thing is, he looked at the NFL as a safe haven and now see's at least there are consequences there too.
Surely you don't favor anyone who makes it easier or more appetizing for people to cheat in college football. The NCAA is infested, I am for anything that sends the message of stricter penalties for coaches....etc in the NCAA who might want to cheat, anything.
It's not the NFL's problem, it's the NCAA's problem... The NCAA did all they could do to punish the guy and that's where it should end... Do you really think the dude will be making more as a replay-consultant for the Colts as he did as HC at Ohio St? The dude's been punished...
As for him looking at the NFL "as a safe haven", uhhh NO! The dude has a heck of a resume and connections, his services were wanted and that's all there is to it...
I think this is a big witch hunt, and people cannot handle the fact that some people are just really successful at life, and skilled enough to get jobs even after screwing up...
and forgive me for not feeling sorry for the NCAA here, as they've made billions off of these athletes, yet expect these athletes not to take free meals etc...
Life isn't fair, stop beotchin' because Tressel's services have been asked for elsewhere...
But something needs to happen. Players do whatever they want, screw their school, then run to the money. It is a huge issue.
I can see you have no idea what I mean by that and very little else I have posted so, nice talking to you.. You an OSU fan, Tressel's son maybe? Just curious. (just kidding on the "son" thing, )
I agree. But it's an NCAA issue, not an NFL issue.
If the NFL wants to get in on it, Pryor shouldn't have been eligible, period. As far as Tressel goes, Ohio State should sue his ass, get into his pocket.
Take it to court, if Tressel can prove the school knew exactly what was going on, then Ohio state loses & Tressel walks, & that's the way it should be.
That's because they see the coaches, the grown-ups who should be setting the example, doing the exact same thing. And speaking of grown-ups who should be setting the example, what about the boosters and grown hangers on who slip players money or arrange "entertainment" or cars and whatnot? Don't leave the grown-ups out of this conversation.
Which is another big problem..... NCAA makes too much money. The players need to get something. A free ride? It's limited, maybe they should extend scholarships to all players of all schools...
Let's say Reggie Bush is getting it done at a top program. His school should be paid for, his board (food & living) should be paid for. A clothing allowance ought to be provided.
This should be extended to every player in the conference. Tuition, Fees, Room & Board, Clothing.
If the player still needs extra (Cars, Bling, whatever....... ) that's on him & they need to catch/punish him way before his junior/senior season..... how hard can that be?
Some will say that system exists now. Scholarships already pay room, board, & food. Who will decide how much is appropriate for a "clothing allowance"?
I like baseball's system. A promising high school kid has the opportunity to play for a college team if he wants the degree possibilities going to college affords. If he'd rather go straight for the money then he has the opportunity to join some big league farm system - assuming the big league scouts agree.
You don't hear about baseball players getting these <ahem> perks like you hear about football players. Baseball must be doing something right.
The vast sums of money flowing into colleges and universities through football programs dwarfs what comes in from all other sports, combined.
Like Herv said, there needs to be a way to get these players some cash in their pockets.
So isn't he under an NCAA suspension?
Shouldn't he have to serve a 5 game suspension then?
Signed,
T. Pryor
That's a lot different than having Goodell come down on him publicly.
Appearing on ESPN Radio today, Goodell said that if the Colts didn’t sit Tressel down at the start of the season, Goodell would have done it himself.
“I didn’t have to get to that point,” he said. “But I think it was clear that if they did not take an appropriate action then I would have taken action.”
Lol, no, he wouldn't have gone to the NFL if he hadn't been the lying scumbag he was at OSU. Thing is, he looked at the NFL as a safe haven and now see's at least there are consequences there too.
Surely you don't favor anyone who makes it easier or more appetizing for people to cheat in college football. The NCAA is infested, I am for anything that sends the message of stricter penalties for coaches....etc in the NCAA who might want to cheat, anything.
No consequences for the scumbag from SoCal who went to Seattle.
Tressel needs to sue.
Yes.This is dumb. The NFL needs to stay out of the business of enforcing NCAA punishment. Goodell needs to go.
Yes, it's a HUGE issue...for the NCAA (not the NFL) to solve.But something needs to happen. Players do whatever they want, screw their school, then run to the money. It is a huge issue.
Goodell: If Colts hadnt suspended Tressel, I would have
Posted by Michael David Smith on September 6, 2011, 12:32 PM EDT
Terrelle Pryor, Jim Tressel AP
When the Indianapolis Colts announced that new consultant Jim Tressel would have to sit out the teams first six games, they made it sound like that was a mutual decision between Tressel and the team. But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that if they hadnt reached that mutual decision, he would have made the decision for them.
Appearing on ESPN Radio today, Goodell said that if the Colts didnt sit Tressel down at the start of the season, Goodell would have done it himself.
I didnt have to get to that point, he said. But I think it was clear that if they did not take an appropriate action then I would have taken action.
The question is, What constitutes an appropriate action? Tressel broke NCAA rules and lost his job as head coach at Ohio state, but when did it become the NFLs job to punish people for breaking NCAA rules?
The answer to that question is that it became the NFLs job when the NFL decided to suspend Tressels old quarterback, Terrelle Pryor, for the first five games of this season the same number of games Pryor was initially suspended for the start of Ohio States season, before he ultimately left Ohio State and entered the NFLs supplemental draft.
Once the NFL suspended Pryor, it would have been unseemly not to suspend Tressel. But suspending Tressel would also create a messy precedent: Does the NFL really want to get into the business of suspending coaches who leave colleges with an NCAA mess in their wakes?
As far as Goodell is concerned, the Colts decision to bench Tressel for six games means he wont have to set any precedent.
They made a determination not to allow him to start coaching until Week 7 and I support that decision, Goodell said. I think its a wise one.
The question is whether Goodell will make the same decision the next time such a situation arises.