Happy Birthday sir Nut!

And what a birthday present we have for you!  A brand NEW sense of morality for THE Ohio State University!  Ok, so it's not that extreme, but come on, how does it take MONTHS to figure out that Tressel needed to go?  The coach LIED about NCAA rules violations.  His overall record or the fact that he owned us Weasels from the North really do not matter after that.

Let's take a step back for a second and examine this situation:

• Several star football players at Nutsville traded leveraged their name or actual memorabilia for perks.  Yes, the school makes millions off of these players and yes, star players across the country are likely doing the same.  But there's a rule against it, and the player's got caught.  Does the rule make sense?  Not entirely.  Should it be changed?  Probably.  Are the player's guilty?  Yes.
• The head football Nut has not only been a success on the field, but supposedly off the field as well.  He really did seem to run a clean program.  But he uncovered violations and then started a whole snowball of mistakes.  First, he failed to report it, looking to protect his players (his words) and protect his program (a reasonable interpretation by the rest of the country).  Then, he failed to report it and LIED that he knew of any violations.  Finally, as the store broke of his prior knowledge, he still didn't come clean.  Let's face it folks, there is a lot of shady stuff going on in college sports and the coach's best course of action is to be open and honest about potential violations.  If you are not, well, the head football nut is a good example of what happens.

In a previous post, the Nut correctly pointed out that tOSU is likely not alone in this situation.  I fear that we are seeing the beginning of a long string of scandals across the NCAA.  It's sad to say that no school is safe from this wave, even us Weasels and Greeks from that state up North.  Yes, even the Greeks of East Lasning are at risk for a scandal like this, despite the fact that the only play football once a decade or so.

Nonetheless, we should all wish the Nut a happy birthday for at very least, he doesn't have to find himself wearing Michigan gear all fall in protest.

And as promised, now that tOSU has finally shown some sense of decency with their football program, my protest has ended and I promise to become a full participant in our blog.

--The Weasel