Jim Tressel lied.And nobody cares.
He proclaimed ignorance when his Ohio State superiors approached him in December regarding some of his star football players potentially violating NCAA rules. Now the coach embarrassingly concedes that he made “a mistake.” He admits he should have notified the university when he first learned of the situation last April, but -- try to keep a straight face when reading this -- he didn’t know to whom he should pass the information.
Jim Tressel cheated.
And nobody cares.
He blatantly violated the language in his contract that demands - not asks, not suggests, DEMANDS -- that he immediately report any suspicions of NCAA transgressions or risk dismissal. It certainly appears that Tressel’s silence was motivated more by ensuring that the Buckeyes fielded a team capable of winning the national championship last season than anything else.
Finally, there’s a loose strand on the Sweater Vest. Keep pulling at it, and it will unravel. But the NCAA doesn’t have the stomach to expose Tressel’s football evangelism for the hypocritical sham it is. If the NCAA doesn’t demand a full and thorough examination of every fiber of the Buckeyes’ program in the aftermath of Tuesday’s half-hearted mea culpa, it should forever remove the term “compliance” from its rules code.
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