| 17 March 2011
It wasn't that big of a surprise when the appeal of Ohio State's Tat 5 (QB Terrelle Pryor, RB Dan Herron, WR Devier Posey, OT Mike Adams and DE Solomon Thomas) was denied by the NCAA in an attempt to have their five-game suspension reduced.
But the second bit of news that came out ... sort of was as head coach Jim Tressel asked, yes REQUESTED to have his previous two-game suspension increased to five games.
"Throughout this entire situation my players and I have committed ourselves to facing our mistakes and growing from them; we can only successfully do that together," Tressel said in a statement. "Like my players, I am very sorry for the mistakes I made. I request of the university that my sanctions now include five games so that the players and I can handle this adversity together."
Look, I'm an admitted Ohio State grad and fan, but how much of this baloney are we supposed to swallow? Somehow they're spinning this that Tressel is a hero who wants to stand by his players? Or could it be that the NCAA made it clear that two games was not going to be nearly enough of a suspension for Tressel's transgressions and Ohio State just tried to get out in front of the story and increased suspension?
Either way, Tress is sitting for five games. Just tired of all the BS. Say you messed up. Take your suspension and stop with all the horribly poor public relations maneuvering.
