As usual, in its infinite stupidity, the NCAA has punished the kids that are still there and didn't do anything. The offenders are gone and other than Tressel nobody got a real punishment. You'd could argue the players who were suspended gave up valuable playing time and hurt their draft position and I'll go with that but they'll get drafted anyway and get their paychecks. Now the rest of the team has to go another year without a bowl game and lose more scholarships. Too little and not directed at the true offenders. Take Tressel's money, take the school's game and tv money but don't take the remaining team off the map because of their team mate's stupidity.
All Buckeye fans should really be grateful that Urban took the coaching gig if only for the fact that some high school recruits that may have thought about staying away from OSU will now think twice since they'll get coaching from a proven coach.
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