Whitlock's Take
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HawkeyeMike23
Banned
Whitlock has really went down hill the last cpl of years. He goes off some really bizarre rants on twitter too.
Hawkeye11en1
Well-Known Member
Agreed. The man is nuts. He makes really bizarre pieces to get a reaction out of ppl, it seems.
PJHawk
Well-Known Member
He makes some good points, nothing about Jim Tressel resigning changes the hypocrisy that the NCAA is. I like this line from the article:
Tressel, Bruce Pearl and probably a few coaches I can’t remember right now lied to the NCAA about NCAA rules.
Oh, the horror.
A prostitute lied to her pimp.
Tressel, Bruce Pearl and probably a few coaches I can’t remember right now lied to the NCAA about NCAA rules.
Oh, the horror.
A prostitute lied to her pimp.
JonDMiller
Publisher/Founder
Been reading him since I moved to KC in the mid 1990's...have shared a few convos with him and he's a likable fellow.
But he has become pretty predictable. He takes stories, sits back and thinks of what others are going to write, and then takes the opposite approach.
But he has become pretty predictable. He takes stories, sits back and thinks of what others are going to write, and then takes the opposite approach.
LG210
Well-Known Member
I have noticed this, as well.
I liked his piece today on gays/blacks. He's been on a crusade against the NCAA for a while now so the Tressell article doesn't surprise me.
The thing that he can't get past is that A) overall athletic programs rarely make money. People notice how much money football makes but never take into account how much most other sports lose (example, Iowa loses 2 mil a year on womens basketball) B) the NCAA would love to pay football and basketball players, but I doubt they'd be able to without also paying the women's water polo team.
The thing that he can't get past is that A) overall athletic programs rarely make money. People notice how much money football makes but never take into account how much most other sports lose (example, Iowa loses 2 mil a year on womens basketball) B) the NCAA would love to pay football and basketball players, but I doubt they'd be able to without also paying the women's water polo team.
He's not comparing Tressel to Meyer, simply illuminating the hypocrisy that exists within the NCAA.
"Jim Tressel is not special. He’s not particularly sinister or fraudulent. He’s an executive in a major industry who is taking the fall so the lie can continue long enough for the major players to come up with a new batch of lies."
I completely agree with that statement. As I mentioned to friends in an email this weekend, the U of I was involved in acts in the 80's-90's that could be considered NCAA violations. The fact was our coach maintained plausible deniability so it would have been impossible to prove knowledgable impropriety. I realize some on this board will call BS but people close to the program at that time know exactly what I am talking about.
I have relatives that have played major college sports and have seen cash arrive at players houses in envelopes. It went on all the time and probably still goes on all.
Tressel made a huge mistake either by not nipping this behavior in the bud earlier or by thinking he was smooth enough to cover it up. Many programs find ways for their kids to get cash without having them steal equipment from the University and trade personal memorabilia. If fans are naive enough to believe players getting cash by means that violate NCAA rules doesn't go on at other schools then I have a bridge to sell you.
"Jim Tressel is not special. He’s not particularly sinister or fraudulent. He’s an executive in a major industry who is taking the fall so the lie can continue long enough for the major players to come up with a new batch of lies."
I completely agree with that statement. As I mentioned to friends in an email this weekend, the U of I was involved in acts in the 80's-90's that could be considered NCAA violations. The fact was our coach maintained plausible deniability so it would have been impossible to prove knowledgable impropriety. I realize some on this board will call BS but people close to the program at that time know exactly what I am talking about.
I have relatives that have played major college sports and have seen cash arrive at players houses in envelopes. It went on all the time and probably still goes on all.
Tressel made a huge mistake either by not nipping this behavior in the bud earlier or by thinking he was smooth enough to cover it up. Many programs find ways for their kids to get cash without having them steal equipment from the University and trade personal memorabilia. If fans are naive enough to believe players getting cash by means that violate NCAA rules doesn't go on at other schools then I have a bridge to sell you.
DwayneTwill
Well-Known Member
As usual, whitlock is terrible.
troy
Well-Known Member
Take a listen to Whitlock's podcast, "Whitlock destroys NCAA." He makes a lot of valid points.
Real Talk with Jason Whitlock, On Demand - Fox Sports Radio
Real Talk with Jason Whitlock, On Demand - Fox Sports Radio
FalseMirage
Well-Known Member
Once again, Whitlock takes the approach less traveled & hits the nail on the head with insight that the legions just don't possess. Present company excepted.
NewMexHawk
Well-Known Member
But the kicker is...osu got CAUGHT. People can say this sort of thing goes on at every school or other schools but until they get caught, it is is a bogus argument.
Making allegations against other schools with NO proof whatsoever to justify your school's cheating is truly bogus. If you have something against other schools, bring the facts to life and let the NCAA deal with it. Oh, you say schools should not turn each other in? Why not? The best way to deal with cheaters is too expose them as such. Hiding the knowledge just means the cheating school will cheat even more. Now, you might say that the reason other schools do not turn cheating schools in is because they are also cheating. Perhaps, but if I understand it correctly there is a coaches fraternity, which means that coaches don't turn each other in.
Making allegations against other schools with NO proof whatsoever to justify your school's cheating is truly bogus. If you have something against other schools, bring the facts to life and let the NCAA deal with it. Oh, you say schools should not turn each other in? Why not? The best way to deal with cheaters is too expose them as such. Hiding the knowledge just means the cheating school will cheat even more. Now, you might say that the reason other schools do not turn cheating schools in is because they are also cheating. Perhaps, but if I understand it correctly there is a coaches fraternity, which means that coaches don't turn each other in.
