Say so long to the sweater

by snowyman28 on May 31, 2011 8:29 AM CDT

So, now the sweater vest is no longer in fashion at THE Ohio State University. I don't suppose it's all that great of a surprise...especially to me. When news started breaking that the troubles at OSU and with Tressel went a lot deeper than most people knew, I figured that if OSU wasn't doing a very quiet coaching search at that time that I would be very surprised. As it turns out, they should have been and I think from the SI story that broke yesterday that they should be looking for a new AD also. I guess my question is how does this effect the Big 10 (12) in general and Illinois specifically. As I see it, big name coaches are going to wait and see what the NCAA does to the program (I predict something along the lines of a USC type punishment) and so too will major recruits. As a result, that should lead to a downturn in the OSU program thus opening a spot toward the top of the league standings. It might even open up some recruits (although with the real blue chippers it will probably just push them off to the SEC or some other major conference). If you haven't, I would recommend reading the SI article. From what I see, I certainly hope Tressel is done coaching in any form--I certainly wouldn't want him "molding" my kids. Here's a link to the story for those that haven't read it--enjoy.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/magazine/05/30/jim.tressel/index.html?sct=hp_t11_a1&eref=sihp

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It'll be very interesting to see how this affects the Big 10.

I mean, this MAY have just destroyed the Big 10’s biggest team. Even though teams like Wisconsin and Iowa are good year after year, ESPN and other media outlets only cared about OSU. I think this opens the door for a new B10 power to emerge. Let’s hope that it’s U of I.

by Fergie3108 on May 31, 2011 9:41 AM CDT reply actions

Nebraska just got a whole lot happier with their decision to move to the B1G.

This still will not be an easy conference for the “non-traditional football programs” like the Illini, Indiana, Purdue, Northwestern, etc. to navigate. But if tOSU DOES take a bit of a slip, that sure as hell won’t bother me.

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by Donut King on May 31, 2011 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions