Should Tressel get fired, resign, or stay put????

Well, after a great week of running Boston, many positives things said from everyone, a great easter weekend from great services at Church, to watching the Jesse Owens Track Meet and hanging out with fellow CRC's I was put back to earth this morning when I heard that now the NCAA has come back and said that Ohio State FB Coach Jim Tressel had disclosed information pertaining to players selling memorabilla. Because of this now Ohio State has been served notice by the NCAA and they will have to appear before the NCAA infractions committee on Aug. 12 in Indianapolis to explain themselves. Here's the article in the Columbus Dispatch

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/04/25/0425-ohio-state-faces-severe-sanctions.html

Now, as a major Buckeye fan this is truly disappointing not only the fact the 2010 season could be vacated but more importantly in the letter the NCAA could possibly treat this as a repeat offender stemming from the violations involving former quarterback Troy Smith, who took $500 from a booster and former men's basketball coach Jim O'Brien, who gave $6,000 to a recruit. Which in turn could mean loss of scholarships, suspension of coaching staff, and post season ban if the NCAA comes down.

My major question now to Buckeye fans is now what do you think of Jim Tressel and what should the University do? I've been a major Jim Tressel Fan ever since he has came on campus. His coaching record and what he has done for the community speak for itself. Time has passed since I posted my last article where I criticised how that March press conference was handled.

http://dmoneystwocents.blogspot.com/2011/03/were-tattoos-worth-it-buckeyes.html

The Suspensions of the players, of course, still stand. Tressels suspension has now been 5 games instead of the original 2 games. Does anybody think that Tressel should resign or the university should fire him before the season or do they ride it out with him saying that he is still their man?

I mean he really didn't come worth with this information when it was given to him. He told an FBI agent, and a man named Ted Sarniak, a 67-year-old businessman in Pryor's hometown, who befriended the quarterback years ago and accompanied him on recruiting trips to Ohio State and other universities he was sort of like Pryor's mentor. Yet, he made no mention to AD Gene Smith or OSU President Gordon Gee about what the players where doing. E-mails and phone calls were forwarded.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/04/25/0425-more-emails-from-tressel-released.html?sid=101

So now, after all of this is now coming out and possibly violations are coming do you think that the Jim Tressel Era at Ohio State is coming to an end or do you think it will end. It's not for me to judge but it hard for everyone to judge what Tressel's legacy what he has done on and off the field because of not being completly honest with the NCAA. I know Buckeye fans will say that USC had players get paided much more when they got caught and penalized. Yeah, that's true. USC deserved and they are serving the punishment for what they got but the fact is the NCAA was lied to and this could be huge and Ohio State Football could suffer for a bit because of it.

Would it be best for Tress to step down before the season for the good of the program? Maybe. Yet, me say this to you all. I will still be a huge Ohio State Buckeye no matter what penalty come down or how the team will do. I'll be wearing my jersey on gameday and cheering on the Scarlet and Gray. I try to make it to at least one game a year.  I'll still be a hardcore Ohio State fan. The Jim Tressel Era could end but I think that Ohio State has become too big of a traditional powerhouse to be down even for a least a year or two. Someone will step in. The name appeal will help keep the athletics and the university earning money and getting the best possible students to come. I think it would have to take a SMU Death Penalty like or terrible string of coaches to ruin it. I'm D-Money (still a Buckeye) and that's my two cents!!