As far as Tressel's faith? Who really knows? But he sure did lie...a big fat whopper about those e-mails. In the private sector, he would have been bounced out the door yesterday. Remember Jim O'Brien? He got the axe for a whole lot less.
Wasn’t Gordan Geek or his wife in on the sabotaging of the arena project back in the 90s while serving on the committee that was trying to get it passed? Also, OSU didn’t even want an arena until Columbus was planning one, then they had to have one too while hoping to kill the one for Columbus in the process. The whole thing was disgusting.
As if successful people in the private sector always get fired when they lie. If you help the bottom line and keeping you would hurt the bottom line, you stay. As if pro athletes have never lied. Of course I remember Jim O’Brien. There are two significant differences. Tressel has been more successful and O’Brien was outright buying players off. Bribing players affects the integrity of the game much more than players selling memorabilia. You’re probably right about the university having too much influence in the city, but other than German Village and maybe the Clippers, the city has nothing else to offer.