Smokeybluetick
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Unfortunately the NCAA does not agree. Because they do not have subpoena powers like a federal, state or police agency they have in essence found a way to compel truthful testimony. Lying is their biggest offense, bigger than paying players or academic fraud. Thus few lie to their investigators.
So the questions truly are; did the NCAA investigators talk to Tressel in December when they investigated this, did they ask the right questions and did he lie to them? We know he lied to his school and his administration. But the NCAA considers that an internal matter, all they care about is did he lie to them.
I believe he did and if he did his offense is worse than Pearl's. One lied about a secondary violation to protect a friend and assistant coach, the other lied about majors violations to protect his players and his championship aspirations.
He signed a compliance letter in November to the AA that all programs sign,which states to the best of his knowledge everything non-compliant had been reported and that he had no knowledge of anything that needed to be reported on! Flat out lie to the AA! With Bruce, he had three commited Basketball players at his house for a team BBQ and lied about it to the AA. JT played 5 players an entire season knowing they had commited acts the would have ended their NCAA elgibility and then lied about previous knowledge! I just wish it would have been that red nosed Basketball coach of their's instead!!! GO VOLS!!