Report: Tressel to meet with Akron

This is not a slam but Akron will never be an elite division I university. They have managed to become one in class with Ohio State University; low class. Ohio State, from the governing board, to the university president, to the AD, to the football coach have engaged in misinformation, lies, cheating, and coverups for the sake of winning. There is neither time nor room to discuss the pressures under which coaches function with the goal to win; and winning at any cost has certainly become the norm. Ohio State is yet awaiting rulings from the NCAA on penalties and sanctions directed at the university and possibly Jim Tressell himself. It might require NCAA approval for Akron to hire Tressell in any coaching function wherein he controls the futures of young athletes. It does not necessarily require a great coach to produce a winning team - a decent coach who motivates can do that. Once you win recruiting brings better athletes who desire to be a part of the program and you are off and running. Bend the rules, look the other way, misdirect, lie, and coverup and you now have a complete program, but with a bad foundation. When The Ohio State Buckeyes played in the BCS Champoinship against LSU, a team many considered unfit to be on the same field, their weaknesses became obvious against a second SEC opponent. As an LSU alumnnus I watched the game and celebrated the victory with pride. But this year I was appalled by the reinstatement of Jordan Jefferson to the LSU team after his charge of felony assault was downgraded to simple assault - assault is assault! He never should have been there in the first place much less become involved in a fight after curfew. LSU was winning without him but sold out for the greater prize - the possibility of another championship. I was not aware that Akron University was in so bad a need of athletic funds to run the university that it needed to sell it's integrity to accomplish it. Thank you for clarifying that.