Uh Oh. Report suggests big trouble for Tressel, Ohio State.

A few months ago, when the controversy over Ohio State players selling memorabilia blew up, something didn't seem right to me.  I wasn't sure exactly what it was, but I did make the comment (prompted by Jim Tressel's claim that all the players were returning in 2011) that: "Sometimes (Tressel) really reminds me of a car salesman, or at least an SEC coach."  What I meant, and have stated in the past, is that I don't trust most of what Tressel says to the press, and since that's the only way I know him, basically I don't trust him all that much. I took some heat for the comparison, perhaps for not being a blindly loyal homer, or for daring to question the coach. But truth be told, I'm not a cynic, and I certainly don't wish ill on my alma mater Ohio State.  But when something smells fishy, something usually is fishy.

According to a report Monday from Yahoo! Sports, the SEC comparison might have been too close for comfort.
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