The Ohio State football program and the entire athletic department have a huge problem. And if they keep making decisions like last week, the toxic environment will not improve anytime soon.
Ohio State decided to forfeit his victories during the 2010 season. Big deal. Who cares?Did the Buckeyes think they would appease the NCAA with this action?
I have written in the past that forfeiting previous seasons’ games make no real sense. The opposing teams and fans don’t care. People will always look at the record as it was before the forfeit. You think some team will take solace from getting destroyed and then starting bragging that it really won the game? Yeah right.
If the Buckeyes really wanted to “man-up” they would have forfeited 2011 home games, limited scholarships and agreed to not appear on television for one year.
But like the little boy caught with his hand in the cookie jar, Ohio State frankly is hoping for mercy from the NCAA. It obviously thinks forfeiting meaningless games will help. I beg to differ.
I sense the NCAA will beg to differ too. And I hope the organization will come down hard on the Buckeyes. Cheating is cheating and the NCAA needs to make a strong statement. If the NCAA doesn’t bite Ohio State hard, why is there an NCAA?
Fairness requires major sanctions and fairness needs action.
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