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Jim Tressel - Hear Me Out

  • BuckShot JP said...

    Columbus drug dealer funneling money to players? You mean the tattoo artist that was buying their stuff? Don't make it out to be something more than what it was like all these kids were messed up in some crazy drug game.

    He wasn't investigated by the FBI at OSU...he was contacted to let him know some of his players were talking to a guy there were targeting.

    At YSU, the FBI was looking into a booster, not Jim Tressel.

    Don't come off spouting incorrect stuff if you're going to badmouth the guy. He's had his issues in the past, its true, but you're making it out like he ran an underground crime syndicate.

    I think he's a great coach, but would want to understand. Just saying there are questions - not saying absolutely don't hire him.

    "Edward Rife was sentenced to three years in federal prison today on drug trafficking and money laundering charges.

    Rife is the tattoo parlor owner who traded tattoos and money for memorabilia from Ohio State football players.

    Five players, including star QB Terrelle Pryor, were suspended by the NCAA for the scandal.

    Pryor was eventually forced out of the school, and head coach Jim Tressel also left after his cover-up attempt was uncovered by NCAA investigators.

    According to prosecutors, Rife was a big-time marijuana dealer in Columbus.

    "I don't care about trinkets, I don't care about Ohio State, I don't care about the players," a prosecutor told the AP. "I care about the drugs."

    The OSU players were not involved in Rife's drug operation, and there was no specific evidence that Rife used drug money to pay football memorabilia from players."

    Read more: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-10-26/sports/30323668_1_drug-operation-jim-tressel-tattoo-parlor-owner#ixzz2EKLortjB

    Posas14

  • mjcarlisle2525 said...

    3. Is completely false, the players did get tats for gear. This all came to light from a sep DEA investigation in which a columbus based Att was consulting with the tat artist Rife and while at the parlor noticed all the gear. He then notified OSU and the cover up begain. There was no funneling of drug money to players! Still wrong none the less! As far as paying players thru shady means, the players made bad choices and were punished accordingly. Their att still maintains with cell phone records that they were present, they just didn't report their hours correctly.

    Not trying to get into a big argument here...but...

    Drug dealer / money launderer / tattoo parlor owner pays kids for swag...they say, "no indication that drug money was used to purchase it."

    How many drug dealer, money laundering, tattoo parlor owners do you know that would have the accounting practice to keep his drug money separate from laundering and tattoo money?? .... look man, I really don't care.

    All I'm saying is that I'd ask him about it in the interview & would want to know more about it...that's all.

    This post was edited by Posas14 on 12/6/2012 at 8:06 PM

    Posas14

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