Colts opt to postpone Tressel's employment until seventh game (NOT from the Onion!)

rocktivity

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Mon Sep-05-11 08:31 PM
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Colts opt to postpone Tressel's employment until seventh game (NOT from the Onion!)

Edited on Mon Sep-05-11 09:21 PM by rocktivity

From NFL.com

...Citing concerns over fairness to current and former Buckeyes players, the...the Indianapolis Colts...announced Monday that...ex-Ohio State coach (Jim) Tressel's employment as a game-day consultant won't begin until the team's seventh regular-season game.

"After the announcement of coach Jim Tressel's agreement to join the Colts as a game day consultant, questions were raised with respect to the equity of his appointment as opposed to suspensions being served this season by present and former Ohio State players ..." Colts vice chairman Bill Polian said in a statement. "At Coach Tressel's suggestion, and with Mr. (Jim) Irsay's concurrence and support, we have decided to begin Coach Tressel's employment effective with our seventh regular season game..."

"We believe decision reached by the Colts and Jim Tressel is appropriate"...NFL spokesman (Greg) Aiello tweeted...

At Coach Tressel's SUGGESTION? If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn you might want to buy!

I'm supposed to believe that Tressell feels THAT guilty about the suspension the NFL handed down to his former player Terrell Pryor? Or did the NFL get nervous after Pryor announced that he'd decided to file an appeal -- which, for SOME reason, is not mentioned in this NFL.com story?

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Mon Sep-05-11 08:41 PM
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1. I thought the Onion struck again.

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rocktivity

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Mon Sep-05-11 09:10 PM
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3. Edited thread title accordingly, LOL

Edited on Mon Sep-05-11 09:18 PM by rocktivity

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Mon Sep-05-11 08:54 PM
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2. But Tressel still gets paid for those weeks? Or did they just increase his weekly salary?

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Tue Sep-06-11 11:22 AM
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4. Apparently Goodell was going to hand out some sort of punishment for Tressel...

so this was pre-emptive.

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rocktivity

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Tue Sep-06-11 04:48 PM
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5. Goodell was going to HAVE to hand out some sort of punishment to Tressel

Edited on Tue Sep-06-11 04:53 PM by rocktivity

or look like a hypocrite at best for punishing Pryor -- suppose he'd won his appeal? This way, he pre-empts Pryor and avoids being held accountable for punishing someone in management. How generous and timely of Tressel to volunteer to punish himself. Yeah, right...

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Tue Sep-06-11 07:10 PM
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6. Did you say Tressel punishes himself? >>

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