trouble in buckeye nation

It's a sad day, no I take that back its a disgraceful day. I'm a die hard Ohio State fan, I bleed scarlet and grey but today I am ashamed. I'm not surprised they were cheating, every team does it. It's the matter of how and what it was about that upsets me the most. Coach Tressel is the face of the university, and to sit there last night and listen to excuse and lie after lie and excuse makes me sick. Come on Vest do you think we are that stupid to think you was protecting the kids!? You was looking out for one person and that was yourself. You knew that your star player was in trouble and you tried to cover it up, to make sure you won another big 10 championship. I guess I missed the chapter in your book, The Winners Manual To the game of life, that told me to cheat if I think I can cover it up to win.
Now I don't only hold the Vest responsible. President Gee and athletic director Smith dropped the ball here as well. As the coach he is supposed to set the example for the kids. You suspended the players for 5 games, of the up comming season(and not the bowl game last year which is another rant for another time), but the coach gets 2 games. Hell I could coach them to beat Akron and Toledo. Some punishment, that is. In my opinion he should have been fired for his actions or at least given 7 games since the players got 5. For president Gee to say at the press conference that he never considered firing him, and hope Tressel doesn't fire him is a disgrace. The whole thing was handled wrong, and the punishments and the press conference yesterday was even worse. This isn't over yet after the NCAA investigation is over harsher penalties could be in place. I guess I should be mad at myself for believing that major violations wasn't taking place. Once again I was dooped, and now its my fav team being dragged through the mud. But hey the coach was just trying to protect the.kids though right?