Well, this has been a piss poor example of how to handle PR. We won't know exactly what happened until the legal "cases" work themselves out, but it's clear that this whole thing was mishandled. I suppose, in that vein, I shouldn't be surprised that the original presser and the second press release were such a cluster.
JT should've originally taken the same suspension as the players. Then they should've done the presser without taking questions. Or at least get the story straight about who the emails were sent to. And then, never let Gordon Gee speak again. His mouth has cost OSU major respect on two occasions....in the last year alone. Gene Smith might want to pick English over Ebonics, but that's merely a suggestion.
It's since come out that JT shared the emails with a mentor of Pryor's, so at least that part is consistent with his comments about caring for the players. I never doubted that. More will come out about this, I'm sure, but it's not really anything scandalous.
It's embarrasing, especially if it means vacated games, but it's not the end of the world. This is not paying players, this isn't cheating, this has nothing to do with recruiting violations. The punishment has come down, perhaps a year late for some. The point is that all the players are back and all parties will sit for 5 games.
Considering the legal implications, I'm not sure that some of the cover up wasn't legitimate. Whether wins are vacated by the NCAA will tell us if they agree or not. Until then, we wait......
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