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Tressel, OSU prove an awkward backdrop

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08:01 AM ET 05.18 | A cloud has covered the Big Ten meetings this year, and while Ohio State's bad behavior may not have overwhelmed them, it does certainly darken the mood. Asked for the impact of the Ohio State situation on the Big Ten so far, Commissioner Jim Delany said, "A lot of interest, and I don't think it's positive." Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez was more blunt. "You need to talk to Ohio State about that," Alvarez said. "I'm not going there." ... In a year when the conference is in the process of welcoming new member Nebraska, integrating three other new football coaches and pondering issues as serious as potentially increasing scholarship aid to help athletes with living expenses, Jim Tressel wasn't in a place to serve as a face of the conference he's dominated.

The Plain Dealer

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May 18, 2011 08:28 AM ET

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What a sad sad situation. Any truth to the rumors of players getting cars ?

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May 18, 2011 08:29 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:28 AM ET 05.18 by neb4life

What a sad sad situation. Any truth to the rumors of players getting cars ?

It can't be true. Otherwise they would have traded the cars for tattoos.

Spaceman Spiff

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May 18, 2011 08:40 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:31 AM ET 05.18 by colonel

tOSU should go ahead and get it over with and save some face, it is a large monkey on their backs.

I agree the sooner they can get past this the better for all members of the conf.