2019 Ohio State Season Thread

[Anonymous Coward]

I think the surprise isn't the decision but the speed. Maybe I'm too close to Michigan and have missed a key comparison, but I figured Shea's case was more of a slam dunk, and that took forever.

[Mdot21]

They might as well just completely get rid of the sitting out rule

yeah no shit. NCAA is a joke. Might as well just get rid of the entire damn NCAA if you ask me.

[Mdot21]

Greg Schiano lands in N.E. as D.C. for B.B.,glad he got a decent gig IMO unfairly got his name dragged thru the mud

must be nice to fail upwards. B.B. is always the real DC in NE anyways. He'll just be Bill's latest errand boy.

[MaximumSam]

I think the surprise isn't the decision but the speed. Maybe I'm too close to Michigan and have missed a key comparison, but I figured Shea's case was more of a slam dunk, and that took forever.

Didn't Ole Miss try to fight that?  It's hard to figure out how the NCAA works on these things, but from what I can tell Georgia didn't fight it, which probably sped things up quite a bit.  I'm spitballing here but I imagine his lawyer had plenty of other instances of racism by supposed Georgia fans ready to go in case someone wanted to make a public spat.  Georgia wisely declined.

[Cincydawg]

Fields is a good young man and excellent athlete, he should do well at OSU.

[Cincydawg]

You have to have some kind of over arching organization like the NCAA, whatever you call it it would be the same thing.  

[FearlessF]

Fields is a good young man and excellent athlete, he should do well at OSU.

I'm guessing Fields will have more success at OSU than Tua will have with the Sooners

[Cincydawg]

Any pretty good QB is going to look good at OU, perhaps better than he would at OSU because of how they play offense.  OSU is likely to run a more balanced offense into tougher defenses in the main.  

[FearlessF]

I'm not sure Tua has the arm talent/accuracy required to flourish in the Sooner's offense

we shall soon see

[bayareabadger]

I'm not sure Tua has the arm talent/accuracy required to flourish in the Sooner's offense

we shall soon see

Hurts?

[bayareabadger]

Didn't Ole Miss try to fight that?  It's hard to figure out how the NCAA works on these things, but from what I can tell Georgia didn't fight it, which probably sped things up quite a bit.  I'm spitballing here but I imagine his lawyer had plenty of other instances of racism by supposed Georgia fans ready to go in case someone wanted to make a public spat.  Georgia wisely declined.

Ole Miss fought part of it becuase some of what Patterson said would hurt their NCAA case if not addressed. 
Georgia is doing a thing I learned in college about the value of making something go away. 

[FearlessF]

Hurts?

sorry, yes, Hurts

[FearlessF]

I think you leave it as just enough of a barrier. Kind of like a four-foot decorative wall. It won’t deter anyone who REALLY wants to go over, but to a degree slows things.

let's not start the political talk here

[Anonymous Coward]

Didn't Ole Miss try to fight that?  It's hard to figure out how the NCAA works on these things, but from what I can tell Georgia didn't fight it, which probably sped things up quite a bit.  I'm spitballing here but I imagine his lawyer had plenty of other instances of racism by supposed Georgia fans ready to go in case someone wanted to make a public spat.  Georgia wisely declined.

I figured two things, that (1) Georgia would fight it rather than eat the label that they are an unsafe space for minority athletes and (2) that Fields would have to prove his case and that this would be difficult given that (2a) he never saw or met the guy who yelled the epithet at the game and (2b) he is happy for his sister to stay in Athens and apparently she feels safe there too.
Not that those things should/would change the decision, but - especially the second - I expected them to be hard to speed through. As for the first, I'm guess UGa preferred for this to leave the news cycle to fighting the label. May have been smart, though I do wonder if/how other coaches may use it against them in recruiting.