Thread: Pryor to skip senior season and 5 game suspension

its a mess, are some tats REALLY worth that much? as a coach can't you preserve your integrity over your win/loss column? the bowl game eligibility comes down to money, they make more with the stars! if you have a suspension it should be the next 5 games , no matter what those games may be. he and the others get a get out of jail free card and the coach puts his entire staff (most likely) out of work, and they may have been completely innocent. Typical ohio stupidity!

agreed, Bowl games are all about the money and the stars shining during this time and the preservation of victory has recruiting and future success of a program as well. But in the interest of self preservation coaches have bailed on programs, circumvented team and ncaa rules, abused practice times and the list goes on. Some think paying athletes will help change some of that but as a former college athlete I disagree and felt getting paid was the scholarship itself, however how many are aware that a four year scholarship is not a contract and is renewed on a yearly basis? If you don't produce or can no longer produce because of injury or other reason up to a number one or two depth chart position your scholarship can be dropped leaving the parents and the players often at the last minute holding the bag on a tuitionb and room and board bill they simply can not pay. Were you aware that top colleges offer more scholarships than they have in order to keep top recruits on the hook just in case they don't get the recruit they want. All programs at the D1 level do this because it's as much a business as the NFL. Other lesser programs of the colleges rely on monies brought in by their respective premier program(s). Ohio State isn't exclusive to Stupidity. Whose your Alum or favorite program. Think they're any different?

Nothing to do with integrity. These kids are being used for profit and they know it. Draconian NCAA policies need to be changed. He deserves every dime he got. By the way, voluntary team activities really mean if you "volunteer" to stay on the team. Football is a full/time 24-7 job for a scolarship athlete.