[hawkster80]

Let's talk about what is proven: You have 5-6 players and roughly 15-18K worth of merchandise being traded for tattoos. That's roughly 3K per player. The initial NCAA ruling was 5 games. Enter Tressel's lie.

So you have 5-6 players, 3K a player, and a lie from a departed coach and some of you think that goes to the level of the death penalty? Meanwhile, ONE player at USC garnered hundreds of thousands in benefits, won a national title*, won a heisman trophy*, and somehow the punishment for OSU should meet/exceed that?

The one amazing thing to me is the extra hits that OSU has taken from ESPN in comparison to its beloved USC, or even Auburn for that matter. Compare the magnitude of the offenses (or alleged offenses) when you have 5-6 players and 15-18K compared to ONE player, hundreds of thousands of dollars, heisman trophies, and national titles. Good job, ESPN. Way to report.