Jim Tressel and show cause...

Tressel's name is in almost every thread. I can understand why--great coach and would most likely be a great hire for any program. Been out of coaching for three years, but hey…

But doesn't anyone remember this?

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On December 20, 2011 the NCAA placed Ohio State on an additional one year's probation and banned it from postseason play in 2012 for numerous major violations under Tressel's watch. It also imposed a five-year show-cause penalty on Tressel, which means any NCAA member that wants to hire him would have to "show cause" for why it shouldn't be sanctioned for hiring him, and could face severe penalties if he commits any further violations during that time. The order stands until December 19, 2016; given past precedent, it will likely have the effect of blackballing Tressel from the coaching ranks until the 2017 season. If Tressel ever coaches again during this period, he will be suspended for the first five games of the regular season, plus any conference championship game or bowl game.

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I mean realistically the NCAA would be hard pressed to waive his show cause, given that he basically lied during the OSU investigation.

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