If you read the article in the Dispatch blog we will be hearing soon about more players than mysterious player G. Here's the link:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/04/28/0428-new-ncaa-information.html
The first half we already know about ... the TAT5 sold or traded items to Rife.
The second half of the article has my head spinning. It says that Rife has a bunch of stuff he bought from Ebay but also received 6 items as gifts from current players whose names were withheld. These were shoes, a Rose bowl plaque, a helmet, and other memorabilia. It then states that NCAA rules don't prohibit athletes from giving items away for free.
Is Ohio State's position that these players gave someone a bunch of items as gifts with no consideration in return? A man that other players on the team traded with for tatoos and cash. Seriously? Why would they do that? Because they heard he was a good guy?
Then there's the bombshell about one of the unnamed players giving 4 passes to the 2010 Rose Bowl for a 2003 Tahoe. Isn't trading tickets for a Tahoe worse than gold pants for cash? Is it permissible for players to sell tickets for cash/items? If it is then why is selling gold pants against the rules? Was this Player G?
As I'm pretty sure the NCAA had this information in December so it makes me wonder how they only picked the 5 they did for suspension.
The next few days should be a lot of fun as the press has another go at the program.
((Anyone else feel that article was rushed? Like they were trying to get it out quick to beat the competition instead of waiting until tomorrow's paper?))
Late addition - Just got this link for the actual document ... it reads a bit different than the implications in the Dispatch article so perhaps everything is just rehashing old news.
