Thought I could pass this up? C'mon man!

So, turns out the pristine, honest, good-intentioned, sweater vest-wearing Tressel is a fraud.  Stories are coming out that he was well aware of "tattoo-gate" months before he and OSU claimed.  If true, and we'll of course assume it is, this will carry with it severe sanctions and penalties.  What's even more comical is how Tressel tried to come across as if he were preempting the problem back in December when in fact he was manipulating the situation.  He conned the nation and the NCAA into allowing the 5 Buckeyes guilty of improper benefits to play in the Sugar Bowl by claiming that he was dealing with it ahead of the curve.  For the record, I don't think what the players did was even that bad, but this situation is certainly made much worse given Tressel's apparent disingenuous claims he is all about the team.  His lies will potentiallly inflict more damage to his team than the chump change a few players were given in the form of tattoos.  It will be interesting to see how this plays out of course, given the fact that the NCAA probably feels like they were played by Ohio State for giving in and oddly allowing players with suspensions pending to play in a bowl game.  I also can't help but laugh that Ohio State's two most heralded recent recruits, Maurice Clarett and Terrelle Pryor, will end up leaving two of the biggest stains.  Dirty.