The reality is OSU isn't the only school with players and Alumni breaking the rules. It goes on at any major college with a top rated program. To think that it doesn't and OSU is the only school with this problem is assenine. What do you think causes a good majority of these inner city kids with nothing at all choose Florida over their home state college. It's all about what the school had to offer them.
Imagine being a star college athlete, everyone knows your name and loves you. There are going to be people all over offering you freebees and "deals" just because of who you are. Think about how hard or tiring it has to be turning people down who the constant offers for a free meal at a resturaunt, or a deal on rent or a car. Anyone who has been to college knows how demanding school can be, and that's without adding sports to the mix. Playing a college sport is like working a full time job while attending school. Add to that a bunch of young adults still learning how to become responsible, and all the freebees out there become really enticing.
I'm not saying what Jim Tressel did was right, I just looking out for his players as far as what has become "normal" concerning major sports at big name schools. Don't beat yourselves up too much over what happened. Yes, it puts a different perspective out there with what Tressel did for OSU and how he got there, but OSU will bounce back from this just like every other school that has been caught breaking the rules.
