This information is being brought to you by way of Oversigning.com. This information was gathered from that site and is something that I wish to keep the Buckeye Nation more informed about.
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/players-parents-outrage-illuminates-nutts-deceit-29491
In a nutt-shell, Houston states he has never run someone off from the team that didn't do it to them self. Here is the contradiction to his statement. When confronted about this subject Houston acted as if he didn't know the player that used to be on his roster three years ago. He told that player that no scholarship would be available for him after he discovered that the financial aid the kid would receive would count toward his 85 man limit. The kid had a full ride to Ohio University but opted out due to a promise made by Nutt. We as a fan base have to care about this issue. Kids are being treated like a useable commodity. While Ohio State reaps the rewards from the service of these young men, I think that we are pretty honest with them and place them in a healthy environment. Every tool is given to them to help them pursue their goals whether it be professional sports or academic achievements. In so many other areas of the country, these kids that don't quite measure up to "super star" status get abused and mislead. Everything is done to further the "business." Yeah it is a business on one end of the spectrum but nothing in these kids careers should be businesslike except their work ethic. That's what makes this amateur sport so appealing.
What's sad is that people believe this weasel. I know a very respectable, honorable Ole Miss fan who swears that Nutt is honest with recruits. Blinded by the light I guess.
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Yeah, I see the subject matter pop up occasionaly on the side bar. I would be enthusiatic about seeing more in depth coverage on this subject until the entire nation rolls into an uproar about this. I am going to continue giving credit to Joshua at Oversigning dot com and link his work to this site until they tell me to stop. I am not sure if enough Buckeyes care or know enough about the subject to pay it much attention. I thought what Urban Meyer said about what is happening in the SEC and all of football was pretty important yet only two folks commented, me being one.
I don't always take names when I kick ass but when I do, they most often belong to a Wolverine.
I think a lot of people are growing more and more concerned with oversigning, although it is still a fairly unknown (to the masses) practice. Some aren't sure how this hurts the kids. Some just don't care. I'm very happy that the Big Ten has strict policies in place to ensure that its member institutions don't abuse scholarship numbers. There is a small oversigning allowance, but it's completely transparent, so it rarely ever gets used. Some schools in the south are also starting to sound the alarm (Florida, for example). I believe the SEC just put grayshirting and oversigning on its agenda for upcoming AD meetings. It would be great if they would adopt the Big Ten policy but I don't expect it.
"Off topic" but since I created this thread, I don't care. This.
"Adam Rittenberg of ESPN (Responsible for Blogging the B1G): Ohio State deserves credit for its athletic success, and I think I've given the Buckeyes their due on this blog over the years. I did call them the Goliath of Big Ten athletics, a term no one can dispute right now. I know Buckeyes fans feel the media is often too negative toward their program, but it sort of comes with the territory. The wind blows harder at the top of the mountain, and successful programs are held to pretty high standards. What hurts Ohio State both in football and men's basketball is all the recent success has come without a national championship since 2002. Winning a national title will shut up a lot of folks who like to rag on the Scarlet and Gray."
Let's make this happen. It starts with Basketball this year.
I don't always take names when I kick ass but when I do, they most often belong to a Wolverine.