A Sad Day, Buckeyes.

Don't know what Sports Illustrated has, supposedly we'll find out tomorrow, but it just doesn't seem Jim Tressel should have been forced out.

And he was forced, I have no doubt.  His letter of resignation speaks volumes in what it doesn't say.

As I contemplated the entire mess, I wonder about "journalists."  A common refrain about the Ohio State mess is that these type of things "happen at every school."  Why don't journalists make a list and start investigating every school?  They got Ohio State, who's next? Another B10 school?  PAC10?  Big 12?  SEC?  Shouldn't be hard to do, right?  Go to campus, "cultivate" a couple of sources and start getting the dirt.  How hard can it be?  There's always disgruntled people, find them.  There's always a college student looking to make a quick buck or some free beers.  Heck, if some former Buckeyes are to be believed, you just go to the football team parking lot and start noticing the cars.

Seriously, how long would a "reporter" have to spend at Alabama, Texas, Auburn, Oklahoma, Notre Dame, you name it, to start their articles?  Yes, this may be sour grapes on some level, but I think my point stands.

Just imagine the reputation of the "journalist" that takes down four or five schools.  Talk about writing your own ticket.  They'd surely get a studio job at ESPN, right?  Heck, maybe even a late night talk show.  It'd be brilliant.

So the axe to grind here is Jim Tressel, right?  I have a copy of The Winners Manual.  Is that the fuel for the fire?  His other books?  His image before this mess?

Sorry for the rant, but it's cheaper than therapy.

They Got Him.

Osama Bin Laden is dead, thanks to U.S. Special Forces.  Thank God.

Not linking anything yet, but would love to hear some of the operational details.

Good thing none of Senator/Candidate Obama's pledges came true, huh?  Would the U.S. still have had the capacity to execute the mission?  I'm highly skeptical.