By Jeff Seemann
FOXSportsOhio.com
Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010
In one week, two teams ranked in the Top 10 will do battle in the 2011 Sugar Bowl, and nobody is talking about the game. They're talking a lot about one of the teams involved, but not the game itself.
Of course, you can't blame the general public for ignoring the Sugar Bowl. The discussion about the Ohio State Buckeyes and the suspensions six of their players face in 2011 has dominated the news, and it doesn't show any sign of slowing down in the lead up to the kickoff.
But as the chatter has picked up, it has turned ugly in some corners. It has gone beyond lively debate and water-cooler discussion. A quick look around Big Ten Bloggers, a collection of fan sites from around the conference, shows an angry backlash at everything related to Ohio State, and some of the accusations are not based in reality.
Nobody has taken more heat about this situation than Buckeyes head coach Jim Tressel. Because he is the man in charge and the face of this team, it's fair to point the finger at him.
But when the line is crossed, it's time to call shenanigans.
Before it gets any worse, I'm creating new rules of ethics in this debate:
