Minimize until forced to maximize.
By now, loyal blog readers know the phrase. It’s what I’ve used repeatedly to describe Ohio State’s strategy throughout its NCAA infractions case.
The school’s approach went like this:
Cooperate fully with NCAA investigators (unlike USC).
Acknowledge mistakes but attribute them to individual failings.
Defend individuals until forced to sever ties (i.e., Jim Tressel).
Place blame on those no longer affiliated with the program — namely ex-coach Tressel, disaffiliated booster Bobby DiGeronimo and former quarterback Terrelle Pryor — and, as tactfully as possible, the players still with the team.
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