Matt Hinton has some solid thoughts on Dr. Saturday:

All of which would be rather … extreme. Aside from Joe Paterno and maybe Mack Brown at Texas, no coach in America occupies a safer, more entrenched seat than the Senator. A substantial response would also have to come in spite of two major obstacles in proving Robinson and Wetzel's charges as they stand: a) There's no indication of written documentation that Tressel or Ohio State knew anything before last December, and b) There's only one (anonymous) source in the story saying he did.

Presumably – considering we're working on the word of respected reporters with a pretty good track record when it comes to NCAA scandal – that's a solid source, and presumably there are others leading the reporters to the same conclusion without saying as much outright. Presumably, too, there's more evidence (circumstantial or otherwise) on the way. The implications could be devastating to Tressel's squeaky-clean reputation: As the old saying goes, when the walls start closing in, it's not the crime that haunts you – it's the cover-up. To prove the latter, though, it's going to take documentation or, in the absence of a paper trail, certainly more than one source. Unless it's a hell of a source.

I totally agree. This source better have some serious documentation.

Boy... the Vest is smooth... But if I got an email like that the very first person to know would be my lawyer, and the next would be my boss.

He's walking a tightrope that could turn into a noose.

'course the idea that Gene Smith is the Vest's boss is kinda laughable.