Also, I can't believe he gave this interview at this time:

In all, working with athletics was "easier than I thought," Gee says. Perhaps that's because he didn't meet monthly with the compliance office, normal procedure on other campuses, or because he softened his zero tolerance policy for rule breakers. He tried to create more oversight -- and protect himself -- by creating layers. He appointed a liaison to athletics so that, as he says, "It's not just the AD and the president responsible." Because of the changes, compliance staffers didn't feel they had the power to ask tough follow-up questions. And Tressel, who declined comment for this article, wasn't exactly forthcoming.

When the whole thing blew up this spring, Gee was still left holding the bag. "How would I know that players would sell memorabilia to a tattoo parlor?" he says. "No matter what procedures are in place, people can get around them." Yet he also admits he sent the signal that he didn't want to be bothered. "None of us want to hear bad news," he says. "We hear what we want to hear. It's not just about people being forthcoming. It's about us being receptive, and I start with myself."

I have to say, I do like the guy's popcorn!

I've always thought that E. Gordon Gee was missing a"k" at the end of his last name. He's such an nerd.

it hasn't been all roses for him. They HATED Gee at Brown:
http://blogdailyherald.com/2011/04/15/celebrating-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-e-gordon-gee-lavatory-complex/

And Red, what you just described sounds like a text book example of how to break rules while avoiding all responsibility. Create multiple layers of reporting, with no clear path for reporting up the chain. The oversight system is in place to keep up appearances, but is useless in practice. if they did that intentionally, it's pretty brilliant...

Think about it; all Tressel had to do was suspend Pryor & the rest of the Tattoo boys for one (1) single lousy game LY, and they could've avoided all this.

We should be thankful they got so sloppy that they couldn't even do the bare minimum to keep the NCAA's already pathetic level of scrutiny off their backs...