Quote Originally Posted by HuskerBlitz View Post
The stuff with Small wasn't news? Given what has transpired, that just may have been the straw that broke the camel's back on Tressel. This has constantly been in the news and it reached a head that needed to be taken care of. Just because this fell on a holiday I think you're looking too far into things. And if Tressel was on vacation as I've read, then Gee probably did need to wait until he had returned to talk to him face to face. I just don't see the timing as anything but the point where the pressure cooker couldn't take any more pressure before it burst.
Based on how quickly Small backpedaled, hell yeah it was a major deal. Scottie Pippen thought he backpedaled hard.