Surprised that nobody advised Diebler that hiring his brother wasn't going to fly. Actually a 4th degree felony. *

Follow Ups:

• is that relatively new? Tressel hired his brother Dick * - whobdis [11:46:04 04/20/24]
  • I believe Dick was hired by and reported to an assistant or some such nonsense. * - MBQ [13:54:11 04/20/24]
• Politicians are doing it Everyday ... LOL * - Silverbullets [20:26:54 04/19/24]
• The summer dead season doldrums have arrived early this year. * - NoogaBuck (formerly LostInTheSouth) [20:09:24 04/19/24]
• Good luck in prison * - Prime Time Buck [18:37:27 04/19/24]
  • Nice dude :) * - SaltLakeCity Buck [06:28:46 04/20/24]
  • Always good for a chuckle!* - LebBuck [18:43:30 04/19/24]
• They did advise him, - WolfBuck [18:37:20 04/19/24]
• Iowa head football coach has his son on the staff for years w/o a problem* - Phil OSU'59 [18:34:34 04/19/24]
  • Could be wrong, but I believe the Iowa nepotism policy has loopholes and exceptions. * - MBQ [07:40:21 04/20/24]
  • Maybe not a legal problem, but it's a problem. His offense sucks. * - TwinsBuck [19:36:38 04/19/24]
  • That’s because Iowa was willing to flout the law by having Brian Ferentz report to the AD while he was clearly - Nashville [19:22:45 04/19/24]
  • That's Iowa. If you like Iowa's laws move there. * - WolfBuck [18:38:40 04/19/24]
    • dude..its a valid observation * - whobdis [18:43:20 04/19/24]
      • You're right. Sorry. Dealing with recent surgery and cranky * - WolfBuck [09:59:24 04/20/24]
      • Iowa has the law too, but Kirk ‘hubris’ Ferentz didn’t care and Iowa enabled it. * - Nashville [19:26:45 04/19/24]
• Not sure why a fledgling coach thought hiring his brother was a good idea (both have limited experience). * - GFawkes [17:33:34 04/19/24]
  • "not sure" ...... come back when you have a clue. * - TellMe [12:42:52 04/21/24]
  • Jon has 10 years pro hoops experience. Coached year in NBA and has 2 years working with Thad Matta - Nickbuck [18:16:43 04/19/24]
    • Jon scored 77 points in a 105–100 win over Tiffin Columbian as a junior at Upper Sandusky * - JPBuckeyeAlum86 [07:51:29 04/20/24]
    • 10 years international BB. 2 years of director of recruiting. Apparently, this is who OSU now goes after? * - GFawkes [18:21:52 04/19/24]
      • Also 1 year with charlotte hornets. Obviously he’s also an OSU grad and renowned shooter - Nickbuck [18:24:12 04/19/24]
        • So, fire Matta, hire his director of recruiting. Fire Holt and hire his assistant. Got it. * - GFawkes [18:29:52 04/19/24]
          • You realize we fired Matta years ago and he only hired Jon 2 years ago. I don’t see what point your trying to make - Nickbuck [18:43:06 04/19/24]
            • If a rookie coach has to turn to his brother (w/ little to show in college coaching), what does that say? * - GFawkes [18:56:15 04/19/24]
              • That there's a lot of assistant coaching spots and he wanted his brother on staff... - Brutus [19:05:15 04/19/24]
              • That he felt he was the best candidate for the job. * - DaytonBuck [19:00:18 04/19/24]
            • If Jon had not played @ OSU, we would not be having this conversation. Fanboys will be, wel, fanboys. * - Late show2! [18:52:02 04/19/24]
              • Man you are so cool with the ghosting. I gave you his impressive resume. Also yes it’s not - Nickbuck [18:58:43 04/19/24]
  • Totally agree. Why would a young coach hire someone he trusts, solid recruiter and alum of the university? Idiocy. * - DaytonBuck [18:02:50 04/19/24]
    • Ha, exactly. Trolls are gonna troll. * - JK's Jump Cut [18:08:23 04/19/24]
      • Fawkes is an "A-Troll " though. * - TellMe [12:46:57 04/21/24]
• The law should recognize that coaching at Ohio State is different than working at the DMV. Alas. * - Centauri2 [16:48:59 04/19/24]