Ohio State Finally Punished

I'm not one to post about other schools' business, but the NCAA finally punishing Ohio State for the various infractions they committed last year is kind of relevant to MSU.  According to ESPN:

"The penalties from the NCAA's infractions committee include a one-year bowl ban, nine lost scholarships during the next three years (three per year) and two years of probation. Former Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel also received a show-cause penalty from the NCAA, which makes any school that hires Tressel subject to penalties unless it proves why it should escape sanctions."

That doesn't seem all that severe to me, so I don't think it will have much direct influence on things like MSU's recruiting.  It might allow MSU to get maybe one more additional 4-star recruit per year (guys like Se'Von Pittman) than they otherwise would have.  But I'm sure Urban Meyer and OSU will find some way around these sanctions.  Where there might be more indirect influence is with perceptions.  Perhaps recruits will perceive that OSU is being punished more severely than it is, and so some recruits might think harder about going to a more stable place like MSU.  Man, if only these sanctions had come out a couple of weeks ago.  Maybe a guy like Pittman would have stayed committed to MSU.  Guess we'll never know for sure.