Mason, I think the point being made here is that there is no endorsement from Holder for Sutton to be the head coach next year much less the future beyond. On the other hand, he has given that very endorsement to Gundy after 2 mediocre 6-6 seasons in a row. He may say lets "get on ship and win some games" for this year, but I haven't heard him mutter a word about supporting Sean for the years following...which by the way will only hurt recruiting.

Good column--good points.

It is not Holder's job to respond to fan and media hysterics. This is all a bunch of nonsense and he owes no-one anything. Unless he says something negative about Sean, the contract should be perceived solid. Holder gave no one any reason to question Sean's future. The team's poor performance earlier in the year let to speculation, but an AD cannot spend time responding to baseless speculation all the time!

I think it's about time all of you Eddie Sutton man-crush writers quit crafting glory pieces about the man.

Allow him to fall back into the background now that he allowed his son and the SF Dons the high "privilege" of padding his wins for him.

Sutton was, and is, a selfish embarrassment to OSU. His career was marked by actions that reflected poorly on character ... but got the media panting behind him.

Poor Sean now has to climb out from under his father's reputation and utterances. Eddie is Sean's "cross to bear."

Holder is owned by T-Bone, who currently owns OSU Athletics. If they see that Sean is not his daddy's puppy dog ... he has a chance to survive/achieve on his own merits.

I think they'll give him a shot ... against the wishes of a large portion of their fan base.

Time to stop the media love affair with Eddie. He does NOT deserve itl