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Game Thread BCS Championship Game, tOSU vs. Florida - Jan 8th

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Just thought I'd throw in a little reminder of what some people thought of Tressel 6 years ago - although the guy does give him a chance -

Tim Spencer - Cincinnati Enquirer
[FONT=arial,helvetica][FONT=arial,helvetica]Low-profile choice dulls OSU's shine[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=arial,helvetica]
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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Jim Tressel must feel like a provisional prom date. He's the guy who gets the girl only if the girl can't find somebody better. He's a fallback position, an insurance policy, a stooge. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] He's the next Ohio State football coach, assuming nothing more tempting turns up before today's 4p.m. press conference. [/FONT]

[FONT=verdana,arial,helvetica]Tressel
[/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica] Andy Geiger's search for John Cooper's successor thus far has succeeded mainly in embarrassing the Buckeye nation. For two weeks, a position once considered among the most desirable in the country has been dissed almost daily by coaches with smaller salaries and more slender resources. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Hiring Tressel fills the vacancy, but it does not quell the concern that there's something fundamentally wrong with the job — that the expectations are too high and the pressures too great. It does not explain how Geiger's screening process came to resemble a sieve. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][FONT=arial,helvetica]Choice by default[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Does Walt Harris really have it so good at the University of Pittsburgh that he could decline an interview at Ohio State? Is the recruiting base so big at Oregon that Mike Bellotti could consider OSU a lateral move in his chase of a national championship? If the Oakland Raiders' Jon Gruden was supposed to be on a plane for Columbus Tuesday, what was he doing shopping for guitars with his son? [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Shouldn't coaches be salivating for this job instead of fleeing from it as if it were a chemical spill? Shouldn't Ohio State's search committee, scouring the country for the ideal candidate, be able to attract someone with a higher profile than Division I-AA Youngstown State? [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] You have to wonder. A list of those coaches known to have rebuffed Geiger or his intermediaries includes Bellotti, Gruden, Harris, Oklahoma's Bob Stoops and Stanford's Tyrone Willingham. Presumably, there were other candidates whose names have not surfaced publicly. Apparently, Tressel was one of the few candidates whose ambitions outweighed his reservations. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] However qualified, Tressel is bound to suffer from the perception that he was selected by default rather than divine right. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Whatever spin Geiger may apply to the story, Tressel reports to work looking like OSU's sixth or seventh choice. It's going to look bad, even if it works out brilliantly. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][FONT=arial,helvetica]Goal: Ultimate victory[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Happily, appearances may prove a short-term problem. Soon enough, Tressel will be judged by his results rather than his resume. If he can beat Michigan on a regular basis, how he was hired will seem an act of providence rather than desperation. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] When Ohio State hired Woody Hayes in 1951, it was as a compromise choice. Hayes landed the job in part because of opposition to a second Paul Brown administration, in part because Don Faurot chose to remain at Missouri. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Hayes' success and his staying power created a ponderous burden for his successors. Though Ohio State last won the national championship in 1968, its exacting standards have not shifted. It is not enough to win in Columbus; a coach must achieve ultimate victory to appease his public. John Cooper twice finished No.2 in the nation, and the average Buckeye fan considered him a failure. [/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica] Few jobs are so demanding that they can frighten people as competitive as football coaches. Perhaps Tressel proved himself the right man for the job simply by being willing to do it.[/FONT]
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Besides Spencer calling Tressel a "stooge" (who's the stooge now?), the guy does make some quality points. Ohio State and a few other schools are all or nothing for the head coach. Somehow Tressel has given us everything and then some. An Ohio guy, who embraces the traditions, adds new ones, recruits Ohio, beats Michigan, and even wins National Championships - sheesh - that's almost too much! I (you must know I'm being lighthearted when I say this and not trying to jinx us) don't think I'll be too disappointed if we don't come out on top in a week - It'll just add to the fire - Too much too quick can backfire sometimes - ask Miami -

go bucks!!!
 
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Dispatch

OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
Buckeyes are proud of their Ohio roots
Helping community is a top priority for likes of Smith, Ginn
Monday, January 01, 2007
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


Shortly after winning the Heisman Trophy, Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith fielded a question from a New Yorker, probably someone who thinks Ohio is nothing but cornfields and rusted factories:
"Troy, what does your winning do for Ohio, which has had some tough economic times lately?"
Smith wrinkled his nose.
"I just won the Heisman, and you?re talking economics?" he said. But Smith took the questioner off the hook.

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Dispatch

Timing of bowl game a boon for Ashtabula
Coaches? roots spur national interest as city reinvents itself
Monday, January 01, 2007
Tom Reed
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH


ASHTABULA, Ohio ? Perched on the shore of Lake Erie, Ashtabula is a community grappling with a depressed economy, a contaminated river and an aging population. Civic leaders trying to reinvent the city are hoping to lure tourists by emphasizing its wineries and waterfront.

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FLORIDA NOTEBOOK
Meyer learned lesson about loose lips
Monday, January 01, 2007
Rob Oller
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



Urban Meyer likes to teach but doesn?t like being lectured, so look for the Florida coach to keep his lip zipped until after the national championship game.
In late November, Meyer spoke out in favor of a playoff system, saying it would be unfair to Ohio State if it had to play Michigan for the national championship. The Wolverines didn?t like Meyer?s comments, which went national the moment they left his mouth.

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OHIO STATE NOTEBOOK
Buckeyes to attend Fiesta Bowl
Monday, January 01, 2007
Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH



GLENDALE, Ariz. ? The only two undefeated teams in major college football this season, Ohio State and Boise State, will be at the same stadium tonight, but they won?t be on the field together. The players from top-ranked Ohio State, training for the national championship a week from tonight against Florida, will be in attendance as Boise State takes on Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in the University of Phoenix Stadium.

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ABJ

Host keeping loyalties under wraps

Former area resident John Junker responsible for three bowls, including Ohio State's national-title game

By Marla Ridenour

Beacon Journal sportswriter

John Junker almost seemed to shudder over the phone when it was suggested he's still a Buckeye at heart.
In the four years since the president and CEO of the Fiesta Bowl last hosted Ohio State for the BCS National Championship Game, Junker has either learned how to mask his feelings or made strides in impartiality.

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Canton

Gators look a lot like ?02 Buckeyes
Monday, January 1, 2007
By Todd Porter REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER


COLUMBUS They've beaten teams by close margins. They have a quarterback no one was certain would live up to expectations.

They have a defense and special teams that help win games. They have a coach in his second year trying to meld someone else's recruits with his own. Sound familiar?

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Tressel has ways to keep 'em guessing


Monday, January 01, 2007 Bill Livingston
Plain Dealer Columnist
Columbus
- Coaches call trick plays "gadgets." Urban Meyer, whose Florida team meets Ohio State in the BCS Championship Game on Jan. 8, supposedly has more gadgets than James Bond.
"Everything they do is designed so they can get a trick play off it," said OSU cornerbacks coach Tim Beckman, a former aide of Meyer's at Bowling Green.

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Y'all already know this, but if tOSU wins this game then they should be reckoned as possibly one of the best teams of all-time. Beating three number two teams and holding on to the number one ranking the whole season has not only never happened but is unheard of. This team is something incredibly special that is making history.
 
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