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Former RB/ST Coach Dick Tressel (official thread)

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Ohio State notebook: Brother feels Tressel will coach again
Wednesday August 24, 2011
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch

Dick Tressel believes his youngest brother, Jim ? the deposed Ohio State football coach ? has it in him to coach again.

?I sense that, but that?s just because that?s who he is, that?s what he does,? Dick Tressel, OSU?s running backs coach and special-teams coordinator, said after practice yesterday. ?And there?s no reason to not think that, I guess. That?s really an assumption. I haven?t really discussed that with him, and I don?t think he is going to call me to see if I think he should.?

Jim Tressel, 58, who resigned under pressure on May 30, has been seeing the football sites recently now that his and OSU?s appearance in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions on Aug. 12 is history. Tressel watched a Cleveland Browns practice a week ago. He dropped in to wish Terrelle Pryor well before his workout for pro scouts in Greensburg, Pa., on Saturday. And he took in an Indianapolis Colts practice on Monday.

But Dick, 63, who joined the OSU staff as assistant director of operations soon after Jim Tressel was hired in 2001, has persevered. Dick was asked whether the time has been hard on him.

?Not as hard as it?s been on Jim Tressel and a bunch of other people,? Dick Tressel said. ?I think it?s been hard on everybody. ? I maybe know better than anybody else that Jim Tressel is a special person and will want the Buckeyes to move forward.?

Dick Tressel said he had no trepidations about staying with the staff and was buoyed more when new coach Luke Fickell added the special-teams coordinator duties to his plate in mid-summer.

?I?m here ready to go,? Tressel said. ?The process was to help kids play and help kids become the best they can be. That?s how the program was last January and that?s how it is now. I?m just doing what I can do.?
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/08/24/brother-feels-tressel-will-coach-again.html
 
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TheStoicPaisano;1998877; said:
Great day for the special teams this afternoon. Buchanan has great placement on shorter punts, Basil is getting into a rhythm and Hall is Hall.
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This was the first time in a while that I can remember the team performing well in all aspects of special teams in the same game. Colorado was lousy in this phase though so it's tough to tell is some of what the Buckeyes were able to do was due to that.

The thing I liked the most was Basil's long FG. Besides, the play of Braxton Miller, that might have been the most important thing that happened in this game. He hasn't been able to contribute much so far, and he's going to be needed in some close games later in the season.
 
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Dick Tressel needs a lot of accolades for the early part of this season. Considering the family distractions as well as the team distractions this year, he's done a helluva job with the young guys. Other than Basil's brainfart game the special teams have been better than good. The running game has been awesome even against the 9 in the box we were getting positive yardage. Good for coach Tress
 
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Would you be upset to know that tOSU's Special Teams Coach had sent a text message to Michigan State's Special Teams Coach just 3 days before tOSU faces Sparty?

How about if it was just a father wishing a son Happy Birthday? Today is the birthday of Mike Tressel, Dick's son who coaches LBs and STs for the Spartans.

Detroit.News

Buckeyes get silent treatment from MSU's Mike Tressel on game week

Matt Charboneau/ The Detroit News

East Lansing - Michigan State assistant coach Mike Tressel usually talks to his dad several times a week. This week? Not so much.

Tressel's father, Dick Tressel, is the running backs coach at Ohio State, this week's opponent for the Spartans. "We sort of don't talk from Sunday through game time this week," Mike Tressel said Wednesday. "I talk to my mom."

The only contact between father and son came Wednesday because it was Mike Tressel's birthday. "My dad cheated a little bit today when he texted me because it's my birthday," said Mike Tressel, who coaches linebackers and special teams. "I don't know if that's cheating or not, but we really don't talk this particular week. There are no hard feelings."
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"It's a huge game because the team we're playing has won so many Big Ten championships," Mike Tressel said. "But I want to beat Ohio State, obviously, with everything that's gone on there. It's just one more reason to beat them."

But once the game ends, father and son will go back to talking on a weekly basis, a conversation that often has more to do with family than football.

And just to be clear, dad wasn't the only one who cheated by sending a text.

"Of course I responded," Mike Tressel said. "So I guess I cheated, too."

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TresselstillownsTSUN;2026213; said:
How about some props for Doc and what he's done with the special teams this year. Dude has done a great job.
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glad you brought this up. I believe Doc has done a tremendous job this season.


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Dick Tressel: "There's no better place to be an assistant coach than Ohio State, and there was no better place to be an assistant coach than to be working for Jim Tressel. So if you weren't committed to being a head coach, it was easy to not move on because there wasn't a better assistant job. You had to have a burning desire to be a head coach to go somewhere else because this was such a good situation."
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Tressel: "The fun parts are you know what a guy's hot buttons are, so if you want to irritate somebody, you know how to irritate them. On the other hand, you came to understand people."
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Tressel: "I'm going to think about it as unreal. It's unreal, the support we get. It's unreal that we beat Michigan the number of times in a row we beat Michigan. It's unreal the number of conference championships we had in a row. This is outside-the-box stuff. It will probably be a few years before you look back and realize, holy smokes, it was unbelievable. When we step away, we'll be able to not pat ourselves on the back, but realize how the stars aligned and it happened."
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Tressel: "I ran over to get some water bottles at practice, and I said, 'OK guys, this is the last time I'm getting you water.' It's been stuff like that. But it's been, 'Let's make these kids understand, no matter what your situation, you've got to do your part and get it done.' This is the situation we're in, play the hand that's dealt and let's go play as well as we can."
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/12/post_82.html
 
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Dick Tressel had the challenging task of coaching for the program that forced his brother to resign because of NCAA violations.

But he downplayed any awkwardness.

?For me, it hasn?t been as different as you might think,? said Tressel, who coached running backs and special teams. ?You go to work, there?s a task to be accomplished, get it done. At times, you have to stop and realize what a different deal it is. But as far as coaching the kids, the kids were great. That made our job pretty simple.?

Tressel believes he still has something to offer as a coach.

?I think I?m OK,? he said. ?Other people get to evaluate. But personally, I think I?m OK as a coach. (But) at my age (66) and my style, it?s got to be the right place at the right time that?s looking for help, that needs some maturity.?
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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2012/01/04/longtime-assistants-are-looking-for-work.html
 
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