Jim Tressel Grade Card

[ScriptOhio]

Jim Tressel has been head coach at Ohio State now for 4+ seasons. He has a record of 43-12, in bowls 3-1, and against Michigan 3-1, etc. His team won the National Championship in 2002 with a 14-0 record; however his teams in 2001 (7-5) and 2003 (8-4) had disappointing seasons.

The adage in coaching is "you are only as good as your last game"; however, at Ohio State it may be "you are only as good as your last play". Some fans were booing him last week when he ran Pittman on first down, etc.

Under Jim Tressel we have had a National Championship, a couple "under achieving" years, some good recruiting years, overall some improvement in the players grades, a few players in trouble with the law, and an NCAA investigation, etc.

My question is: How would you grade his overall performance as head coach over the last 4+ years and why?

I give him an A-. However, without a national championship his grade would probably be a B.

 

[bucknut11]

Is the E for Effort? Or are you one of those 'deferred success' people?


He won a national championship, something no one had done for over 30 years here. He also knows how to kick the crap out of scUM. There has been a fair share of rocky times, but I won't blame that all on him (very little of it, actually).

I'll give him a solid A.

 

[scarletandgrey]

I have to give him a solid A. Even though he's had two less than par seasons in buckeye country. I think he could use a change up in his play calling other than that he's a very good coach.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Very few head coaches are successful in their first season at a big-name program (Stoops was 7-5 at Oklahoma, Carroll was 6-6 at USC). I wouldn't put too much into the "breaking in" season. Hell, Carroll was 1-4 in his first five games at USC...he's gone 44-5 since.

 

[BuckeyePride]

I give him an A-. However, without a national championship his grade would probably be a B.

I Give an A.

 

[Buckin' A]

I'd give him a handfull of vbuckeye leaves.

 

[RugbyBuck]

I don't want anyone else coaching tOSU. Solid A.

 

[BB73]

I don't want anyone else coaching tOSU. Solid A.

I agree with this statement, but went with A-. If we had pulled out the Texas game, I would have given him an A.

 

[BuckBojangles]

Caddie Story

I used to be a caddy at Muirfield and we used to get graded every loop. One time I got a disappointing 9 out of 10. My boss, Don Claypool said, "Don't worry....so and so is a Catholic. They only give 10's to God."

With this in mind, I think a true modern Buckeye fan would only give a A+ to God and Woody. I give JT a solid A. Best OSU coach since Woody by far and one of the top 5 coaches in the nation. I'm glad he's on our side.

 

[lvbuckeye]

I agree with this statement, but went with A-. If we had pulled out the Texas game, I would have given him an A.

so i guess the fact that Tressel dropped that TD pass and missed that FG cost him couple points, huh?

 

[illinoisbuckeye]

I agree with this statement, but went with A-. If we had pulled out the Texas game, I would have given him an A.

this is the reason i give him a B+. he got outcoached by mack brown. he wins that game, we have a great chance at another NC, but now it will not be as easy

 

[bucknut4life]

A...

 

[lvbuckeye]

this is the reason i give him a B+. he got outcoached by mack brown. he wins that game, we have a great chance at another NC, but now it will not be as easy

*wants.....to......ding......must.......resist*

shesh... how can the fact that the PLAYERS dropped the ball be blamed on the coach??? if Hamby catches the ball, we're #2. period. you cannot blame that game on Tressel. he put the kids in the position to win, and they didn't pull it off... it's just that simple.

 

[rocketman]

Is the E for Effort?

Well, it looks like we're going by Ohio State's grading scale, which doesn't believe in F's.

 

[martinss01]

i bitched about tressel's texas performance as much as anyone. but even with that, i give tressel a solid A. there are only a handful of coaches that i would quietly accept him being replaced by. fewer still that i would actually prefer. i can't imagine anyone doing as well as tressel has over the last 4 years both on and off the field. tressel is flat out a damn good coach.

*cough*istillwouldpreferatrueocthough*cough*

:p