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Of course Tressel is worth the money, in the sense that he brings even more money, directly and indirectly, to the University than the massive sums he's paid. But that's really just a reflection of the priorities that I believe Cincibuck was referring to.
As far as the five most talented in their profession, that's really not a valid comparison since there are hundreds of college professors (for example) for every football coach, but even if it were, a highly paid coach makes far more money than any professor anywhere; even a Nobel Prize winner. Again, it's priorites of the public at large. I'm sure as hell not sitting around during the day reading about what talented researchers may be coming to OSU. And at the end of the day, a lot more people care deeply about what OSU does on the gridiron than about any academic issues.
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Woody Rules!
yeah, that Arafat sure did alot of good for humanity.
Sorry, couldn't resist. :)
My 2 cents - some of the greatest people on the planet are people you will never hear about, but positively influence the lives of a multitude of people in their own way. Being famous or rich has absolutely nothing to do with greatness in most cases.
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By JIM NAVEAU
419-993-2087
05/26/2006
[email protected]
LIMA — The NFL turned down Reggie Bush’s request to wear No. 5, but Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is willing to listen if a player wants to ask for a special number.
“We have guys campaign all the time and they campaign for the single digits. I haven’t had too many guys campaign for No. 62 or something like that,” Tressel said, with a smile, before he spoke at The Ohio State University at Lima’s Spring for Scholarships dinner Thursday night.
“The single digits, guys kind of wait in line for those,” he said. “We’ve got some guys battling over some single digits. All the things are a part of that — how they did in the spring, what their spring grades are.
“It’s an incentive. Any carrot you can use to help, we do,” he said.
Two other numbers have been prominently attached to Ohio State football lately. The first is, No. 1, as in the Buckeyes being rated the leader in ESPN’s “post-spring” Top 25.
The other is $17 million, which is what Tressel will be paid the next seven seasons after reaching an agreement to sweeten his contract. That is believed to have made him the third-highest paid college football coach after Southern California’s Pete Carroll and Texas’ Mack Brown.
Tressel was quick to point to another number, the nine Buckeyes who were selected in the NFL draft, when the ESPN rankings came up.
“We all know better than that. We saw all those guys who were drafted. There is nobody in our building that has any preconceived notions that we don’t have a lot of work to do,” he said.
Ohio State has seven returning starters on offense from last season’s 10-2 team, but only two starters back on defense.
“We’re young but I think we’re talented. We need some experience fast,” Tressel said.
Tressel addressed several other topics, including the prospects for some area players in 2006, hiring a new strength coach to replace Allan Johnson and his salary.
He said Van Wert’s Joel Penton “needs to be a leader for us because he’s a fifth-year player” and that Penton and his defensive line mates will have to lead OSU’s defense. “Those are the guys who have been in the game,” he said.
One of the defensive players who made a big impression in spring practice was linebacker Ross Homan, who enrolled at Ohio State in January after helping Coldwater win the Division IV state title last fall.
“I know what Ross Homan’s goal is; he wants to be in there starting that first game,” Tressel said.
The departure of Johnson, who had been OSU’s strength coach since 2001, came as somewhat of a surprise.
Johnson is under contract until August, but a new strength coach could be on board before that. “I think somewhere around the middle of next week they’ll bring a couple of candidates in and I’m hoping by the end of next week we’ll have a good feel for what we’re going to do,” Tressel said.
About the attention his salary increase has received, he said, “That’s just the way it is. When you’re a public employee, it’s public knowledge. I think back to why I went into this profession and it wasn’t for salary needs. It was because I love to teach and coach. I think my dad, who was a better coach than I am, was a coach for 20 years before he made $20,000 a year.”[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Tressel plays numbers game during OSU-Lima visit
By JIM NAVEAU
419-993-2087
05/26/2006
[email protected]
LIMA — The NFL turned down Reggie Bush’s request to wear No. 5, but Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is willing to listen if a player wants to ask for a special number.
“We have guys campaign all the time and they campaign for the single digits. I haven’t had too many guys campaign for No. 62 or something like that,” Tressel said, with a smile, before he spoke at The Ohio State University at Lima’s Spring for Scholarships dinner Thursday night.
“The single digits, guys kind of wait in line for those,” he said. “We’ve got some guys battling over some single digits. All the things are a part of that — how they did in the spring, what their spring grades are.
“It’s an incentive. Any carrot you can use to help, we do,” he said.
Two other numbers have been prominently attached to Ohio State football lately. The first is, No. 1, as in the Buckeyes being rated the leader in ESPN’s “post-spring” Top 25.
The other is $17 million, which is what Tressel will be paid the next seven seasons after reaching an agreement to sweeten his contract. That is believed to have made him the third-highest paid college football coach after Southern California’s Pete Carroll and Texas’ Mack Brown.
Tressel was quick to point to another number, the nine Buckeyes who were selected in the NFL draft, when the ESPN rankings came up.
“We all know better than that. We saw all those guys who were drafted. There is nobody in our building that has any preconceived notions that we don’t have a lot of work to do,” he said.
Ohio State has seven returning starters on offense from last season’s 10-2 team, but only two starters back on defense.
“We’re young but I think we’re talented. We need some experience fast,” Tressel said.
Tressel addressed several other topics, including the prospects for some area players in 2006, hiring a new strength coach to replace Allan Johnson and his salary.
He said Van Wert’s Joel Penton “needs to be a leader for us because he’s a fifth-year player” and that Penton and his defensive line mates will have to lead OSU’s defense. “Those are the guys who have been in the game,” he said.
One of the defensive players who made a big impression in spring practice was linebacker Ross Homan, who enrolled at Ohio State in January after helping Coldwater win the Division IV state title last fall.
“I know what Ross Homan’s goal is; he wants to be in there starting that first game,” Tressel said.
The departure of Johnson, who had been OSU’s strength coach since 2001, came as somewhat of a surprise.
Johnson is under contract until August, but a new strength coach could be on board before that. “I think somewhere around the middle of next week they’ll bring a couple of candidates in and I’m hoping by the end of next week we’ll have a good feel for what we’re going to do,” Tressel said.
About the attention his salary increase has received, he said, “That’s just the way it is. When you’re a public employee, it’s public knowledge. I think back to why I went into this profession and it wasn’t for salary needs. It was because I love to teach and coach. I think my dad, who was a better coach than I am, was a coach for 20 years before he made $20,000 a year.”[/FONT][/FONT]
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5/28/06
5/28/06
OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
Tressel earns his donor card
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
<!--PHOTOS--><TABLE class=phototableright align=right border=0><!-- begin large ad code --><TBODY><TR><TD><TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle></IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=credit width=200>CHRIS RUSSELL DISPATCH </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cutline width=200>Jim Tressel, celebrating Ohio State’s win at Michigan last season with former running back Brandon Schnittker, said the example set by his parents pushed him to give financial support to many causes. </TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>
</IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cutline width=200>Jim Tressel and his wife, Ellen, are co-chairs of the Ohio State library renovation project. They also donated $100,000 to the cause. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
At Ohio State, raising money for football is relatively easy. It’s a bit tougher to shake loose $30 million for the library.
"It’s very challenging to raise that kind of money, because we don’t graduate people," said Wes Boomgaarden, renovation project leader for OSU’s Thompson Library. "We don’t have an alumni group."
That’s why Boomgaarden is grateful for OSU football coach Jim Tressel and his wife, Ellen. The two are co-chairs of the library renovation campaign and have made numerous appearances in support of the fund-raising effort.
And, oh, by the way, the Tressels also gave $100,000 toward the project.
"Their involvement has been extremely important," Boomgaarden said. "They are very giving people."
On May 18, it was announced that Jim Tressel has agreed to a new contract that will pay him an average of $2.45 million per year for the next seven years. It will put him among the five highest-paid college football coaches.
If the past is any indication, Tressel likely will stay in a small circle of coaches who donate significant chunks of money to their universities.
Not long after he was hired at OSU in 2001 — increasing his salary about tenfold from that at Youngstown State — Tressel began giving back.
In January 2003, he and Ellen donated $125,000 to YSU for a student recreation facility. Ellen’s parents, Frank and Norma Watson, matched that with another $125,000.
Later that year, the Tressels jumpstarted a foundation to support cancer research, the Tressel Family Fund, with a $62,000 donation to the James Cancer Center.
The Tressels also have helped endow scholarships and given time and money to myriad other causes.
"I watched my parents (Lee and Eloise) be very giving people," Jim Tressel said. "They didn’t have much fortune, but they had time and talents and (giving back) certainly to them was important. And when you are on a college campus, you see buildings named after people and people giving a gift because Ohio State meant so much to them, so it makes perfect sense."
It’s hard to pinpoint how many other coaches are similarly giving, maybe because they keep it quiet.
Two notable examples are Michigan coach Lloyd Carr and Penn State coach Joe Paterno. Carr supports women’s athletic scholarships at Michigan, while Paterno made headlines in 1998 by donating $4 million toward Penn State’s library.
"I never got into coaching to make money," Paterno said then. "I have made more money than I should make for doing what I like to do. It just seemed like I ought to give it back."
Tressel acknowledged Paterno’s influence, but he also mentioned Woody Hayes.
"I grew up listening to Woody’s charge of ‘pay forward,’ and it makes so much sense," Tressel said. "I said to myself that some day if I can (give), I’d like to."
Hayes was famous for never taking a pay raise. He also routinely refused to take money for speaking engagements, often giving it back to a local charity.
Tressel’s agent, John Geletka, said his client is similar in that regard.
"Jim probably would work for a lot less money than he’s being paid," Geletka said. "He does so much speaking, and he rarely charges fees."
Geletka estimates Tressel probably could earn another $250,000 to $500,00 per year if he charged for all of his speaking engagements.
Ellen Tressel said her husband is uncomfortable with how much money he makes. But she also pointed out the unique demands of his job.
"To say he deserves it is not accurate, but he’s coaching at one of the most visible universities in the United States and they demand a lot of him," Ellen said. "It comes from the fans, the community, the nation. We didn’t start that.
"And he’s totally a workaholic, he’s out of (the house) at 5:30 or 6 in the morning and he doesn’t come home until late in the evening."
She said because of his busy schedule and job-related travel, Jim Tressel enjoys just lounging around the house on his rare vacation weeks.
"If you’re around people all the time, it’s hard," Ellen said. "He has to be on call all the time; he can’t let his hair down. On vacation, he may say, ‘I don’t want to smile today,’ or ‘I don’t want to talk today.’ For him, to sit on the John Deere and put a cigar in his mouth and headphones on, he’s in seventh heaven."
Jim Tressel said he did not envision ever signing multimillion dollar contracts when he graduated from Baldwin-Wallace in 1975.
"It was nothing I ever intended to be a part of," he said. "I was going to teach school and coach ball. With that uneasiness about (making so much money), maybe that fuels the passion to make sure that with this good fortune, I do a good job giving back."
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Jt has been named to the board of trustees for the American Football Coaches Association.
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June 5, 2006
WACO, TEXAS --Ohio State University Head Coach Jim Tressel has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association.
Tressel joins a group of distinguished head coaches who guide the organization. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. The AFCA has more than 10,000 members from all levels of the football coaching profession.
"It is an honor to serve the game of football, the coaching profession and to represent the Big 10," Tressel said. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with the AFCA staff and the Board of Trustees."
Tressel replaces Lloyd Carr of the University of Michigan, who has stepped down from his position on the AFCA Board.
Other members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include 2006 president Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest Missouri State University; first vice-president Ken Sparks of Carson-Newman College; second vice-president Tyrone Willingham of the University of Washington and third vice-president Dick Tomey of San Jose State University.
Also serving on the Board in 2006: Larry Kehres, Mount Union College; Rob Ash, Drake University; Chuck Amato, North Carolina State University; Mike Bellotti, University of Oregon; Tim Murphy, Harvard University; Joe Glenn, University of Wyoming; Joe Novak, Northern Illinois University; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn University; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia University; Mike Welch, Ithaca College; Dan McCarney, Iowa State University and Rob Ianello, University of Notre Dame, ex officio member and chairman of the Assistant Coaches Committee. AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff serves as secretary-treasurer of the organization.
Tressel is the second member of his family to serve on the AFCA Board of Trustees. His brother, Dick, was a member of the Board from 1995-2000 while he was the head coach at Hamline University. Dick Tressel served as Third Vice President in his final year on the Board. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 10,000 members around the world, ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the coaching profession" and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football and coaching."
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June 5, 2006
WACO, TEXAS --Ohio State University Head Coach Jim Tressel has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association.
Tressel joins a group of distinguished head coaches who guide the organization. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. The AFCA has more than 10,000 members from all levels of the football coaching profession.
"It is an honor to serve the game of football, the coaching profession and to represent the Big 10," Tressel said. "I am excited about the opportunity to work with the AFCA staff and the Board of Trustees."
Tressel replaces Lloyd Carr of the University of Michigan, who has stepped down from his position on the AFCA Board.
Other members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include 2006 president Mel Tjeerdsma of Northwest Missouri State University; first vice-president Ken Sparks of Carson-Newman College; second vice-president Tyrone Willingham of the University of Washington and third vice-president Dick Tomey of San Jose State University.
Also serving on the Board in 2006: Larry Kehres, Mount Union College; Rob Ash, Drake University; Chuck Amato, North Carolina State University; Mike Bellotti, University of Oregon; Tim Murphy, Harvard University; Joe Glenn, University of Wyoming; Joe Novak, Northern Illinois University; Tommy Tuberville, Auburn University; Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia University; Mike Welch, Ithaca College; Dan McCarney, Iowa State University and Rob Ianello, University of Notre Dame, ex officio member and chairman of the Assistant Coaches Committee. AFCA Executive Director Grant Teaff serves as secretary-treasurer of the organization.
Tressel is the second member of his family to serve on the AFCA Board of Trustees. His brother, Dick, was a member of the Board from 1995-2000 while he was the head coach at Hamline University. Dick Tressel served as Third Vice President in his final year on the Board. <!-- STORY AD BEGINS HERE -->
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The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 10,000 members around the world, ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the coaching profession" and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football and coaching."
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Congrats to the coach for being named to the board...no reports yet as to whether that involves him baptising other coaches for only $49.95 (regular $77)
As a funny aside, the very next item in the Trib this morning said that Tennessee had suspended their QB by the name of "Jim Bob Cooter"
As a funny aside, the very next item in the Trib this morning said that Tennessee had suspended their QB by the name of "Jim Bob Cooter"
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How about this context Dryden:
After a recent spate of retirements, firings and last-night's alien abduction; Jim Tressel replaces Lloyd Carr of the University of Michigan as the "dean of Big 10 coaches".
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I think that he has a clause in his contract that if he gets the team to the NC game, he gets a pretty hefty bonus (six figures).
If he wins it this year though, another raise wouldn't surprise me in the least. Two NCs in 6 years bring a lot of personal capital. Sure hope it happens.
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CHAMPS HIT CAMP Ohio State's Jim Tressel attended Cardinal Mooney football coach P.J....<!-- BITSHeadlineEnd -->
By JOHN KOVACH
<uppercase>VINDICATOR SPORTS STAFF</uppercase>
<uppercase>T'S GREAT FOR LITTLE KIDS," </uppercase>said<uppercase> </uppercase>Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel in describing the annual Cardinal Mooney Football Camp of Champions that opened Monday at the Mooney Athletic Complex in Youngstown.
"For many kids, it's their first look at football and coaches. They are having a lot of fun and they get to play some football," added Tressel, the former Youngstown State coach who used his first day of vacation to attend his first Mooney camp.
The camp for students from grades four through eight, sponsored by The DeBartolo Corporation (Denise and John York), attracted some 300 kids and a host of other prominent area collegiate football coaches, including several from Mooney.
"The coaches' roots are here and for many of the kids it's their first impression of the coaches," said Tressel who served as a clinician at the camp along with his counterparts. "It gives kids a chance to become interested in football and they get to learn some of the fundamentals."
Tressel's opinions about the camp were echoed by other coaches tutoring kids for the 8:30-11:30 a.m. session, which will be repeated today to climax the two-day camp.
How Pelini sees it
Bo Pelini, a Mooney graduate who is defensive coordinator at Louisiana State, said the camp inaugurates kids into what organized football is like.
"The kids are getting the right message as to what it requires to be a player," Pelini said. "Hopefully they will pick up a few things [and] get to know some of the kids out here. They are learning about commitment and doing a good job [and] going out there and participating."
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D.J. Durkin, a Boardman High and Bowling Green State graduate and now an assistant coach for the Falcons, said the camp is a treat for kids and coaches alike.
"For the kids, this is unbelievable [to be around these coaches]," Durkin said. "These are some of the best coaches in the country. And it's great for me. We [coaches] bounce a lot of ideas off each other."
Durkin, who is coaching linebackers and special teams at Bowling Green, said that he maintains ties with Boardman High and coach D.J. Ogilvie, also a Boardman and Bowling Green graduate.
"[Ogilvie] brought his seniors on the team up [to Bowling Green] for spring practice this year," Durkin said. "They attended team meetings and watched the team practice."
Beck's observations
Tim Beck, another Mooney graduate who is an assistant coach at Kansas, said students at the camp get a chance to see other area people who are succeeding, and hopefully they will get the idea.
"They get to see some local stars, people who have had success. These people can serve as role models for the kids because they could see others who have made it from their area," said Beck, who jumped from high school coaching in Arizona to Kansas to work under coach Mark Mangino, a native of New Castle and a former YSU assistant coach.
Heacock stresses academics
Youngstown State coach Jon Heacock (West Branch High) closed the session with an interesting talk about the importance of academics and proper attitude to all of the camp kids inside the Mooney gym.
"I encourage all of you to get into good habits in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades because the NCAA has increased its academic standards," Heacock said. "You have to have more math and English. You are now going to have to get more academic achievement than any previous classes before you.
"You have to come to school every day and not be late," Heacock advised. "There are [almost] no excuses. It's all on your report card. So get to class and be on time."
And he emphasized, " Academics are the most important."
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CHAMPS HIT CAMP Ohio State's Jim Tressel attended Cardinal Mooney football coach P.J....<!-- BITSHeadlineEnd -->
By JOHN KOVACH
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<uppercase>T'S GREAT FOR LITTLE KIDS," </uppercase>said<uppercase> </uppercase>Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel in describing the annual Cardinal Mooney Football Camp of Champions that opened Monday at the Mooney Athletic Complex in Youngstown.
"For many kids, it's their first look at football and coaches. They are having a lot of fun and they get to play some football," added Tressel, the former Youngstown State coach who used his first day of vacation to attend his first Mooney camp.
The camp for students from grades four through eight, sponsored by The DeBartolo Corporation (Denise and John York), attracted some 300 kids and a host of other prominent area collegiate football coaches, including several from Mooney.
"The coaches' roots are here and for many of the kids it's their first impression of the coaches," said Tressel who served as a clinician at the camp along with his counterparts. "It gives kids a chance to become interested in football and they get to learn some of the fundamentals."
Tressel's opinions about the camp were echoed by other coaches tutoring kids for the 8:30-11:30 a.m. session, which will be repeated today to climax the two-day camp.
How Pelini sees it
Bo Pelini, a Mooney graduate who is defensive coordinator at Louisiana State, said the camp inaugurates kids into what organized football is like.
"The kids are getting the right message as to what it requires to be a player," Pelini said. "Hopefully they will pick up a few things [and] get to know some of the kids out here. They are learning about commitment and doing a good job [and] going out there and participating."
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<!-- 48 --></center> Durkin's view D.J. Durkin, a Boardman High and Bowling Green State graduate and now an assistant coach for the Falcons, said the camp is a treat for kids and coaches alike.
"For the kids, this is unbelievable [to be around these coaches]," Durkin said. "These are some of the best coaches in the country. And it's great for me. We [coaches] bounce a lot of ideas off each other."
Durkin, who is coaching linebackers and special teams at Bowling Green, said that he maintains ties with Boardman High and coach D.J. Ogilvie, also a Boardman and Bowling Green graduate.
"[Ogilvie] brought his seniors on the team up [to Bowling Green] for spring practice this year," Durkin said. "They attended team meetings and watched the team practice."
Beck's observations
Tim Beck, another Mooney graduate who is an assistant coach at Kansas, said students at the camp get a chance to see other area people who are succeeding, and hopefully they will get the idea.
"They get to see some local stars, people who have had success. These people can serve as role models for the kids because they could see others who have made it from their area," said Beck, who jumped from high school coaching in Arizona to Kansas to work under coach Mark Mangino, a native of New Castle and a former YSU assistant coach.
Heacock stresses academics
Youngstown State coach Jon Heacock (West Branch High) closed the session with an interesting talk about the importance of academics and proper attitude to all of the camp kids inside the Mooney gym.
"I encourage all of you to get into good habits in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades because the NCAA has increased its academic standards," Heacock said. "You have to have more math and English. You are now going to have to get more academic achievement than any previous classes before you.
"You have to come to school every day and not be late," Heacock advised. "There are [almost] no excuses. It's all on your report card. So get to class and be on time."
And he emphasized, " Academics are the most important."
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