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Jim Tressel (National Champion, ex-President, Youngstown State University, CFB HOF)

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I've seen that look before, but I just can't place it.
 
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Tressel is Mr. November
November 23, 2009

Congrats, Jim Tressel. By beating your rival for the eighth time, you've got one more win against Michigan in nine years than predecessors Earle Bruce and John Cooper achieved in 22.

Tressel, always quick to remind us "the games you remember are played in November," has seen the yearly stretch run to a Big Ten title turn into "sweeps" month for his Buckeyes.

Saturday's 21-10 win against the Wolverines, while hardly scintillating, marks the fourth time in the past five years and fifth time in Tressel's nine years at the helm that Ohio State has gone unbeaten in November.

Bruce did it three times in his nine years and Cooper just once in his 13 -- Michigan almost always the team to muck things up.

"You can just see how much (Tressel) wants to beat them," offensive tackle Jim Cordle said.

It was no oversight that OSU guard and Michigan transfer Justin Boren was kept from the interview room after Saturday's victory. Tressel already was thinking ahead to 2010 and didn't want to give Michigan any bulletin board material to turn into a year-long mission statement.

The six straight wins against the Wolverines "means nothing," Tressel said, "because in 2010 I'll be petrified. That's the life we live."
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Tressel is Mr. November | lancastereaglegazette.com | Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Jim Tressel finally gets to smell roses as Ohio State's head coach
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Nov 23, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich. —

For the first time in nine years, Jim Tressel can put his mind at rest. His Buckeyes are going to a Rose Bowl as the outright Big Ten champion.

On the heels of a 21-10 win at Michigan, Ohio State can take some time off before preparing to play in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 1. It’s the Buckeyes first appearance in the Rose Bowl since 1997.

“It’s one of the things early on when I got this job, I thought, ‘I wonder if we’ll ever get to a Rose Bowl?’ ” Tressel said. “For nine years, I’ve been thinking, ‘I wonder if we’ll ever get to a Rose Bowl.’ Here we go.”

Tressel hasn’t been to a Rose Bowl, but his team has played in just about every other BCS bowl game from national title games to the Fiesta Bowl and Sugar Bowl. The Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl are the only two BCS bowls Tressel hasn’t played in.

Ohio State will have to wait to find out its opponent. Oregon looks to be in the Pac-10 driver’s seat after beating Arizona, 44-41, in overtime.

Clearly, the Buckeyes have to improve their passing game. Terrelle Pryor, while taking care of the football and leading a read-option attack against Michigan, has thrown for 67, 93, 125 and 135 yards in his last four games. That’s not lighting up opposing defenses; then again, Ohio State won a national title with Rex Kern having a season full of games like that.
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http://www.cantonrep.com/osu/x17929...gets-to-smell-roses-as-Ohio-States-head-coach
Titles have been enough, but this year Jim Tressel is Big Ten's best coach: National College Football Insider
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
November 22, 2009

-- Doug LesmerisesCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- In nine seasons at Ohio State, Jim Tressel has won 93 games, eight Michigan games, six Big Ten titles and four bowl games, but he's never won Big Ten Coach of the Year.

Monday, when the Big Ten announces its annual awards as part of a Big Ten Network show that begins at 8 p.m., it's doubtful that will change.

Iowa's Kirk Ferentz, who lost his starting running back before the season and his starting quarterback the week before the Ohio State overtime loss, will probably be chosen by conference media members for a third time.

Finishing 10-2 overall and tied for second at 6-2 in the conference, he's a worthy choice. Since Tressel joined the league, Ferentz and Penn State's Joe Paterno have won the award twice, and Wisconsin's Bret Bielema, Illinois' Ron Zook [in his only winning Big Ten season], Illinois' Ron Turner [fired three years after his award] and Michigan State's John L. Smith [fired three years after his award] have also been honored.

In Tressel's first eight seasons in the conference, 12 coaches won or tied for a championship. Five times that result earned them coach of the year. The seven times it didn't? Twice for former Michigan coach Lloyd Carr, and Tressel's five titles before this season. It's tough to impress when you're expected to win.

It's about time for a lifetime achievement award. Besides that, this season might be one of Tressel's better coaching jobs.
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2009/11/titles_have_been_enough_but_th.html
 
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muffler dragon;1603678; said:
Sweet Murphy! How the hell is that the case?
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with all the crap from this season (mainly purdue and everyone's reaction to it), i'd say he's earned it this year. i'm sure he didn't want to lock down the offense, but it was what had to be done, and it worked. if that isn't the mark of a great coach, i don't know what is. 1 turnover in the last 3 games is an unbelieveable turnaround.
 
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These are the conference records for all of the coaches in the Big Ten with a tenure of longer than a year (with Danny Hope thrown in) since Tressel took over.

The coaches who have won the Big Ten coach of the year are in bold.

.819 Jim Tressel: 59-13 (9 years)
.786 Lloyd Carr: 44-12 (7 years)
.639 Kirk Ferentz: 46-26 (9 years)
.625 Brett Bielema: 20-12 (4 years)
.569 Joe Paterno: 41-31 (9 years)
.542 Mark Dantonio: 13-11 (3 years)
.500 Barry Alvarez: 20-20 (5 years)
.500 Danny Hope: 4-4 (1 year)
.484 Joe Tiller: 31-33 (8 years)
.469 Pat Fitzgerald: 15-17 (4 years)
.425 Randy Walker: 17-23 (5 years)
.417 Glen Mason: 20-28 (6 years)
.375 Ron Turner: 12-20 (4 years)
.375 John L. Smith: 12-20 (4 years)
.300 Ron Zook: 12-28 (5 years)
.250 Tim Brewster: 6-18 (3 years)
.250 Terry Hoeppner: 4-12 (2 years)
.208 Bill Lynch: 5-19 (3 years)
.188 Rich Rodriguez: 3-13 (2 years)
.125 Gerry DiNardo: 3-21 (3 years)

Interesting results.

So basically the coach of the year award is the "who didn't get their ass whooped by Ohio State or Michigan as much as we thought they would" award.

Pretty lame.
 
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Buckeye86;1603706; said:
These are the conference records for all of the coaches in the Big Ten with a tenure of longer than a year (with Danny Hope thrown in) since Tressel took over.

The coaches who have won the Big Ten coach of the year are in bold.

.819 Jim Tressel: 59-13 (9 years)
.786 Lloyd Carr: 44-12 (7 years)
.639 Kirk Ferentz: 46-26 (9 years)
.625 Brett Bielema: 20-12 (4 years)
.569 Joe Paterno: 41-31 (9 years)
.542 Mark Dantonio: 13-11 (3 years)
.500 Barry Alvarez: 20-20 (5 years)
.500 Danny Hope: 4-4 (1 year)
.484 Joe Tiller: 31-33 (8 years)
.469 Pat Fitzgerald: 15-17 (4 years)
.425 Randy Walker: 17-23 (5 years)
.417 Glen Mason: 20-28 (6 years)
.375 Ron Turner: 12-20 (4 years)
.375 John L. Smith: 12-20 (4 years)
.300 Ron Zook: 12-28 (5 years)
.250 Tim Brewster: 6-18 (3 years)
.250 Terry Hoeppner: 4-12 (2 years)
.208 Bill Lynch: 5-19 (3 years)
.188 Rich Rodriguez: 3-13 (2 years)
.125 Gerry DiNardo: 3-21 (3 years)

Interesting results.

So basically the coach of the year award is the "who didn't get their ass whooped by Ohio State or Michigan as much as we thought they would" award.

Pretty lame.
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Exactly...
 
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Buckeye86;1603706; said:
.250 Terry Hoeppner: 4-12 (2 years)
.208 Bill Lynch: 5-19 (3 years)
.188 Rich Rodriguez: 3-13 (2 years)
.125 Gerry DiNardo: 3-21 (3 years)
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FWIW, Cam Cameron lead Indiana to a 6-10 conference record spanning the 2000 & 2001 seasons, which would be good for a .375 winning percentage.

So yeah, Rich Rod's .188 in the conference places him behind three of the four coaches this decade that have coached Indiana. He's only marginally better than Gerry DiNardo, who enjoyed a full allotment of 85 scholarship players once in his three seasons at IU.

Well done, Dick. Well done.
 
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