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

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One tiny thing to be happy about is there are three schools that have head coaches in the Top 10 in terms of salary in both football and men's basketball: Florida, Ohio State and Texas.

Ohio State was the only one to win conference championships in both football and men's basketball (and spend at least a combined $1 million less than both Florida and Texas annually on their respective two coaches).
 
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CHU;1675759; said:
One tiny thing to be happy about is there are three schools that have head coaches in the Top 10 in terms of salary in both football and men's basketball: Florida, Ohio State and Texas.

Ohio State was the only one to win conference championships in both football and men's basketball (and spend at least a combined $1 million less than both Florida and Texas annually on their respective two coaches).
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You do know that changes year to year as far as salaries go.
 
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OSU coach speaks at HOF luncheon
March 17, 2010
By MIKE KEATING
Special to The Press-News

CANTON TWP. -- Jim Tressel enters his 10th season as Ohio State head football coach with an experienced team and a new perspective.

Tressel, the guest speaker at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Club's weekly luncheon Monday afternoon, developed that outlook following a one-week overseas trip with several other college head football coaches last spring to visit United States military troops.

"In one week, we visited seven countries and four continents, and covered 26,000 miles," Tressel confided. "It's truly amazing the planning, efficiency and care involved with our military. It helps you gain a new perspective on things."

Tressel says the trip reinforced him about humility and gratitude, two virtues he wants his Ohio State players to practice as their maturation process.

"If our guys could understand that humility and gratitude comes before honor, we can grow and mature," Tressel added.
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The-Press-News.com - OSU coach speaks at HOF luncheon
 
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Best Big Ten coach: Izzo or Tressel?
April, 2, 2010
By Adam Rittenberg

As Michigan State basketball players cut down the nets Sunday in St. Louis, only one thought came to mind.

Tom Izzo did it again.

You might have read this statistic a couple thousand time this week, but it bears repeating. Izzo has led Michigan State to the Final Four in six of the last 12 years. That's simply remarkable.

His best coaching performance took place this year, as the Spartans struggled down the stretch in Big Ten play, flopped in the league tournament quarterfinals (a game I covered) and lost their best player, Kalin Lucas, in a second-round matchup against Maryland. But Izzo somehow worked his magic again and further cemented his legacy as one of the great college coaches of our time.

This got me thinking a bit. Who has been the best Big Ten coach in a major revenue sport in the last decade?
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Best Big Ten coach: Izzo or Tressel? - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
 
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Tressel looking for progress
Almost everything just right as Buckeyes begin spring drills
Friday, April 2, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

If the first day of spring practice could portend what's ahead for Ohio State, the Buckeyes will blow out 13 teams en route to a national title this fall.

After a brutal winter that included a record February snowfall, the team opened drills under warm, cloudless skies - and the mood seemed to match the weather.

Quarterback Terrelle Pryor appeared fully healthy after offseason knee surgery, safety Tyler Moeller was back after missing last season with a serious head injury, and there were plenty of promising young players vying to fill the few holes in the starting lineup.

Even the coaches seemed to be in the spirit of the day, as there was much more instruction than invective. Even Jim Heacock, the normally fiery defensive coordinator, still had a semblance of a voice afterward.

Coach Jim Tressel called these first few practices without pads as "a couple days to get out there and move around," and that's what it looked like.
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/conten.../02/tressel-looking-for-progress.html?sid=101

Tressel part 1

Tressel part 2
 
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Buckskin86;1685200; said:
Best Big Ten coach: Izzo or Tressel? - Big Ten Blog - ESPN
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Probably the best point of the article...the last paragraph....

So who's better? It's not an easy answer, but this gives me a new appreciation for what Tressel has done at Ohio State. Izzo has been regarded as one of the nation's best basketball coaches for quite some time, while Tressel often doesn't get the credit he deserves in football. The Vest has done more in a shorter time at Ohio State than any coach in recent memory, yet he still hasn't been named Big Ten Coach of the Year.
 
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Tressel the perfect fit for Buckeye Nation
By Marc F. Pendleton, Staff Writer
Sunday, April 11, 2010

The Vest has done it again.

Depending on what poll, Web site or talking radio head is offering, Ohio State ranks anywhere from 2-5 for the incoming college football season.

And we nod in agreement. Another great season, another BCS bowl game and another hard ticket to get.

Just the way we like it.

I?ve seen Woody, Earle and Coop work their magic at Ohio Stadium, but I?ve never seen anything like Jim Tressel.

Except for the double-OT title clinching upset of Miami, no one has ever so frustrated Buckeye Nation as Tressel consistently has done. Name it, and the faithful often lets Tressel have it, even as the wins keep piling up.

Of course, that?s hard to fault when your admitted best offensive weapon is the punt.

But it wasn?t so long ago that Ohio State couldn?t beat Michigan. Now the Buckeyes own that game.

An off year now is not playing for a national championship.

First-round NFL draft choices? More than ever.

We like our football in Ohio. We go crazy for high school football, nuts for the Buckeyes, Bearcats and any other hot college team. Browns and Bengals? Oh, yeah.

Like many of you, I also continue to struggle with Tressel-ball. But his results are better than ever at OSU.
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Tressel the perfect fit for Buckeye Nation
 
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Tressel's rich contract, larded with all kinds of perks, accurately reflects the state of the market for big-time football coaches
Sunday, April 18, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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When Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel leaves for work every morning, he drives a car provided free of charge by the university.

When he's done working, he can drive over to catch a men's basketball game, using one of four season tickets OSU gives him every year.

Or he can head over to Scioto Country Club, where Ohio State pays his annual membership dues.

If he really needs to get away, he can summon a private plane. OSU provides him personal use of a private plane for up to 20 hours a year.

The basic terms of Tressel's contract are well-known - he will earn $3.472 million this year in a combination of base salary ($627,000), media responsibilities ($1.375 million), apparel contracts ($1.02 million) and an annual bonus ($450,000).

Those figures will rise to a total of $3.727 million in the final three years of his deal, which was recently extended through the 2014 football season.

But Tressel's deal is worth significantly more than that, considering the value of his benefits and perks.

Throw in things such as an annual payment to a retirement fund ($40,000), the use of 40 tickets for each home football game (valued at $14,560), cars for him and his wife ($21,240), the country club membership ($9,796) and use of the plane ($100,000), and the total value of Tressel's 2010 contract tops $4.1million.

This is hardly unique. The salary and perks are typical for big-time college football coaches these days.
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Extra incentive: Tressel's contract reflects the market for big-time football coaches | BuckeyeXtra

http://www.the-ozone.net/flash/10-11/10-04-17/10-04-17-Tressel.html
 
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