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

A friend and I were talking about JT and had a disgrement over his coaching style.

He basiclly said that he didn't like it, because once the coach gets the Buck's ahead by 10-20 points it's like he gives up the game.

Me, now I love how he coachs. Number one, he gets the younger players out on the field, and let's them get a feel for the game before it is their turn to start. To me what he is doing is what other teams, who seemed to think beating Poedunk U. by fifty or more points makes them look better, should do. I really think that is why tOSU have constantly good teams lately. These players gets the feel for what it is like to play in an actual game, better than playing in scrimage during practice. The on feild time will condention them to be ready a lot sooner than a player who has never seen time on the field during a game.

And Number Two. He doesn't need to run up the score. A win is a win even if it is by 7 or 57. It really ticks me off when teams are beating another team by HIGH double didgets. If you have your team ahead by 15-20, great don't go out of your way to crush your opponent into the ground because you can. (Unless that school is called Michigan, then go for it. Cause damn, do I hate that team.*grins*)

The coaching style of Jim Tressel, is great. He is a player's coach. He has more class than most coaches of today. He doesn't need 50 points to prove his team is good. He let's them get in there prove thier point, and then pulls them back and lets the young kids play. You gotta respect the heck out of him for that. Sorry for the rambling. It just struck me, as I was reading the Iawo game thread. Dryden brought up a sore point for me, and I just wanted to say how much I respected JT because of his coaching style. And, I will shut up now. :biggrin:
 
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Crystal76;624399; said:
A friend and I were talking about JT and had a disgrement over his coaching style.

He basiclly said that he didn't like it, because once the coach gets the Buck's ahead by 10-20 points it's like he gives up the game.

Me, now I love how he coachs. Number one, he gets the younger players out on the field, and let's them get a feel for the game before it is their turn to start. To me what he is doing is what other teams, who seemed to think beating Poedunk U. by fifty or more points makes them look better, should do. I really think that is why tOSU have constantly good teams lately. These players gets the feel for what it is like to play in an actual game, better than playing in scrimage during practice. The on feild time will condention them to be ready a lot sooner than a player who has never seen time on the field during a game.

And Number Two. He doesn't need to run up the score. A win is a win even if it is by 7 or 57. It really ticks me off when teams are beating another team by HIGH double didgets. If you have your team ahead by 15-20, great don't go out of your way to crush your opponent into the ground because you can. (Unless that school is called Michigan, then go for it. Cause damn, do I hate that team.*grins*)

The coaching style of Jim Tressel, is great. He is a player's coach. He has more class than most coaches of today. He doesn't need 50 points to prove his team is good. He let's them get in there prove thier point, and then pulls them back and lets the young kids play. You gotta respect the heck out of him for that. Sorry for the rambling. It just struck me, as I was reading the Iawo game thread. Dryden brought up a sore point for me, and I just wanted to say how much I respected JT because of his coaching style. And, I will shut up now. :biggrin:

Crystal, I agree with you 100%. Those high scores irk me as well. Notice how teams (mostly from the Big 12) run around beating up the "puppies" with those high scores--but when the big dogs show up, they run to the porch?

Tressel is a class act. He does what he needs to to win, and defends until the game's over. And still, he manages to win by at least two TDs these days (the smallest margin of victory is 17 points this season.

To be the Devil's advocate for a minute though, I've never seen anything wrong with 45 points!! :wink2:

:gobucks3: :osu2: :osu4:
 
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from today's presser said:
REPORTER: How do you manage that, going into a break, because there are other Heisman candidates?
COACH TRESSEL: Going into what kind of break?
REPORTER: Going into, not necessarily a break, but --
COACH TRESSEL: Next.
he busted the guy for calling BGSU a 'break.' :lol:

one more:
COACH TRESSEL: Gonzo so is like everyone else. The more he learns, the better he is. Studies the film extremely hard, trains good extremely hard, and he's better than he was a year ago and if he wasn't, we wouldn't be better. Teddy's better than he was a year ago. Brian Robiskie is significantly better than he was. Brian Hartline is. Roy's back. So we have a chance to have a good receiving corps.
REPORTER: Are you better, too, over the years?
COACH TRESSEL: Am I? No, unfortunately. Old people don't get better with age.

:lol:
 
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Coach of the Year

There isn't a better coach in the country. He IS worth every penny, and the Bucks are in a great position.
What other job would he leave for? NFL? Certainly no other college team. He's in the driver's seat, and front-runner for Coach of the Year.

:osu:
 
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lvbuckeye;624774; said:
he busted the guy for calling BGSU a 'break.' :lol:

one more:
COACH TRESSEL: Gonzo so is like everyone else. The more he learns, the better he is. Studies the film extremely hard, trains good extremely hard, and he's better than he was a year ago and if he wasn't, we wouldn't be better. Teddy's better than he was a year ago. Brian Robiskie is significantly better than he was. Brian Hartline is. Roy's back. So we have a chance to have a good receiving corps.
REPORTER: Are you better, too, over the years?
COACH TRESSEL: Am I? No, unfortunately. Old people don't get better with age.

:lol:
The precursor to that was pretty quick too:

REPORTER: There are some stories floating around out there that Gonzalez is the best receiver on the team.
COACH TRESSEL: There are some stories floating around, written by any of these people?
REPORTER: Most of them are nationally. I was just wondering how you feel about that. COACH TRESSEL: Gonzalez is the best receiver playing the position we have him playing. Teddy is the best guy we have playing that position and that's the way it is.

It's a tough room with Coach Tressel calling the answers.
 
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REPORTER: How do you manage that, going into a break, because there are other Heisman candidates?

COACH TRESSEL: Going into what kind of break?

REPORTER: Going into, not necessarily a break, but --

COACH TRESSEL: Next.

REPORTER: Going into some games where there might be more opportunities to score more points. Maybe you would disagree with that.

COACH TRESSEL: We won 17-6 in 1992 and 24-17 in '03.

good stuff there
 
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EyesofMarch;624832; said:
There isn't a better coach in the country. He IS worth every penny, and the Bucks are in a great position.
What other job would he leave for? NFL? Certainly no other college team. He's in the driver's seat, and front-runner for Coach of the Year.

:osu:
I would have no one other than JT running tOSU football, but he is coaching the preseason #1 team. I think someone else will get this particular award. Schiano is doing a terrific job over at Rutgers. Hate to admit it, but if LLLLyd brings his team 11-0 into C-Bus, he'll get some love from the national media as well after being on the "hot seat" even after they lose THE GAME.
 
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BB73;625005; said:
I saw a Coach of the Year early tracking list last week, and JT was not in the list of 10 names.

That is disappointing. But, I'm not surprised. When a team has little or no expectations, wins a few games, everyone says great job. But, to me, it's a lot tougher to meet high expectations. There is no pressure like being ranked #1 from the start, and the demands that come with it - external and internal. On top of that, you know that your opponents are just waiting for their crack at #1. Seasons are made, jobs are saved, by those types of victories. Fast forward to JT and the Bucks. As I stated in an earlier post, poise and confidence are the norm. The team reflects its' leadership. There are a lot of coaches who are deserving of COY mention, but only one has dealt with having the #1 bulls-eye on him throughout the 2006 season. Now, let's work through October.
 
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NFBuck;624936; said:
I would have no one other than JT running tOSU football, but he is coaching the preseason #1 team. I think someone else will get this particular award. Schiano is doing a terrific job over at Rutgers. Hate to admit it, but if LLLLyd brings his team 11-0 into C-Bus, he'll get some love from the national media as well after being on the "hot seat" even after they lose THE GAME.

808 Buck;625036; said:
That is disappointing. But, I'm not surprised. When a team has little or no expectations, wins a few games, everyone says great job. But, to me, it's a lot tougher to meet high expectations. There is no pressure like being ranked #1 from the start, and the demands that come with it - external and internal. On top of that, you know that your opponents are just waiting for their crack at #1. Seasons are made, jobs are saved, by those types of victories. Fast forward to JT and the Bucks. As I stated in an earlier post, poise and confidence are the norm. The team reflects its' leadership. There are a lot of coaches who are deserving of COY mention, but only one has dealt with having the #1 bulls-eye on him throughout the 2006 season. Now, let's work through October.

If I'm hearing you right, you're both making the same point (very well) in different ways.

What gets me is that when a coach runs the program so well that he makes the most of the school's natural advantages and even enhances them; he gets points deducted for low degree-of-difficulty when it comes to C.O.Y. voting. An ability to build a program over the long-run (what's more important?) actually makes winning Coach of the Year less likely in any given season. Woody was affected by it, and now so is JT.

You know, in spite of having won a closet full of C.O.Y. awards for the 2002 masterpiece; Coach Tress calls his box of NC rings his most treasured material possession. If he takes care of the program the way he's been doing, he'll end up with another box full of rings and not one more C.O.Y. trophy.

Coach Tressel will be OK with that.

Won't we all.
 
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BB73;625005; said:
I saw a Coach of the Year early tracking list last week, and JT was not in the list of 10 names.


Nor will he be unless the Bucks win the whole thing again. Unfortunately, coaches are labeled and those labels are hard to shake. JT is known for sweater vests and conservative playcalling while his gameplanning, adjustments, recruiting, hiring, program maintenance, and public relations are completely ignored by anyone who is not a fan of tOSU.

Look at Charlie Weis...he has been outcoached numerous times already but is still labeled a "genius." Kirk Ferentz is labeled as one of the best minds in college football, but JT out-schemed circles around KF last week. Pete Carroll? Great coach and program guy, but even a casual fan knows he made a few critical decision-making errors that cost the Trojans the NC last season. However, all of these guys are considered "better" coaches than Tressel.

Fair? Hell no...but who really gives a damn? I can promise you JT doesn't...he is happy staying out of the spotlight and quietly kicking ass.
 
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Speaking of coach of the year voting, thought it was noteworthy that Rivals has Jim Tressel at #1 in it's power rankings this week, replacing Pete Carroll at the top spot.

Link (click the drag down where it says "quarterback" and scroll to head coach at the very bottom)
 
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BuckTwenty;625718; said:
Speaking of coach of the year voting, thought it was noteworthy that Rivals has Jim Tressel at #1 in it's power rankings this week, replacing Pete Carroll at the top spot.

Link (click the drag down where it says "quarterback" and scroll to head coach at the very bottom)

Other notables in the coaching ranks, Bollman ranked 9th in nation as Offensive Coach and Heacock ranked as 6th in nation and rising as a Defensive Coach.

Out of the top-10 as Head Coach, Weis.

Top of the charts as QB, one Troy Smith
 
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