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

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I may be mistaken but didn't Coach T begin to get emotional when he was stopped by ABC's sideline reporter as they were leaving the field?
As he started to answer her question his eyes seemed to be welling up and his voice cracked.
Made me appreciate again how important this game is too him. I also wonder how much of the emotion was from his feelings for Troy Smith who he has always called "My guy" and was playing his last game at OSU stadium.
 
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TEFLON TRESSEL DELIVERS FOR BUCKEYES




By LENN ROBBINS

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November 20, 2006 --

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel already has guaranteed himself a spot in the Teflon Wing of the College Football Hall of Fame.
He has proven to be bullet-proof, harder to get a clean shot at than his quarterback, Troy Smith, who was kicked out of one high school for flagrantly elbowing an opponent in the face during a basketball game and suspended at Ohio State for accepting $500 from a booster.
Tressel has recruited players of dubious character (see Maurice Clarett) and he has recruited outstanding young men (see Brian Robiskie). This is Tressel's m.o.
He did it at Youngstown State, where his quarterback, Ray Isaac, allegedly received $10,000 from 1988-92. Isaac also allegedly received the use of a car from a Youngstown State trustee. And Tressel did it at Ohio State where Clarett and Smith violated NCAA rules regarding improper benefits.
But there is one other thing Tressel has done everywhere he's been - he's won. He's won with a consistency and efficiency that is unparalleled in this day and age.
After beating Michigan, 42-39, the Buckeyes will play for their second national title in four years. If not for a 17-10 loss at Penn State last season, this could be the Buckeyes' third straight trip to the title game.
Tressel rebuilt a defense that lost nine starters into one that led the nation in scoring defense (7.8) until the Michigan game. And the Buckeyes were first in the Big Ten in turnover margin (+14).
Tressel won four Division I-AA national championships the hard way at Youngstown State. They have a 16-team playoff in I-AA which means you actually have to win the title on the field, as opposed to I-A where today one of the topics is which one-loss team should face the Buckeyes for this year's national title.
Voices from the Southeast say that team should be the winner of the SEC title game. Others say it should be the winner of Notre Dame at USC. And many who are still caught up in the euphoria of Saturday's remarkable 42-39 win over Michigan believe it should be Michigan.
"We'd be ready to do that if that's what the process determines," said John Junker, the president and CEO of the Fiesta Bowl, which hosts the championship game on Jan. 8.
"Whatever two teams we get they will be a million stories and a lot of attention paid."
Ohio State definitely will be one of the teams and Tressel will be paid in more ways than one. He will surely receive a lucrative contract extension. Yes, they surely know how to dot the "I" in Columbus.
Tressel obviously is a great coach and a shrewd operator. How shrewd? Only the man in the Teflon sweater vest knows for sure. [email protected]
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Dryden;666736; said:
... and 2002 to 2006 is a five year span, not four.
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from the Post...."After beating Michigan, 42-39, the Buckeyes will play for their second national title in four years. If not for a 17-10 loss at Penn State last season, this could be the Buckeyes' third straight trip to the title game."


That would be nice.
 
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But... That's not even true... Had we gone to the title game last year, we didn't go the year before. Or the year before. And if we had beaten Penn State last year, USC and Texas would STILL be in the title game.

In total: wtf?
 
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ABJ

Tressel attends service for Bo

Schembechler long a guide for OSU coach

By Marla Ridenour

Beacon Journal sportswriter

CLEVELAND - Bo Schembechler had been a part of Jim Tressel's football life since Tressel started as a graduate assistant at the University of Akron in 1975.
Tressel met Schembechler when Akron coach Jim Dennison sent Tressel to study at Michigan every spring.
``Bo was a Barberton guy, I was coaching at Akron, Jim knew him very well. He opened his doors wide open,'' Tressel said of Schembechler. ``Here I was a 22-, 23-year-old assistant coach and I'm sitting in meeting rooms listening to Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller and Jerry Hanlon and Tom Reed.''
The connection continued through the years, spurred at least in part by Tressel's father, Lee, the longtime Baldwin-Wallace football coach.
``He was always there for us,'' Tressel said of Schembechler. ``My dad always admired the Woody Hayes legacy group. If you look at Woody's family tree, Bo was one of the biggest branches. He was part of my life.''
That's why Ohio State coach Tressel attended a memorial service Tuesday in Ann Arbor, Mich., to celebrate the life of legendary Wolverines coach Schembechler, who died Friday at age 77.
Accompanying Tressel were two former OSU coaches, Earle Bruce and John Cooper, and Buckeyes offensive coordinator Jim Bollman. Tressel said Crisler Arena was set up for former players and colleagues to talk with the Schembechler family and ``help everyone celebrate Bo Schembechler's impact.''
Tressel spoke fondly of Schembechler on Tuesday night at the OSU Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland's 55th annual football appreciation banquet at Windows on the River in the Flats. Also attending were receivers Anthony Gonzalez, Ted Ginn Jr. and Brian Robiskie and defensive linemen David Patterson and Robert Rose.
Tressel said that after he left Akron for Miami in 1979, he still felt the presence of Schembechler.
``When I went to Miami, I was working for Tom Reed, who had been an assistant for Bo,'' Tressel said. ``Just like when you work for Earle, there's 54 Woody stories a day, when you're working for Tom. there's 100 Bo stories a day. Plus we'd go to spring practice. Bo was a Miami guy, he was part of us.''
The encounters continued when Tressel went to Syracuse, where he'd run into Schembechler on recruiting trips; when he went to Ohio State -- ``We're competing against a program that Bo built''; and when he went to Youngstown State.
One year Schembechler was honorary head coach of the Penquins' spring game against one of Tressel's toughest Division I-AA foes, Erk Russell of Georgia Southern.
``He talked with our players and lectured our high school clinic,'' Tressel said of Schembechler. ``At our clinic, we had probably twice as many high school coaches come than if it had been just us.''
With No. 1 OSU prevailing 42-39 over No. 2 Michigan Saturday to earn a trip to the BCS national championship game, Tressel said he could imagine what Schembechler and Hayes were saying.
``I'm sure they were both giving us the business about all those points and all those passes,'' Tressel said.
No rest
Since Saturday, Tressel's life has been a whirlwind. He spent that night and all day Sunday with a huge group of recruits. Monday he met with the team and started planning for the Jan. 8 game in Glendale, Ariz. Tuesday he traveled to Ann Arbor and Cleveland.
``If I've had time to think, I don't remember it,'' Tressel said. ``We're just putting one foot in front of the other right now.''
New Year's in the desert
The Buckeyes can't check into their hotel in the Phoenix area for the championship game until Jan. 2 because it will be occupied by a Fiesta Bowl team. But Tressel still plans to take them to Arizona early. Gonzalez guessed they would leave Columbus on Dec. 30. ``We'll let our kids go home shortly before Christmas, then we'll get out there shortly before New Year's,'' Tressel said. ``I always like them to have seven days away.''
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OSUBasketballJunkie;666726; said:
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I know it probably means nothing to this hack, but it pissed me off so I wrote him an e-mail...


Mr. Robbins-

I just saw your "article" about Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel- nice. The Buckeyes just won one of the biggest games in OSU football history, secured a spot in the National Championship game, and a young man probably tied up winning the Heisman Trophy- a huge personal achievement. And what do you choose to write about? Old, re-hashed garbage about Troy Smith and demeaning speculation about Jim Tressel.

You're right- Troy made some mistakes (ever made one?), but if you had been paying attention over the last few years, under Coach Tressel's guidance he not only learned how to be a great QB, but he became a better person- a leader, a team player, and an example on and off the field for Ohio State's younger players.

As for Coach Tressel- "Teflon Tressel" (What a clever nickname, by the way. Did you come up with that one on your own?), if you think that he intentionally recruits "bad" people just for their athletic abilities, doesn't care about his or the university's reputation, and is in this strictly for the money, then you obviously haven't done one bit of homework on who he is. Jim Tressel bleeds Scarlet & Gray. He was born and raised a Buckeye, and cares deeply about The Ohio State University, its football program, and the young men who play for him.

Now, with all of that to choose from, including the gravity of the game itself, why did you decide to write yet another tired article trashing Ohio State? Was it easier? You could have probably plucked most of what was printed directly from the pages of ESPN's magazine from several years ago. That surely would have been easier than doing a little homework and writing something nice. Or were you just trying to sell papers? Everybody loves a trash piece, even an old re-hashed one.

You can, and probably will, just write me off due to my obvious bias. I love The Ohio State University. I am a proud alum, and a huge fan of OSU sports- football in particular. I guess that's okay, you don't have to care about what I think. But at least do me this favor- in the future, when your editor asks for something to fill up a few columns of space simply suggest that he insert another advertisement and keep your mouth shut.
 
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