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

[DaddyBigBucks]

Is that a fair weather fan?

No

A fair weather fan is someone who would have bailed during the lean years in terms of wins.

I stated very explicitly that I was at my most passionate as a Buckeye during those lean times.

Or are you saying that I should remain loyal just because I once was a Buckeye and therefore should always be a Buckeye. Without going through every instance of their vile behavior in detail: Tell me [sarcasm]Best[/sarcasm], were they being Buckeyes??? Really??

It was not I who left them. I was always a Buckeye. But they weren't. Not by my definition.

I do not want this thread to be about this. From here we can take it to PMs.

Or you can stop questioning my loyalty.

 

[sandgk]

While I did not, like DaddyBigBucks, take a siesta from following the team during Cooper's years, I can empathize with his position. The fact is that Cooper made me sick from the get-go as coach at Ohio State. Remember the ridiculous and unnecessary commercialism of the Hot Tub commercials? Given the context and the years in which those happened I found those to be a stomach turner.

Toss in the late season fades after early season promises, the piss-poor and embarrassing grade issue stories, the hot-dogging even in defeat and it is a picture of team with a distinct lack of true leadership. Leadership that should have begun with the slack-jawed Volunteer transplant. It was thus no surprise to me that my initial reaction on hearing of Cooper's demise, while driving the PA Turnpike, was to repeatedly pound the dashboard like a male over-sexed stand-in from When Harry Met Sally, yelling "Yes, Yes, Yes!" I then turned to the wife and said, "anyone they bring in has to better than Coop."

Soon enough the waning signal of the radio station was carrying the pundits offerings on who might succeed Cooper. If you recall, Mason's name was high on that list - to which both the wife and I said, "no f*%c*i** way, they will get somebody better than that, and better than Cooper."

And OSU did, and we have this new set of Golden Years.

 

[pianobuck46]

While I did not, like DaddyBigBucks, take a siesta from following the team during Cooper's years, I can empathize with his position. The fact is that Cooper made me sick from the get-go as coach at Ohio State. Remember the ridiculous and unnecessary commercialism of the Hot Tub commercials? Given the context and the years in which those happened I found those to be a stomach turner.

Toss in the late season fades after early season promises, the piss-poor and embarrassing grade issue stories, the hot-dogging even in defeat and it is a picture of team with a distinct lack of true leadership. Leadership that should have begun with the slack-jawed Volunteer transplant. It was thus no surprise to me that my initial reaction on hearing of Cooper's demise, while driving the PA Turnpike, was to repeatedly pound the dashboard like a male over-sexed stand-in from When Harry Met Sally, yelling "Yes, Yes, Yes!" I then turned to the wife and said, "anyone they bring in has to better than Coop."

Soon enough the waning signal of the radio station was carrying the pundits offerings on who might succeed Cooper. If you recall, Mason's name was high on that list - to which both the wife and I said, "no f*%c*i** way, they will get somebody better than that, and better than Cooper."

And OSU did, and we have this new set of Golden Years.

Wow--I can relate to everything you said. I grew up with Woody Hayes, so to speak. After Woody, I thought that Earle bruce had possibilities, and that he was fired unfairly.

Cooper was a major dissapointment to me, for all the reasons you stated. I got tired of, after all the blowout wins during any given season, seeing the Buckeyes crawl out onto the field and go to sleep for three hours.

After the letdown of the 2001 Outback Bowl, my reaction tion Cooper's release was the same as yours--anybody but him. Like others, I was immediately sold on Tressel after the "301 days" speech.

Of course the 2001 victory over TSUN warmed my heart, but I was really sold after the 2002 Texas Tech "Pigskin Classic". I remember thinking, "That's Ohio State football as I remember it", and have very seldom been dissapointed since.

Indeed, we are in a golden age.

:gobucks3::osu2::gobucks4:

 

[Prof. Wagstaff]

Golden Age dittos !!

 

[Bleed S & G]

Soon enough the waning signal of the radio station was carrying the pundits offerings on who might succeed Cooper. If you recall, Mason's name was high on that list - to which both the wife and I said, "no f*%c*i** way, they will get somebody better than that, and better than Cooper."

And OSU did, and we have this new set of Golden Years.

I love JT, but Mason did build a helluva program at Minny.. no slouch, thats for sure.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I love JT, but Mason did build a helluva program at Minny.. no slouch, thats for sure.

Mason isn't in the same parsec as Tressel...64-57-0 (.529) is hardly a "helluva program". Mason had one really good year (10-3 in 2003) in his 10 years at Minnesota...conversely, he had four losing seasons (including his final one) and a .500 season amongst those ten. He also was also only 20-17 over his last three seasons. Granted, he improved the program noticably (prior to his arrival, Minnesota didn't have an 8-win season since 1967...he got them three), but he still was 1-7 against both Ohio State and Michigan.

Sorry, but I wince at the idea of Mason instead of Tressel being our head coach...

 

[Bleed S & G]

Mason isn't in the same parsec as Tressel...64-57-0 (.529) is hardly a "helluva program". Mason had one really good year (10-3 in 2003) in his 10 years at Minnesota...conversely, he had four losing seasons (including his final one) and a .500 season amongst those ten. He also was also only 20-17 over his last three seasons. Granted, he improved the program noticably (prior to his arrival, Minnesota didn't have an 8-win season since 1967...he got them three), but he still was 1-7 against both Ohio State and Michigan.

damn, he seemed much better in my memory..

Sorry, but I wince at the idea of Mason instead of Tressel being our head coach...

after the fact, 100%.. honestly, when the announced JT.. i said "jim who? at least it wasn't speilman, and he's gotta be better than coop" ..i was holding out for bob stoops or mason.

 

[Magua]

Mason isn't in the same parsec as Tressel...64-57-0 (.529) is hardly a "helluva program". Mason had one really good year (10-3 in 2003) in his 10 years at Minnesota...conversely, he had four losing seasons (including his final one) and a .500 season amongst those ten. He also was also only 20-17 over his last three seasons. Granted, he improved the program noticably (prior to his arrival, Minnesota didn't have an 8-win season since 1967...he got them three), but he still was 1-7 against both Ohio State and Michigan.

Sorry, but I wince at the idea of Mason instead of Tressel being our head coach...

While I agree that Mason is no Tressel, you almost have to feel for the guy considering the circumstances in Minny. First off the recruiting has to be tough with Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State in the same conference, along with Notre Dame close by and even Nebraska, Colorado, and Missouri are in the area, all with somewhat decent programs in the last 10-12 years.

You also have to look at Minny's facilities. For their football team its been pretty bad. The stadium can't fill its seats, its a crap dome, and its not even anywhere near the campus. Good thing for the new staff/team though that plans for a new stadium are in place, and hopefully they can turn things around and become a competitive program year in and year out.

Dont get me wrong though, Mason can't hold Tressels clipboard & whistle.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

CPD

Tressel cites Celine Dion show to defend Buckeyes' prices

8/29/2007, 10:11 a.m. EDT
The Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ? Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is using the example of a Celine Dion concert to defend the Buckeyes' ticket prices.
At a news conference yesterday, Tressel was asked if it's fair Saturday's opener against Youngstown State costs fans the same $62 they'd pay to see the Buckeyes take on a bigger-name opponent, such as Michigan.
Tressel calls the prices very reasonable, especially compared to concerts. He says he and his wife recently saw Dion singing in Las Vegas, and it cost something like $200.

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[GoodLifeSean]

after the fact, 100%.. honestly, when the announced JT.. i said "jim who? at least it wasn't speilman, and he's gotta be better than coop" ..i was holding out for bob stoops or mason.

Haha, that wasn't the case where I was living at the time. Most of my then high school teachers had graduated from YSU, and 70% of college bound srs. ended up there, YSU was a big deal in my town and I had the privalage to have seen a few of those JT coached YSU teams. In the Greater youngstown area and surrounding counties it was like the new pope was from Youngstown.

Even my best friend a harcore scUM fan, renounced his evil ways and followed tressel to OSU

 

[Dryden]

Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is using the example of a Celine Dion concert to defend the Buckeyes' ticket prices. At a news conference yesterday, Tressel was asked if it's fair Saturday's opener against Youngstown State costs fans the same $62 they'd pay to see the Buckeyes take on a bigger-name opponent, such as Michigan.

I'll pay $120 for a pair of tickets for the wife and I to see TBDBITL live and in person ... the football game is a bonus. :)

 

[muffler dragon]

Here! Here! To Jim Tressel.

A helluva a coach.

 

[pianobuck46]

In Tressel We Trust!!!
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:gobucks3::osu2::gobucks4:​

 

[Bleed S & G]

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Tressel joins heads of State
Voters pick current coach for OSU's Rushmore
Wednesday, September 5, 2007 3:34 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

When the idea was conceived for a mythical Ohio Stadium version of Mount Rushmore, there was a sense it would come down to this.

Dispatch readers were told the first three spots were taken by all-purpose trailblazer Chic Harley, winningest coach Woody Hayes and unprecedented two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin. They had to vote for a fourth. The people have spoken.
"Jim Tressel. 'Nuff said," one of the early voters declared.
The sentiment held. The seventh-year OSU coach, who in 2002 led the Buckeyes to their first national championship in 34 years, was the choice, but only by a plurality. Of the 466 votes cast on Dispatch.com, Tressel gained 91.
"No way," Tressel said yesterday. "But we have great fans, and a lot of them haven't been around as long as the mountains, so a lot of them might not know some of those great names that should be on there."

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