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

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When it comes to wits, Tressel miles ahead of Les
Jan. 4, 2008
By Gregg Doyel
CBSSports.com National Columnist



The man doesn't make mistakes, anywhere. He can be boring off the field and his teams can be boring on it, but Ohio State doesn't beat Ohio State. Tressel simply won't let it happen.

He knows how to milk the 60-minute game clock better than any college coach I've ever seen, a skill that's hard to define with words but is easy to recognize with eyes. It's a lack of panic. It's an abundance of patience. It's complete trust in his players that they have been meticulously prepared to win the game, and that at the end of 60 minutes, they will do just that.

Watch this game unfold. You'll see what I mean. There will come a point in the game for each coach to do something dramatic. Les Miles will fall for it, taking an unnecessary risk because he thinks that's what a good coach does. It might even work, because after all, LSU does have all kinds of talent. Tressel won't succumb to the moment. He will make the moment succumb to him.

Back to my original point on Miles and his handling of the Michigan job, being unable to control the story to the point where the story could have consumed him and his team. That would never happen with Tressel. How do I know? Because it never has happened with Tressel.

Don't be stupid. Don't think that, in an absence of stories linking Tressel to this job or that one, that it hasn't happened. You don't think another college powerhouse or, more likely, an NFL team has called Tressel about becoming its new coach in the past several years or even the last several weeks? Please.

Tressel, and Urban Meyer of Florida, are the best two coaches in college football. The two most complete packages. Those guys could win at a big school, at a small school, and in the NFL. They're that good, and everyone in the business knows it.

You don't think an NFL team has tried to pry Tressel from the Buckeyes? Sure it has. Only you never hear about it because Tressel wouldn't stand for it.

Unlike Miles, whose ego or ignorance or naivet? allowed the Michigan story to go haywire, Tressel won't allow it. He's smart enough to understand that his situation -- whether it's a career move or an in-game coaching decision -- is best served if he is in complete control.

Miles hasn't learned that. He's too easily controlled, a puppet who doesn't know he's a puppet, and he'll be controlled Monday night. Jim Tressel will be holding the strings.
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When it comes to wits, Tressel miles ahead of Les - CBS News
 
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ashlandbuck;1050154; said:
"Tressel won't succumb to the moment. He will make the moment succumb to him"

That may be the greatest description of college football's greatest coach.
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Those words jumped off the page to me as well.


I think they would make a good start to a "Legend Of James Tressel" thread.
 
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Dispatch

Ohio State vs. LSU
Behind the vest
Coach Jim Tressel lets his hair down by chewing on a stogie and mowing his yard -- and handicapping 'Dancing with the Stars'
Sunday, January 6, 2008 3:52 AM
By Rob Oller


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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NEAL C. LAURON | DISPATCH
When meeting with reporters, such as during media day in New Orleans before the BCS title game, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel remains calm and bland, rarely tipping his plans for his team, or revealing details about himself.

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OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Tressel household, clockwise from back left, Zak, Whitney, Eric, Jim, Ellen and Carlee. The dogs are Scarlett and Gracie.



When Jim Tressel enters a roomful of Ohio State fans, the floor immediately tilts in his direction. Worshippers flow toward him like water rushing to a drain.
Out pop pens and paper as the star-struck crowd clamors for autographs and asks "Tress" to pose for pictures. The Buckeyes football coach signs and smiles. Mothers swoon. Men melt into boys.
"He gets mobbed," said OSU offensive lineman Kirk Barton, shaking his head. "Everyone wants an autograph and a photo or 'kiss my kid.' "
For the past five years, Barton has watched in wonder as his coach calmly has navigated the claustrophobia-inducing crowds that corner him in banquet halls. Fans follow him into parking lots and approach him at restaurant tables. No public appearance goes unnoticed.

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No cake, please

Tressel was hit with kind of a sideways question, about whether a win in the national championship game would be the "icing" on a career cake that includes the 2002 national title and four Division I-AA titles at Youngstown State.
"For this week," he said. "I hope they don't throw the cake away. This is huge for this moment and this is a tremendous privilege to be part of this moment.
"But if we happen to succeed, I'm going to work hard for -- I'm going to hit the road recruiting. If we happen not to succeed, I'm going to hit the road recruiting. So I'm not going to stop and ice any cake."
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OSUBasketballJunkie;1051743; said:
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No cake, please

Tressel was hit with kind of a sideways question, about whether a win in the national championship game would be the "icing" on a career cake that includes the 2002 national title and four Division I-AA titles at Youngstown State.
"For this week," he said. "I hope they don't throw the cake away. This is huge for this moment and this is a tremendous privilege to be part of this moment.
"But if we happen to succeed, I'm going to work hard for -- I'm going to hit the road recruiting. If we happen not to succeed, I'm going to hit the road recruiting. So I'm not going to stop and ice any cake."
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For everything it says about him and his approach to Life, the Universe and Everything; this may be my favorite JT exchange with the media ever.
 
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OSUBasketballJunkie;1051743; said:
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I want to post on this today, before the emotion of tomorrow kicks in. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I thought that JT and staff did an absolutely phenomenal job of bringing this team along this year. Yeah, there are no Coach of the Year awards to show for it, but when you take a look at the firepower that this team lost, the Big 10 road schedule that this team faced, and the leadership that had to be replaced, we, as fans, should feel fortunate that the team we cheer for has a chance to play for all of the marbles. This is no concession speech - I fully expect the Bucks to play their best game tomorrow, I expect a victory. But, if that is not in the cards, I'll go to sleep tomorrow night feeling good about the state of the program, and who is running the show. And, I prefer icing on my cake.:wink2:
 
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808 Buck;1052264; said:
I want to post on this today, before the emotion of tomorrow kicks in. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I thought that JT and staff did an absolutely phenomenal job of bringing this team along this year. Yeah, there are no Coach of the Year awards to show for it, but when you take a look at the firepower that this team lost, the Big 10 road schedule that this team faced, and the leadership that had to be replaced, we, as fans, should feel fortunate that the team we cheer for has a chance to play for all of the marbles. This is no concession speech - I fully expect the Bucks to play their best game tomorrow, I expect a victory. But, if that is not in the cards, I'll go to sleep tomorrow night feeling good about the state of the program, and who is running the show. And, I prefer icing on my cake.:wink2:
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Well said sir. :osu:
 
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808 Buck;1052264; said:
I want to post on this today, before the emotion of tomorrow kicks in. Regardless of what happens tomorrow, I thought that JT and staff did an absolutely phenomenal job of bringing this team along this year. Yeah, there are no Coach of the Year awards to show for it, but when you take a look at the firepower that this team lost, the Big 10 road schedule that this team faced, and the leadership that had to be replaced, we, as fans, should feel fortunate that the team we cheer for has a chance to play for all of the marbles. This is no concession speech - I fully expect the Bucks to play their best game tomorrow, I expect a victory. But, if that is not in the cards, I'll go to sleep tomorrow night feeling good about the state of the program, and who is running the show. And, I prefer icing on my cake.:wink2:
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Well said. And if I had to bet, I'd guess that most true fans of the program feel the same. Remember how the boards were buzzing in the off season about how difficult it would be to replace the talent we lost? I personally thought we'd lose about 3 games. JT is the man. I wouldn't take any other coach out there to run the program. He wins on and off the field.

Go Bucks! :oh:
 
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