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

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ScriptOhio;1038440; said:
Just curious, does anyone know when in a former player's life his former coach can take him out to dinner and pick up the tab without it being a NCAA violation? i.e. When does a player that has already played in his last college game cease to be under NCAA rules?
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Just speculating, but with Brand and his flunkies cracking down, probably when either the coach or former player is dead, then the coach can take said player out and treat.
 
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ScriptOhio;1038440; said:
Just curious, does anyone know when in a former player's life his former coach can take him out to dinner and pick up the tab without it being a NCAA violation? i.e. When does a player that has already played in his last college game cease to be under NCAA rules?
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An athlete retains his status cradle-to-grave. That said, athletes who become donors are welcome to enjoy those benefits. Plus, occasional meals are allowable.
 
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBM7sa46Y1o"]YouTube - Colin Cowherd interviewing Jim Tressel 10-17-2007[/ame]

Saw that as a "related video" in the one you posted above, Oregon. For the most part it's vintage Tressel, but at the end he mentions how he reads every letter he gets from fans. The statue-of-liberty play used against Michigan last year was sent to Tressel from an 83-year-old woman from Akron!
 
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UWeekly Blog: The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Buckeyes trust in Tress

By Travis Hoewischer
RELATED STORY: Miles to glory

The Man

Born in Mentor, Ohio in 1952, there was little question as to where James Patrick Tressel was going to end up in life. Being the son of a coach seemed to lay everything out for him, as he progressed fluidly from one step to the next.

[...]

But while stoic, Tressel is not without joy; not without emotion. He coaches his teams the way he lives his life: cool, calculated, and always in control.

The Myth

Jim Tressel would rather punt the ball than score a touchdown. He thinks that the punt is the most important play in college football. He always wears a sweater vest. His players always get in trouble. He never makes jokes. He likes Celine Dion.

LIES. Well, mostly lies. He could be wearing a sweater vest under those windbreakers, for all I know.

First, Celine Dion. The story goes that [...]

The Legend

I remember pretty clearly the day Jim Tressel was hired. I was browsing around a Circuit City when the announcement came on all the TVs in the back.

I responded the same way all of us likely did:

?Who??

Now, just close to seven years later, it?s hard to remember any other relevant name, when it comes to The Ohio State University, that doesn?t rhyme with Wayne Woodrow Hayes.

With his poise, his character and his respect for tradition, he?s won favor with so many in the state of Ohio over these six seasons. But it?s only been fuel for the fierce support he?s earned by his record on the field:
Five national championships, three straight Big Ten titles, six wins over Michigan, four bowl wins, two 19-game winning streaks ? the list will continue to grow.

cont'd...
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methomps;1038534; said:
An athlete retains his status cradle-to-grave. That said, athletes who become donors are welcome to enjoy those benefits. Plus, occasional meals are allowable.
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I thought it was once they were off scholarship. When JT took Gonzo and White to the game, weren't they still on scholarship for that term although their football eligibility was completed? You mean to say that right now if Tressel made the same arrangements for Gonzo it would still be a violation although Gonzo is no longer in the university system?
 
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JT Colored Glasses?

I don't post much, but thought I would share this bit of info. I ran into a friend of my dad's, unfortunately at my grandfather's funeral. He happens to be the football coach at Lasalle HS in Cincinnati. Anyways I, like many of you think so much of Tressel. When talking to fans of other schools I like to brag about him and say how much he cares about his kids and I always like to bring up the fact that he compliments every team/coach during interviews (even the halftime interviews on the way to the locker room). I just really think he is a classy guy. So other fans tell me every coach is like that and I started to think maybe that's true. To get to the point, I was talking to my dad's friend and he basically told me that Tressel is the real deal and there aren't very many coaches like him (at least that he's dealt with). He said he cares for his kids and that he could fit in anywhere - he could join a conversation anywhere and you wouldn't know he was the coach of tOSU football team. I was just happy to hear that I don't just have a bias because he's tOSU's coach.

Another thing that he mentioned that I think tells so much about JT is that my dad's friend had a picture of when he played college football (can't remember where). They were playing Baldwin Wallace and JT was on the team at the time. Well he showed JT the picture and there were several players in it. JT loved the picture and went on to talk about all the players in the picture - where they were now and what profession they are in. I'm sure he is this way with his players now and in past seasons and I think it does show how much he cares about people in general. Enough of my story, I just wanted to give you all more to love about JT!
 
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buckteef;1047147; said:
I don't post much, but thought I would share this bit of info. I ran into a friend of my dad's, unfortunately at my grandfather's funeral. He happens to be the football coach at Lasalle HS in Cincinnati. Anyways I, like many of you think so much of Tressel. When talking to fans of other schools I like to brag about him and say how much he cares about his kids and I always like to bring up the fact that he compliments every team/coach during interviews (even the halftime interviews on the way to the locker room). I just really think he is a classy guy. So other fans tell me every coach is like that and I started to think maybe that's true. To get to the point, I was talking to my dad's friend and he basically told me that Tressel is the real deal and there aren't very many coaches like him (at least that he's dealt with). He said he cares for his kids and that he could fit in anywhere - he could join a conversation anywhere and you wouldn't know he was the coach of tOSU football team. I was just happy to hear that I don't just have a bias because he's tOSU's coach.

Another thing that he mentioned that I think tells so much about JT is that my dad's friend had a picture of when he played college football (can't remember where). They were playing Baldwin Wallace and JT was on the team at the time. Well he showed JT the picture and there were several players in it. JT loved the picture and went on to talk about all the players in the picture - where they were now and what profession they are in. I'm sure he is this way with his players now and in past seasons and I think it does show how much he cares about people in general. Enough of my story, I just wanted to give you all more to love about JT!
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Thanks for sharing, and I am sorry about your grandfather.
 
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Tressel, Ohio State made for each other
By Ivan Maisel
ESPN.com
(Archive)
Updated: January 3, 2008

NEW ORLEANS -- They have been seven years of feast, and no famine is in sight. In seven years, Jim Tressel has transformed from being merely the coach of Ohio State football to being the face of Ohio State football. There is a difference. John Cooper, his predecessor, won a lot but never quite enough. Before Cooper, Earle Bruce never escaped the shadow of Woody Hayes.

Tressel has brought the Buckeyes to their second consecutive BCS Championship Game and third during his tenure. But an Ohio State victory won't place Tressel's face on the Mount Rushmore of Columbus. His sweater-vest got chiseled up there some time ago.

Unlike pro football, with its mercenary bent, college football at its best promotes the connection between coach and campus. You rarely hear of an NFL coach being the right fit for a city and its fans. You hear of nothing else when it comes to Pete Carroll and USC. Carroll channels his unbridled competitiveness through a hey-dude vibe that resonates with California kids.

Just as Carroll is SC, Tressel is Ohio State. He exudes Midwestern dependability. He is as clean-cut as Carroll is shaggy. Tressel is an Ohio product, scarlet and gray through and through. On his Web site, he lists Rex Kern as a childhood hero. Kern, who played quarterback on the Buckeyes' 1968 national championship squad, entered the College Football Hall of Fame last year.

Kern, recalling Tressel's hiring, made it clear they have a mutual admiration society.

"Somebody brought up Jim's name," Kern said. "My comment was, 'He could be a Woody Hayes.' Woody came from a very small school. Woody came from Denison and was at Miami [Ohio]. I know Jimmy's background. ? He came from a great family and [had] all of the elements in the package. He's a guy from the small school that you knew was ready. He really was."

In 28 years at Ohio State, Hayes went 205-61-10 (.761) and won three national championships. In seven years at Ohio State, Tressel has gone 73-15 (.830) and is one game away from winning his second national championship.

"Jim is the consummate coach for us," Kern said. "He has matured to this great level."
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ESPN - Tressel, Ohio State made for each other - College Football
 
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"We played Illinois when we had [tailback] Joe Morris," Dick MacPherson, the former Syracuse coach who hired Tressel, said from his winter home in Florida. "Jimmy runs a sprint draw nine times to get into the end zone. The next series, he starts with a sprint draw. I get on the phone, and excuse my language, I said, 'Jesus Christ, Jimmy, don't we have another damn play?'

"He said, 'Yes we do, Coach. As soon as they stop this one, I'll call it.'

"That's Jimmy Tressel to me."
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Quoted from the above article.

I love that shit!
 
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MililaniBuckeye;1047117; said:
I thought it was once they were off scholarship. When JT took Gonzo and White to the game, weren't they still on scholarship for that term although their football eligibility was completed? You mean to say that right now if Tressel made the same arrangements for Gonzo it would still be a violation although Gonzo is no longer in the university system?
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It makes sense to me that the rules would apply to former players for the remainder of their lives. Think of the alternative. Coaches, Universities, boosters, would be free to pay any and all players as much as they wanted to. They'd just have to wait until after the players leave school.
 
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Some meaningful comments about JT from some of his players.

official.site.press.conference

Q. Guys, it's going to be the hat versus
the vest on the coaching sidelines there. Could
you talk about the vest and what does he bring
to the table and why do you guys admire him
as a coach?

ALEX BOONE: Class. He brings class to
the table. Obviously that's one of the things he
stresses most on us that we should always play
with class and obviously he's a genius. He's
smart. He knows a lot about football. I think just
by watching him coach you can see what kind of a
guy he is. He gets you fired up in a different sort of
way. He's not off the wall, bonkers, you really don't
even know if he's happy, sad, anything.
But, I mean, like I said, though, he brings a
lot of class to the table, and that's what he teaches
us.

BRIAN ROBISKIE: I can't talk about
Coach Miles too much. I've had a chance to play
for him. He has to be a pretty good coach to have
his team in that game. But just talking about
Coach Tressel, I think the person that you see kind
of in the media and doing all the interviews, he's
the same with us. He's not like he's a coach that
goes and acts one way with a certain crowd and
comes back and acts completely different with us.
I think the kind of guy he is is kind of very
representative of the team and how we represent
ourselves.

BRIAN HARTLINE: Really, with Coach
Tressel, I think it's one guy that I'm actually proud
to say I can play for. There's a handful, and not
just because he put together this staff. When they
say who is really influential in your life, immediately
comes Coach Tressel and his staff. So he's
impacted who I am. He's impacted so many
people across the country.

To really be able to -- if someone asks you
who you are, to be able to look at them and sit with
them and say, I'm an Ohio State football player,
and to have it really totally describe you, it's really
in the fall of Coach Tressel, between academics,
class, kind of your personality, how well-rounded
you are, and then the football dedication is, again,
all due to Coach Tressel.

And maybe a decade ago, half decade
ago, maybe you couldn't say that, maybe mid-'90s
or so. But now with Ohio State football, you can
describe yourself as Ohio State football player and
you're a well-rounded person. And that truly is
Coach Tressel's doing.​
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