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

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Oneshot;1929695; said:
Player bashing isn't allowed on this forum, but my [censored]ing god, there are certain players (both former and current) whom I wish had never become part of this team.

Everyone here KNOWS who they are, and they were and are a goddamn cancer for this program and ended the career of one of the most upstanding public figures in sports. For a man like Coach Tressel to have to give up his career for those who would sell their memorabilia and take shortcuts and take bribes... it makes me [censored]ing sick.

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I heard whispers when the recruiting of a certain high profile player occurred that JT was making a deal w/ the devil so to speak. Now the devil has collected his due.
 
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nookam;1929701; said:
I hope Tressel coaches again in the college game. John Calipari went to the NBA for awhile and came back. Although he was never found or charged with doing anything wrong personally, he is labeled a cheater,simply from the media whores who change the mindset of the nation. The media drives this machine till enough pressure is induced to cause a fine man and great coach of young men to simply give up to stop and give their family relief. I havent heard one story of the many fine humanitarian things JT done. Calipari raised 1.5 mil for Haiti, money for Alabama and Missouri tornado victims, you just dont hear these stories.
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nah, JT is done, i'd say he was prob 4-5 years from retiring anyways
 
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Oneshot;1929695; said:
Player bashing isn't allowed on this forum, but my [censored]ing god, there are certain players (both former and current) whom I wish had never become part of this team.

Everyone here KNOWS who they are, and they were and are a goddamn cancer for this program and ended the career of one of the most upstanding public figures in sports. For a man like Coach Tressel to have to give up his career for those who would sell their memorabilia and take shortcuts and take bribes... it makes me [censored]ing sick.

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very, very true.

The common rebuttal will be, Tressel should have just turned them in. But TRessel was trying to be fair without vilafying those players. In turn, he put Ohio State under the microscope.

The punishment and mental agaony wouldn't have fit the crime, but in retrospect, I'm sure he'd like to have those moments back.

But yes, the scrutiny and negative pub that has come with certain players was not worth the payoff....
 
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Oneshot;1929695; said:
Player bashing isn't allowed on this forum, but my [censored]ing god, there are certain players (both former and current) whom I wish had never become part of this team.

Everyone here KNOWS who they are, and they were and are a goddamn cancer for this program and ended the career of one of the most upstanding public figures in sports. For a man like Coach Tressel to have to give up his career for those who would sell their memorabilia and take shortcuts and take bribes... it makes me [censored]ing sick.

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Agreed.

The total immaturity of players to involve themselves in illegal activities - even if the rules are dumb and bring down one of the sports' greatest coaches is insane.

These players may end up being able to play in the NFL, and earn themselves a career, but they have likely played a significant part in destroying many future leaders' lives. I am not involved with OSU in any capacity other than a fan. However, it was and is apparent that Tressel turned many questionable kids into great leaders on and off the field - in a way that few other coaches ever have. To see that end - all because some kids wanted freebies and their coach fell on the sword for them is insanity.

I hope that one day down the road, these kids understand the gravity of the activities they've involved themselves in.
 
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I Wonder

I Wonder

I wonder what Woody would think and say today in light of Coach Tressel?s resignation. I have a sneaking suspicion that he would have been JT?s biggest fan and supporter. I also have a sneaking suspicion that his response on the football field, at times, would be mild in comparison to the outrage that he would have today over the gross injustice that occurred to a great coach and even greater man.


If you do not think that Woody would have stormed across the campus and busted down Gene?s Smith?s door and read him the riot act, you didn?t know Woody. If you do not think he would have then headed directly to President Gee?s office like a bull in a china shop and taught him a lesson on history and loyalty, then you didn?t know Woody Hayes. You could be sure, that with tears in his eyes and a passion that only Woody could exhibit, he would have defended Jim Tressel to his death.


I wonder if Woody would not have seen some of himself in Jim Tressel. Not only in the conservative way they both played football and the way they both loved the game, but that they both put their players first and they both believed that kids who make mistakes should be given a second chance. They both believed in education and honor and protecting their players. Sometimes at their own expense.


If you do not think that Woody would have then contacted media outlets like ESPiN and the Disgrace (Dispatch) and explained in no uncertain terms how shameful their witch hunt has been, then you didn?t know Woody Hayes. If you think his occasional tirades on the football field were something to behold, it would pale in comparison to the tongue lashing he would have given to the media hounds who sensationalized JT?s infraction and blew it out of proportion. He would have communicated in no uncertain terms that the shame lies in their court, not Jim Tressel?s.


If you do not think that Woody would then sit in his office and weep for hours over his friends misfortune, then you didn?t know Woody Hayes. And if you do not think that he would then drive over to Jim Tressel?s house and stay with him into the wee hours of the morning, fiercely supporting him, and crying with him, then you did not know Woody.


You see, the same things that made Woody a great man and a great coach is what makes Jim Tressel a great man and a great coach. Though different in many ways, they were also alike.



Let me say in closing that I will miss the Sweatervest. I loved Jim Tressel the coach and the man. I hope and pray that history does him justice because he deserved better than this. You know it, I know it, and most of all, Woody would have known it.


GO BUCKS!!


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This is very heavy on the heart right now for me. I'd like to think that says it all for most of us. Tough pill to swallow. I wasn't ready to see him go, but most certainly not this way. This man deserves more, naysayers be damned.

Years of dedication and heart are not erased by a few mistakes. This is an injustice, despite what anyone might claim. In my eyes, the action and results we're witnessing right now are far more worthy of punishment than the wrongs he's paying for.

Congratulations on dragging a class act through the gutter. Education before everything, right? The lesson must be that every man is judged by his single page of regret out of his whole book of brilliance. Context is obviously irrelevant. Take notes, kids. This is the way of the world.
 
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billmac91;1929704; said:
very, very true.

The common rebuttal will be, Tressel should have just turned them in. But TRessel was trying to be fair without vilafying those players. In turn, he put Ohio State under the microscope.

The punishment and mental agaony wouldn't have fit the crime, but in retrospect, I'm sure he'd like to have those moments back.

But yes, the scrutiny and negative pub that has come with certain players was not worth the payoff....
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He covered it up for 1 REASON ONLY: He thought tOSU could, just maybe, win it all in 2010, and he knew without TP and maybe Posey he could not.
If the Tat 5 were a bunch of 2nd stringers he would have turned them in, no question.
Now was Smith and or Gee involved, I don't know, but I would like them both gone as well.
This program will be avg. at best for at least the next 5 years! :(:(
 
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