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Congratulations Coach Cooper.

John Cooper

John Cooper was born on July 2, 1937. He grew up in Powell, Tennessee. Upon graduating from high school, he spent two years in the United States Army. Upon receiving a discharge, Cooper enrolled at Iowa State University. He played football all four years that he was at Iowa State, serving as team captain and winning the Most Valuable Player Award his senior season.
Upon graduating in 1962, Cooper embarked upon a football coaching career, first serving as the freshmen's coach at Iowa State. In 1963, Cooper left Iowa State to become an assistant coach at Oregon State University (1963-1964). Over the next several years, Cooper also served as an assistant coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (1965-1967), the University of Kansas (1968-1971), and at the University of Kentucky (1972-1977).
In 1977, Cooper became the head football coach at the University of Tulsa. He quickly turned the losing program into a winning one. Cooper's teams won five straight Missouri Valley Conference championships from 1980 to 1984. Following the 1984 season, Cooper became the head coach at Arizona State University. He remained at Arizona State for the next three seasons, winning a PAC-10 conference championship in 1986. That same season Arizona State defeated the University of Michigan in the Rose Bowl.
On December 31, 1987, Cooper became the twenty-first head football coach at The Ohio State University. Cooper remained at Ohio State through the 2000 season. While suffering a losing season his first year with the team, Cooper always maintained a winning record in subsequent campaigns. With the Buckeyes, Cooper totaled a record of 111 wins, forty-three losses, and four ties. Unfortunately for Cooper, at the end of the 2000 season, Ohio State fired him, primarily due to off-the-field problems involving his players and a poor record against the University of Michigan (2-10-1) and in bowl games (3-8).
While at Ohio State, Cooper was active with several charity organizations, including Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, the Alzheimer's Foundation, the Arthur James Cancer Hospital, and Children's Hospital. He currently serves as a consultant with the Cincinnati Bengals.

John Cooper - Ohio History Central - A product of the Ohio Historical Society
 
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BUCKYLE;1152960; said:
Class dismissed. :p
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Great post. I agree.

Although my childhood fandom was deeply scarred by Coop and his teams, I wish nothing but for the best for him (now that he's gone). :p


Congrats, Coach Cooper!
 
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BUCKYLE;1152933; said:
With all the bragging tOSU fans do about JT turning "unkowns" into All-Americans, there were a few during Coop's days too. I don't remember Eddie being all that highly regarded. Wasn't Terry Glenn a walk-on?
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Not sure what you're trying to prove. Buckeye fans have never had a problem with the talent he brought in and developed. Just the off-the-field incidents, poor grades, and the choking in the big games.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1152970; said:
Not sure what you're trying to prove. Buckeye fans have never had a problem with the talent he brought in and developed. Just the off-the-field incidents, poor grades, and the choking in the big games.
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I don't need a lecture from a kid that lives in Oregon on what Buckeye fans had a problem with. K? I fucking lived it. My two best friends are TSUN fans. You have no idea how it felt to go into school ten out of thirteen years on a monday after The Game. How after we lost to scUM lite in '98 all I heard for like a week was "if one don't get you, the other (michigan school) will. How dare you question my fanhood.
 
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BUCKYLE;1152981; said:
I don't need a lecture from a kid that lives in Oregon on what Buckeye fans had a problem with. K? I fucking lived it. My two best friends are TSUN fans. You have no idea how it felt to go into school ten out of thirteen years on a monday after The Game. How after we to scUM lite in '98 all I heard for like a week was "if one don't get you, the other (michigan school) will. How dare you question my fanhood.
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Watch out for Buckyle's barb wire.

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mercer_buckeye;1152974; said:
Has Coop ever come out and stated how he felt about his record versus scUM. I mean his last couple years it was the 800 lb. gorilla in the room and he just always kind of ignored it.
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What could he really say that would change anything for anybody at this point?
 
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osugrad21;1152893; said:
Coop is a good guy who won a bunch of games and raised the bar for tOSU recruiting...but he will always be remembered in Columbus for hot tubs, 0.00 GPA, and 2-10-1/3-8.

Earle Bruce had at best, mild success...but he is loved for his passion and dedication to the school.
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Exactly. There's a reason Earle Bruce is still so highly regarded, even after continual 9-3 seasons. If Coop deserves credit for one thing, it was upping the ante in terms of OOS recruiting...and I guess one very memorable victory in Pasadena.

mercer_buckeye;1152974; said:
Has Coop ever come out and stated how he felt about his record versus scUM. I mean his last couple years it was the 800 lb. gorilla in the room and he just always kind of ignored it.
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He was 2-10-1 for a reason.

Anyway, congrats Coop. :osu:
 
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