Jim Tressel Next Season

[LD Fan]

I guess you're right. I mean, what could a coach with a 62-13 record do that a .500 coach like Parcells couldn't. By the way, wasn't Jimmy Johnson a college coach who won in the NFL? Seems he won both a national championship AND the Lombardi Trophy. Huh, I guess you're right, though.

We give up, you're right. But why not go after Barry Switzer, Steve Spurrier, Pete Carroll or one of the many college coaches who sucked in the NFL. They're all geniuses in college.

 

[braw]

Drafting and recruiting are so different its not even funny. Just because a coach can go to a high school player's livingroom and talk the player and parents into an opportunity and an education does not mean he can draft a player based on team record.

 

[LD Fan]

Tressel stated last week that we would be interested in one NFL job only... Cleveland...

That's rich, not only could he make the jump but he's so good he could be selective.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Tressel stated last week that we would be interested in one NFL job only... Cleveland...

Wow, that must be home because I can't beleive someone would actually want to coach there...

 

[theogt]

You mean in his only other head coaching job in the NFL in 1994 with the NY Jets when he was 6-10?

I said as an "NFL coach" not as an NFL head coach.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I said as an "NFL coach" not as an NFL head coach.

...but arn't we talking about him being an NFL Head Coach here? I'm not trying to offend. (at least not this time! )

 

[theogt]

Just the way he treats his players, his personality, scheming coaching style, etc. It's really just my opinion - I could be wrong. He just strikes me like the kinda guy who is a great college coach but whose style just wouldn't translate to the NFL.

Just because college coaches might be great doesn't mean that they will make it in the NFL.

Ok...so no real reason, it's just a gut feeling? I can understand this. I just wanted to hear your reasoning (and no I'm not being a smart ***).

 

[theogt]

...but arn't we talking about him being an NFL Head Coach here? I'm not trying to offend. (at least not this time! )

Actually, this was the statement that I was replying to that started this discussion.

Tressel is a college coach, not an NFL coach. The worst thing he could ever do would be to leave college.

Nothing about "head" coach at all really.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

My point is this: Tressel won on the Division I-AA level with 3 National Championships with Youngstown St. I'm sure when he decided to take the Ohio St. job, people were saying, oh, no, he's not a Division I-A coach. He proved them wrong by winning bigger & better than ANY Ohio St. coach, including Woody Hayes.

Now, if he decided to go to the NFL, people would say, he's just a college coach. I say, he's just a great coach. To compare him to a Barry Switzer is an insult. He is much more controlled than many of the losing coaches that have been mentioned. He treats players like men, and that makes them want to run through a wall for him. He also adjusts to the game as it goes along.

Who would you want on the Cowboys' sideline? An over-the-hill hero who looks like he lost his best friend, or an inspiring, positive coach who never says never.

 

[Doomsday101]

My point is this: Tressel won on the Division I-AA level with 3 National Championships with Youngstown St. I'm sure when he decided to take the Ohio St. job, people were saying, oh, no, he's not a Division I-A coach. He proved them wrong by winning bigger & better than ANY Ohio St. coach, including Woody Hayes.

Now, if he decided to go to the NFL, people would say, he's just a college coach. I say, he's just a great coach. To compare him to a Barry Switzer is an insult. He is much more controlled than many of the losing coaches that have been mentioned. He treats players like men, and that makes them want to run through a wall for him. He also adjusts to the game as it goes along.

Who would you want on the Cowboys' sideline? An over-the-hill hero who looks like he lost his best friend, or an inspiring, positive coach who never says never.

Parcells or Tressel I'll keep Parcells. I don't know what it is about you Ohio St fans and Tressel, he is a good coach but he is not all that.

 

[aikemirv]

Parcells or Tressel I'll keep Parcells. I don't know what it is about you Ohio St fans and Tressel, he is a good coach but he is not all that.

They will probably quiet down when Michigan whips them and goes on for the National title.

 

[sbuscha]

He & JJ have had too many disagreements for them to patch things up.

What ? Too many dissagreements? Are you crazy? Why do you make things up!!!!

 

[Dangerous Dave]

And this month's winner is Cogan !!!!

 

[kartr]

We've all seen it time after time. That look of hopelessness in the face of Bill Parcells during a game. Even when the game is still in doubt, he has that look like, "I just know something bad is going to happen". Many sportscasters have brought it up, including John Madden. Don't think for a minute that BP has magically changed because of what happened after the Panther's game. It was just an aberration. It won't be long before Parcells goes back to his "glass is half empty" mentality.

We are stuck with him this year, unless something unusual happens. I believe he will be gone after this season. He & JJ have had too many disagreements for them to patch things up. Plus, the brutal game of football has finally claimed one of its best.

That shouldn't keep us from dreaming of what can be for next year & for years to come. For my money, I would love it if Jim Tressel's team wins its second National title in 4 years, and he jumps to the NFL. If he does jump, here's hoping JJ will be the one to catch him.

Tressel is the anti-Parcells. He brings a positive, let's work together and go kick some butt attitude. Multiple championships on various levels proves he is a great evaluator of talent. More than that, he is a great motivator of people. Instead of referring to his players as "that player", or "number 88", he actually calls them by their God-given names. Even their nicknames at times. Tressel treats his players like men, not as assets who are only around to help him obtain his goals.

He also pays attention to a team's history & concerns. During his first speech after accepting the Ohio St. position, Tressel said, "It's only 185 days until Michigan". (I'm not sure of the exact number of days). The team & faculty went wild. Michigan had beaten OSU 8 out of the last 10 games, & OSU fans were tired of it. Since Tressel came on board in 2001, OSU has lost to Michigan only once.

It's time for a change, Cowboys fans. It's time to bring in a winner who expects to win every game. As of today, Tressel's record at Ohio St. is 62-13. I'll take that any day for the Cowboys, because Jim Tressel is a winner.

I agree completely. He's built two championship caliber teams in the last five years and his teams don't fold in bowl games.

 

[jackrussell]

I don't know what it is about you Ohio St fans and Tressel, he is a good coach but he is not all that.

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[kartr]

He went to as many playoff games with the Browns as Parcells has with the Cowboys. But let's not get off subject. I just want to know why you think Tressel is more fit for college than for the pros. What is it about his schemes, etc., that make you think this?

Yeah, and his teams play well against the likes of Miami, when they were good and beat Charlie Wiess and Notre Dame in a bowl game.

 

[Doomsday101]

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True you got the horns this year freshman QB and all and the horns got you last year with Tressel on the sidelines. Don't get me wrong I think he is a fine coach but some of you OSU guys act like the sun falls and rises with Tressel and it doesn't. I get the pleasure of working with one of your OSU grads and listen to his crud all the time except when OSU loses then he does not want to talk about it. :laugh2:

 

[kartr]

My point is this: Tressel won on the Division I-AA level with 3 National Championships with Youngstown St. I'm sure when he decided to take the Ohio St. job, people were saying, oh, no, he's not a Division I-A coach. He proved them wrong by winning bigger & better than ANY Ohio St. coach, including Woody Hayes.

Now, if he decided to go to the NFL, people would say, he's just a college coach. I say, he's just a great coach. To compare him to a Barry Switzer is an insult. He is much more controlled than many of the losing coaches that have been mentioned. He treats players like men, and that makes them want to run through a wall for him. He also adjusts to the game as it goes along.

Who would you want on the Cowboys' sideline? An over-the-hill hero who looks like he lost his best friend, or an inspiring, positive coach who never says never.

He's probably a pretty fair judge of who can and cannot play football too.

 

[Aikbach]

For every Jimmy Johnson there is a Steve Spurrier, we just don't know till it happens. Tressel and Stoops could fall flat on their faces or succeed brilliantly, no one knows, someone will try them though, probably SNyder.

 

[jackrussell]

True you got the horns this year freshman QB and all and the horns got you last year with Tressel on the sidelines. Don't get me wrong I think he is a fine coach but some of you OSU guys act like the sun falls and rises with Tressel and it doesn't. I get the pleasure of working with one of your OSU grads and listen to his crud all the time except when OSU loses then he does not want to talk about it. :laugh2:

You're right. He's no Mack Brown.