January 3rd, 2014 at 6:39 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2014 at 8:48 PM ^
January 4th, 2014 at 3:48 PM ^
Tressel is the college coach I think has the best chance of succeeding in the NFL- he will get along very well with pro players and their big egos and get the most out of many of them
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:46 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:36 PM ^
If Hoke has another down year and the direction isn't looking promising, I'm all on board the Tressel train. Could you imagine the first Game with Urb vs. Vest?
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:12 PM ^
You know he cheated...right?
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:37 PM ^
Haven't you ever heard that if you're not cheating you're not trying hard enough?
January 3rd, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^
Maybe he learned and moved on? We like to talk about practicegate being blown out of proportion...was OSU's situation maybe a little less evil than we all like to believe?
He was a great coach with a perfect sense for the B1G. Tressel isn't going to coach UM, and yeah he's got a black mark on his record, but I'd like to believe he could redeem himself.
That's just my opinion, however. Sorry it angered so many of you.
January 3rd, 2014 at 9:37 PM ^
Second chances.
January 4th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
I for one, don't really view what JT did as cheating (atleast at OSU), it was more of him being too loyal to his players, not knowing when to put his foot down. Maybe he learned from it, maybe he didn't. But if/when he does coach again, I wouldn't bet against him. I wish the Fords would give him a call.
January 4th, 2014 at 12:13 PM ^
He wasn't exactly a saint at Youngstown State, either. I'd prefer he not get his third strike at UofM.
January 3rd, 2014 at 10:20 PM ^
However people feel about NCAA rule-breaking, the fact is, Tressel has a show-cause on him that lasts three more years. This makes him virtually untouchable for anyone.
January 3rd, 2014 at 11:11 PM ^
January 4th, 2014 at 8:44 AM ^
I was on campus during the glorious John Cooper era. Cooper was a good coach, and did things the right way. The problem was, he couldn't beat Michigan.
Hire Tressel, throw the NCAA rules out the window, and WHAMMY!
Ohio hasn't looked back.
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:53 PM ^
I think dropping football as a varsity sport is preferable to hiring Tressel.
January 3rd, 2014 at 9:03 PM ^
I'm serious, but also understand it's not likely. Just an opinion.
January 3rd, 2014 at 9:26 PM ^
January 4th, 2014 at 12:12 PM ^
was hoping maybe you forgot the /s?
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:57 PM ^
Dude turned a blind eye to violations of NCAA rules at both schools he coached.
January 3rd, 2014 at 10:34 PM ^
This. Is Completely and Factual and Accurate. People should open their eyes. That program, under Tressel, as well as they performed on the field, was an absolute train wreck. I hope that we haven't come to the point of selling our souls to the Devil, becuase that is the suggestion made above. Geesshhhh!
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:47 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:48 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:52 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:42 PM ^
January 4th, 2014 at 12:16 PM ^
is obviously bitter because he got cut by the Pats.
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:13 PM ^
You mean the Browns don't have a few wealthy boosters that can slip a few extra dollars to star players under the table? Very unlikely in the pros as it would be a drop in the bucket, but Dick Vermiel got in trouble for promising his kicker a case of wine if he kicked well.
Regardless, it will be the first that Tressel has heard of it, but he will look into it right away (and wish you a happy Easter !!)
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:52 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:51 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:53 PM ^
I'll be really surprised, fwiw, if he joined a pro team. I think he's more likely to be the president at Akron.
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:00 PM ^
First, he'll have to become their head coach and then fire the president.
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:14 PM ^
I'm not a Browns fan, but my understanding is that a number of fans would be pleased if Tressel managed to fire their owner...
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:59 PM ^
Cleveland needs to get their house in order. Losing year after year is one thing, there's a whole lot of NFL franchises that do that, but this monkey rodeo going on in their front office conference room needs to conclude pretty soon here. Do they not have press relations people?
January 3rd, 2014 at 6:59 PM ^
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January 3rd, 2014 at 7:03 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:06 PM ^
Twitter is on fire today, you guys.
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:09 PM ^
For what? A job administering player UA's?
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:14 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:15 PM ^
Only distantly related to this story but amusing all the same, the Plain-Dealer ran a story (with video) about three 10-year olds thata made their own pitch to the Browns to hire Jim Tressel. The video focuses on the record and tries to dispell the idea of "Tresselball" when it comes to playcalling, but it is interesting that even young fans are taking to the Net to express their wishes for the direction of the Browns in this way.
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:04 PM ^
January 3rd, 2014 at 8:17 PM ^
If we're being serious and ignoring the cheating...he's a college coach. Period. Just watch that 30 for 30 - Youngstown Boys.
IMO, Pitt should've hired him (if his ban was over, not sure that it was). If Dantonio ever left MSU and Narduzzi was gone, it wouldn't shock me if Tress went to MSU.
January 3rd, 2014 at 9:51 PM ^
Tressel got a five year show cause order. It's not the same as a ban, but it's close enough.
January 3rd, 2014 at 10:25 PM ^
January 4th, 2014 at 12:10 PM ^
He already tried that with Spurrier - he may have learned from that fiasco but you never know.
January 4th, 2014 at 10:32 AM ^