Here's Jim Tressel's Application To Be U. Of Akron President
Akron's president will step down this summer. Among the 19 candidates under consideration is Jim Tressel, the only one without a doctorate.
That lack of degree, and the show-cause penalty that is hanging over his head until 2016 thanks to the NCAA's Ohio State crackdown, surfaced as a roadblock when Tressel was linked to the Youngstown State presidency last year. But he's serious about this one. Akron has made public the applications of all 19 candidates. Tressel's can be found here, and we've embedded below...
http://deadspin.com/heres-jim-tressels-application-to-be-u-of-akron-pre…
I never got to finish my doctorate dammit
I expected this to be a link to SportsPickle.com or something.
they don't redact the address or home/mobile numbers of Tressel or any of the other applicants for that matter. I can only imagine the texts/call Hoke or someone from Michigan would get if their number was published.
And if I'm being honest with myself, Tressel will likely get some calls/texts made in poor taste from the lowest of the Michigan fanbase. EVery fanbase has them I suppose....
March 21st, 2014 at 10:22 PM ^
that he was a flaming douchepickle.
j/k, of course
March 21st, 2014 at 10:35 PM ^
If I were faculty there I would head to the friggin barricades. Les Miz style, but hopefully with better results.
He is one of 19 candidates, I believe, and indeed the Plain Dealer lists them here - LINK
Among those applying are the former dean of Akron's law school, a former Boston University provost, a director from Akron Children's Hospital, a former school President, several deans, and various department heads. I have to think that, among the available candidates, the selection of Jim Tressel would be....intriguing, if nothing else.
He could just fire all of them right?
That's some bad punctuation in the last sentence of his first paragraph. I see serial commas missing as well. Oops. I see a period after quotation marks. Not hired.
March 21st, 2014 at 11:34 PM ^
is just a part of the sentence. If it's only part of the sentence, then, IMO, the period should designate the end of the containing sentence unit.
That is considered proper syntax in England, and I agree.
The American syntax of
She said, "Hurry up."
makes about as much sense as a markup syntax that considered
She said, <b><i> "Hurry up." </b></i>
to be proper.
Note: I didn't bother to click on Tressel's application for fear of malware.
"Three Fiesta Bowl Championships/One Rose Bowl Championship/One Sugar Bowl Championship."
I won't even go into how the "One Sugar Bowl Championship" is actually zero Sugar Bowl Championships per the NCAA. Entries like that just look so out of place and silly when applying to be the president of a university. Also, I'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to use backslashes when applying for a job that prestigious.
And he can host home tattoo parties for fundraisders.
He forgot to mention his OSU team ended up on probation. I guess that's not important.
March 21st, 2014 at 10:35 PM ^
For better or worse, there is a lot of truth in what you say. University presidents primarily do fundraising these days. The integrity issue is a huge one to overcome. There is also the fact that the university would take a hit in its academic reputation by taking on a former football coach without a Ph.D. as President. Whether that indivdiual was effective or not as president wouldn't matter to many, it would still have a negative impact on the university reputation.
March 21st, 2014 at 11:44 PM ^
The academic dishonesty thing is a problem, however in this day and age of higer education, where stae and federal funding is being cut, and it is becoming more and more competitive attracting quality students, fundraising has become so important. Considering those Ohio bimbos consider Tressel a god, they would probablly fundraise a boat load of money.
March 21st, 2014 at 10:16 PM ^
I didn't know he was currently serving as "Executive Vice President for Student Success" at Akron. What sort of job is that?
March 21st, 2014 at 11:42 PM ^
he watches game film for Bowden.
March 21st, 2014 at 10:25 PM ^
The most impressive thing about that resume is that he actually has kept track of all those random lectures he's given. Highlights include Delta Gamma sorority, a local library, JoAnne Fabrics leadership seminar, and a poetry reading. I struggled to remember about 10 experiences for my CV.
keeping track of it along the way. They are probably used to doing it in an academic setting. I laughed too. Although he did leave off orgainizing his kids' birthday parties at Chuck E. Cheese.
March 22nd, 2014 at 12:41 AM ^
I've really nothing against him. Happy trails wherever he goes, whether that's at Akron or somewhere else.
March 21st, 2014 at 10:54 PM ^
Didn't they vacate that 2010 season? Is it ethical to put the victories on a resume?
March 21st, 2014 at 11:53 PM ^
His only hope. 
Paragraphs that are not justified drive me fucking nuts, especially in formal letters like that one. Come on, Jimbo.
I hate to say this, but the dude was successful. He has succeeded in just about everything he has done. There is something to be said for that vs. a PhD. How relevent will most of those PhDs be anyway? He can lead. Who knows what else he can do? I don't find his application as absurd as most here do.
by Dale Wimbrow, (c) 1934
When you get what you want in your struggle for self,
And the world makes you King for a day,
Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
And see what that guy has to say.
For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
Who judgement upon you must pass.
The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
Is the guy staring back from the glass.
He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
For he's with you clear up to the end,
And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
If the guy in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
And get pats on the back as you pass,
But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
There is a reason why people like to say Phd stands for Piled Higher & Deeper. Some Phd's are legit and actually do make a contribution to society but in general, a Phd doen't equate to being able to lead or make good decisions. All it states is that you know how to do in depth research and analyze those particular data set you collected.
I see a guy who is almost 100% delusional in even applying for this job. Hard to see how any legitimate educational institution could seriously consider this. Unless it was a place so nearly out of business that they are looking to throw a Hail Mary publicity play, this would make a college/university a laughingstock. Hell, even without the scandal, the guy was a FOOTBALL COACH.
What I don't see in his CV is that - per Mr. Gee - as football coach, Tressel ran the entire athletic dep't, and likely also the entire university at OSU. It's hard to know what the limits of Tressel's authority were at OSU, and he really should exploit that in his application.
Actually, it did say me was responsible for and managed a $50M budget as part of being OSU HC.
Really? How can a football coach claim they managed the budget?
I don't know - it may be part of ordinary formal duties for coaches across the country, including B1G coaches. Notwithstanding, however, in Tressel's case it comes with particularly cynical implications.
How much power would any institution want to give this guy? He plays the part so well, and reaches his tentacles out so far that you could never be sure whose duties are being carried out by whom.
For what it's worth, you mentioned Tressell being in consideration for the Youngstown State President last year. Well, the guy they picked (Randy Dunn) is already gone, as he left to become the President at Southern Illinois. Tressell is again being considered at YSU, and many local businessmen and even our district congressman have openly supported bringing in Tressell to become the YSU President
The idea that this kind of application would be taken seriously in any corner of the academy is simply laughable. Just hilarious. What a joke if Akron (or Youngstown State) even gives this guy a modicum of consideration.
March 22nd, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
March 22nd, 2014 at 11:38 AM ^
Already is.
March 22nd, 2014 at 10:30 AM ^
I can't believe that no one has pointed out that he lists having sung "take me out to the ball game" at a Cubs game on his CV under "Lectures and Presentations."
For having a multi-million dollar bankroll and staff assuredly drafting his every missive, that's a crap resume. Who writes "Curriculum Vitae" to start an obvious CV? Next time I post, I'll start it with "Post" just so as not to confuse anyone. Also, doesn't he know you're supposed to have two pages maximum? (!)
His letters & strategic, two-phase "vision" for UA are a disconcerting mix of consulting buzz words and self-importance. I'm pretty sure his pitch was "hire me to make hideous PR moves like firings and slashing budgets...then profit."
Actually, that might make hiring him so crazy it's genius. Intentionally hire a scapegoat. Make him do dirty work. Punt him unceremoniously. Profit.