Ohio State Buckeye Fallout: 3 Reasons Why Jim Tressel Should Coach Again
While his name will be slandered across the nation for being a corrupt coach, one must understand that many programs are doing the same exact thing—they are just not getting caught for it. This short slideshow will give you three reasons as to why the sweater-vested, nerdy looking coach should give it one more try.
Four National Titles
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Off the top of your head, can you name more than four active coaches with more than two National Championships? If you can’t, you then now understand the impact Jim Tressel has on the college football game.
Jim Tressel was a successful coach with four national championships under his belt and many Coach of the Year awards.
No, not all of his championships are on the Division I-A level, but it must be noted that he has a great ability to run a football program from an administrative standpoint.
After taking the Youngstown State job in 1986, he struggled his first year, going 2-9. His first title then came in 1991 as he led the the Penguins to a Division I-AA national title.
Throughout the decade, he would win two more national titles in 1992 and 1993 beating Marshall and Boise State respectively.
Tressel finally got his break and took the Ohio State job in 2001 looking to revive a program that had a rich history and tradition of winning.
The next year, he led the Buckeyes to an undefeated regular season beating four ranked opponents at home en route to a Big 10 title.
Ohio State then had a showdown with Ken Dorsey and the Miami Hurricanes, who were the bad boys of college football at the time.
Though the Buckeyes prevailed late in the game, college football fans will never forget one of the most controversial calls in college football history.
Ability to Recruit
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If he ever has the chance to get back into coaching, Tressel has the ability to recruit some of the greatest players in the nation. His 2002 team featured Mike Doss, Michael Jenkins and highly touted freshman Maurice Clarett.
Though Clarett had personality and academic issues at Ohio State, he was the key force in helping quarterback Craig Krenzel win a national title.
Over the next few years, the offensive recruits only got better as he obtained the likes of Troy Smith, Beanie Wells and Ted Ginn, who had world-class speed.
Smith ended up winning the Heisman Trophy in 200,7 leading the Buckeyes to the national title game, and Wells became a punishing runner who was a nightmare for Big 10 defenses to defend.
His last prized possession now is now Jeanette, PA star Terrelle Pryor. Though still having progression and footwork issues, Pryor is poised to be a solid quarterback in the second half of the 2011 season, which will help his NFL draft stock.
Defensive Mastermind
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Jim Tressel has been a master of defense and field position since arrival in Columbus. During the last decade, Tressel has been known to play great defense and specials teams. Even in years when the offense sputtered, the Buckeye defense has led to highly successful seasons.
One of the stars of his special teams unit was Mike Nugent who broke or tied 22 school records and finished with 356 points scored.
In the mid 2000’s Ohio State was known as linebacker U as he provided the nation with explosive defensive players such as Matt Wilhelm, Bobby Carpenter and A.J. Hawk.
With the ability to stop run, Ohio State became one of the monsters of college football as they challenged everyone they played inside of the Big 10.
Many praise the loss of Ohio State losing a coach, but we have loss a great administrator of the game.
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