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Sunday Special: Tressel takes it like a coach
Sunday, January 13, 2008
BY
Todd Porter
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER
In the days after Ohio State?s burial in the bayou, fans sent e-mails asking the same question.
Just after how in the world did that happen ? we?ll get to that ? was the question asking how Buckeye Head Coach Jim Tressel was handling the loss. To explain this, fans need to understand that Tressel does not hold losses ? or wins ? in the same perspective as most. He can?t afford to. Otherwise, Ohio State wouldn?t be a top 10 program, and Tressel wouldn?t be the coach of it.
Think of it this way: If you had a great day at work, how long could you afford to live in that moment? Conversely, if you had the worst day at work, how long could afford to wallow in it? You had better move on, or you?re not going to have a job very long.
Tressel isn?t handling the loss like a man. He isn?t handling it like a fan.
He is, however, handling it like a coach. That?s what he is paid well to do. It is clear
OSU needs better players to keep up with the SEC. Recruiting is the lifeblood of a program.
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