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"His reputation might have been different, but what we saw this year was similar to what coach Tressel did at Youngstown State, where his teams showed an ability to adapt, and run different offenses that were base on the personnel at hand," Keels said.
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I've been saying this since he got here, despite all the yayhoos saying how one-sidedly conservative he is.
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By comparison, Michigan's Lloyd Carr put together a record that is nearly identical to Tressel's in Carr's first five seasons as head coach with the Wolverines. Carr went 49-13 in that stretch (1995-99), and also won a national championship in 1997, and a pair of Big Ten titles. And Carr was 4-1 against the Buckeyes in his first five showdowns.
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Carr was also 3-2 in bowl games, not 4-1 like Tressel. He also coached in two BCS bowls (yeah, they weren't "BCS" bowls at the time, but they still are the same bowls), not three like Tressel. Plus, his success against Ohio State wasn't due to his coaching as much as it was us having Cooper, who was not only 1-4 against Carr but 1-3-1 against Moeller and 0-2 against Schempbooger. Besides, Michigan should be successful against everyone because they are the greatest college football program of all time.
