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Originally Posted by souL
We know it was an NCAA violation, JT and AG have said as much. Was it taking money though? Could it be that he just broke some kind of law or failed 2 classes (the term did just end, right?). Are these NCAA violations, too? I'm not to up to snuff on that kind of stuff.
As for Jim Tressel being the perfect player's coach and not being mean or intimidating, how sure are we about this? That 'little coaching game' in the main forum said that JT sort of rules by intimidation. confirm/deny?
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I know this because some of my family is friends with him and friends with some of his ex-coaches. He's never been an intimidating guy. He doesn't yell and scream at people to get his point across. He does make ultimatums to players if he suspects something. That's not a bad thing at all and you really have to be that way with alot of kids. When it comes to the way you act off the field, that does not help alot. It makes the kids who are mature enough to understand his points better men, but it also makes the kids that aren't mature enough, thinking more and more they can get away with [censored]. Suspending a player doesn't spread fear to everyone. To some, it's seen as, just don't get caught. Being mild mannered like Tressel is good on some aspects, bad with others. He's a teacher that happens to be a football coach. He'd make a great counselor, but not a good principle. Know what I'm saying?
If anyone is scared of him going pro, don't worry about it. He doesn't have that mean streak in him to handle pro players. He barely has it in him to handle D1-A players at one of the top football schools.