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View Poll Results: How would you grade Jim Tressel's Performance (overall for the past 4+ years)?
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A+
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9.55% |
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A
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36.94% |
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A-
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B
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C+
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C
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C-
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D+
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D
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D-
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09-28-2005, 04:46 PM
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Are you kidding me..A..He has had to deal with some tough issues, and hasn't compromised his values once.He is a fine man and would let my son play for him any time. I can't say that about every Div.I coach
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09-28-2005, 04:47 PM
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Simple
2001- A- (would have been a rebuilding "B" but almost an A for beating Michigan, but then lost the Bowl Game...A-)
2002- A+ (Need I explain?)
2003- A Two losses hurt some... A+ to A (Wisky) to A- (Michigan) to BCS bowl win A)
2004- B (Beat Michigan... and won the Bowl game... but the NW and Iowa are glaring)
2005- No Grade.
So if you weight an extra third for the MNC... its about a 3.75 GPA.
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09-28-2005, 05:27 PM
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The poll is about the last four years. Seeing as offensive productivity has been an area of concern rather consistently, I gave him a B+. Without the NC, I say he is a B-. C or C- on offense, and pretty solid A's on defense and special teams. I should probably bump him a little higher for his quippy comments to the press, but I don't care about that stuff as much as coaches do.  |
09-28-2005, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by lvbuckeye
so i guess the fact that Tressel dropped that TD pass and missed that FG cost him couple points, huh?  |
I don't want to whine about the Texas game, but I have to discuss it to explain why I rated JT's performance a little lower since we didn't win that game.
The TD drop, the late fumble, and the extremely late safety weren't the only reasons we lost the game. But the coach is ultimately responsible for everything that happens on the field anyway.
He made decisions that allowed Texas the FG at the end of the first half, along with the 15-yard penalty after the pooch kick. I didn't think the pooch was a bad idea, and the penalty hurt more, but that 3 points was big for Texas.
Late in the game, if he would have played total Tressel-ball when we had a 6-point lead and a first down at the 29-yard line with 6 minutes to go, we would have run the ball 3 straight times, keeping it in-bounds, and put it in the middle of the field with about 4 minutes left. Incomplete passes on 2 of 3 plays kept about an extra minute on the clock. The unfortunate catch of the batted ball by Pittman moved the ball from the middle to the left hash, as well as losing 4 yards. From the middle of the field, a Huston kick of the same quality would have been good, giving us a 9-point lead.
JT rarely gets criticized for throwing the ball unsuccessfully. But I was in the stands, just looking for us to run clock and set up the field goal. We threw the ball, and got no points when we really didn't need a TD.
I love JT, and I already stated there's nobody else I want as tOSU's head coach. And I will not "Monday-morning coach" him - I will only criticize a specific action of JT when I see what the options are and make my decision at the same time he does, before the play happens. The series of plays just before the FG miss were out of character for JT, and the strategy didn't work.
But we might still get another shot at Texas this year.
 
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09-28-2005, 06:52 PM
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Rodriguez is a weasel
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Originally Posted by BB73
I don't want to whine about the Texas game, but I have to discuss it to explain why I rated JT's performance a little lower since we didn't win that game.
The TD drop, the late fumble, and the extremely late safety weren't the only reasons we lost the game. But the coach is ultimately responsible for everything that happens on the field anyway.
He made decisions that allowed Texas the FG at the end of the first half, along with the 15-yard penalty after the pooch kick. I didn't think the pooch was a bad idea, and the penalty hurt more, but that 3 points was big for Texas.
Late in the game, if he would have played total Tressel-ball when we had a 6-point lead and a first down at the 29-yard line with 6 minutes to go, we would have run the ball 3 straight times, keeping it in-bounds, and put it in the middle of the field with about 4 minutes left. Incomplete passes on 2 of 3 plays kept about an extra minute on the clock. The unfortunate catch of the batted ball by Pittman moved the ball from the middle to the left hash, as well as losing 4 yards. From the middle of the field, a Huston kick of the same quality would have been good, giving us a 9-point lead.
JT rarely gets criticized for throwing the ball unsuccessfully. But I was in the stands, just looking for us to run clock and set up the field goal. We threw the ball, and got no points when we really didn't need a TD.
I love JT, and I already stated there's nobody else I want as tOSU's head coach. And I will not "Monday-morning coach" him - I will only criticize a specific action of JT when I see what the options are and make my decision at the same time he does, before the play happens. The series of plays just before the FG miss were out of character for JT, and the strategy didn't work.
But we might still get another shot at Texas this year.
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amazing... people criticize him for being conservative, then criticize him when he gets aggressive and it doesn't work... he just can't win with you people...
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09-28-2005, 07:01 PM
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amazing... people criticize him for being conservative, then criticize him when he gets aggressive and it doesn't work... he just can't win with you people... |
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09-28-2005, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lvbuckeye
*wants.....to......ding......must.......resist*
shesh... how can the fact that the PLAYERS dropped the ball be blamed on the coach??? if Hamby catches the ball, we're #2. period. you cannot blame that game on Tressel. he put the kids in the position to win, and they didn't pull it off... it's just that simple.
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I agree with the earlier poster about giving an A- based on, among other things, the Texas game. I blame him for switching the QB's ad nauseam - I feel he should have stuck with Troy for the rest of the game after he threw the TD pass in the 2nd quarter. Same with the Michigan game in '03 - Scotty Mac had the hot hand in the 4th quarter. We win that game and we're playing for a share of the title again. The guy is a terrific coach and I'm thrilled to have him, but I find it hard to grant a full A. | |
