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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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09-28-2005, 03:31 PM
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Jim Tressel Grade Card
Jim Tressel has been head coach at Ohio State now for 4+ seasons. He has a record of 43-12, in bowls 3-1, and against Michigan 3-1, etc. His team won the National Championship in 2002 with a 14-0 record; however his teams in 2001 (7-5) and 2003 (8-4) had disappointing seasons.
The adage in coaching is "you are only as good as your last game"; however, at Ohio State it may be "you are only as good as your last play". Some fans were booing him last week when he ran Pittman on first down, etc.
Under Jim Tressel we have had a National Championship, a couple "under achieving" years, some good recruiting years, overall some improvement in the players grades, a few players in trouble with the law, and an NCAA investigation, etc.
My question is: How would you grade his overall performance as head coach over the last 4+ years and why?
I give him an A-. However, without a national championship his grade would probably be a B.
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Last edited by ScriptOhio; 09-28-2005 at 05:45 PM.
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09-28-2005, 03:38 PM
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Defense still wins Championships
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Is the E for Effort? Or are you one of those 'deferred success' people? 
He won a national championship, something no one had done for over 30 years here. He also knows how to kick the crap out of scUM. There has been a fair share of rocky times, but I won't blame that all on him (very little of it, actually).
I'll give him a solid A.
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09-28-2005, 03:41 PM
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I have to give him a solid A. Even though he's had two less than par seasons in buckeye country. I think he could use a change up in his play calling other than that he's a very good coach.
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09-28-2005, 03:51 PM
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Haole in da hills
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Very few head coaches are successful in their first season at a big-name program (Stoops was 7-5 at Oklahoma, Carroll was 6-6 at USC). I wouldn't put too much into the "breaking in" season. Hell, Carroll was 1-4 in his first five games at USC...he's gone 44-5 since.
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09-28-2005, 03:59 PM
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All-Ohio
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Originally Posted by ScriptOhio
I give him an A-. However, without a national championship his grade would probably be a B.
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I Give an A.
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09-28-2005, 04:03 PM
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Veritas
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I'd give him a handfull of vbuckeye leaves.
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09-28-2005, 04:13 PM
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