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Jim Bollman (Stay calm and run Dave)

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"This is the fourth time in my career that I?ve had an opportunity to work with Jim Bollman, so there?s definitely a comfort level there," Dantonio said in the school's official release. ?He has a tremendous amount of football knowledge, especially on the offensive side of the ball. In addition to serving as co-offensive coordinator, Jim will coach the tight ends, and he spent three years coaching that position in the NFL. He also has long-standing recruiting ties in Ohio. We?re excited about having Jim and his family back in the MSU community.

"Jim has been an offensive coordinator for 11 of the last 12 years. During his tenure in Columbus, Ohio State won six Big Ten championships, a national championship and played in two other BCS National Championship Games. He has performed under pressure at the highest level and on the biggest stage. With pressure comes experience, and Jim has been rock solid in those situations. He?s respected for his development as well as treatment of his players. He?s simply a ball coach.?
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http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/post/_/id/77300/michigan-state-shuffles-coaching-roles
 
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Buckeyes beat writer says Jim Bollman's reputation skewed by Ohio State's 2011 debacle
Gillian Van Stratt | [email protected]
on March 05, 2013

Before Michigan State football had officially announced that they had hired former Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman to be their co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, there was a lukewarm reaction from fans.

But according to one longtime Ohio State beat writer, Bollman's reputation may be a bit skewed due to the final year of his tenure in Columbus - a difficult year for the reputation of the entire Buckeye football program.

"The reason people don't like Jim Bollman, number one I think it's because everything fell apart in 2011 after Jim Tressel left," said Doug Lesmerises, who has covered the Buckeyes for The Plain Dealer since 2005. "And that has skewed the view of what they did here for a decade.

"Jim Tressel left, and (current Purdue head coach) Darrell Hazell left to be the head coach at Kent State and he was the receivers coach and also part of that offense. And so Jim Bollman was kind of the guy who was left to run the offense much more on his own than he ever had, in the absence of those other two guys, who were very key and now were gone. And they went 6-7.

"The quarterback (Terrelle Pryor) was gone, (running back) Dan Herron was suspended the first five games, Mike Adams their starting left tackle was suspended for the first five games, DeVier Posey their best receiver was suspended for the first five games. So they were missing their best player, at every position. Their best running back, their best receiver, their offensive lineman and their quarterback was gone. The talent drain was immense."

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http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2013/03/buckeye_beat_writer_says_jim_b.html
 
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