Jim Tressel (National Champion, ex-President, Youngstown State University, CFB HOF)

[Nicknam4]

I couldn't imagine JT playing Quarterback...so I looked it up.

Tress....with sideburns.

 

[3074326]

JT always wanted a Mustang, and he made a deal with his wife after taking the tOSU job that he could get one when the team went to the Rose Bowl. After the BCS Title game win over Miami, JT said he should get his Mustang, but Ellen said no, it had to be the Rose Bowl.

From the Lesmerises article, after this year's Rose Bowl win:

Better have been an old Shelby, JT.

 

[Mac]

Better have been an old Shelby, JT.

Elenor?

 

[3074326]

Elenor?

Yes

Only he'd probably have to name it Ellen. :p

 

[Saw31]

I couldn't imagine JT playing Quarterback...so I looked it up.

Tress....with sideburns.

You know there's a sweater vest under those shoulder pads...

 

[Dryden]

JT was probably 21 years old in that photo, and it is unmistakably JT. The hair and the sideburns are shorter, but not much else has changed.

 

[Bleed S & G]

JT was probably 21 years old in that photo, and it is unmistakably JT. The hair and the sideburns are shorter, but not much else has changed.

Was thinking the exact same thing, that's a great photo

 

[y0yoyoin]

JT was probably 21 years old in that photo, and it is unmistakably JT. The hair and the sideburns are shorter, but not much else has changed.

theres some good pics of him in the baldin wallace gymnasium trophy room right off Tressel st in Berea...maybe next time im up there i can snag some pics of the trophy case

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

theres some good pics of him in the baldin wallace gymnasium trophy room right off Tressel st in Berea...maybe next time im up there i can snag some pics out of the trophy case

You're gonna do what now?

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

maybe next time im up there i can snag some pics of the trophy case

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Even in the Army where privates make nothing, a Mustang is standard issue with enlistment.

I don't know what Army you're talking about...

 

[Rookie]

Tressel was on Cowherd this week and he discusses Beliema's 2 point conversion. He certainly displays his senatorial qualities in the interview.

Here is a link to the podcasts:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/podcast/archive?id=2799707#

Here is a shorter version with just Tressel:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5688033

 

[MD Buckeye]

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/footba...-vest-Jim-Tressel-mundane-or?urn=ncaaf-277002

Behind the sweater vest: Jim Tressel, mundane or mod?

Jim Weber runs LostLettermen.com, a site devoted to keeping tabs on former players and other bits of nostalgia. With top-ranked Ohio State's first high-profile Big Ten game on tap Saturday night at Wisconsin, he tracked down Jim Tressel for the tale of the sweater vest.

Football coaches are a conservative lot, in general. But even by those standards, Jim Tressel has developed a reputation in his decade at Ohio State as unusually meticulous, prepared and set in his ways. For proof, look no further than his signature sweater vest.

Tressel's personal brand of geek chic has become as synonymous with the Buckeyes as Bear Bryant's houndstooth cap or Steve Spurrier's imminently tossable visor. Tressel's gameday attire is as consistent as Ohio State's run as a Big Ten powerhouse. Every Saturday, it's the sweater vest with an American flag pin at the bottom of a V-neck covering a white collared shirt and tie, finished with dark pants and white tennis shoes. He may wear a jacket in the cold, but underneath, the uniform is always the same.

Contd....

 

[Steve19]

Strong wind. You'd never guess that he parted his hair on the right.

 

[RugbyBuck]

My Halloween costume is either going to be Tressel or Paulie Walnuts. Or possibly Paulie Tressel / Jimmy Walnuts (which could be pretty funny) if I have enough to drink beforehand.