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

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That's stupid.. Tressel was absolutely right to not vote last year. If a team is clearly #1, they should never vote, because their best interest (getting the worst team so they win) is the complete opposite of the country's best interest (getting the best game possible so it's a good game).
Of course, Tressel probably voted LSU #2, but still.. Stupid rule.
 
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Tressel named finalist for coach of the year award
Wednesday, December 5, 2007 4:35 PM
By Ken Gordon

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Jim Tressel received a nice birthday present today.

The Ohio State coach turned 55 and was named a finalist for the Eddie Robinson coach of the year award by the Football Writers Association of America.

Tressel is one of eight finalists, along with Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech, Troy Calhoun (Air Force), Dennis Erickson (Arizona State), June Jones (Hawaii), Mark Mangino (Kansas), Gary Pinkel (Missouri) and Ron Zook (Illinois).
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Tressel named finalist for coach of the year award
 
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DDN

Tressel up for coach of the year

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Staff and Wire Reports

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Ohio State's Jim Tressel and Kansas' Mark Mangino were among the eight finalists for the Eddie Robinson coach of the year award. The other finalists picked were Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer, Air Force's Troy Calhoun, Arizona State's Dennis Erickson, Hawaii's June Jones, Missouri's Gary Pinkel and Illinois' Ron Zook. The Eddie Robinson Award, named after the longtime Grambling State coach, is voted on by the Football Writers Association of America and will be presented Jan. 4.
 
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Class Act

Someone sent this too me inter-office here at Ohio State. I have no idea who it was from so I can't verify but it sure sounds like something he'd do.



A short story about JIm Tressel:

Tyson Gentry is a young man that is from Sandusky Perkins High School . He walked on at OSU as a freshmen for wide receiver. He was doing well, but he went up over the middle for a high pass and was hit and came down wrong and has been paralyzed from the waist on down. Now for the rest of the story.

The following is a true Jim Tressel story you WON'T read about (and that's unfortunate).

A friend of Tyson Gentry (and his family) came to Columbus a few weeks ago and he came away with the following story after spending an afternoon with them:

Gentry works out (rehabs) at the OSU football facility and he spends alot of time on one machine in particular. About a month ago Tressel is walking through the room and stops by to say hello to Gentry. Real small talk type of stuff, Tressel asked him about the rehab, etc... and Gentry mentions things are going well. Tressel asks about some of the exercises that Gentry does and Gentry mentioned that the machine he is presently on seems to do the best for him and that he uses it whenever it is available. Apparently it is a popular machine to use in the facility. After a couple of more minutes of talk, Tressel leaves and that's it.

However, the following week Gentry goes to the doctor's office for a visit, etc.. comes back home and in his garage is a brand new version of that machine...paid for ($6,000) by Tressel himself with a note that says "you'll never have to wait in line to use it again."

No additional comments needed. He's a class guy.
 
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StoRMinBrutus;1020177; said:
Someone sent this too me inter-office here at Ohio State. I have no idea who it was from so I can't verify but it sure sounds like something he'd do.



A short story about JIm Tressel:

Tyson Gentry is a young man that is from Sandusky Perkins High School . He walked on at OSU as a freshmen for wide receiver. He was doing well, but he went up over the middle for a high pass and was hit and came down wrong and has been paralyzed from the waist on down. Now for the rest of the story.

The following is a true Jim Tressel story you WON'T read about (and that's unfortunate).

A friend of Tyson Gentry (and his family) came to Columbus a few weeks ago and he came away with the following story after spending an afternoon with them:

Gentry works out (rehabs) at the OSU football facility and he spends alot of time on one machine in particular. About a month ago Tressel is walking through the room and stops by to say hello to Gentry. Real small talk type of stuff, Tressel asked him about the rehab, etc... and Gentry mentions things are going well. Tressel asks about some of the exercises that Gentry does and Gentry mentioned that the machine he is presently on seems to do the best for him and that he uses it whenever it is available. Apparently it is a popular machine to use in the facility. After a couple of more minutes of talk, Tressel leaves and that's it.

However, the following week Gentry goes to the doctor's office for a visit, etc.. comes back home and in his garage is a brand new version of that machine...paid for ($6,000) by Tressel himself with a note that says "you'll never have to wait in line to use it again."

No additional comments needed. He's a class guy.
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Damn! That gives me goose-bumps.
 
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kippy1040;1020326; said:
A radio talk show host down here in Florida has stated to me that Tressel may retire in 2013. I do not know where he got his source but have nay of you up in Columbus heard anything on these lines.
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Probably from this story. 7 years in, and Tressel saying that anyone that spends 13 years at a pressure cooker like UM deserves to retire.
 
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StoRMinBrutus;1020177; said:
Someone sent this too me inter-office here at Ohio State. I have no idea who it was from so I can't verify but it sure sounds like something he'd do.



A short story about JIm Tressel:

Tyson Gentry is a young man that is from Sandusky Perkins High School . He walked on at OSU as a freshmen for wide receiver. He was doing well, but he went up over the middle for a high pass and was hit and came down wrong and has been paralyzed from the waist on down. Now for the rest of the story.

The following is a true Jim Tressel story you WON'T read about (and that's unfortunate).

A friend of Tyson Gentry (and his family) came to Columbus a few weeks ago and he came away with the following story after spending an afternoon with them:

Gentry works out (rehabs) at the OSU football facility and he spends alot of time on one machine in particular. About a month ago Tressel is walking through the room and stops by to say hello to Gentry. Real small talk type of stuff, Tressel asked him about the rehab, etc... and Gentry mentions things are going well. Tressel asks about some of the exercises that Gentry does and Gentry mentioned that the machine he is presently on seems to do the best for him and that he uses it whenever it is available. Apparently it is a popular machine to use in the facility. After a couple of more minutes of talk, Tressel leaves and that's it.

However, the following week Gentry goes to the doctor's office for a visit, etc.. comes back home and in his garage is a brand new version of that machine...paid for ($6,000) by Tressel himself with a note that says "you'll never have to wait in line to use it again."

No additional comments needed. He's a class guy.
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Isn't he violating the NCAA guidelines by providing personal benefits to a player? I hope not, but reminds me of the Jim O'Brien incident.
 
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