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

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matt_thatsme;1375017; said:
JT, I love you man, I really do, but c'mon wouldn't you consider giving up some of the playcalling duties? By no means do I think that playcalling caused the team to lose to Texas, but you have way too much on your plate and even the greatest of coaches couldn't handle the burden that you have put yourself under.

......or at least that is what I would say to him if he would give some homer like me the time of day. :)
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I think if the OL gave a little better protection (and didn't false start at the worst times) and Pryor hits a few more of his passes we're pushing 30 points. I didn't find a whole lot of fault with the play calling last night.
 
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Dryden said:
For the most part, JT has avoided the post-game Gatorade showers.
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MililaniBuckeye;1375032; said:
I think if the OL gave a little better protection (and didn't false start at the worst times) and Pryor hits a few more of his passes we're pushing 30 points. I didn't find a whole lot of fault with the play calling last night.
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....but there was some fault. I am not trying to turn this into a JT sucks at playcalling conversation, because that is not true in the least. I can only think of one drive in which the playcalling was questionable in last nights game. I just think that there is a ridiculous amount of talent on the team and the O could be utlized better by a person who only had to worry about playcalling.
 
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matt_thatsme;1375039; said:
....but there was some fault. I am not trying to turn this into a JT sucks at playcalling conversation, because that is not true in the least. I can only think of one drive in which the playcalling was questionable in last nights game. I just think that there is a ridiculous amount of talent on the team and the O could be utlized better by a person who only had to worry about playcalling.
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Couldn't agree more. Just a fresh outlook on playcalling I think could really go a long way with this team. There is just so much talent on this team. Sometimes I watch these other teams around the country scoring almost at will and I know we have just as much talent and probably more. There is no reason we can't be running similar style offenses/plays. At least be less predictable.
 
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OSU has a ton of talent with more on the way, I'd like to see JT get this talent in space. In order to do this, JT needs to attack the defense. Meyer and the Big 12 guys seem to be able to control the middle of the field, while JT seems tentative attacking the middle. Watch FL and OK and see how often they use misdirection, split backfields, and rub routes to get LBs and/or nickles to turn their heads or take missteps. JT rarely does this; he rarely does even the basic TE stuff to make the LBs get to their drops consistenly. JT will pound it, work the sidelines, go deep, or run the same screen action 3-4 times in a half. OSU is the most predictable big-time program in the nation (Saban's 2008 AL team notwithstanding). I'd like to see Urban and Tress trade teams for a game or two and see what happens. OSU's O would look a lot "faster", and FL's would look a lot "slower". No?
 
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seu bobo;1375144; said:
OSU has a ton of talent with more on the way, I'd like to see JT get this talent in space.
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The ONE play call I couldn't accept last night: Maurice Wells between the tackles. I have hated watching him run. Hated it his entire career. Sadly, it took me until sometime last year to really understand why. He's just never developed as a straight-ahead running back. It's not his strength. He's not a bad player--he's phenomenal once he's in space. Unfortunately, there's rarely much empty space to be found in the heart of the defensive front.

I hated that play not because of the back, or the lack of a gain, but because it represented everything frustrating about our offense--I'm going to keep doing this until it works, dammit

Then again, when it does work (BEANIE!!), it's a thing of beauty. Nasty, mud-coated, bloody-knuckled, Big Ten in november glorious beauty.
 
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Don't know if it's been pointed out, but this was JT's fourth consecutive 10 win season, joining Coop ('95-'98) and Bo ('71-'74) as the only Big-Ten coach to do so. He's the only tOSU coach to post 10 wins six times in seven seasons. Pretty damn impressive.
 
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CPD

Ohio State Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel has support of Ohio coaches

Wednesday, January 07, 2009
After a game like that, you feel crushed," said University of Akron football coach J.D. Brookhart. "Absolutely, positively crushed. It rips you apart inside."
Brookhart was talking about Ohio State's 24-21 loss to No. 3 Texas in the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night. It was a game the Buckeyes seemed to have won, until a defensive breakdown with 16 seconds left led to a 26-yard touchdown pass from Colt McCoy to Quan Cosby.
This was a game where the Buckeyes were at least an eight-point underdog. It was a game where many OSU fans feared another embarrassment like the losses to LSU (38-24) and Florida (41-14) in the Buckeyes' previous two bowl appearances. But it became a game where coach Jim Tressel had his team on the verge of an upset that would help restore the Buckeyes as an elite college team after so many had written them off.
"This was so much worse than losing to LSU, because they came so close," Brookhart said. "That's why it hurts so much. My father is a high school coach. He says some losses take so much out of you, that no win can bring it all back."

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VprHis;1375698; said:
He's just never developed as a straight-ahead running back. It's not his strength. He's not a bad player--he's phenomenal once he's in space. Unfortunately, there's rarely much empty space to be found in the heart of the defensive front.
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I think it is how the backs are coached to run and how they run block. Look at how the USC running backs run. They will go to the right while the blocking is to the left and then cut back to the left. I did not see a lot of straight ahead running from USC. I think Maurice Wells would look great in that system.
 
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JT doesn't need me to defend his play calling. When he has total or somewhat total confidence in his QB and OL he is an imaginative play caller. Look back at the NC season,remember Holy Buckeye. Like wise when he became comfortable with Troy the offense was almost unstoppable. This year he is breaking in a Freshman QB with a veteran team where losing is not an option. Watching TP this year he is an amazing talent, but he is not a polished porduct yet. When my son was learning to drive he could handle the Taurus but he wasn't ready for a Porsche. Also its not all the QB its also the line and WR's. Our receivers were good but weren't always open. The line also had issues. Un stoppable offense start with Talent..Execution ..with play calling coming in third. We have talent but lacked execution which shortens the play book.
 
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Holy Buckeye

Rookie;1375983; said:
Just a heads up.... Jenkins was the 3rd maybe even the 4th option on that play. Krenzel deserves alot of props for that.
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Krenzel saids words to this effect on his radio show: a Purdue player approached him after the game during the on field congratulations and said they pretty much knew what OSU was doing the whole game except for that play.

When Tressel wants to be able to open things up, good things happen.
 
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