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

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MililaniBuckeye said:
Wasn't necessarily saying he should become the university president, but rather countering statements by OhioState001. That said, just how do you know what and what is not the "calling" for Tressel?
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What’s his background in medical administration? Drake’s entire career was built around it.

Running Ohio State is running the $4 billion dollar annual budget of the Wexner Medical Center.

I will refrain from saying what I think of anyone who believes Tressel would be a good fit for that.
 
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pianobuck46 said:
There was a time that he was thought not to have the credentials to be head coach, too. The PhD can be gotten around.


Only he knows what his calling is. Uh, "they'd better not be calling him"? Curious...why the hell not? :ohbrother:
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This is Ohio State University. Essentially a multi billion dollar corporation. They'd better not be calling Jim Tressel to be running it. I love JT, but he's not qualified for that job.
 
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pianobuck46 said:
There was a time that he was thought not to have the credentials to be head coach, too. The PhD can be gotten around.


Only he knows what his calling is. Uh, "they'd better not be calling him"? Curious...why the hell not? :ohbrother:
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Besides the qualifications issues brought up by others:

1. While it was likely an outlier act and I'm not going to go overboard about condemning him for it, on at least one occasion when he should have put the interests of the organization that he worked for, the Ohio State University, above the the interests of his football family and himself, he failed to do so. He paid a heavy price for that to be sure, but he still did it.

2. OSU President is a huge PR job and the media generally hates his guts because: (1) While he never says it out load, it's obvious that he generally doesn't respect them; and (2) He speaks very eloquently and actually says absolutely nothing which both frustrates them and makes them suspicious. He'd be a lightning rod and feed the OSU's just a football factory narrative. He can manage those liabilities at YSU because national (and even regional) media don't pay attention to YSU: OSU's a completely different animal.

3. He's pretty old (66) to take on a gig like this and he's old school in both temperament (risk averse) and in how he reacts when his authority is challenged. He's also got plenty of standard football coach control freak in him. I respect those things, but they don't work culturally for an academic research institution like Ohio State or practically when it comes to leading such an institution in a world of ruthless competition and rapid technological and social change.

He does, I believe, have considerable administrative talents, but not enough to scale up to the OSU President level. Ultimately, I believe his true calling is teaching and developing human potential at a one on one or small group level, that his coaching and other success is derivative of that, and that he's pretty much maxed out and well positioned right where he is.
 
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Jagdaddy said:
Besides the qualifications issues brought up by others:

1. While it was likely an outlier act and I'm not going to go overboard about condemning him for it, on at least one occasion when he should have put the interests of the organization that he worked for, the Ohio State University, above the the interests of his football family and himself, he failed to do so. He paid a heavy price for that to be sure, but he still did it.

2. OSU President is a huge PR job and the media generally hates his guts because: (1) While he never says it out load, it's obvious that he generally doesn't respect them; and (2) He speaks very eloquently and actually says absolutely nothing which both frustrates them and makes them suspicious. He'd be a lightning rod and feed the OSU's just a football factory narrative. He can manage those liabilities at YSU because national (and even regional) media don't pay attention to YSU: OSU's a completely different animal.

3. He's pretty old (66) to take on a gig like this and he's old school in both temperament (risk averse) and in how he reacts when his authority is challenged. He's also got plenty of standard football coach control freak in him. I respect those things, but they don't work culturally for an academic research institution like Ohio State or practically when it comes to leading such an institution in a world of ruthless competition and rapid technological and social change.

He does, I believe, have considerable administrative talents, but not enough to scale up to the OSU President level. Ultimately, I believe his true calling is teaching and developing human potential at a one on one or small group level, that his coaching and other success is derivative of that, and that he's pretty much maxed out and well positioned right where he is.
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Seems you've been listening to my exact thoughts. Thanks for typing them out for me.
 
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JIM TRESSEL DOING JIM TRESSEL THINGS

There wasn't a chance in hell The Senator was going to sit idly by in the face of this pandemic, and here he is recording a book reading for kids, sweater vest and all.



And if you take a close gander at the book he's reading, it's from The 2nd and 7 Foundation, which was founded by Buckeyes Ryan Miller, Luke Fickell, and Mike Vrabel to "tackle illiteracy."

Buckeyes are owning this outbreak all around.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...l-that-coronavirus-will-not-stop-the-buckeyes
 
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SKULL SESSION: LARRY JOHNSON PRODUCES EDGE RUSHERS LIKE NO OTHER, OHIO STATE DOESN'T MAKE BAD HIRES, AND BEN CHRISTMAN ALREADY GETS THE RIVALRY

BEST MEN FOR THE JOB. If your job requires you to hire others, there's a solid chance you've whiffed on a hire at some point and handed a job to someone who radically underwhelms you with their performance.

(My boss has yet to realized his mistake in employing me for five (!!!) years, but keep those complaint emails flowing and you might finish me off one of these days.)

Bad hires happen – just not really at Ohio State. The past 25 years, the Buckeyes have not one, but two of the top-25 college football coaching hires.

11. Jim Tressel, Ohio State

Hired: Jan. 18, 2001

What he inherited: A historically elite program that had started to slip, especially against its archrival. Ohio State went 14-10 in John Cooper's final two seasons and had dropped five of its previous six games against Michigan. Cooper went just 2-10-1 against the Wolverines.

What happened next: Tressel, who had guided FCS (then Division I-AA) school Youngstown State to four national titles, quickly restored Ohio State as a championship-level program. He beat Michigan in his first season, fulfilling his famous introductory pledge, and then in 2002 guided Ohio State to its first AP national championship since 1968 and its first undefeated season since 1970. Although Tressel didn't win another national title, he dominated both the Big Ten (seven outright or shared titles) and Michigan (8-1 record). His teams finished in the top five in seven of his final nine seasons.

Ohio State was the only school to make the list twice, and it easily could have been thrice, given that the dude they just hired took them to the playoff in his first year and is on the verge of signing potentially the greatest recruiting class in college football history.

Welcome to Buckeye football, where the past, present and future are all extremely bright.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...state-doesnt-make-bad-hires-and-ben-christman

Hell, Ryan Day's name definitely should be on that list too....
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