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Pat Forde: Jim Tressell should be fired
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:16 pm
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:16 pm
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Jim Tressel is a big deal.
Big salary. Big reputation. Big winning percentage (.828 at Ohio State, second-best in Big Ten history for coaches with 10 or more years in the league, trailing only Fielding H. Yost).
He is not, however, bigger than Ohio State. Which is why the school should terminate its star football coach before it responds in the coming months to the NCAA notice of allegations that was made public Monday.
In that document, the NCAA charged Tressel with "potential major violations" related to his handling of what could go down as the most costly body art in college football history. The free tattoos and sold football memorabilia of five Buckeyes launched an investigation that could wind up bringing down The Vest.
And The Vest should go down.
Ohio State is stripped to its soul, and now we're going to see what the school is made of. Does it cherish its reputation more than its football prowess, or not?
To put it politely, The Ohio State University has a rather high opinion of itself. Buckeye Nation has always believed it stood for more than the average football factory. Its fans have long disdained the scofflaw status of the Southeastern Conference, even as SEC teams have taken turns beating the Buckeyes in big games over the years.
Now we'll find out what matters most.
The only bigger coach than Tressel in Ohio State history was Woody Hayes, winner of AP national championships in 1954 and '68 and the all-time leader in Big Ten conference victories with 152. Yet when Hayes shamed the university by punching Clemson's Charlie Bauman in the 1978 Gator Bowl, igniting a bench-clearing brawl, the school fired him the next day.
If Ohio State could fire its greatest football icon, it can fire Tressel.
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Former Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl will find out the same thing eventually, when the NCAA could hit him with a show-cause order that prevents him from college coaching for some period of time.
Because he was a popular winner, Tennessee thought long and hard about keeping Pearl even after he was charged in September by the NCAA. The school was widely derided for that stance before ultimately coming around in March and firing him.
To many fans outside the SEC, the Volunteers' insistence in standing by Pearl for many months was seen as another example of the league's win-at-all-costs mentality. Ultimately, though, it did not last. Tennessee did what it had to do.
The Ohio State University finds itself in a similar situation now -- but the coach is an even bigger name, with a bigger salary and a bigger rep.
It's a tough position to be in. But Ohio State was faced with firing a football icon before, and did what it had to do. It should do so again -- not just as a message to the NCAA, but as a message to everyone about what the school is made of.
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Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:17 pm to SPEEDY
Tennesse fired Pearl because he got killed by Michigan in the first round. \
herp derp
herp derp
This post was edited on 4/25/11 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:20 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
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Tennesse fired Tressel because he got killed by Michigan in the first round.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:20 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
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Tennesse fired Tressel because he got killed by Michigan in the first round.
LOL WUT ?
I would have no problem with Ohio St firing Tressel.
This post was edited on 4/25/11 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:20 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
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Tennesse fired Tressel because he got killed by Michigan in the first round
Our Athletic Director basically came out on a radio program, and said Pearl would be fired 2 days before the tournament started.
Our local media outlets, had hinted at Pearl's outing well before the radio interview. The AD just wanted to wait until the end of the season.
This post was edited on 4/25/11 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:22 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
Actually UT was looking for his replacement a out a month b4 that and his players were deflated b/c of it
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:23 pm to Pilot Tiger
we'll see what happens to pearl with the ncaa, but him breaking another secondary rule after crying on tv is what finally did him in with the school. i think ut would have kept him if not for that last violation.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:25 pm to Walt OReilly
His deflection attempt failed
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:25 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
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Tennesse fired Tressel because he got killed by Michigan in the first round
And then the Spartans lost to Boise Tech on a safety in the bottom of the ninth
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:26 pm to SPEEDY
who would be available if OSU fired Tressel within the coming months?
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:26 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
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Tennesse fired Tressel because he got killed by Michigan in the first round.
que
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:31 pm to c on z
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who would be available if OSU fired Tressel within the coming months?
No one. Luke Fickell would be the interim for the whole year instead of just the first five games.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:34 pm to c on z
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who would be available if OSU fired Tressel within the coming months
well there is always urbs...
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:37 pm to LesMilesMorePryor
this is something to do with Bruce Pearl, but basketball doesn't matter
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:40 pm to nosaj56
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who would be available if OSU fired Tressel within the coming months?
Dr Drunkenstein
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:45 pm to TreyAnastasio
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well there is always urbs...
Just bought a house in columbus I believe
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:51 pm to NYCAuburn
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Just bought a house in columbus I believe
Ya you knew that was bullshite when it was supposed to be an 11 mil house in Upper Arlington. That house doesnt exist.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 3:59 pm to Dr Drunkenstein
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Dr Drunkenstein
God help us.
Posted on 4/25/11 at 4:06 pm to VABuckeye
what a terrible article.
striking a kid is not the same as withholding information.
this is getting disgusting
striking a kid is not the same as withholding information.
this is getting disgusting
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