THE BIG 10 THREAD

[Tin Man]

Pardon my intrusion, but know that I am a Tennessee alumnus and fan, not an S-E-C chanter, and have been blessed with the privlege of being a Buckeye for a day during a sports fan enlightenment adventure. With my credentials proffered, I humbly ask if there be any Minnie fans among the Hooplans?

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Pardon my intrusion, but know that I am a Tennessee alumnus and fan, not an S-E-C chanter, and have been blessed with the privlege of being a Buckeye for a day during a sports fan enlightenment adventure. With my credentials proffered, I humbly ask if there be any Minnie fans among the Hooplans?

Think I've seen one or two but never around the CFB forums

 

[GoreRush]

To bad mouth Tress is pretty low.

Are you serious?

 

[Wamu]

I was as disappointed as any other Buckeye fan w/ Tricky Tressel's cover-up of the Tat 5 stuff. That begins said though I can't say I hate the guy, while his style of play was as exciting as watching paint dry he knew how to beat meeeechegan & win bowl games. And that's something Jon 'the pooper scooper' Cooper didn't/couldn't do.

 

[Oney]

Tressel was a great coach, I'll always cheer for him. Tatgate was just a bullshit witch hunt by the NCAA. People bitching about his style of play, go take a look at that thread about if the BCS used the CFP. He was a great coach that won a shit load of games. It's the W's that matter. And he beat the fuck out of tsun.

 

[haydav49]

Are you serious?

Damn right I'm serious. I've watched the Buckeyes play since the mid 60's. I've seen a lot worse shit done by Woody. Are we going to bash Woody? I said Tress F'd up. He paid the price. That doesn't mean he is all of a sudden some bastard villain.

 

[Erie Warrior]

I always liked Tressel. I really don't understand why he just didn't come clean.

 

[fishinabarrel]

I always liked Tressel. I really don't understand why he just didn't come clean.

Two options in my mind really. He either didn't want to destroy his chances of winning a national championship by losing star players...or he was trying to protect them.

 

[7Samurai13]

Two options in my mind really. He either didn't want to destroy his chances of winning a national championship by losing star players...or he was trying to protect them.

Look at who your backup quarterback was. Picture Bauserman with one less year under his belt. That season would have been a Shakespearean level tragedy to begin the season.

 

[axisoftime]

Tressel was a great coach. Won a NC. Owned Michigan. Awesome sweater vest. His tenure didn't end gracefully, but I was very happy to see him enter the College Football Hall of Fame. Love Tressel.

 

[nddulac]

I said Tress F'd up. He paid the price. That doesn't mean he is all of a sudden some bastard villain.

I have to disagree. Jim Tressel is a scumbag. He traded on being Mr. Clean (just look at the title of his book if you don't believe that) while acting like he was above the rules. That makes him a hypocrite.

But what he did to Ohio State was even worse. By sticking by him during the NCAA investigation of his lies (which when uncovered were guaranteed to get him a "show cause" penalty) the Buckeyes lost a shot at a national championship. Now - in fairness - no one knows what would have happened had Ohio State been eligible for post-season play in 2012, but all things being equal, they would have been in the BCS championship game against Notre Dame.

So the price was not paid simply by Jim Tressel - it was paid by the entire Buckeye program.

 

[axisoftime]

I have to disagree. Jim Tressel is a scumbag. He traded on being Mr. Clean (just look at the title of his book if you don't believe that) while acting like he was above the rules. That makes him a hypocrite.

But what he did to Ohio State was even worse. By sticking by him during the NCAA investigation of his lies (which when uncovered were guaranteed to get him a "show cause" penalty) the Buckeyes lost a shot at a national championship. Now - in fairness - no one knows what would have happened had Ohio State been eligible for post-season play in 2012, but all things being equal, they would have been in the BCS championship game against Notre Dame.

So the price was not paid simply by Jim Tressel - it was paid by the entire Buckeye program.

Your opinion is biased. Ultimately you believe that if Tressel would not have cheated, Ohio State would've been there to face the Domers instead of Alabama, which would have given ND a better chance at winning another NC... or at least preventing them from getting thoroughly ass raped and mushroom stamped.

I see it as Tressel unintentionally allowed the best team to win. Musberger called it pre-game: "I was just standing next to Lacy on the field. You do NOT want to tackle this guy." Boy was he right.

 

[haydav49]

Think what you want. Everybody has an opinion.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Love him or hate him he kick Michigan's arse every year

 

[Norka!]

Think what you want. Everybody has an opinion.

Hi haydav49, I am a huge Buckeye fan and for me, of course I liked him but it was painful to watch him portray himself as some sort of a 'great person' and yes, there may have been elements of a 'witch hunt' from the NCAA directed at him but that could have been because of his false persona, his personal history before tatgate had plenty of reasons to dispel his lofty persona. His disgrace was deserved.

 

[haydav49]

Hi haydav49, I am a huge Buckeye fan and for me, of course I liked him but it was painful to watch him portray himself as some sort of a 'great person' and yes, there may have been elements of a 'witch hunt' from the NCAA directed at him but that could have been because of his false persona, his personal history before tatgate had plenty of reasons to dispel his lofty persona. His disgrace was deserved.

Hello Norka, I'm not saying his disgrace was not deserved. He made his bed. However, I seem to recall the media being the ones portraying JT as "The Senator". His mistakes aside, what he did for the university, the football team, and central Ohio cannot be dismissed.
On another note. I see you live in Gwinnett. I spend a couple of nights in your area every year. I attend the Blade Show in Cobb Galleria each year.

 

[Norka!]

Hello Norka, I'm not saying his disgrace was not deserved. He made his bed. However, I seem to recall the media being the ones portraying JT as "The Senator". His mistakes aside, what he did for the university, the football team, and central Ohio cannot be dismissed.
On another note. I see you live in Gwinnett. I spend a couple of nights in your area every year. I attend the Blade Show in Cobb Galleria each year.

I hear youhaydav, the whole thing just seemed so unnecessary and looking back, most of the infractions were minor, it was the follow up lies to cover the initial crap and then KAPOW! But man what a fast recovery, how exciting is this? I mean look at teams like Texas and Florida and Oklahoma too, they all kept or are keeping mediocrity in place by holding on too long to their head coaches. Tress resign/fired Meyer to the rescue, HOORAY for the Buckeyes!

And hey, I might want to take my son to the blade show, he has a small collection of cool knives...

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Blade show sounds sick

 

[haydav49]

I hear youhaydav, the whole thing just seemed so unnecessary and looking back, most of the infractions were minor, it was the follow up lies to cover the initial crap and then KAPOW! But man what a fast recovery, how exciting is this? I mean look at teams like Texas and Florida and Oklahoma too, they all kept or are keeping mediocrity in place by holding on too long to their head coaches. Tress resign/fired Meyer to the rescue, HOORAY for the Buckeyes!

And hey, I might want to take my son to the blade show, he has a small collection of cool knives...

I spend three days there. It's about 120,000 square feet. More than 75% is knives or knife making supplies. Old, new, factory, custom. Admission for one day is $15. Best day for a single day trip would be Saturday. But they are open until 7 PM on Friday. If you like knives. It is a must attend type event.

 

[haydav49]

Blade show sounds sick

Take a vacation. It's worth the trip.