Tressel PSU half time rant

• imex99

  

  From Ohio State scouts: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=145&f=1079&t=6726176&p=1
  
  received this in my email from a friend today.....some of you may be able to confirm if this is accurate or not:
  
  
  Having spoken to a number of people who were present during the halftime speech of the PSU game, I have a really good feel for how things went down. JT used language that is NOT JT LIKE and he called some people out in front of the team....definately NOT something he does. I am going to do my very best to outline what happened at halftime, but posting about it does not do it any justice....you'd really have to hear it from those that were there:
  
  
  
  Once the team got into the locker, he politely asked all recruits to step outside for a few minutes. He asked a student assistant to get a cup of water. The assistant comes back 30 seconds later with Gatorade. JT flipped and screamed: "I've got a room full of football players that are not doing much right, dont tell me I have student assistants not doing things right...GET ME A GLASS OF WATER NOW." Student assistant comes back 10 seconds later with a cup of water and a face more red than a stop sign. More on that later.
  
  
  
  JT asked the captains to walk to the center of the room and face a mirror (the locker room is full of mirrors). Once the captains were standing and facing a mirror, he asked them if the coaching staff did a good enough job preparing the team last week for the game. "Captains, if we failed as a coaching staff, I want to know right here, right now. C'mon...tell me. We have 20 minutes to get things fixed, but I need to know." Silence. "OK, silence is consent. So now I ask you this: look in the mirror and tell me what you see." Silence. "OK, maybe I did not make myself clear...that was a QUESTION that requires an ANSWER." Still silence....finally, Cam said, "coach, I see a guy that is not playing his best football." JT shot back, "Its November, Cam....its God d*** November! This isnt the God d*** spring game...ITS NOVEMBER and we are playing at home with the Big Ten Championship in our hands! Hey B-Rolle, what do you see?" Rolle: Coach, we are not doing a good enough job of leading this fooball team right now and I accept full responsibility, sir." JT: "B-Rolle, how many Big Ten Championships have you won and how many of those were handed to you?" I've won 3 and none of them were handed to me, sir." JT: "NONE....NOT A GOD D*** ONE OF THEM. Captains, please sit down with the rest of your teammates."
  
  
  
  Next, JT went on about a 7-8 minute tirade...here are some of the highlights:
  
  
  
  "This is NOT Ohio State football right now...this looks like a rag tag operation that's looking to skate by because of what they've done in season's past. 2008 and 2009 are not going to help you in 2010."
  
  "ESPN is not here because of you, they are here because of HIM (Paterno)."
  
  "That team is not on the same level as you, but they are good enough to take the game unless something is done about it."
  
  "We spent all week with brave men & women that have served our country and made the ultimate sacrifice...they are here today as guests and we honor their service with a horse (bleep) performace like that?"
  
  "We are not losing this game. Absolutely not. Every single time we lose to that team, t-shirts are made. Not here, not today."
  
  "If you play for 30 minutes, we will coach for 30 minutes and we will not let up until the clock reads zero."
  
  
  
  At the conlusion of his speech, he looks at the captains sitting in the front and says, "thanks, guys...now I have to go to church twice tomorrow."
  
  
  
  After the game in the locker room, JT called the student assistant to the middle of the room in front of the team and apologized to her and presented her with the game ball.
• wildcats20

  

  Wouldn't be surprised at all.
  
  From what I have heard, from an OSU player, JT is a TOTALLY different guy in the locker room than anyone in the public ever sees.
• Mohican00

  

  We are not losing this game. Absolutely not. Every single time we lose to that team, t-shirts are made. Not here, not today.

  ahhahahaha, greatness
• sjmvsfscs08

  Jim Tressel is the man.
• KR1245

  

  awesome
• ernest_t_bass

  

  sjmvsfscs08;563379 wrote:Jim Tressel is the man.

  
  How many people were saying this during the first half Saturday?
• ytownfootball

  

  ernest_t_bass;563520 wrote:How many people were saying this during the first half Saturday?

  
  What # was he wearing again? I forget.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ytownfootball;563535 wrote:What # was he wearing again? I forget.

  
  672
• darbypitcher22

  

  If this is true, then I love it. Just wish we'd see this JT more often
• ytownfootball

  

  ernest_t_bass;563548 wrote:672

  
  Oh yeah, thought he was a little undersized at the rt guard spot.
  
  yes it's true darby, not certain about the content, but Pryor talked about it in a post game interview. I posted the interview with him in the end of the gameday thread, it is courtesy of the O-zone.
• WebFire

  Lack of family values in Cbus. The coach cusses at the players and belittles them.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Cant wait til Ty Webb thinks this was bad
• Thinthickbigred

  WOODY WOODY WOODY WOODY WOODY !!!!!!!!!!!! Hell yea I love Ohio State football !!!!!!!!! Go Bucks !!
• sleeper

  

  Easily the best coach in the country, no doubt about it.
• DeyDurkie5

  

  WebFire;563607 wrote:Lack of family values in Cbus. The coach cusses at the players and belittles them.

  
  I hope this was a funny joke
• krambman

  

  DeyDurkie5;563777 wrote:I hope this was a funny joke

  
  I'm sure it was a poke at the fact that OSU fans are praising Tressel for this yet they rag on Michigan all the time for a lack of family values because RichRod can't put a sentence together in practice without swearing up a storm. There's a big difference between a guy who swears all the time and a guy who uses it occasionally for effect. Besides, Tress never belittled any of the players. He called out the captains, but they are captains so they need to claim responsibility. He called out the entire team. Then he also made it clear that the coaches were at fault as well. He then made a joke at the end about needing to go to church twice on Sunday. The only person he belittled was the assistant who he apologized to and gave the game ball too at the end of the game.
• hoops23

  

  This is why I love the Senator.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ytownfootball;563535 wrote:What # was he wearing again? I forget.

  
  What were you trying to get at with this anyway?
• holdingout

  That was a different team that came out of the locker room the 2nd half. Now I know why. He needed to chew some tail, and I'm glad he did.
• Scarlet_Buckeye

  

  Can anyone confirm this? Do we have any player assistants on this message board? How bout "Brutus? Not sure if he is allowed in the locker room at halftime.
• j_crazy

  

  ^^i don't think he's allowed to post here anymore (thanks Rufus, you fucktard).
  
  I'm sure he's here under a pseudonym.
• krambman

  

  Scarlet_Buckeye;563888 wrote:Can anyone confirm this? Do we have any player assistants on this message board? How bout "Brutus? Not sure if he is allowed in the locker room at halftime.

  
  I'm sure that Brutus and the cheerleaders have their own locker room.
• ytownfootball

  

  ernest_t_bass;563849 wrote:What were you trying to get at with this anyway?

  
  Lol...JT didn't play, the players underperformed, came out flat. Wasn't Jim's fault at all, most would agree, even before half.
• Tiernan

  I said he should have done this 4 yrs ago during the ILL game...but glad to see him ripping some azz.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  ytownfootball;563918 wrote:Lol...JT didn't play, the players underperformed, came out flat. Wasn't Jim's fault at all, most would agree, even before half.

  
  Of course I know that and agree, but how many people were talking shit about Tressel in the first half? I GUARANTEE you there were plenty.