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Tressel has resigned

  • Automatik
    SI's @georgedohrmann says timing of Tressel's resignation "will make sense after you read" his story being posted later today
  • LJ
    ou1980;784994 wrote:"SI's @georgedohrmann says timing of Tressel's resignation "will make sense after you read" his story being posted later today"

    No matter what the article says, merely because of timing this guy will get and take credit for Tressel's resignation. Probably rightfully so
  • lhslep134
    This is going to be a shitstorm. Prescott, I wasn't trying to take blame away from Tressel, I was merely noting that if the players dont' put themselves in the situation they did, Tressel has a job.
  • KnightRyder
    looks like tress pulled a pete carroll and got out before the shit storm hits
  • j_crazy
    no coach will touch this job for awhile gonna be a long 2-3 years.
  • Mr. 300
    KnightRyder;785001 wrote:looks like tress pulled a pete carroll and got out before the shit storm hits
    Yup....NCAA is about to hit this program with some serious punishment, and rightfully so.

    JT ruined what was the premier program in College Football
  • lhslep134
    KnightRyder;785001 wrote:looks like tress pulled a pete carroll and got out before the shit storm hits

    Comparing the 2 isnt' exactly apples to apples. Carroll wasn't the center of the USC stuff, USC was. Tressel is the center of the OSU mess. He needed to go, and took the "honorable" way out by resigning. Carroll took the cowards way out by peacing out without acknowledging what happened as well as not taking blame once it came out what happened. I don't blame Carroll at all, he made out looking "not guilty".
  • centralbucksfan
    KnightRyder;785001 wrote:looks like tress pulled a pete carroll and got out before the shit storm hits

    Not a good comparison. Tressel will never coach again. Carrol had an opportunity. And I believe Tressel intentions in resigning were due to him knowing this was the right thing to do for OSU and the football program.
  • centralbucksfan
    j_crazy;785006 wrote:no coach will touch this job for awhile gonna be a long 2-3 years.

    BS. OSU is OSU..that will not change. They will pull in a quality coach when they decide to.
  • killer_ewok
    Forced resignation according to Tim May of the Dispatch.....
  • karen lotz
    He was asked to resign, didn't offer to do it on his own.
  • TODD_PACKER
    Did Coach T confer with TP's mentor before making this decision ?
  • centralbucksfan
    killer_ewok;785015 wrote:Forced resignation according to Tim May of the Dispatch.....

    He was asked to resign, and did so. Not sure I would call that "forced".
  • enigmaax
    lhslep134;785009 wrote:Comparing the 2 isnt' exactly apples to apples. Carroll wasn't the center of the USC stuff, USC was. Tressel is the center of the OSU mess. He needed to go, and took the "honorable" way out by resigning. Carroll took the cowards way out by peacing out without acknowledging what happened as well as not taking blame once it came out what happened. I don't blame Carroll at all, he made out looking "not guilty".

    My god, it never ends. There is NOTHING honorable about Tressel's resignation. The honorable ship passed a long time ago when he took the 2 game suspension and then tried to save face by increasing it to 5 games. This is a "thanks for fucking us, see ya later" resignation and that is all.

    As for the Carroll comparison, you got part of it right. He wasn't the center of the USC stuff. Why would he take the blame for it then?
  • WebFire
    karen lotz;785017 wrote:He was asked to resign, didn't offer to do it on his own.

    I assumed from the beginning.
  • killer_ewok
    centralbucksfan;785020 wrote:He was asked to resign, and did so. Not sure I would call that "forced".

    Tim May used those exact words I posted while doing a phone interview on ESPN First Take just now. He said that Tressel was informed of the decision over the weekend.
  • enigmaax
    centralbucksfan;785020 wrote:He was asked to resign, and did so. Not sure I would call that "forced".

    Yeah, they were probably going to follow that up with, "oh, you don't want to? Okay, that's cool."
  • karen lotz
    centralbucksfan;785020 wrote:He was asked to resign, and did so. Not sure I would call that "forced".

    Could have been asked with the understanding that if he didn't, he would be fired. That's usually how that goes. You are arguing semantics.
  • KnightRyder
    centralbucksfan;785010 wrote:Not a good comparison. Tressel will never coach again. Carrol had an opportunity. And I believe Tressel intentions in resigning were due to him knowing this was the right thing to do for OSU and the football program.

    and the fact that OSU probably offered a handsome buy out
  • lhslep134
    enigmaax;785021 wrote:My god, it never ends. There is NOTHING honorable about Tressel's resignation. The honorable ship passed a long time ago when he took the 2 game suspension and then tried to save face by increasing it to 5 games. This is a "thanks for fucking us, see ya later" resignation and that is all.

    As for the Carroll comparison, you got part of it right. He wasn't the center of the USC stuff. Why would he take the blame for it then?

    I see my sarcasm passed over you. Honorable in quotes dude. Lying is never honorable.
  • rydawg5
    In time, people will realize that what he did wasn't that bad. It was wrong, but the worst thing a coach can do is be a dirty recruiter and Tressel was not.
  • Prescott
    Will everybody be making excuses for Tressel when the NCAA comes down hard on the program?? Tressel's actions absolutely turn my stomach.
  • ytownfootball
    Minor bullshit...but if the University and he feel it's in the programs best interest then I'll go along with it. Sure as fuck isn't like they've not lost great coaches in the past and rebounded.
  • enigmaax
    lhslep134;785030 wrote:I see my sarcasm passed over you. Honorable in quotes dude. Lying is never honorable.

    Okay, then my bad on your direct quote. The whole comparison to Carroll, where you make it seem like Tressel took some high road that Carroll didn't - sarcasm? Anyway, my response was also directed at this:
    And I believe Tressel intentions in resigning were due to him knowing this was the right thing to do for OSU and the football program.
  • sleeper
    Sad to see the best coach in the country go, but don't worry Buckeye Nation, Ohio State will be back winning National Championships, BCS bowl games, Big Ten Championships, and other games that actually matter while other schools(Notre Dame, Florida, Alabama, USC, etc...) will still be average.

    All we learned from all of this is how awesome Ohio State football has become, and we will continue to be THE premier academic and athletic university in the country.