Fickel has first press conference.

• thedynasty1998

  

  KR1245;802034 wrote:I think this is something that will come with time. The guy hasnt exactly been groomed to be a HC. He very well could have remained a coordinator for the rest of his time at OSU if it wasnt for this situation. He is in a tough spot and hes going to have to answer alot of tough questions, I thought he handled himself pretty well

  
  I agree. It's not his fault he is being thrown into the fire. But I believe he applied for the Miami of Ohio job and was passed over. So if they didn't think he was ready, he's likely in over his head at OSU. In time I think he will be a very good coach. But he has to expedite the learning curve by about 5-7 years over night.
• vball10set

  http://the-ozone.net/football/2011/fickelpurposeful.html
• vball10set

  another perspective
  
  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1187113/index.htm
  

  HELP WANTED: Large Midwestern public university seeks football coach for perennial top five program. At least five years' experience taking teams to BCS bowls preferred, but that qualification could be waived for coaches who have won a national championship or several conference titles. Must comply with NCAA rules. Must beat Michigan. Send résumé to director of athletics (for now) Gene Smith. Some NCAA sanctions may apply.
  
  Employers always bury the caveat at the bottom of the ad. As Ohio State searches for a replacement for Jim Tressel, who resigned under fire last week (SI, June 6), the Buckeyes' brass certainly will play up the program's first-class facilities, a lucrative salary (Tressel made about $3.7 million annually) and the fact that Ohio State has won or shared the past six Big Ten titles. But coaches contacted about the job will want to know the severity of the penalties the NCAA will likely hand down. Coaches are a notoriously risk-averse bunch, and some might run from a program if they think the NCAA will burn its fields and salt its earth.
  
  But they shouldn't run from Ohio State. The Buckeyes are uniquely positioned to bounce back.
  
  In the meantime Ohio State tabbed co--defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell to handle the 2011 season on an interim basis, a move that will buy the school time to hire the right permanent replacement. By early next year the NCAA's investigation into the allegations of wrongdoing during the Tressel era could be complete, and the Buckeyes might know the extent of their punishment. If Ohio State succeeds in blaming all of its misdeeds on Tressel, the program might face few penalties. If the NCAA finds that the school's compliance department was asleep at the wheel and the program's problems were systemic, the Committee on Infractions could smack Ohio State as hard as it slapped Miami in 1995 or Alabama in 2002.
  
  But even then, coaches who know their history should not be scared away from Columbus. The NCAA banned Miami from postseason play for a season and stripped the program of 24 scholarships over two years. The Hurricanes went 5--6 in 1997, but by December 2000 they were 10--1. One season later Miami crushed everyone en route to the national championship.
  
  In 2002 the NCAA banned Alabama from bowls for two seasons and stripped it of 21 scholarships over three years. The Tide went 4--9 in '03, but it racked up double-digit wins in '05, came within a win of playing for the national title in '08 and won it all in '09.

  And the Buckeyes have an advantage Miami and Alabama lacked: They are the undisputed big dogs in a talent-rich state. The best players in Ohio want to play in Columbus, and no NCAA ruling will change that.
  
  The next Buckeyes coach might have a down year or two, but he might also win a fistful of championship rings.
• vball10set

  another perspective on the coaching position at The OSU
  
  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1187113/index.htm
  

  HELP WANTED: Large Midwestern public university seeks football coach for perennial top five program. At least five years' experience taking teams to BCS bowls preferred, but that qualification could be waived for coaches who have won a national championship or several conference titles. Must comply with NCAA rules. Must beat Michigan. Send résumé to director of athletics (for now) Gene Smith. Some NCAA sanctions may apply.
  
  Employers always bury the caveat at the bottom of the ad. As Ohio State searches for a replacement for Jim Tressel, who resigned under fire last week (SI, June 6), the Buckeyes' brass certainly will play up the program's first-class facilities, a lucrative salary (Tressel made about $3.7 million annually) and the fact that Ohio State has won or shared the past six Big Ten titles. But coaches contacted about the job will want to know the severity of the penalties the NCAA will likely hand down. Coaches are a notoriously risk-averse bunch, and some might run from a program if they think the NCAA will burn its fields and salt its earth.
  
  But they shouldn't run from Ohio State. The Buckeyes are uniquely positioned to bounce back.
  
  In the meantime Ohio State tabbed co--defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell to handle the 2011 season on an interim basis, a move that will buy the school time to hire the right permanent replacement. By early next year the NCAA's investigation into the allegations of wrongdoing during the Tressel era could be complete, and the Buckeyes might know the extent of their punishment. If Ohio State succeeds in blaming all of its misdeeds on Tressel, the program might face few penalties. If the NCAA finds that the school's compliance department was asleep at the wheel and the program's problems were systemic, the Committee on Infractions could smack Ohio State as hard as it slapped Miami in 1995 or Alabama in 2002.
  
  But even then, coaches who know their history should not be scared away from Columbus. The NCAA banned Miami from postseason play for a season and stripped the program of 24 scholarships over two years. The Hurricanes went 5--6 in 1997, but by December 2000 they were 10--1. One season later Miami crushed everyone en route to the national championship.
  
  In 2002 the NCAA banned Alabama from bowls for two seasons and stripped it of 21 scholarships over three years. The Tide went 4--9 in '03, but it racked up double-digit wins in '05, came within a win of playing for the national title in '08 and won it all in '09.
  
  And the Buckeyes have an advantage Miami and Alabama lacked: They are the undisputed big dogs in a talent-rich state. The best players in Ohio want to play in Columbus, and no NCAA ruling will change that.
  
  The next Buckeyes coach might have a down year or two, but he might also win a fistful of championship rings.

• Tiernan

  Nobody ever won anything at a Press Conference. Was he the smoothest? Definitely not...but who gives a rats ass? This guy is a football coach and a "players football coach" at that. I say Luke goes 10-2 and keeps the job.
• jordo212000

  

  I definitely am not judging him because of a bad presser. That would be moronic. We're just saying you can tell he is a little green
• thedynasty1998

  

  Tiernan;803214 wrote:Nobody ever won anything at a Press Conference. Was he the smoothest? Definitely not...but who gives a rats ass? This guy is a football coach and a "players football coach" at that. I say Luke goes 10-2 and keeps the job.

  
  A job like OSU not only requires a good coach, but almost as important is his ability to kiss ass.
• vball10set

  thedynasty1998;803363 wrote:A job like OSU not only requires a good coach, but almost as important is his ability to kiss ass.

  
  he can prolly kiss ass with the best of them, but maybe he's just not polished enough to convey it---yet
• thedynasty1998

  

  vball10set;803377 wrote:he can prolly kiss ass with the best of them, but maybe he's just not polished enough to convey it---yet

  
  Exactly. Therefore he's not ready and that's why he doesn't stick for a 2nd year (that and I think Gee has to clean house).
• mallymal614

  Automatik;801068 wrote:This upcoming season will be interesting...thats for sure. I'm curious to see what offensive approach they go for. I hope they run the ball....A LOT.

  
  To be honest, that's like the only positive I saw in Tressel leaving. Maybe the bucks will be more aggressive on O now.
• GoPens

  

  One recruit jumps the ship. Ejuan Price wants released from his letter of intent.
  
  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11167/1154186-365.stm
• stlouiedipalma

  It's too bad that Luke isn't more seasoned. I would have loved for him to announce that ALL coaches were being dismissed as a clean break from the obvious culture of corruption which existed at TOSU. Tressel may have resigned, but in my opinion all of the coaches have shit under their fingernails for all that went on.
• mallymal614

  GoPens;804405 wrote:One recruit jumps the ship. Ejuan Price wants released from his letter of intent.
  
  http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11167/1154186-365.stm

  That's understandable from a recruit outside the buckeye state. A lot of players born in Ohio play for the school because they practically bleed the colors their whole life.
• Tiger2003

  

  Just because he has a shitty press conference he isn't ready to be a head coach? If he wins fucking football games he could suck ass at press conference for all I care.