Report: Tressell Resigns from Ohio State

[GowerND11]

Now, can we get some SEC coaches to resign and possibly Lane Kiffin?
Let's clean up this thing we call the FBS.

I don't know about you, but I personally want Kiffin to stay at fUSC for a long time. It just adds to my enjoyment of watching them suffer.

 

[Epitome]

Why would Urban Meyer want to take the reins of a program that is about to get the upheaval? That sounds so absurd.

Look for a coach looking to make a statement. A young guy who wants to work through the penalties, to build something as his own.

I would be shocked it there wasn't already a plan in place. I'm sure upon receiving reports onf noncompliance Tressel, Smith and possibly Gee sat down and laid all the dirty laundry on the table, sifted through it, and formulated a plan. I seems to be reasonable that they have contacted possible replacements and informed them of the ongoings as well. I know what you guys are saying about a young coach. But if they go that route they won't look past Luke Fickell.

 

[mgriff]

So many implications from this. Firstly, I think the impact on recruiting and the OSU program should be significant. The most important thing, which OSU can control, is getting the next hire right. The pickins were slim this summer from Michigan, but that may have to do with the state of the program.

Second, I highly doubt that coach will be Urban Meyer, he is barely removed from his resignation, and while I'm sure he's itching to get back to it, when you make a huge decision like that for your family, you don't just change your tune shortly after. This is, however, college football, and stranger things have happened.

Finally, this is huge for the Big Integer. Tressel has owned the conference, and with the introduction of a solid Nebraska program, this clearly puts them in the driver's seat for the upcoming season, and into the future following. The ramifications from this scandal could be substantial when all added up--the NCAA sanctions coupled the shock of a coaching change and the negative impact on recruiting could see this really harm Ohio State in the future. Everything is speculation at this point, but this is a significant event for the landscape of college football, and we are going to see it unravel. I'm pretty excited.

 

[AdmiralBackhand]

I would be shocked it there wasn't already a plan in place. I'm sure upon receiving reports onf noncompliance Tressel, Smith and possibly Gee sat down and laid all the dirty laundry on the table, sifted through it, and formulated a plan. I seems to be reasonable that they have contacted possible replacements and informed them of the ongoings as well. I know what you guys are saying about a young coach. But if they go that route they won't look past Luke Fickell.

I can honestly say that I don't know much about their personnel. I googled Fickell, though, and he seems like someone who could step in. He would already know Tressel's gameplan. Or so I would assume.

 

[IrishInFl]

Jim Tressel Resigns - ESPN Video - ESPN

 

[RyCo1983]

I don't know about you, but I personally want Kiffin to stay at fUSC for a long time. It just adds to my enjoyment of watching them suffer.

Well yes, I am with you on that...but on the other hand...I'd like to see every scumbag running a team GONE. The integrity of the game ranks higher than USCs suffering for me.

 

[kmoose]

I have a feeling Urban won't end up at OSU. Some kind of gut feeling makes me think he would not go there.

I'm not sure why the University would want Meyer. You just got rid of one coach who, despite decades of a reputation for being clean, turned out to be of questionable character. (even if he isn't of questionable character, that's the perception that is now out there) Why would you want to bring in a guy who also has a reputation for making questionable choices, in the pursuit of wins?

In other words..........

Why get rid of Barry Switzer, to bring in Jerry Tarkanian?

 

[Epitome]

Well yes, I am with you on that...but on the other hand...I'd like to see every scumbag running a team GONE. The integrity of the game ranks higher than USCs suffering for me.

^^^This^^^

 

[GainesvilleIrish]

I can't see a "major" coach taking the OSU job right now. They would inherit a bad situation (the worst still to come?) & for a big name that surely can't be appealing.

I think this will help the rise of scUM to be honest.

 

[Irish2015]

Down goes the sweater vest!

 

[Irish2015]

Sportscenter appears to be reporting Luke fickell named interim head coach for 2011.

 

[ErieIrish13]

Now we'll see if Urban Meyer is truly a hypocrite.

 

[ThePiombino]

Sportscenter appears to be reporting Luke fickell named interim head coach for 2011.

Pretty sure OSU already announced this with their initial press release.

 

[BeauBenken]

During a coaching suspension for Tressel, Fickell would have been interim so him being named interim after Tressel resigned is not a surprise.

I didn't expect to wake up to this though.

 

[IrishLax]

tick tick tick tick tick tick tick tick... BOOM dynamite.

 

[Irish Insanity]

I just hate that U of M fans are happy today.

 

[ThePiombino]

I just hate that U of M fans are happy today.

Small price to pay for the greater good.

 

[BeauBenken]

I just hope we reap more rewards than Michigan. With Hoke in as coach and the fall of Ohio State, Michigan's stock is definitely rising. Fast.

 

[ThePiombino]

I just hope we reap more rewards than Michigan. With Hoke in as coach and the fall of Ohio State, Michigan's stock is definitely rising. Fast.

It all comes down to on-field performance. It's all fun and games for scUM now, but if they go out and have a mediocre season and/or ND goes to the Big House and makes them their b*tches then none of this will matter. It's all about results.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

Who all are we looking to get? What players committed to them and what ones who were leaning that way?

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

keep your eyes open for an ugly SI article supposedly coming out this afternoon, which prompted tressel to fly back to columbus from vacation in Florida to announce his "resignation."

OSU did this to save some face and beat the SI story to the headlines

 

[IrishandColts]

Boise State coach?

 

[JadeBrecks]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now hopefully the NCAA still hammers OSU and dosent lighten up because the vest is gone.

 

[BeauBenken]

Boise State coach?

Chris Petersen? Are you suggesting he might consider the job?

 

[TDHeysus]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now hopefully the NCAA still hammers OSU and dosent lighten up because the vest is gone.

it didnt help USC when Pete the Cheat bolted for his dream job, Seattle.

 

[enrico514]

No top tier coach will take this job before sanctions are known and then, depending on their severity, one may be interested. Odds are that they will have to settle in terms of their future coach.

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

"Oh what a beautiful morning....Oh what a beautiful day. Everything's turning up roses....Everything's going my way!!!!"

Peace out Warden Tress...

 

[UPMich_NDfan]

No clue how this works, but wouldn't it be in O$U's best interest to wipe itself clean of anyone from the Sweater Vest Staff (Fickell)? I mean if I'm the NCAA looking at this...you'd have to think he was involved in some ways with the whole debacle...

 

[TerryTate]

BOOM!

 

[woolybug25]

For those of you suggesting Urban. He isn't going to be taking this job, at least not right now. He isnt a dummy, so why would he take a job that is about to get hammered by the NCAA. He just signed up with ESPN and isn't even a year away from the game. I think OSU isnt going to be able to find someone, that already has a good gig, to jump ship either. This job just isnt a great opportunity right now because of the inevidable sanctions coming to this program.