johnnyzip84 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Posted December 20, 2011 OK, which one of you (bobbyake?, zipseuph?) sent THIS to CNNSI's Andy Staples? Quote
akronzips71 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, which one of you (bobbyake?, zipseuph?) sent THIS to CNNSI's Andy Staples? The only problem is he already turned the job down. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, which one of you (bobbyake?, zipseuph?) sent THIS to CNNSI's Andy Staples? The only problem is he already turned the job down. Oh yeah, I forgot Quote
Doug Snyder Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, which one of you (bobbyake?, zipseuph?) sent THIS to CNNSI's Andy Staples? I doubt that Tressel will come here. They talked already and he was not interested. But if it did...it would be because we waited for PW long enough for the NCAA sancions to be announced. So...maybe there will be a silver lining in this whole PW episode. Would be a nice Christmas present. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 He's just stating the obvious. The "show cause" is weak, and there's nothing in there that could possibly harm us even if we had to accept all the penalties. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, I need to explain. I didn't post this thinking he would actually come (because of course he already dispelled the rumors). I just found it amusing that a national writer would make the effort to dig into the UA coaching situation like he did. He even mentions the silhouette on GoZips. Quote
Doug Snyder Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, I need to explain. I don't post this thinking he would actually come (because of course he already dispelled the rumors). I just found it amusing that a national writer would make the effort to dig into the UA coaching situation like he did. He even mentions the silhouette on GoZips. I did not mean to imply that you did. Just that how ironic it would be that our lowest day in football turned out to have a silver lining that also caused our happiest day in football. Life...it can really surprise you at times. Quote
you am i Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The headline of the SI story began with the phrase "A Modest Proposal." As in Jonathan Swift. The column was intended as a joke. Quote
MaxZIP Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Coach Tressel should come to Akron and build a winner free of the pressures of big time BCS football. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The headline of the SI story began with the phrase "A Modest Proposal." As in Jonathan Swift. The column was intended as a joke. I don't think he was joking... Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 The headline of the SI story began with the phrase "A Modest Proposal." As in Jonathan Swift. The column was intended as a joke. Thank you! I did not pick up on that reference, but I most certainly wasn't taking it seriously either. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Joke or not, it makes a whole lot of sense for us to try to get him. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Here's what I know: - Jim Tressel was not at the JAR, as some previously stated. - Jim Tressel was never officially offered the UA coaching position. - TW said this: “While Coach Tressel has shared with us that he is not interested in coaching at Akron, he has graciously volunteered to help his alma mater however he can during the search for our next football coach." I wish like hell Tressel would be the next football coach at UA, but unfortunately, it's just not happening. Quote
bobbyake Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Amazed that this is being brought up again. I like it. We could all use some hope Quote
zipseuph Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 OK, which one of you (bobbyake?, zipseuph?) sent THIS to CNNSI's Andy Staples? Dude, I'm a Browns and Zips fan. These dreams are all I have Quote
jdurbinakron Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 How about we at least get rid of Tom as the AD and replace him with Tressel. I think a lot of zips fans would be celebrating this move. Maybe everyone could chip in and pay Tom's moving expenses if the university would like to save some money. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Posted December 21, 2011 An ESPN blogger has a little more realistic take on the situation. Quote
akronzips71 Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 An ESPN blogger has a little more realistic take on the situation. Maybe we can hire him as AD and he can recruit a really good coach. Quote
Dave in Green Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The Tressel-to-UA story won't go away because it's pure Hollywood. It's the ultimate story of the worst FBS program in the country, the disgraced national championship winning coach, and how they came together through an improbable series of events and found mutual salvation and redemption. The crazy thing is that it could work in reality. But the only way that works is if Tressel sees it the way Hollywood sees it. He'd have to believe in the script and he'd have to want to play the leading role. People close to Tressel say that hasn't happened. That's not to say it couldn't happen. Situations change, and people change their minds about coaching jobs all the time. Exhibit A: Paul Winters. So, yes, it could still happen, even if the odds are way against it. And it would still make a good Hollywood movie even if the script doesn't play out in reality. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Maybe Tressel turned us down the first time because he thought the sanctions would be worse and that he wouldn't be able to win. We should at least ask him if he changed his mind now that circumstances are different. Quote
zen Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The headline of the SI story began with the phrase "A Modest Proposal." As in Jonathan Swift. The column was intended as a joke. I don't think he was joking... Perhaps joke isn't he right word. The writer was using Tom as a sarcastic board off of which he could bounce his criticism of the COI, without explicitly directing criticism AT the counsil on infractions. It's a rhetorical backhandedness. If anything, it really pokes fun and insults the idea of Tressel coaching at Akron Quote
Zipmeister Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 Expect a surprise announcement involving JT by Saturday. Quote
Thewatcher Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The funny part about a Saturday announcement is that UA as a university closed at 3:30 friday the 23rd. Quote
Lee Adams Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The Tressel-to-UA story won't go away because it's pure Hollywood. It's the ultimate story of the worst FBS program in the country, the disgraced national championship winning coach, and how they came together through an improbable series of events and found mutual salvation and redemption. The crazy thing is that it could work in reality. But the only way that works is if Tressel sees it the way Hollywood sees it. He'd have to believe in the script and he'd have to want to play the leading role. People close to Tressel say that hasn't happened. That's not to say it couldn't happen. Situations change, and people change their minds about coaching jobs all the time. Exhibit A: Paul Winters. So, yes, it could still happen, even if the odds are way against it. And it would still make a good Hollywood movie even if the script doesn't play out in reality. OK so Tressel is subject to a 5 year show cause. 1)What are the specific penalties any school would suffer if they hired him during the show cause period? I am listening to the back and forth on this. The concensus seems to be that the NCAA would impose penalties to the extent that the coach could not possibly perform his HC duties adequately. Also am hearing yet another rumor that Tressel is being connected with Baldwin-Wallace. Ridiculous. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted December 21, 2011 Report Posted December 21, 2011 The penalties of this show-cause are: Tressel must sit out first 5 games of the first season. Bowl ban for the first season. 5 years of sending progress reports to the NCAA. That's it. No scholarship loss. No recruiting ban. Does that really make him unemployable? Quote
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